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Hi My December Bandsters !! It has been awhile since I have been on here. It sounds like everyone is doing great! Congratualtions to all of you "losers" You all are an inspiration. I have been doing well. I have had 5 fills so far, and I am at 6cc in my 10cc band. I finally feel like I have some restriction. I have had about 4 stuck episodes in the 6 months since surgery that were not much fun! All 4 episodes were due to me eating something too fast, or the food was too dry. Other than these episodes, I have not had any problems. I did have a strange burning feeling deep inside my belly near my port side last week. It happened twice, and it seemed to be positional. My fear is that I have flipped my port. It is a little tender at times, and I definitely feel it more. I am not quite sure if this is due to me losing some of my belly fat, or if I should get it checked out. I am going to give it a week, and if I still feel discomfort, I will get to my doc. I am down 55lbs as of yesterday which was my 6 month Surgiversary date, and I could not be any happier!! I finally broke through a month long plateau and made it into the 170's! I <3 "Bertha" my band!! Have a great week everyone!

Hi all my fellow December Bandsters! Question time: How many fills have you all had? How many cc's are in your band? What kind of band & what size is it? Do you feel like you are at your sweet spot? I have had 4 fills I am at 5.75cc I have an Allergan Standard AP 10cc band I do feel like I have good restriction since last weeks fill

Congratulations~~~ It feels great doesn't it??

Hi everyone! It has been quite awhile since I have been on here to read and post. I was banded on 12/06/10 and so far I am down 43 lbs. I have been at a plateau for the past 3 weeks. I have increased my exercise, and have been trying to up my protein with less calories. I hope this kicks my weight loss back in gear. I have had 3 fills so far: 2.5cc, 1.5cc, and 1.25cc for a total of 5.25cc in my 10cc band. I have a 4th fill scheduled for next week to see if I can jumpstart my weight loss. Things have been pretty good so far. No stuck episodes, no PBing, no slime. The only problem I can report is hair loss. I am taking my vitamins regularly, and I take biotin, iron, zinc, selenium, and I just added a new product called BioSil. It is supposed to help with hair loss. Has anyone else had an issue with thinning hair? It is great to see all the December 2010 bandsters doing so well keep up the great work everyone!!

YAY! I hadn't met anyone yet who had the same surgery date as me How are you doing? I am doing much better since that first week. "Bertha" my band is treating me well, and I am down 12 lbs since surgery ( 24 since the pre-op diet was started) My first fill is scheduled for 1/19/11. It's Nice to meet ya! Lori

HI ALL! So, Today is day 5 post op and I have the worst chest and abdomen pressure and gas. I went for a short walk around the park yesterday, and a longer one today. I weaned myself off of the liquid vicodin yesterday. I realized it was giving my runny diarrhea. I still feel very bloated and gassy. It scared me today because it seems to get worse when I go walk. It feels like a crushing stabbing pain in my left shoulder, so bad It brought me to tears. It gets better if I lie down and let the gas dissipate. I hope it gets better because it almost made my husband rush me to the ER. I know it's not a heart attack, but it still is scary. My incisions are healing well, and I have no pain with them. My only pain has been the gas and shoulder pain. I was 218.7 this am which is a 3 lb loss since surgery. I am taking gas x strips to help with my gas and trying to sip slower. It's great to hear that I am not alone Good luck everyone!

Hi All! I was banded on Monday Dec. 6th. I am 5'1" My highest weight was 239. I started the 6 months of diet and exercise in April, and my weight was 220. My weight right before surgery was 221.7. I am currently up 6 lbs from the fluids and swelling. I am having very little pain at my incisions, but my shoulders and legs are killing me! I feel like I did 100 squats! I also have been trying to follow the rules my doc gave me which is clear fluids and protein shakes for 2 weeks. I am only supposed to sip 5 ounces of these fluids over 30 minutes. I am finding it hard to get all this fluid in, so I am sipping as much as I can. I have experienced some pressure and tightness right below my sternum. I just assume this is "Bertha the Band" letting me know she is there I decided to give my band a nickname. I'm glad that I see alot of you out there who made this choice to ward off Diabetes. This has been my main reason for turning to the LapBand.