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I have had pcos for over 15 years. I have lost 85 lbs since being banded 15 months ago. I will say that I've had to work a lot harder in the gym now that I'm so close to goal but I don't think that's solely Pcos. I think the weight comes off slower the closer you are to goal. I had a ton of hair loss in the beginning but it was never noticeable to others. I've been taking biotin for the last 6 months and its helped tremendously.

I lost a ton of hair. Thankfully it wasn't noticeable to anyone else. Make sure to get your protein in. I started taking biotin a few months ago and have had major improvements.

Thanks for the tip with the pop! I would have never thought of that. I can eat everything except Chinese takeout.. .that's the only food that I get stuck on and not sure why. I can make Chinese at home and be fine but for some strange reason cannot eat takeout. I suppose that's not such a bad thing though

I agree with everything the previous poster said! I too use mfp and its such a great tool. I was banded 10/4/11 and am down 64lbs. Lots of hard work and exercise is a must. I got by the first couple of months with little exercise but then I stalled and knew I had to get a routine exercise plan in place. I've never in my life run before I couldn't even chase my 3 year old around last summer and now I'm running around 45 minutes every night. Getting banded was the best thing I've ever done for myself but it is only a tool. You still have to put in the work. Good luck to you!!!

I to have Pcos...no meds to manage. I'm 6 months banded as of the 4th and am down 47lbs.

You are only 5 days out!! You are still in the very early stages of healing. I didn't start losing weight until a good 6-8 weeks out. At 5 days you probably still have a lot of bloating/swelling from the surgery...at least I did. It takes time and you need to be patient.

I love the minis!! Found them at Sam's Club last week.

Breakfast - 1/2 slice whole wheat toast, 1 bite of bacon and 3 bites of scrambled eggs. Lunch - 1 1/2 tablespoons of chicken salad from Sam's Club on the new mini sandwich thins and raw natural almonds Dinner - 2 buffalo wings and grapefruit. Snack: decaf coffee

Totally normal! I was the same way...you would have thought I was pregnant again...my emotions were sooo out of control. It gets better, you can do it! Just keep thinking about the outcome, it's so worth it. I think I was better around the 7 day mark.

My goal is just to be at a normal and healthy weight no matter what the number on the scale is. I really don't have a goal weight yet. Heart disease is huge in my family and my number one reason for getting banded. Even normal weight and otherwise healthy family members suffer from heart disease and a few have passed away at very young ages (40s) from it...it's something that I know I will have at some point in my life and I refuse to be overweight while dealing with it. My other reason for getting it was because I'm a young single mom to a 3 year old and I'll be damned if I'm going to leave this world early because of my weight. I have to be here and want to be here for him as long as possible. Of course not having to shop in plus size and being in 'onederland' is a plus but not my reasons for being banded.

Everyone is different, you will need to talk to your surgeon. My friend and I have the same doctor, she got to go home the same day and I had to stay overnight. I didn't have any complications so I'm not sure why I had to stay and she didn't. I was absolutely fine with staying though, I was not ready to go home and take care of myself immediately afterwards.

I just had my 3rd fill this week, my doc usually won't tell me how much I have either but did say she put 1cc in this time, I don't remember how many cc's that gives me. I've got to say that I can finally feel restriction and it feels great...this is what I've been waiting for for 4 months since surgery! I had a salad from Subway today and could probably get 3 or 4 meals out it. Last week, I ate the entire thing no problem. I've had the hiccups all day after eating each meal which I never had before. It sounds like it's a sign from eating too much...I'm still learning. But if this is what true restriction is then it's a wonderful thing and I'm soo excited to see the weight start coming off. Good luck to you on Monday!!! Let us know how it goes!!

I was banded on 10/4/11 and have my 4th fill on on Thursday. I too am hungry within 2 hours of eating. My 3rd fill was 4 weeks ago and did nothing for me. I've been eating 5-6 small meals this month and have lost 8lbs as of this past Saturday. I have some restriction with what I can/can't eat but don't have any restriction in the amount of food I can eat. It feels like I don't have the band most days and I'm just on another one of my many failed diets. I'm hoping the fill this week will help limit the amount of food I can eat at one time but the small meals/snacks throughout the day have definitely helped this month so I'll probably continue to do this even though my dr doesn't like it.