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Waw THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone for ur kind words and advise... I feel a bit better about the pain of the filling... I've been pinching a small part of my skin right in top if my port and saw the pain wasn't so bad... I guess it's just the fear of the unknown...;-P Well I can not wait to continue my journey and keep loosing the weight...!!:-) though loosing 2lbs per week sounds about correct in average... sometimes it does feel a bit like I'm stagning a lot for so much effort in so 4weeks worth..!!!:-/ I guess I still need to drill in my head that this is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE AND JOURNEY rather than a quick temporary drop off diet... I have a big fancy 16th bday in mid july so I'm really motivated...!!!! Would LOVE to push it for 1month and loose 15lbs to round it up to 30lbs and wear a nice sleek slender gown...haven't seen and won't see much my family until then so that will be my big moment of revelation to shine and I'm really counting on some waw factor!!!:-P HOPEFULY my filling will help me reach that goal.... Anyways...thank u again ladies for everything and will keep u posted Monday on how it went..!! Until then...enjoy ur weekend!!!

Ok so now it's kicking in...;-/ Have my 1st fill on Monday and don't know what to expect... Have a HUGE PHOBIA of needles and the size if that needle AND the soft area where it'll be are not making me feel any better!!!:-/ 1month ago on my 1st check up visit (1week post-op) I had lost +- 11lbs... I was expecting huge results 1month later bit here I am today and have ONLY LOST about 4-5lbs in one month!!!!;-( I do not know if this is normal or not...I'm just super nervous because I've had a very bad experience with my Doctor on my 1st apt...he was kinda obsessed with me loosing weight even to the point of yelling at me so...having only lost 4-5lbs in one month (as opposed to 11lbs in 2weeks) I am scarred he will get very mad at me again!!!:-/ ( for a total of 16lbs in about 6weeks including pre AND post-op...)! I don't know how he will decide howmuch to fill me up but based on what I read I was expecting to be only able to ear 1CUP per meal around 3-4times a day but this past month I have been hungry and able to eat between 1time the size of my fist to 2times the size of my fist...:-/ and/or eat several smaller portions every 2-3hours because I "feel" hungry...;-/ This is my last filling "included" in the cost of my surgery (paid out of my pocket!!):-/ and after that it's $250!!!! Honestly I really would like and hope he feels me up at a good decent way because I don't want to come back and pay more and more all the time...!!!:-/ What is the REASONABLE GOOD EXPECTED amount I could hope or expect for my 1st time and how does he decide on that...? I'm really looking forward to losing a lot...therefor I'm hoping I can start seeing a better kick again in my weight lose/week...also this time I'm planning on kicking my workout a notch with a friend of myn personal trainer but my main concern is my hunger and how often...?!:-/ Any advises or thoughts would be so much appreciated... Being somewhat a bit scarred and intimidated by my own doc sure doesn't help so sometimes I feel uncomfortable to open up and restrained to say anything risking to be scold like a bad child...!!:-/ PS: how do they do the injection??? How do they know and see/feel where to insert the needle...?!:-/ Thank u so much for reading and for any piece of advise u'd have for me!!!:-)

Thank u grandma3!:-) I actually had not thought of it that way... I just assumed that this food progress was just made based on the most common symptoms and recovery of patients therefor I assumed that doing so well...there was no reason for me to stay on liquids! It's like breaking my foot...if afterwRds I'm already able to walk and figure it out than why should I need rehab..?! (idk if it makes sens) but yes...my opinions are DEFINITLY not doctor opinion and indeed could doesn't mean should! I realized I am fairly new to out and that although I seem fine on the OUTSIDE it might take longer on the INSIDE to heel and last thing I wAnt is risking a slippage for burning stages for the wrong reasons..!!!:-) Thank u for ur help and words of encouragement and THANK YOU for making more sens than my doc :-O and opening my eyes!!!:-) Btw how far are u on ur journey?!:-) I need to loose 70lbs... 12gone...58 to go...:-P

