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Thank you all for your thoughts!

Not sure why I chose that title because I actually never got the fill! I went to my doctor's office. He started the fill but was having trouble accessing my port. He tried for quite some time and even though he numbed me, it got a little painful! He decided to send me to the hospital so he could do the fill with the assistance of a fluoroscope. Still--- no luck! He then did a series of x-rays to see if the port was flipped. It was not flipped but instead of sitting up, it was angled more to the side. He wasn't sure why because the day of the surgery he mentioned how pleased he was with the way it was sitting after putting it in. So, now I go back to the hospital next Friday so that he can "move" the port! He said it would only take about 30 minutes and is outpatient with no real "down" time. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? My doctor was so sweet-- he was really frustrated that he was "putting me " through this! Please say a pray for me that all goes well next week! He said he would put 1 cc in that day after he moves it so I will get some restriction. Hasn't exactly been the day I was hoping for!

I will be getting my first fill this week. Excited and nervous all at the same time! I think I'm ready for one because I've been stuck at the exact same weight for weeks now except for the few days that I had a terrible virus and dropped almost 10 pounds but eventually that all came right back and I went back to the same weight. It's been a little frustrating! I'm trying to remind myself that I'm still healing and my body is still adjusting to losing those first 20 pounds rather quickly. My clothes fit better but I would still like to see the scale move again! How did your first fill go? Any advice? I'm worried about "stuck" episodes because I really haven't had one of those yet. Gotta remember to take those small bites and chew,chew,chew! That's been hard for me thus far! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers this week please!

Being dealing with the same thing all weekend and the pat two days! I took phenegren that my doc prescribed after surgery and that took away the nausea and needing to throw up! Other end hasn't faired as well! Lol

I'm three weeks out and have only lost about 20 pounds so far but I have to say that it has ALREADY made a difference for me!! I already feel better about myself and can tell that my tummy has shrunk already as well. Needless to say, my husband is enjoying this new confidence as well!!!! So, I think the answer to your question is definitely YES!! Anxious to see what a difference the next 20 pounds makes! Good luck to you!

I'm excited to see Maddysgram! I can already fit into some pants I couldn't wear for a long time so that was awesome!

Awesome! I know it must be a great feeling--- can't wait to get there myself! Keep on keeping on!

Well, I went back to work on Monday and have had a pretty good week so far! I teach kindergarten so I've been REALLY tired in the evenings but I'm glad to be back into a routine. I started walking Monday night on my treadclimber and have done 30 minutes the past two nights. Today was my first appointment with my surgeon since having surgery. He said everything looked great and I could start on regular FOOD! Oh yeah!!!! Just watch my portions and chew,chew,and chew some more! I go back in 4 weeks and will probably get my first fill then! I'm really happy with thus decision and for once in my life feel like I'm actually gonna "do it" this time! Hope you're all having a great week and achieving myth success with your band!

Hey dolphintattoo, I'm one week out today! So far I have done really well! I feel great! I was able to stop my pain meds after two days and I drove last night for the first time. I'm losing about a pound a day right now-- can't seem to stay off the scale! I'm trying to cut back on the weighing 'cause I know that's gonna slow down soon. I'm still on "liquids" but my doc classified that as anything that would go through a straw so I've been using the Magic Bullet to purée some thicker soups and chilis these last couple of days. I'm not getting in as much water as I should just yet but I'm working on that. I'm doing some lite housework and went to the grocery last night--- I do still wear out easily and luckily don't go back to work until next Monday the 28th. Overall, I feel great and this has absolutely been one if the BEST things vie ever done for myself! Just wished I had done it sooner! Hang in there-- it gets better and I'm positive it's gonna be worth it!

Hey dani_nyc! Welcome! You will find lots of encouragement here! It took me a little over a year to go through the process too so I know where you're coming from! I was banded last Tuesday, Jan15th! So far, so good! I got nervous at first too but the closer it got the more peaceful I was with my decision. I think it was because I realized that I was at the point that something had to change and I just needed that extra boost that the band could give. It's not easy-- it's going to be hard work all the way but I think if we've finally reached that point of truly being ready--- we WILL be successful this time around! Don't know if my rambling helped much but I will be glad to answer it questions you might have and if I don't know I'm sure someone on here does! So good luck and stay in touch!

Good luck to all of you getting banded this week! My one week bandaversary will be on Tuesday! Have done really well so far! Gowalking--- hang in there! We "got your back" on this!

Thank you dylanmiles23! So far, things are going well! Food is soo powerful. I haven't truly been hungry just that "head" hunger! I know what you mean, prairiedog! Every other commercial at least!!! I've been making it even harder on myself too--- spent a lot of time yesterday on pinterest looking at "food porn" lol! Didn't really bother me though--- I'm sticking with the plan and don't really feel hungry when I honestly think about it! Hope things continue to go well for both of you!

Every single night since I started the preop diet until now postoperative, I dream about food! They're pleasant dreams! I regularly read a blog written by a woman who was banded a couple of years ago and she wrote about this in one of her posts as well. She said that she had read that drug addicts and alcoholics do this same thing, dream about using, while going through detox. It's just amazing to me that food has such control over my life! I've always thought that I had an addictive personality and my addiction was food. My grandfather was an alcoholic nearly his entire life. Most of the people in his family are overweight. This includes my mom and my aunt along with myself. I truly feel like addiction is a hereditary disease. Does anybody else feel like that? The bad part is there is no getting away from food--- it's ALWAYS there and you HAVE to have it in order to sustain life! I just pray that with the band I'm going to be able to finally develop a healthy relationship. Overall, I'm feeling really good. I was banded 5 days ago. I stayed at the hospital overnight. I haven't been out of the house yet and I'm thinking it would do me a world of good to actually go someplace. I thought about going to the movies but don't think I'm ready to deal with the smell of popcorn just yet! I don't go back to work until January 28th so I've still got time off before truly getting back into a routine. I'm thankful for that because I'm still getting tired pretty easily. I don't see my surgeon until the 30th so I won't be starting mushies until after that but as you can probably guess I'm really EXCITED about the next phase! Hope everyone is doing well!

Hey Leslie! How are you doing? I like that idea of cashew Popsicles! Lol I know what you mean about smelling the food the rest of the family is eating! My mom and dad have come over to cook and clean for my husband and sons the past few days. That first night they wanted burgers and fries. The smell was driving me insane! I could still smell it the next morning! Needless to say I went on a Fabreeze spraying frenzy! Lol Its funny because I'm not truly hungry it's that head hunger that's killing me! Hope you are doing well!