jennifer1

I just got my first fill on friday and i was put back on liquids for 2 days. in my head i was like oh that shouldnt be a problem., i did liquids for 2 weeks before the surgery and was fine. well i just figured out!!! NOT!! i am starving. I had gotten used to eating real food. How long were you on liquids after your FIRST fill. would it be really bad if i did some mushies tomorrow! HELP!

i'm going for my 3rd fill on monday. i cant wait till i get good restriction so i can get this ball rolling down hill!

ok i'm pissed and it didnt even happen to me!!! that is some nerve! if i ask for your opinion then that's when i want it. otherwise how about a little more do your freaking job and a lot more shut the hell up! ugh! i understand not wanting to complain for fear of reprecussions on your behalf. that's a tough one cuz i wouldnt want her to do anything to jepordize your process. ugh! but that sucks!

welcome all my chicago bandsters. feel free to PM with any questions. i'm 6 weeks out.

girl you sound just like me! i enjoyed reading your post! congrats on getting into those capris! My weight loss tends to happen at my waist and top half first. Now if we could combine ours bodies weight loss trends we'd be some bad shut yo mouths! LOL! I have 7.5 cc's in my band (2nd fill) cuz the first one did nothing! Keep up the great work hun! I wear a size 2X scrubs but they are falling off but the 1X is still too small. i need a damn 1.5X LOL. hmmmm i need to invent clothes that shrink with our bodies when we are between sizes! LOL! Have a good holiday and enjoy your time in ATL!

I'm with you Cindy. Not looking forward to losing the girls. However I have been "overweight" since I was around 8, so I have no idea what it's like to be thinner as an adult. I'm sooooo looking forward to it. I am learning this this is an adjustment for me.

i am 6 weeks out so i'm on normal foods. the first time i went to a resturant to eat it was with my family and to a buffet none the less. i had one plate, where before i would have 2-3 and i was totally content. it was more frustratin knowing my family was watching what, how and how much i was eating! ugh!!! like i was an exhibit at the museum. wow 2 weeks and you can have solids. my surgeon was way more strict. i think even after 4 weeks when i was allowed solids i still did pureed foods at times just cuz i was petrified to hurt my band....i dont want to ever have surgery again. i think having people there to distract you so you're not so focused on the actual eating part and being able to pause and talk between food helps. Best wishes on your journey

So I am almost 6 weeks out and i still have the dreaded shoulder pain sometimes. I've read in other threads that's how some people know they have eaten to much. Hmmmm today at work i had to rush through lunch, while making doctor's appointments, car appointments, writing a report and trying to talk to a doctor about her patient...needless to say it wasnt fun. I had made some chicken salad. I noticed shortly after eating that my shoulder was hurting. I'm starting to wonder if that's my sign for eating too fast or too much. I will have to pay close attention to that. I had my first training session since April. I was so excited. then i told him i wanted to continue cuz the first year of training i had so many things going on....finding out i had hypothyroidism..trying to get my levels correct...some slacking off and then the lap band. I want to up my sessions to two per week and we've worked out a deal! I'm gonna do some laps in the pool tomorrow since i'm eyelash and weave free for a minute anyway! LOL! Hope eveyone has a great holiday weekend.

i had terrible constipation a few weeks after surgery and i was soooo afraid i was gonna cause my band to slip while tryng to ....well you know. i am in health care too and i know better, that pain meds cause constipation. i figured out that mine was because once i started pureed foods i totally slacked on my Water and chewable Fiber pills.. i took some stool softners and prune juice and upped my water intake and after a few days back to normal. i would advise asking your doc for recommendations of things that wont be so harse on your stomach or your pharmacist. i would also say dont stop drinking water like a dummy like I did! WHEW! i'lll never do that again. congrats on being banded!

i used to have a side ache. i told my doctor that i discovered it like 5 days after surgery. i felt like someone literally kicked me in the ribs. My doc thought it may be due to how i was positioned on the table. i had no bruising. it was weird, but within 2 weeks it went away. never did figure out what that was. LOL

Hi briemarrow, I havent had the experience of getting anything"stuck" at this point and I pray I never do. I wanted to tell you DONT EVER STOP ASKING QUESTIONS!! if someone doesnt want to answer them, then they should just keep right on past the thread. There are a few negative people on this site, but dont let them discourge you, there are far more poeple willing to answer any and all questions. I'm sure as more new people join there are repeats of questions..sooooo what, that's why this forum is here. best wishes to you!

ok this is a loaded question because everyone's pain tolerance is different. I AM A BIG BABY!!! i wanted to kill the nurse when she made me get up and do my walks. it would have been better if i didnt have to sit back down. the up/down was killing me. i'd say mine was a 10!!!! at the port site. i thought my insides were gonna fall out. my surgery was out patient so i went home that day. my experience may be a little dramatic, I'M A DRAMA QUEEN! LOL! but the good news is by day 4 it was a 3...lol

go girl! i'm so proud of you doing good over the weekend. that is a hard time for me as well. keep up the good work!