Thank u jenn!:-) I actually had not thought of it that way... I just assumed that this food progress was just made based on the most common symptoms and recovery of patients therefor I assumed that doing so well...there was no reason for me to stay on liquids! It's like breaking my foot...if afterwRds I'm already able to walk and figure it out than why should I need rehab..?! (idk if it makes sens) but yes...my opinions are DEFINITLY not doctor opinion and indeed could doesn't mean should! I realized I am fairly new to out and that although I seem fine on the OUTSIDE it might take longer on the INSIDE to heel and last thing I wAnt is risking a slippage for burning stages for the wrong reasons..!!!:-) Thank u for ur help and words of encouragement and THANK YOU for making more sens than my doc :-O and opening my eyes!!!:-) Btw u look great on your picture!!!:-) how far are u on ur journey?!:-) I need to loose 70lbs... 12gone...58 to go...:-P

So I'm 1week post-op... I have been doing really great!!!:-) heeling fast and amazingly great! went on clear liquid diet 3days post-op than full liquid on the 4th day but didn't ever find that fullfilness in that so I called and my nurse told me to switch straight up to purees see if I tolerate it... WHICH I DID!!!:-) unlike some other ppl I NEVER experienced pain or nausea eTibg or at any time post-op. I also ate what was recommended and keep it down without a problem. I even tried 6days post-op hard food and had salmon with salads!:-) yet AGAIN no pain, no nausea...! So I was happy!:-) thought I was on great track healing pretty fast and without complications...until Today I went for my 1st 1week post-op apointement... I lost 12lbs in 2weeks (both including pre and post-op) my surgeon was happy but when I said I was on puree fast and was about to mention proudly I even had started hard food when he started yelling at me!!! telling me: " NO NO NO who did u talk to??!! I WANT U TO LOSE WEIGHT AND U NEED TO STAY ON LIQUID DIET!!!! DONT DO THAT AGAIN AND DON'T PUSH UR LUCK!!!!" I felt so lost and confused and terribly imberresed like a child being reprimanded!!!:-( Than he told me to keep walking and to see him again in a month for my 1st filling!!!0_O I couldn't believe it and didn't understand none of all this!! Honestly I am glad I did the surgery!!! Couldn't be any happier and glad it went smoothly but HONNESTLY regret doing it there!!!:-( The customer service IS HORRIBLE!!! they never take the time for u and never gladly take a one on one apt to make sure all is clear and explained to me!!! I found out much more before and after surgery through this forum than with my surgeon!!!:-( and for $13,000 out of MY pocket it really sucks!! Every time I call to ask questions everyone treats me like I am a child and keep telling me to " RELAX CALM DOWN EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE!!!" like if I was a damn child!!!!! Well now I dont understand the whole deal of keeping on the full diet for 2more weeks when I thought this whole process was just to help u heal...!!!! But WHAT IF IM OK AND HEALING GOOD!!!! I know I have to lose weight but it'll happen at it's paith like it already is weather I'm eating hard food or liquid!!! It's funny how well they can BUTTER U UP to pay up to get the surgery than once done... U just become a number rAther than a patient!!:-( im really Sid and don't know what to do! I dobt feel like following my doctor's advise cause he really pissed me off and to me really made NO SENS!!! I have one month before my next meeting for my filing (which I'm really getting very nervous about)... I don't feel comfortable with my surgeon or the place yet I am forced to stay cause all my feelings and emergency interventions are included in that price which I dont wanna pay more somewhere else!! Idk what to do...:-( I thought I was doing so great and now he really bumped me out yelling at me like this!!!:-( At what point am I concedered OK to eat hard food? When can I start working out a lil more intensive than just and ONLY walk/power walk...??!!! What should I expect with the 1st filling?? Pain? Nausea? Right now I'm able to eat about 1 1/2 of my fist... It's not 4oz or 1cup but DEFINITLY 10000X LESS than what I used to eat per meal before the band!!!:-) I'm watching what I eat and only "cheated" twice very little with 1tiny peace of chocolate once and 6small fried calamari when out once with hubby!!! Yet seems I'm STILL loosing...!!!! UUUURRRGGHHH ALL THIS IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING!!! what should have been a HAPPY check up turned out to bump me out and confuse me even more!!!:-( Sorry this post was so long...I just needed to vent!!:-( Thanks a million for reading!! XoXo

