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Hi all, Just a word to those of you who don't feel quite at your green zone yet. At my 3rd fill I had a total of 5 cc in my band and still felt hungry, and struggling not to eat, I went in for my 4th fill 2 weeks later and they only added .5cc... I thought, well, that won't make such a difference....Boy was I wrong, I went from yellow zone to RED zone and totally missed the green. I felt crummy and couldn't eat the high quality diet I was supposed to. Well I had .2cc taken out and feel GREAT. It is amazing how quickly things can change in that respect when you are close to your target zone. It is also amazing that a tiny tweak can make all the difference. Stay patient, do the right things, and have a good dialogue with your doc. I thought that I would be further along in my weight loss as well, but I'll take a small weight loss every week, any time, over the alternatives of gaining or feeling like crap from reflux or worse from an overfill! With patience there is progress...that is the lesson I am learning on my journey. Happy Day all!

I haven't been on here forever, but I'm glad to see people are still checking in every so often. I had a bit of an overfill 2 weeks ago and that was neither comfortable or pretty. So I went back in today to have a bit of a defill. And all is right with the world again! So far average weight loss is 2.3 lbs a week and I am happy with that. I feel soooooo much better now that some of the weight has lifted! Both litterally and figuratively. Hope everyone is doing well.

I lost 14 lbs on my pre op diet. Had surgery on 7/7 and have lost 10 lbs since then. My 2 week post op appt. is on thurs. so, hopefully I can start mushies then. I'm not really feeling hungry. But I'm not getting a full feeling others describe either. I just feel different some how...like i'm more in control of my appetite somehow. Don't know if this is the honeymoon phase or what...but so far, so good. I really can't wait to get the ok to swim again and move around more.

haven't posted in awhile...but still thinking of all of you July Bandsters who are on this side of the board. Good Luck to all of you and I hope your all staying cool in this hot weather that most of the country is experiencing. We'll be seeing you all very soon on the post op side of the board!

I'd tell him I would consider working with him only when he can show you he has researched WLS and EDUCATED himself on the pros and cons to each surgery...and the very important lifestyle changes that each surgery warrants. A personal trainer who would pass such judgement is not only way off base and ignorant....but is doing his clients a tremendous disservice by voicing his ridiculous and uneducated beliefs! He does not hold a medical degree and as such should never comment on such things in such an ill informed manner! He is perpetuating a negative and ignorant stereo type of WLS...which could ultimately be very detrimental to the very clients he is supposed to be helping. GAAAAA he really made me mad, when he said those things to you!

Hi all, Banded on 7/7 too and am back to work today....96 degrees and our airconditioning isn't working... Thank god I'm only working a half day. Gas pains are still here, but gone in my shoulder...so thats great. I walked for 30 minutes yesterday in the early morning and again late evening and that helps sooo much. Someone mentioned in an earlier post that she was super conscious to walk with her diaphram lifted, with very straight posture...That is an AWESOME Suggestion...It really gets the gas moving and allows you to burp. My incisions are healing and itchy...but that is to be expected. And I'm not hungry yet...still on a completely clear diet for another 2 days, than I can move on to full liquids. All in all sounds like the 7/7 banders are all pretty similar in their progress. Keep up the good work pre opers' it can get tough...but just keep counting down the days...give your self a pat on the back for each day you get closer to the prize.

put me down for "Dam shoulder pain" too!!! I'm trying everthing to work it out, but nothing is helping. GAAAAA! Headed off to walk some more

Im finnally on the post op side. Yippee! I wasn't banded until 2:15 yesterday and came home at about 7:30 . Last night was rough, but I walked the night away. Today was much better. Some gas pain and some discomfort. But I'm keeping up on the meds. I have a neausea patch on as well as a nausea bracelet on and that has really helped. I'm sooooooo thirsty and trying to keep as much liquid down as possible. But I was able to rest fairly comfortably today. The meds make me extraordinarily sleepy. So all In all things are going well. It sounds like many of you are having some similar issues. And some of you are lucky enough to be on mushies already. That won't be till week 3 for me.

Hi all from band land1 I had my surgery yesterday at 2:15 so they kept me in post op until about 7:30 pm. I have a difficult time with anesthesia. that has really been the only issue. I feel the same as many of you have describes...Like i did 2000 sit ups and my gas pain isn't awful. I just keep wallking. Didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night. But today I was able to rest fairly cmfortably, and walk each hour. Sounds like those of you who have posted recently have done well too! For those of you that are getting close, keep up the good work on your pre-op diets. And know there are lots of us to support you as you enter the next phase. God Bless you all.

wow, I'm impressed july 5th and 6th banders are kicking butt! YEAH! I will be on my way to the hospital at 10:30 for my noon surgery. Never thought I would be soooooo anxious and nervous. I'm in freak out mode, but trying not to show it.

Sending Good Vibes your way July 5 bandits! Hope all went well today, prayers being sent for you all. Wannabe....That SUCKS! Hope your feeling better in no time and I hope things go forward for you as they are scheduled.

Amy...You and I were thinking the same thing at the same time. Thanks for creating the post op thread...we must have been posting simultaneously. My post makes me look like a total air head, being that your post shows up 1 minute before mine.lol (Greatminds think alike!)

Hope all went well today Nechema, I've been sending good thoughts your way! Good luck to the July1st NINE! woo-hoo. please update us as soon as your up to it. Oh, by the way, is there a way to move this thread to the post -op forum on August 1st? I just love how I'm able to focus on this one thread with all of you. It's been really great to follow each of you and get a sense that we are all in the same "Boat"! ( by the way...I have no doubt it will "hold" (Ha, Ha) ~reference to the joke a few pages ago, for those of you that might have not seen it.

Gaaa....I messed up my last reply, sorry for the wasted space. Lizzy, I think its great that you will surprise your college friends with the new you! The running joke for the last 20 years among my college girlfriends and I, is that they never know if they will recognize me when I walk through the door of our get togethers! They have seen me yo-yo from a size 6-16 for years....The next 20 years I plan on being the same size each time we see each other.