Meredithsings

Got a 2.6 ml fill yesterday!!!!!WHOA! I was hungry after the 7th day of my second fill, only lost 2 lbs,and didnt have good restriction at all! somehow I dont think that will be the case this time. I had a lot of personal bad junk going on in my life too, but im on the mend, and ready to get back at it. My surgeon was so sweet about it all. I just knew he was gonna have my head. But he didnt. Love that guy!

I hit 40 ibs today...a gave away a mountain of clothes! Just wanted to share!

I hit 40 ibs today...a gave away a mountain of clothes! Just wanted to share!

5 pounds gone since my fill on thursday!!!!!!

I burp like a TRUCKER! I can time them! So unladylike.

Got my first fill today! 2.4 mls!

Yesterday afternoonn was unpleasant, but after a good night's sleep i I feel ok. I made some liquid grits and i must say they were quite yummy and I was satisfied.

I had a little chest tightness and felt a little strange last night too. But I feel fine today. Have you been coughing or strangling at night?

Well, if it's possible to feel full and hungry at the same time, then I am your girl. That's how I feel right now. Of course I am on liquids and they're going down ok. About to try a protein shake so I can stop growling...

Your'e in the green zone at 3.5mls? I hope im that lucky!

I was banded 4-18 and im on mushies and spreadable meats that I can put on melba toast and im doing about 4 hours before im hungry, just depends on the density of what I ate. I gotta tell you though, that 1/2 cup...is rough for me right now. I'm trying to focus on making sure im drinking and keeping myself hydrated (which is a challenge for me) so that im not tricked into thinking im hungry when im thirsty. Im sure im still in healing mode, but I am getting hungry and my first fill is not until the 17th. Ive lost 15 pounds since surgery( is that good, average, do i need to work out more) and the scale hasnt moved by pounds in 2 days, only ounces. Sigh...

glad you brought this up. I have fibroids( very small), but my periods are not typically heavy. I was banded on 4-18. On 4-27, the DAM BROKE! I think this was partly due to me getting off of the Nuvaring the month before per my surgeon. my periods are usually 5 days long. im interested to see what happens now.

Hi everyone, I hope im doing this right. I've decided to join and get some support. I had lapband surgery on 4-18,and I have lost 11 pounds since the surgery. I started with a physician (not the surgeon) weight loss program for three months as directed by my insurance company. I lost about 10 pounds on it. After the three months, I went to see the surgeon, Dr. John Baker, prior to my surgery date. He put me on protein shakes for two weeks prior to the surgery and I lost 15 pounds. The day befor surgery, I did clear liquids and lost a few more pounds, so i'm looking at about a 30 lb loss since February. It was recommended that I have gastric bypass for the amount of weight I have to lose, but I was totally against it. These past 12 days have been interesting. My core has been especially tender, but im walking 40 minutes per day as the doctor instructed. I am on sugar free, fat free full liquids. On Thursday I can advance to soft diet and I am excited. I am almost ready to come off of my BP meds ALREADY!!!!!!

anyone experience itching with rapid weight loss? Im about to scratch myself up!

I was diagnosed in 2007, take two thyroid medications daily, and my surgeon had no problem....My sixth sense ( and I have one) is telling me that if this particular surgeon is giving you resistance about having a thyroid issue...find another one. Because think about it... if you have a thyroid issue, that acutally makes it harder to lose weight which scores points if your'e planning to use your insurance to finance it. He should know that in and of your self and your own efforts, thyroid disease makes it harder to lose weight. Not impossible,but harder. If you use him and things dont go as they should, he will always blame it on the thyroid.

Keep walking... keep moving. I was still full feeling till about day 7, but it gets better.

Ive taken it before. But I thought when I was having that crushing chest pain while working in the CCU and my PATIENT was trying to see if I was ok...that was my omen to stop. No damage that I know of.

I've told whoever, doesnt matter to me. My coworkers and I are close like family. And because we're like family, they know I have no problem telling them exactly where to get off with the police stuff, and will hug them the next day. Boundaries... I have them. I also see it as an opportunity to do well and let someone else see me do well. Maybe I'll be able to help someone else....

So far, I haven't had issues with sweets and I really thought I was going to miss them! My protein shake takes care of it. Whew! What a relief!

You, are playing in traffic... get on the liquids. I know what MY surgeon would do...FIRE ME as a patient.

My original thoughts were expletives, and that would get me thrown off. I like it here, and would like to hang out with you guys awhile. What I will say is... I have never heard of adding ampehetamine therapy along with banding. If I asked my surgeon about that....expletives!

Yesssss. I am 14 days post op and on day 8 it felt like someone was in my belly sticking me with pin (ouch!) if I turned certain ways or just sitting. I also occasionally get the rib pain. Its usually when im driving and its very sharp and sudden and I yell, and then it goes away. The belly button pain was explained by the surgeons nurse that its probably where the stitching is connected to the muscle.

I can't even say what I want to say, but I will leave it at....WOW.

I have been the big girl all of my life, and they DO treat you differently. period. I'm going for my workout now, and I will talk about this later.

Can someone please help me with the weight loss ticker? Ive set it up but how do I get it from There to here?