Hi, I am on my second fill. i now hae 7.5 cc's in my band. I'm not sure why people say that cuz my doc says that number doesnt matter since every is different. Any who....i was waiting for the big fullness to happen and it never has. Now instead of feeling full I feel satisfied. Sometimes i can feel a slight tightness(for lack of a better) word in the middle of my chest, which is where i was told I would feel my "new full". For some reason I was waiting for the "if i take one more bite i'll throw up". ummm yeah never happened! LOL I think I probably would be able to eat more if i physically tried, but i know i'm only eating till am satisfied. Once I got my 2nd fill i burped more and heard a lot of gurgling going on in my stomach. Kinda weird. But I'm gonna see how much I lose with this next fill. It does take me about 5-6 hours before I am physically hungry again. Ok let me stop rambling. Hope this helped some. LOL! Best wishes

sorry i re-read the post and saw you said UNFILL NOT FILL!! SORRY i have no experience with the unfill!

Tammy, I got banded my Dr. Elli at Day One Health. It was an out patient surgery. me and the scale have a love/hate relationship..i actually threw one down the stairs and broke it(pre-banding) lol...i am LEARNING to weigh myself only on friday's..it's a work in progress, but so far i havent stepped on the scale since friday...that is huge for me! LOL I have to remember that the scale is not the determining factor of my success. besides I have a size i'm trying to get to not a weight.

hi Tammy, I think so far the most frustrating thing has been bandster hell! After i was banded and started eating mushies/soft and regular foods I gained 2-3 pounds. i was ready to kill myself! LOLI called my dietician and she told me this was perfectly normal. the first 6 weeks are for healing. i knew that, but in my mind i only want the scale to do down and not up. I'm on my second fill and finally have some restriction and i'm soooo excited. where are you getting banded?

hi ladies. i live in the south suburbs but was banded in downtown chicago. feel free to PM with questions. i've been banded about 5 weeks now. Congrats on making the decision to change your life!

thanks for the response Racheal. i havd 7.5 cc's in my band and i'm on my second fill cuz the first did nothing. i was also concerned that i have so much in my band and i'm just getting started. i didnt think abou the whole losing fat around the stomach. thanks!

I was banded on may 20th so i'm roughly 5 weeks out. From time to time I still get pain in my left shoulder! i thought at 2 and a half weeks it was gone for good, but NOOOOOOOOOOO! What's the longest you guys have heard of someone dealing with this. Apparently that walking thing only works in the beginning. I'm back to all my normal activities including working out! What gives? ugh! ouch!

Ok so today I went for my second fill. I had one last Friday and I felt NOTHING! I was able to eat whatever and was always hungry like 2 hours later. Well I went in for my fill today. My doctor ran an hour late for my appointment, but Jesus himself would have had to drag me out of that office without getting my fill! LOL I went through the usual routine of getting weighed. I LOST 5 POUNDS SINCE THE FIRST FILL LAST FRIDAY! I was totally shocked! What a wonderful surprize! I am now down 33 pounds from my heaviest weight of 258 and 17 down from when i started my pre-op diet. When i drank the barium(yum yum right) this time it felt different. I felt it stop in the middle of my chest, pause for a little then disapate! HOW I'VE LONGED FOR THIS FEELING! I told my doctor this feels different this time. I now have 7.5 cc's in my band, still dont know what size band I have. I actually dont even care about how much is in it as long as i get restriction and stay full longer. I cant wait to try some real food(on liquids for 2 days, even though he didnt technically say that, i'm sure it's the same from the first fill.) I went to the gym again to work out some frustration from a comment from my mom that really hurt. I'm focused and ready to kick this into full gear!!!!! SIZE 12 HERE I COME!!!

the other day my dad called me skinny minnie! (me!!!! wow) it was nice to hear that from him and i've only lost 17 pounds so far. i wish my mom would take a hint from him and start to be supportive. it hurts to not have my mother NOT support me on this. i mean as a little girl you always want your mommies approval, but i guess i should put my big girl panties on and suck it up. i've decided not to even discuss my weight loss with her. i mean people at work who see me everyday have noticied and she sees me for the first time in 6 months(even though i was just banded a month ago) and says NOTHING!! when i tell her i've lost 17 pounds her response was well your dad has lost 20 pounds and you can really see his, but yours is gonna take a while!!!! WTH!! i just got off the phone with her. Anyone else dealing with an unsupportive loved one. UGH!

honey i'm sorry you're feeling this way, but you need to talk with a professional psychatirist that deals with body images problems or with patients that have had WLS. Having thoughts of sucide is very scary and it breaks my heart to read that. I pray that you are safe and seek help and dont do anything drastic. Please keep us posted. I am praying for you.

wow that's interesting. but unfortunalty i was eating or hadn't recently eaten. I would have been relieved if that was the answer. lol