vicvic

I became a bandster in 07 i lost 68lbs inwhich put me at a size12 and 165lbs i have a 4cc band and have only had 2 fills now i can see the regain of inchs and about 9lbs over the last year i think that maybe i became comfortable with my pant size and stop getting fills i still feel some restriction however no weight loss is there anyone out there that restarted their fills after a few years post-op please help:sad:

I became a bandster in 07 i lost 68lbs inwhich put me at a size12 and 165lbs i have a 4cc band and have only had 2 fills now i can see the regain of inchs and about 9lbs over the last year i think that maybe i became comfortable with my pant size and stop getting fills i still feel some restriction however no weight loss is there anyone out there that restarted their fills after a few years post-op please help:sad:

Hi sunshine I'am also a 07 bandsters and right now I'am trying to get back to the basics i lost 68lbs with only two fills i also have a 4cc band now i can see inches and about 10lbs regained i think i messed up when i became comfortable with my pant size (12) and stop getting fills my question two you is how does the band work ofter two years i can still feel the restriction but no more weight loss do you think getting more fills at this far out will help?:wink:

Hi vicvic again i didn't feel like i had anything done either right after i was band i guest that you can thank your wonderful surgoen for that however it's there and you are going to be so pleased.

hi ginakai! congrat iam 6mths out 57lbs lighter and loving ever minute of it i would not change a thing as far as recover the port site will be very sore for a while and food temptations will come but after 2 to 3 weeks into your new eating habits it will just become your daily routine and your body will go back to normal in the last six months i havn't eaten any sweets,fried foods,or breads and no sodes this has really worked for me and i don't miss any of it so good luck and best wishes vicvic

Hi! optimistic one i'am also very new to this site i live in Montgomery AL, I will be banded on 4/26/07 I'am very excited maybe we can help each other along the way i have done alot of reading and this web site is great. what kind of diet are you on pre-opp? from reading I've learned that some doc place you on all liquid for two wks and other high protiens low to no carbs diets I'am going on the high protens starting the 2nd wk of april I,am guessing that you have already started yours let m know how it's going also i would love to here from you post -opp to see how your doing and how the surgery went. good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi everybody I live in montgomery ala, my surgery date is april 26,07 i can't wait my starting weight is 225lbs and my wieight struggle feels like it goes back 225 years and I'am only 33 i go in for pre-opp april 18,07 i love this web site you learn so much and it's good to know that theres others out there going through what your going through and are at the road that your yet to travel if there anyones out there that want to help me along the way with good or bad advice please do also i'am taking off of work for ten days the first day of my vacation will be the day of my surgery i work as a retail mgr. is that enough time off? also how soon can i start excersizing? i plan to start off with light cardio after 2weeks (tredmill,eliptical cycle etc.) but i don't know when to start weight traning i have a personal trainer lined up and i plan to give him some letiture to read up on the lapband but exercise is a must. also how do you put the weight chart on your page?

hi i jtust finished my pre-opp test but i do not have a surgery date yet i,am supose to get it next wek ( wk ending 03-24-07) as i have not started the pre-opp diet you may want to ask your doc about it but i'am sure that it is something that you can start on your own it consist of 90grams of protien a day (protien shakes to help save your muscle mass when your on the liquid diet for 2-3weeks) multi vitiamn with minerals 2times a day to give the body a boose of vitiamns and minerals to also help during the first mth post opp also calcium chewes 2times a day and a low fat high protein diet (no fried fish ,chicken, eggs,vegtable no suger diet 2-3 weeks before surgery it does shrink the liver but if you think about it it also prepares your body with the exra nutrients and vitiamins that it needs to prepare for the post-opp i'am not saying that it is a must but it is what really sold me on the lap-band and my doc because he was very concern about preparing my body for the change and me not losing musle mass after sugery i spoke to my best friends aunt about her surgery inwhich she had in dec 06 to get some insite about the pre-and post opp and she had no idea of what i was talking about when i spoke about the pre-opp diet and the post-opp diet as far as the 60grams of protien a day (day one after surgery ) after i gave her a copy of my diet she thought it made alot of since and wanted to speak with her doc to see why he hadn't given her the same info anyway i thought it was very helpful for my body after speaking to your doc if you like i can fax or e-mail you a copy i mean what can vitiams and protien hurt when during the first mth or so your body will be so deprived of it also my mother had the gastric-bypass and i went to all her pre-and-post opp visit with her and it wasn't mention by her doc either. please write back and let me know how your doing after surgery good luck and god bless vicvic,

hi everybody i'am new to this but as of today i have finished all of my post -opp test my doc wanted me to do a sleep apnea test inwhich i done this thursday(03-15-07) yes i have it do to weight gain and i have a c-pac machine that i have to use every time i go to sleep to give me enough air to prevent me from stop breathing during sleep my insurence has already givin the doc the go for me to have the lapband so from my understanding my surgery date will be set next week.wk-ending (03-25-07) hopefully i can be have it done in april. I will be happy when i can lose wieght and get off of high blood pressure meds and this new breathing machine inwhich doc says is all do to weight gain i'am now 230lbs and would like to be 140-145 (75-80lb loss) looking very foward to the better health and new me i really enjoy this web site and the info that i've read if anybody out there would like to walk me through this please do. I want to here it all.thanks vicvic

