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Germaine....boy is this a slow process but hell we didn't gain the weight overnight and we won't lose it that way. Be patient it will come, some weeks/months better than others. If you fall off the bandwagon jump right back on the next day...Your new you is coming girl STAY STRONG and Kat09 good for you ...I was banded Sept 14th and started at 320 and am now down to 257....I have good days and bad, I stay off the scales everyday now and only do once a week...I am geting my third fill next week, i now have 6.8cc's in a 10cc band and feel alittle more will take me to that "zone"....Congrats All

Hello!!! Welcome this is a great place and lots of fantastic advice. Your journey is just beginning and your new healthier life will start soon. Good Luck to you, getting the lapband was the best decision i ever made

I really don't drink the protein shakes like i should (i hate them) but when i do (maybe once a week) i use the pre packaged/mixed ones fromn Costco, they have 30grams of protein per shake...I get my protein in other ways, fish fish fish and hard boil eggs, ect...Or instead i drink soy milk

Wow my band only holds 10cc..I never knew they could hold upper of 14cc, wow....anyway (lol) my first fill i was given 4.2cc and my second fill 2.4 so i have a total of 6.8cc in a 10cc band and have great restriction

Yay...this is so exciting and the beginning of a great new journey for you. A bit of advice, get use to your stomach making some crazy noises because that is a big part of this .....Your husband wil be fine on his own for a bit, lots of sugar free popsickles, broths, protein shakes, water water and then more water and lots of walking are all in your future, good luck to you this is the best decision i ever made.....had surgery 9/14 started at 320 and am not at 257 :)GL to you!!!

I myself have never gotten stuck, or thrown up THANK GOD....i was banded 9/14

Why would you not be happy about that, If you didn't want the steak why eat it??? I myself haven't had any issues with food, i can eat everything and have never thrown up once. About 2 weeks after a fill all your swelling has gone down in your belly so you can eat....Usually the first fill doesn't put you in the "zone" so schedule another one, for my first fill I got 4.2cc of fluid and it did nothing, the second i got another 2.4 cc total 6.8 in a 10cc band and I feel great restriction. Call your Dr's office and schedule another one and hopefully that will make you feel better, GL!!!

I would think that since you are steadly losing weight and are not hungry after you eat your portions that you will not need a fill at this point. I myself was stuck at the same weight for 2 months and got a fill and the scale started moving again.,,You are doing great!!!

I had my frist fill months ago under fluroscopy and It hurt ME...It was a burning and stinging sensation (but tolerable) the second fill was nothing close to the first I felt a slight pinch and that was it...

How did it go???

I think every Dr is different, my fills are done through fluroscopy(sp)....I go to the radialogy department in the hospital, get on the table...they numb by my port with a needle then insert the fill needle and as i am drinking barium (not water) we (me and my doc) are watching on the screen how it is passing through my band and he is adding saline at the same time, about 3 small swallows of barium and 5 mins later, he tells me immediately how much fluid he inserted and i am on my way. I think if your doc is acting like he has something to hide and it is a big secret what he is doing to YOUR body then there is a issue.

My first fill hurt, it stung and burned all the same....My doc gave me a numbing needle that did this and then he put the needle in the port which also stung and burned the whole time (but tolerable)...now my second fill was just a quick little pinch and a piece of cake....Good Luck with yours

I myself around 3-4weeks after surgery was also stuck on the same number for 2 months...then i got a 2nd fill and yay started dropping the lbs, my first fill did nothing but the second was the one ....schedule a fill if you are not getting satisfied from your meals,,but talk to your doctor about all of this and good luck to you in your journey