So I'm 1week post-op... I have been doing really great!!!:-) heeling fast and amazingly great! went on clear liquid diet 3days post-op than full liquid on the 4th day but didn't ever find that fullfilness in that so I called and my nurse told me to switch straight up to purees see if I tolerate it... WHICH I DID!!!:-) unlike some other ppl I NEVER experienced pain or nausea eTibg or at any time post-op. I also ate what was recommended and keep it down without a problem. I even tried 6days post-op hard food and had salmon with salads!:-) yet AGAIN no pain, no nausea...! So I was happy!:-) thought I was on great track healing pretty fast and without complications...until Today I went for my 1st 1week post-op apointement... I lost 12lbs in 2weeks (both including pre and post-op) my surgeon was happy but when I said I was on puree fast and was about to mention proudly I even had started hard food when he started yelling at me!!! telling me: " NO NO NO who did u talk to??!! I WANT U TO LOSE WEIGHT AND U NEED TO STAY ON LIQUID DIET!!!! DONT DO THAT AGAIN AND DON'T PUSH UR LUCK!!!!" I felt so lost and confused and terribly imberresed like a child being reprimanded!!!:-( Than he told me to keep walking and to see him again in a month for my 1st filling!!!0_O I couldn't believe it and didn't understand none of all this!! Honestly I am glad I did the surgery!!! Couldn't be any happier and glad it went smoothly but HONNESTLY regret doing it there!!!:-( The customer service IS HORRIBLE!!! they never take the time for u and never gladly take a one on one apt to make sure all is clear and explained to me!!! I found out much more before and after surgery through this forum than with my surgeon!!!:-( and for $13,000 out of MY pocket it really sucks!! Every time I call to ask questions everyone treats me like I am a child and keep telling me to " RELAX CALM DOWN EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE!!!" like if I was a damn child!!!!! Well now I dont understand the whole deal of keeping on the full diet for 2more weeks when I thought this whole process was just to help u heal...!!!! But WHAT IF IM OK AND HEALING GOOD!!!! I know I have to lose weight but it'll happen at it's paith like it already is weather I'm eating hard food or liquid!!! It's funny how well they can BUTTER U UP to pay up to get the surgery than once done... U just become a number rAther than a patient!!:-( im really Sid and don't know what to do! I dobt feel like following my doctor's advise cause he really pissed me off and to me really made NO SENS!!! I have one month before my next meeting for my filing (which I'm really getting very nervous about)... I don't feel comfortable with my surgeon or the place yet I am forced to stay cause all my feelings and emergency interventions are included in that price which I dont wanna pay more somewhere else!! Idk what to do...:-( I thought I was doing so great and now he really bumped me out yelling at me like this!!!:-( At what point am I concedered OK to eat hard food? When can I start working out a lil more intensive than just and ONLY walk/power walk...??!!! What should I expect with the 1st filling?? Pain? Nausea? Right now I'm able to eat about 1 1/2 of my fist... It's not 4oz or 1cup but DEFINITLY 10000X LESS than what I used to eat per meal before the band!!!:-) I'm watching what I eat and only "cheated" twice very little with 1tiny peace of chocolate once and 6small fried calamari when out once with hubby!!! Yet seems I'm STILL loosing...!!!! UUUURRRGGHHH ALL THIS IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING!!! what should have been a HAPPY check up turned out to bump me out and confuse me even more!!!:-( Sorry this post was so long...I just needed to vent!!:-( Thanks a million for reading!! XoXo

