Princess Diana<3

I am in the same boat this is probably like like my 5th or 6th fill. I don't know I have had so many I lost count. I have been so frustrated I have been gaining weight back due to not really having restriction. But I just got a fill yesterday and it puts me at 7cc. So I'm really tight right now and I know it's from swelling but I am also having problems with liquids nothing coming back up but if I take a big sip it hurts. Just drinking really really slow. Hoping it's just swelling or I may have to go back on Tuesday for an Un-fill. I'm going to try hot and cold and see which ones feel better. Thanks this post helped a lot. I'm just looking forward to the band actually helping me now and losing weight!

I completely feel your pain. I to was banded on December 2010. except I feel like everyone on this site is doing better than me. I have only lost 28 pounds! That's ridiculous I know!. Where I look at people who have lost soooo much more from being banded on that date. I know there are a lot of things I could be doing better but I mean I got the surgery for a tool and right now it's not even a tool. So i'm just beyond frustrated! I have had probably like 6 fills ( I have actually lost count) but I know I have 6cc's in my band. I just got a fill yesterday so well see how this one does. I'm just hoping it starts working soon because like you I am running out of patience and will be really mad if this doesn't work for me. I could've just gotten gastric at this point. SO FRUSTRATING. Sorry I don't think I really helped you. But I know how you feel. Hopefully it gets better for both of us.

Thanks everyone!. I know what I have to do and that the band is a tool. I don't eat like I did before but I should be feeling satisfied with a cup of food or around that. That's not anything close to the amount I eat to feel satisfied now. (not FULL as in ew can't eat another bite) I don't want to feel like that. But I did have the surgery for a reason to help and it's not helping yet is my point. So hopefully this fill will help! Just would have expected the weight to be coming off faster than it is. Thanks everyone for your support!

So just realized today is exactly my 6 month anniversary for having the surgery. 12-14-10. And while I am happy that so many people have lost so much weight in here. Congrats to everyone! I just start seeing that and feel discouraged. I know I haven't been doing the greatest on my part. But I haven't had the full feeling and can eat a normal amount of food. I just had my 5th fill yesterday and it feels tight right now still on all liquids. So well see how it progresses. But I have barely lost 30lbs and that was in the beginning and haven't lost anything in months just stayed exactly the same. Oh well just hoping it starts working and I start seeing some results. I am getting married in a year and want to have lost another 50 pounds from now to then. Now starts the process of that.

I feel your pain. I to am in the same boat. I have had like 5 fills and my Doctor is very conservative when it comes to fills. I have 5 1/2 cc in my band right now. I just had a fill yesterday. So well see how this one goes. But I haven't lost anything really since I first had the surgery. Maybe total 30 pounds. But have been the same weight for the last few months. Haven't gained any but haven't lost either. My food was starting to get stuck a little so that's why I think this most recent fill should help. Good Luck to you. I'm sure we just need to get to our sweet spot and things will start looking up.

That's what I have been drinking since surgery. I love them they taste good and I think a good amount of protein in the container. Also love the convience factor. Haven't tried the vanilla though.

I am supposed to switch to solid foods on Friday. and for the last 2 days I have had like this feeling like food isn't going down properly. Almost like a lump in my throat or something. I have no idea what this is. I have still been eating pureed food and nothing has come up so far. I am wondering if this is the stuck feeling everyone gets at somepoint. But I just figured it would've gone down by now. I have eaten papaya enzyme and that doesn't seem to be helping. I am also not in pain or uncomfortable just feels like a lump or something in my chest. I also had a heital hernia repair when I went in for surgery on December 14th. Don't know if that has anything to do with it either. If anyone can shed some light on this situation that would be great. And I'm seriously considering not switching to solids now.

Today is 2 weeks post op for me. I also had the haital hernia repair. As for the protien shakes I don't know if these are the best for you but they at least taste really good to me. they are like individual sized ones from costco. It's called Premier Protein. I think they taste really good! As for the pain in the shoulder I had mine really bad also and the only thing that helped me was the gas x and laying down. But it does go away more and more each day! That's the only thing I can really tell you. I still had a little yesterday so mine even still hasn't gone away completely 2 weeks out. Hope this helps! and congrats and good luck with everything.

I fell the same way! I was banded on December 14th. So today is exactly 2 weeks and I am allowed to finally start mushie foods!. I feel like I have been starving the last 2 weeks and and have had no food just liquids. I feel like if I had done this before I would've lost 20 pounds. Since starting the whole journey I have only lost 10 pounds. When I weighed myself this morning I was still the same for the last 2 days. So I'm hopeing that it starts coming off a little faster. I don't know why I'm not losing weight faster either?

I am also a week today post op. And I was wondering the same thing it happens to me a lot also Good to know what causes it. Does anyone know how long it takes for your port site to heal? Because mine has been bothering me a lot today on the inside, Not the actual incision. Mine is right in the middle of my stomach right above my abs, and below my chest. Also I know every surgeon is different in where the placement of the port. But where are some other peoples?