lassie

no for me but have not had mine to long

when I first read this i thought you said " i am so worried about the pot" lol I had to read it again. what is your concern about the port. Lassie

Am I the last of the May bandsters to get a first fill Yea first fill yesterday. Did not go wonderful but I am so glad it is over. Concern was that I am going on Vacation for a month and the Doc Assistant wanted to be aggressive. (This is what I wanted also) She was not sure how much the doc had put in at surgery if any. She had a new doctor in the room he was in training (training on how to give fills). I was his first so that made me nervous. They put in 3cc in my 10cc band. Then took it all out to see what the total was with what the doc had put in at surgery the total was 6cc so he had put in 3cc’s. Hope you are all still with me, I think I am confused. Lol Next they put in the full 6cc’s back in and had me drink a wee bit of water. Not good I could hardly swallow the water and got stuck, that was not comfortable. They took out 1.5 cc’s and had me drink more water it was much better. I do not want to scare new people but it did hurt, not sure if it was the new doc, he did have to stick me a few times before he got it, that did curl my toes. Stayed on liquids until about an hour ago then had some cottage cheese it went down just fine. I am nervous to try the chicken if a few days. I will go back in two weeks to get a another fill if I need it a few days before I go on vacation. Oh -deep breath- for the next stage.

welcome hope all of your dreams come true:) Lassie

I am going in for my first fill on Monday do not want anything to get in the way of that happening. I am having a burning sensation below where I think the band is (just above my waist.) I know you are not doctors but has anyone had this sensation. I am not sure I want to tell the doctor or he might not do my fill. Lassie

I had the pudding but I did not like it lassie

did someone change my ticker??????????????

you can also ask for a kids meal you can say it is medical ( and it is ) or get a senior portion. Lassie

Hi summer Did your doctor say you could have fruit juice ice cream ginger ale. I am confused I thought we were to avoid these and some others on your list.

welcome from Oregon. Lassie

they are such good little dogs, our dog is eight and her name is MacTavish. lassie

welcome gosh it does not take long before you are the one giving advice you will learn so much here, Lassie

same to you and all you bandsters lassie

I know it seems terrible when you get that news. My insurance messed around for a year, looking back it seemed like such a long time since I am almost 65. Next year it will seem like it flew in, good luck and it is worth the wait Lassie

I must also be in Bandster hell I Banded May 24th doc will not do the first fill until July 9th. I am so hungry, I get on the scale every morning to see how I am doing it has moved up and down a few pounds but no more weight loss. I have been at 206 for about two weeks. I was also hoping not to need any fills LOL not happening, Lassie

i have not had a fill yet and I am eating salad. Was banded May 24th Lassie

Oh my gosh I wish you the very best of Luck. Read all you can, go back and read older posts to get a better understanding of what to ask your doctor. Welcome Lassie

Hi Stacey Good luck tomorrow and please let us know how you are doing when you feel up to it Lassie

I feel so like a hypocrite. First I am pretty new to this I signed up to this forum in 2011 but did not come back to it until a little before I had my band on May 24th 2012. What I am saying is I am not an expert by any means. I was out shopping today and was noticing how many people were overweight, (I have been overweight most of my life) I never really paid attention before. I was sitting at the mall and making assumptions based on no information about these people. What is my problem I was actually contemplating trying to talk to a few of these people (that sat close to me) about the lap band? I know before you tell me that that was very arrogant, I do not know these people circumstances- example, money, insurance there lot in life ect. I am an outspoken person but not usually that arrogant, just had to get this off my chest I was actually tearing up on the way home thinking about these people and that I did not have the guts to tell them my story, which I would hope I would have done instead of telling them they needed the band. Lassie

Hi and welcome. I only told my husband, daughter and best friend. I did not want anyone watching what I eat and judging me. I just told people that needed to know- I was in the hospital for hernia surgery. I have a friend who had this surgery a few years ago and people still talk about what she eats. Good luck Lassie

I know what the heck Lassie

Someone on here told me to keep pineapple juice in my refer, I bought the small cans and have used them twice I felt it really helped Lassie

Will they keep you overnight if necessary? Kind of band how big is it. How often do you update the band? (Companies change the band type how often.) When do I get my first fill? How often every month?? How many times has the doc done the surgery? I asked about fatalities. How long is the surgery, and recovery? Will you talk to my husband/wife/ friend after surgery or will it be your assistant. Will you be doing the surgery or your assistant (who might be in training?) How much weight do I need to lose before surgery? (Some people do some don’t) Will you give me pills to help me not have Gall Stones (because of the weight loss) I cant think of any more right now, good luck on your appointment Lassie

Woot Woot Good luck Lassie

I am so sorry you had so much pain, I did not have that much pain I took the pain meds for about two days then I was fine. Maybe you should be talking to your doc if you are still in pain. good luck and God Bless you Lassie