So I'm 1week post-op... I have been doing really great!!!:-) heeling fast and amazingly great! went on clear liquid diet 3days post-op than full liquid on the 4th day but didn't ever find that fullfilness in that so I called and my nurse told me to switch straight up to purees see if I tolerate it... WHICH I DID!!!:-) unlike some other ppl I NEVER experienced pain or nausea eTibg or at any time post-op. I also ate what was recommended and keep it down without a problem. I even tried 6days post-op hard food and had salmon with salads!:-) yet AGAIN no pain, no nausea...! So I was happy!:-) thought I was on great track healing pretty fast and without complications...until Today I went for my 1st 1week post-op apointement... I lost 12lbs in 2weeks (both including pre and post-op) my surgeon was happy but when I said I was on puree fast and was about to mention proudly I even had started hard food when he started yelling at me!!! telling me: " NO NO NO who did u talk to??!! I WANT U TO LOSE WEIGHT AND U NEED TO STAY ON LIQUID DIET!!!! DONT DO THAT AGAIN AND DON'T PUSH UR LUCK!!!!" I felt so lost and confused and terribly imberresed like a child being reprimanded!!!:-( Than he told me to keep walking and to see him again in a month for my 1st filling!!!0_O I couldn't believe it and didn't understand none of all this!! Honestly I am glad I did the surgery!!! Couldn't be any happier and glad it went smoothly but HONNESTLY regret doing it there!!!:-( The customer service IS HORRIBLE!!! they never take the time for u and never gladly take a one on one apt to make sure all is clear and explained to me!!! I found out much more before and after surgery through this forum than with my surgeon!!!:-( and for $13,000 out of MY pocket it really sucks!! Every time I call to ask questions everyone treats me like I am a child and keep telling me to " RELAX CALM DOWN EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE!!!" like if I was a damn child!!!!! Well now I dont understand the whole deal of keeping on the full diet for 2more weeks when I thought this whole process was just to help u heal...!!!! But WHAT IF IM OK AND HEALING GOOD!!!! I know I have to lose weight but it'll happen at it's paith like it already is weather I'm eating hard food or liquid!!! It's funny how well they can BUTTER U UP to pay up to get the surgery than once done... U just become a number rAther than a patient!!:-( im really Sid and don't know what to do! I dobt feel like following my doctor's advise cause he really pissed me off and to me really made NO SENS!!! I have one month before my next meeting for my filing (which I'm really getting very nervous about)... I don't feel comfortable with my surgeon or the place yet I am forced to stay cause all my feelings and emergency interventions are included in that price which I dont wanna pay more somewhere else!! Idk what to do...:-( I thought I was doing so great and now he really bumped me out yelling at me like this!!!:-( At what point am I concedered OK to eat hard food? When can I start working out a lil more intensive than just and ONLY walk/power walk...??!!! What should I expect with the 1st filling?? Pain? Nausea? Right now I'm able to eat about 1 1/2 of my fist... It's not 4oz or 1cup but DEFINITLY 10000X LESS than what I used to eat per meal before the band!!!:-) I'm watching what I eat and only "cheated" twice very little with 1tiny peace of chocolate once and 6small fried calamari when out once with hubby!!! Yet seems I'm STILL loosing...!!!! UUUURRRGGHHH ALL THIS IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING!!! what should have been a HAPPY check up turned out to bump me out and confuse me even more!!!:-( Sorry this post was so long...I just needed to vent!!:-( Thanks a million for reading!! XoXo