i started researching banding three years ago at the time finacing was the only way to go and my boyfriend thought that i had to be out of my mind to even think about going to mexico to have it done.well my story is not to different from the ones that i've read so many times before i was never a overwieght child some would say that i was a child that was to skinny i never had to worry about weight (so i thought) i can remember times when people would say how small i was and how it would make me feel uncomfortable and i would always defend my weight and say that i had gained a pound or two i never thought it would become my ever thought and ever move i did'nt start gaining weight until after high school and at the time i thought well this is okay a curve here and there but after my first child and present after my third child i gained 90lbs now weighing 226lbs well if it said it would help you lose weight or lose weight for you i've bought it,tried it,ate it,rubbed it on,had a shot for it,went to a meeting for it,did it 30mins a day,cooked it,you name it and i assure you that i have a empty or half empty bottle of it or it's somewhere under my bed or in my closet.if only i could redeposit all the money that i have spent on it then that four karet ring that i so want would be sitting pretty on my finger right now.well after having several talks with god and looking at myself in the mirror and not knowing who in the he_ _ is looking back at me i have decided that i want me back!!!!!! not for the some reasons that i would lose 40lbs and gain 60lbs back in the past (to look good in a pair of jeans)but to live the rest of my life in good health and to be around to watch my kids grow up without having to take highblood pressure meds (doc put me one hp meds 3mths ago and told me that i'am well on my way to being put on meds for high bloodsuger in which ever other adult in my family now takes) my third child is a special needs child and her needs depend soley on what others can do for her thank god that i have a great suport group with helping me to take care of her (her daddy being #1) i pray that my journey with her is long and with that being said i can't be in need of someone to take care of me because she will need me to take care of her always.I live in alabama after calling my insurance company to see if they covered lapband surgery (they do) i fought a doc on lapband.com after contacting his office i recieved some information in the mail to attend a siminar me and my boyfriend went and to my suprise the research that i done on my on was great because the material that the doc covered at the siminar a already know but the siminar still gave me more answers that i hadn't yet thought of 2weeks after the siminar i went in for a visit to see the doc and stress some concerns he told me that i was a great canidate for the lapband sugery so after the visit the office sought out aproval from my insurance company jan 16,07 one mth and a couple days later feb 22,07 i recieved a letter or approval:) :Banane10: i cried i even callied the insurance company to confirm . on march 7,07 i will attend a nutriton class that will go over pre-op diet and post-op also my new eating habits for life this is the start to the brand-new me.if anyone out there thats already had the surgery and would like to share there good or bad exsperiance with me please do or if your at the same point that I,am then maybe we can help each other along the way.

i started researching banding three years ago at the time finacing was the only way to go and my boyfriend thought that i had to be out of my mind to even think about going to mexico to have it done.well my story is not to different from the ones that i've read so many times before i was never a overwieght child some would say that i was a child that was to skinny i never had to worry about weight (so i thought) i can remember times when people would say how small i was and how it would make me feel uncomfortable and i would always defend my weight and say that i had gained a pound or two i never thought it would become my ever thought and ever move i did'nt start gaining weight until after high school and at the time i thought well this is okay a curve here and there but after my first child and present after my third child i gained 90lbs now weighing 226lbs well if it said it would help you lose weight or lose weight for you i've bought it,tried it,ate it,rubbed it on,had a shot for it,went to a meeting for it,did it 30mins a day,cooked it,you name it and i assure you that i have a empty or half empty bottle of it or it's somewhere under my bed or in my closet.if only i could redeposit all the money that i have spent on it then that four karet ring that i so want would be sitting pretty on my finger right now.well after having several talks with god and looking at myself in the mirror and not knowing who in the he_ _ is looking back at me i have decided that i want me back!!!!!! not for the some reasons that i would lose 40lbs and gain 60lbs back in the past (to look good in a pair of jeans)but to live the rest of my life in good health and to be around to watch my kids grow up without having to take highblood pressure meds (doc put me one hp meds 3mths ago and told me that i'am well on my way to being put on meds for high bloodsuger in which ever other adult in my family now takes) my third child is a special needs child and her needs depend soley on what others can do for her thank god that i have a great suport group with helping me to take care of her (her daddy being #1) i pray that my journey with her is long and with that being said i can't be in need of someone to take care of me because she will need me to take care of her always.I live in alabama after calling my insurance company to see if they covered lapband surgery (they do) i fought a doc on lapband.com after contacting his office i recieved some information in the mail to attend a siminar me and my boyfriend went and to my suprise the research that i done on my on was great because the material that the doc covered at the siminar a already know but the siminar still gave me more answers that i hadn't yet thought of 2weeks after the siminar i went in for a visit to see the doc and stress some concerns he told me that i was a great canidate for the lapband sugery so after the visit the office sought out aproval from my insurance company jan 16,07 one mth and a couple days later feb 22,07 i recieved a letter or approval:) i cried i even callied the insurance company to confirm . on march 7,07 i will attend a nutriton class that will go over pre-op diet and post-op also my new eating habits for life this is the start to the brand-new me.if anyone out there thats already had the surgery and would like to share there good or bad exsperiance with me please do or if your at the same point that I,am then maybe we can help each other along the way.