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It’s crazy how I sometimes completely forget I’m banded. Old eat habits have return…which included eating one large meal late in the day / no breakfast/ no protein shakes! Wow how pregnancy changes everything. Yes I’m pregnant! I didn’t plan for this but it happen. I only had about 2cc of fluid in my band before I found out I was pregnant. The first months were horrible…I had daily heart burn and I began to vomit often. I had never vomited prior to the pregnancy. I felt sick daily. So I went in and got 1cc removed. What a big difference. I’m about 6months pregnant and I have only gained about 3 pounds. The baby is doing well and so far she had been measuring age appropriately. I feel bad that I got pregnant so soon after my surgery which was in AUG 2011. But then again the timing was perfect. This will definitely be my last pregnancy “GOD” willing. And right after she is born I plan on getting a fill. So with the fill and nursing I plan on losing the 10 pounds I plan on gaining during this pregnancy. My nutrition so far has been great. I had a complete blood test at the beginning of the pregnancy all my levels was in the normal range. I feel great…It’s a shame that I’m reminded of my surgery only by these two nasty looking scars on my belly! I must say I do have a little pain in the port area. As the baby grows bigger and moves up my stomach I can feel the port pushing out. The area is tender but not bothersome. I will let you guys know how it feels in the later months. I plan on delivering vaginally with my favorite friend epidural.

Guess its really time for me to start doing something more than depending on my band. I haven’t lost any weight this month. I’m going in tomorrow for my second fill. I hope this Tech don’t start no stuff with me. Cause she wanted me to lose about 10 pounds this month. I feel like I can eat just about anything i want I mean I have had a couple things get stuck. But the feeling didn’t last long. I really would like to be a little more restricted. I know my band alone will not do all the work. But it is really hard for me to participate in my weight lost journey. Some days I’m so stressed so tired that i just eat whatever I can find. Please pray that I can beat myself it a routine that is healthy and productive to my life. If i didn’t see the scars on my stomach I wouldn’t never be reminded that I had the surgery,

I hate the fact that I can eat anythinng I want. I dont feel like I even had the surgery. This is starting to really make me upset. I was hoping that I would feel some sort of restriction after the first fill. Nope nothing! I have been trying my best to stay on a tight diet but hey i was unable to diet before I got the surgery. Well I keep saying Im not going to give up but I keep feeling myself slide through the rules and contuine to eat whatever I want. Slap me on my hands! and lock my mouth. lol!

Today I was able to get my first fill. I never ask the doctor how much she put in. I really didn’t care. The procedure was very simple and the office visit took about 1 hour. I had a very good lap-band technician who spent around 45 minutes explaining to me the proper ways to eat and the proper portion sizes to eat at each meal. She also went over with me my eating habits and my thoughts so far about my band. This was by far the best appointment I have had since the start of my surgery procedures. Now the actual fill was a very quick process. I lay back against a lounge couch/table and she placed a blanket behind my back down near my bottom. This gave me a little elevation. Then she laid the table back just a little. I was given a shot of… I guess a Novocain like numbing medicine. Then she located my port which is slightly to the right of my large incision. A large needle was placed in the direction of the port and the tech took her time finding the port opening then she inserted the liquid. The table was lifted while the needle was still in place. I was told to drink a small cup of water while the needle was still inside to see if I was filled too much. I drank the water and it felt ok so the needle was removed. That was it. Ok guys! I do not take pain at all. I would say this procedure has very little and I mean little discomfort. I was up and out shopping all day and I feel perfectly fine. Now the hard part… 5 days of soft food again! I’m ready and glad you guys are here for me.

Great!

Make sure you keep it clean with soap in water. Mines started to look nasty also. I went to the doc and they just told me to keep it dry and clean. I was also afraid! I hope all is well with yours.

Thank you! I am in it to win it! lol

I am starting to set back in my old ways and it’s only been 5 weeks since the surgery. I really thought I could eat three small meals a day and drink tons of water. I can’t I am trying so hard to force myself to eat a meal every 4 hours. All my adult life I have only cared to eat one large meal and it would mainly be at dinner time or a late lunch. I worked so hard keeping food diaries before the surgery that I knew it would be a piece of cake after the surgery. Well I think I need to start back writing in my food logs just to keep me on an eating schedule. I’m waiting patiently for my first fill. I hope I will become accustom to eating normal soon. I really want to do my best. Just never knew how hard it is to eat healthy. Question: Have you ever used a watch or cell phone as a timer when to eat. How do you remember to eat 3 meals a day with work, children and everything in between.

I mean come on people we had surgery! It is going to hurt. I mean if you Hit your leg on a table there will be pain and even a scar! So Yes there is pain with the band but just like having a baby after a coupe of days or weeks you will forget all about it. And this is coming from me a person who hates pain!

Well for me I was off for about 1 week. However I was still really uncomfortable the following week when I went back to work. I was really weak and I felt off. My job isnt really that hard but I really didnt feel like doing anything. Also driving was hard for me. I dont know why but turning the wheel and sudden stop were painful.

I called my doctor and she told me to remove all my strips and to clean my wounds with soap very good. So I did now it seems like it is dry. No pain so far and no fever. Ill let you guys know what happens on Friday. Thanks

My incisions are not healing well. I am so upset! The largest incision has opened up on the end. It looks so nasty puss is coming out and the smell is horrible. Yesterday I went to Urgent Care and they refused to help me. The doctor suggested that I go see my surgeon immediately. Well I’m scheduled for my follow up appointment with her on this Friday so I decided to wait till then. My other incisions look good and I don’t think there will be any scaring from them after they heal. But this big one I know will look crazy. Im so upset cause I don’t have too many bruises or scars on my body. I guess this is what comes with surgery! Lol Have any of you out there ever tired Mederma if so how did it work?