Thank u ladies... Well those 10lbs coming off DEFINITLY made me happy but they didn't come off easily as I worked hard on following my liquid diet to a T...! I just hate to see AGAIN all my hard work going into flames...:-( I'm going to start walking and see with my doctor Monday what physical activities I can do ... Maybe dance classes or swim...??!!:-/ I'm going to monitor myself and keep a feeding journal over the weekend to see really how often I get hungry and write all I eat!!! Maybe that'll help the doctor direct me the right way... I just bought this protein shake: "pure protein: 100% whey protein 25g"... Not sure if it is good or the right one... It is 140cal per scoop and it says "ultrafiltered Whey Protein Comcentrate blend --> microfiltered Whey Protein Isolate"... I'm hoping that's good....?? Howmuch should I take? What should be my daily intake with this? I'm thinking of making a shake of this every morning and use this as my breakfast... Is that a good idea? As per my filling, the nurse said I had 0.2cc at the surgery but im sure that is nothing...though I eat much less than before I just hope I could stop being hungry...!!!:-( I think I'm going to also try to stay in tune with myself... I have been very stressed out this week being my 1st week back to work so I am unsure weather my hunger is from my stonack or my brain...:-/ it's hard to tell!!!:-/ I just hope I made the right decision as I am paying all this out of pocket since I wasn't fat enough for the jnssurance and this was really my last resort option!!!:-( Any food restrictions as for weigh loss besides the usual junk? I heard no peanut butter or shrimp and celery...etc...;-/ I really wonder why... Thanks again for all ur help and support ladies!!!:-)

Hi everyone, I was banded 05/04/12... So I'm fairly new to this. I have been heeling great! Went on a 3days clear liquid diet than couldn't take it anymore so switch to full liquid diet but was hungry way too after so I called in and they said I could switch to purrees eventhough I was 5days post-op! EVERYTHInG was doing great I could keep it down AND even started trying pieces and chucks here and there to experience and even that I can manage to keep down and digest just as if I had no band...:-/ I don't feel that annoying sick full feeling like most ... Though I don't try to fill myself to the top either but sometimes I do eat more than 1cup and nothing....:-/ IS IT NORMAL??!!:-( I'm scheduled for my 1st apoubtemrng Monday and honnestly I don't know what to expect! I am very sad because I lost 10lbs before and 3days after surgery but as soon as I reintroduced food to my body with purees, I STOPPED loosing and already gained 1lbs back!!:-( I DOBT understand why because I try eating healthy!! All my purees are home made with fish, very little ptt and more veggies and hummus and sugar free pudding and Greek yogurt!!! My food intake has DRASTICALY lower from before I could eat 1 to 2 FULL plates per meals and now I try to maintain 1 to 1 1/2 cup down per meal which start to cone up now every 2-3hours of interval!!!:-( I just dont understand how coming from 4000cal and more before to like 1290 or so does Not make me drop much more!!!?:-( Also I just bought today a protein shake! Never took any before bring scarred they were too rich and would make me blow up but the nurse said I HAVE TO for my muscles!!:-( I want to keep loosing and was so happy to watch those 10lbs drop so fast but now it's very discouraging!!!:-( Plus I wanna start working out to maybe jump up the lose again but I'm only 1week post-op today!! When can I start the gym again? Is it possible to get my 1st fill 1week post-op??!!! I can't possibly imagine waiting 3 full weeks post-op for a fill when 1week post-op I'm already gaining back!!!:-( What should I do??!! Any advise would be appreciated!! Thank u :-)

Thank you ladybug...!!:-) I didn't have gasX until 10min ago my husband went to get some... I haven't gotten Any protein yet for a week now I think... I wasn't sure how to do my pre-op liquid diet so I just drank smoothies with natural fruits and ice blanded... The day before surgery my nurse told me to est gelo and broth and that's all... I'm going to try to start the full liquid diet tomorrow... I don't want to go too fast and burn stages... For some reason a lot of ppl said the lapband makes u constipated and not easy to go to the bathroom but yet...although I didn't go since Friday... It just caught me by surprised and it surely was the opposite of hard...;-/ is it normal??!!!!! My stomach just stopped rumbling after this bathroom episode and I took a gasX tablet right after... I'm stable now but I'm still having a very hard time trying to listen to my body, it's new noices and truing to understand then...!!!!:-/ Also I'm scarred getting on protein tomorrow will mJd me stop loosing lbs or even MAKE me gain...!!!:-/ which one would u advise I take??!! Thanks

