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Great news! Good luck and Congratulations!

Congratulations! NIce job!

Boy have we all not been there done that! lol It felt good at the moment to eat those things though huh? But gee the guilt afterwards is just aweful. Then to have to deal with the scale. You have to ask yourself - gee is it really worth going through all that for? I fell off the band wagon so to speak just not too long ago. I am back on it now though. What a rude awakening. Ha ha. Why does life have to be such a struggle all the time?

HELLO JANUARY BANDERS. I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW YOU ALL WERE DOING AND WHAT PROGRESS YOU ALL HAVE MADE. I WAS BANDED 1/17 AND I AM DOWN 40 LBS. I HAVE HAD ONE FILL SO FAR OF 1/2 CC AND I HOPE TO GET ANOTHER FILL NEXT WK AT MY MONTHLY CHECKUP WITH THE SURGEON.

4 cc is alot for a first fill. I only got 1/2 cc for my first fill. I have a 10 cc band as well. It is best to take it slow. If you overfill, you will have problems it seems. I am hoping to get another fill in a week. It has been a month waiting for it though. I guess it will be 1 cc this time. Not sure, but my surgeon seems to be very conservative. Good luck.

Maybe you should go to the Emergency Room and get it checked out? They can check it out via xray?

HI Jenna! Was just checking in on you to see how you were doing with your lapband and FB. I have been having alot of FB pain since starting to exercise and walking. I take the Lyrica which I know puts on wt. but I tried to get off it but the pain was too bad. I AM getting discouraged as I thought by losing wt. it would get better not worse. Any suggestions? MY pain runs down the back of my right leg to my ankle.

Hello Lap dancer! I was just checking in to see how you were doing with your lapband and your FB. I have been having alot of pain lately with mine since exercising and walking. I take Lyrica and I know it puts on wt. but I tried to get off it but the pain was too bad. I am having pain from the back of my right leg down to my heel. I am getting discouraged as I thought by losing wt it would improve not get worse. Any suggestions?

Hi Blair! I was just checking in on you to see how you were doing with your lapband and your FB. I have been having severe FB pain since starting to exercise and walking. I am discouraged as I thought it would get better as I lost wt. not worse. YOu mentioned cutting out carbs. What specific foods did you cut out? I still take Lyrica. I know it makes you gain wt. but I tried to quit it but the pain was just too bad. Any advice?

HI Lacey! Was just checking in on you to see how you were doing with your band and FB. I also have it and it seems to be getting worse. I dont know if its because of me exercising and taking walks or what? But the pain is just aweful. It runs down the back of my right leg to my heal. It is very discouraging. I thought as I lost wt. this would get better not worse?

I JUST RECEIVED A TIP THAT IF YOU ADD PROTEIN TO YOUR MEALS YOU WILL INDEED LOSE MORE WT. AND FEEL FULLER! NOW THIS CAN MEAN ADDING 1/2 SCOOP OF PROTEIN POWDER TO YOUR MEALS SUCH AS DRINKS, SOUPS, OR FOOD, OR SPRINKLING LOW FAT SHREDDED CHEESE ON YOUR EGGS OR SALADS OR FISH OR CHICKEN, OR SPRINKLING SEEDS OR NUTS (CRUSHED) ON YOUR FOODS, TRY TO EAT ONLY POULTRY (CHICKEN) SEAFOOD, FISH OF ALL KINDS, SHRIMP, CANNED TUNA, SALMON AND AVOID PORK AND BEEF. THE MORE PROTEIN YOU EAT THE FULLER YOU WILL FEEL AND THE LESS YOU WILL EAT!!!! USE OLIVE OIL AND AVOID ALL TRANS FATS. (READ A LINK ALSO THAT SAYS USING TRANS FATS CAUSES DEPRESSION - A LARGE STUDY WAS DONE ON THIS). EAT LOTS OF EGGS WHETHER THEY ARE BOILED, SCRAMBLED OR WHATEVER. TRY STARTING OUT YOUR MEAL WITH A CUP OF SOUP FIRST, AS IT GIVES YOUR LAPBAND A JUMPSTART AND KINDA REVITALIZES YOU. THEN PROCEED WITH YOUR MEAL. YOU WILL EAT LESS. ALSO - WHEN YOUR BAND GIVES YOU THAT "WARNING" - KINDA LIKE OK YOU ATE ENOUGH FEELING ( A LITTLE BIT OF DISCOMFORT OR REGURGITATION) THEN STOP EATING!!!!! WELL - I FOR ONE - WILL HEED THIS TIP AND SEE IF IT WORKS FOR ME! GOOD LUCK FELLOW BANDERS!!!!

Wear it - you own it! Congrats!!!

YOu deserve to celebrate on your own birthday!

I had all the same health issues. I was banded 1/17/11. Lost about 35 lbs. You will lose the wt. too. Stay focused and good luck on your surgery date. Congratulations!!! Keep us posted.

So sorry about your Grandma's passing.

Congrats on your wt. loss. You are doing great!

You really poured your heart out. We probably have all been there at one point or another in our lives. Don't be so hard on yourself. It will get better. Just take one day at a time. One foot in front of the other. You will find alot of support on this forum. I did. Take care and write me as much as you like. Keep posting.

Wow I am a retired LPN and I remember those clinical rotations. I loved them. I bet that was awesome watching a lapband procedure being done. You are lucky to have been able to witsness that. I am sure it definitely helped with your apprehensive about it. Good luck on your journey and it definitely is do - able!