Hi everyone... I was banded Friday... I went through VERY PAINFUL 2 days of recovery... This is my 3rd day of recovery and for some reason the pain seems to have lowered considerably but I'm being bugged by very uncomfortable sensation in my abdomen (I think my stomach) Ui think I getting through the gas issue which was my main problem for 2days I had horrible back and shoulder pains... Than last night I felt a very bubbly sensation like if it was traveling down...!!! Very strange sensation that really sounded like my stuck grumbling... Anyhow I woke up this morning happy this might be my last struggling day with gas and I had not taken any pain killers because the little pain left was bearable... Around noon I got hungry... I'm still following the CLEAR LIQUID DIET so had a Popsicle for breakfast and went for gelo at lunch. Half way through I had a sharp pain in my stomach and got nauseous so my husband gave me 2 painkillers and sone broth... Since than I don't feel no pain but I still have that constant bubbly feeling around my stomach and abdomen I do not know what it is or mean... I feel at times it's just the gas and sometimes I feel I'm getting heartburns for eating so light and little...?! Has anybody gotten those sensations?! What is it?! Should or could I eat SMTHG more consistent?! I'm dying to eat hard food or puree SMTHG in my mind tells me maybe it'll stop that rumbling and fill me...??!!:-/ Anyhow, for now I skipped to the full liquid diet and served myself a 4oz glass of skim milk... The heartburn seem to have disappeared but that rumbling bubbling feeling is still here!!!! Is it gas? Is it my lower bigger stomach upset and hungry!?? Is it my higher small stomach hungry??!! I don't know what to do it's driving me insane and right now I can't imagine getting NY heartburn so my brain just wants go eat and eat but I try to stay calm and ignore the temptations... I know I'm too early at this stage to go crazy on food..!!:-/ Thank u again for any help or piece of advise u could give me!!!:-)

My biggest incision is right above my belly botton... The other ones are really small so I'm assuming it's there... Plus I'm getting a strange circular bruise around the insicion so I'm assuming it's right below it... Though I wonder... How will the port NOT move further back in, in the futur either with the pants pushing in or sitting down or idk...? Also... Why is there so many different places this port has been put? Does it matter? Is it important!?? If most ppl got it on their side I just winder if it's not dangerous by the belly botton??! Does it shows as u heal and as u lose the weight or does it stay hiding??!

Hi there me too I had my surgery Friday and have been looking for my port... I was also told it would be on the side but for some reason the one above my belly bottom is more soar and there's a bruise showing around the cut in a circular path so I'm assuming this is it...:-/ I can only imagine how painful this will be for filling... Besides that... How are u feeling?:-) best if luck kn your recovery!!

Waw sorry ...stupid typos with my phone...:-/ I meAnt to say: meds... Not mess :-P. And Time to heal and get better* ;-P

Hi ANSI 525, Me too I just had my surgery yesterday... The pain with me too was really high like u 7-8/10. For some reason the pain killer they gave me had absolutely no effect on me... I realized on my way home (since myn was out patient) I started taking Tylenol around 1am.... I had a very rough night and today pain is somewhat the same but maybe 5-6/10 at times. I am unbelievably uncomfortable...I have pain from my abdomen and my back is KILLING ME!!!! I think due to the gas but all I can due is lay so my back hurting is making things worst. Don't worry everybody is different when it comes to pain. When I woke up in recovery room I was complaining of pain all the time.... They gVe me 3 doses of pain killer but nothing... I kept complaining and the nurse told me she couldn't give me anymore and that I just had to take it and get used to it because uncomfortably my level of pain intake was very little... I admit it I am a big sissy and pain and me are NOT great buddies but today I'm starting to get used to it... Just take ur mess and if they dint work take Tylenol!!!! It makes wonders to me and MUCH MORE efficient to me!!!! And for the gas go buy gas X !!!! They gave me some baby gas syrup but this too is Doing nothing to my body!! Don't worry stay positive and think it's only day#2!!!! THings will only get better in time but u need to give urself time to hell!!:-) Good luck to u and keep in touch of ur evolution...:-) Take care