kags1969

I had my Surgery 7/27/2012 and I am down 36lbs from my starting weight of 292. I was a little worried when I first got the band that it wasnt going to work for me, but it is doing its job! I am feeling much better about myself and am looking forward to the next 36lbs coming off. I lost about 20lbs during the pre-surgery diet and have been on a 4-6lbs/month loss since. I am at 255 this morning and wearing jeans I havent been able to fit into for about four or five years.... overall very please with my decision and the results....

I got my first fill today, roughly three weeks after surgery. The surgen had put in 4.6cc during the surgery and today added 2.4cc. I am on liquids for a day, then mushy food for a day then back to regular food. I am interested to see how the additional fluid will affect my appitite and weight loss. I lost about 5lbs the week after surgery on the liquid diet, but have been maintaining that same weight.

Today is August 1 and I had Surgery on July 26. I have been on a liquid diet which consists of mostly Protein shakes (15-20 grams protein - 1-15grams of carbs). I have the feeling of being stuffed or bloated alot of the time. I am taking gas-x for gas but wonder if this is normal. I have my post op visit tomorrow and will talk to the Dr. about it. Just wondering if anyone had a similar expreiance and when you started to get your appitite back. Thanks, Chris

Thanks for the reply's ! Yes I did have a hiatal hernia, my insurance paid to fix that! I actually got a little bit of an appitite last night and had my first mushy food in seven days. I had 1/4 cup of tuna and some Bush's baked Beans. I practiced the 1 minute between bites thing, which slows down the eating process. I used my Iphone stopwatch to get a real idea of the time between bites. I had a mental craving for Bush's baked beans since I put it on my list of "mushy foods". I visit the Dr. Office today. I had a shake for Breakfast and am thinking for dinner that I am going to make ground meat with green chili's cooked in, maybe some onions and bell peppers....

Hi I just wanted to say Hi. I'm a 43 year old male in Austin Texas and just had surgery yesterday at Turning Point in San Antonio. Today is my Bday and I did the lap band primarily because I developed Type2 Diabetes a couple of years ago and could not loose weight using only my willpower. I am glad to have this new tool. My surgeon is Dr. Esquivel in Austin and I used the Turning Point Surgery Center in SA. It was a very good experiance, a little scary, but the staff at turning point were very kind and did a good job. I started at 292, lost 12lbs on atkins pre surgery and would like to get to 190-210. I graduated from college in 1992 and weighed 185, at 200 I feel very svelt. My greatest concern is that hopefully the diabetes will go away with the weight. I like to use boards like this to document my progress and hopefully it will encourage others.

Thank you ! I have sleep apnea, so I had problems waking up from the anethisia. I felt like I was suffocating, but it all worked out great, just a scary few minutes until I had enough muscle strength to breath on my own again. I guess that it happens sometimes with a big guy like me and the apnea. The Dr's and staff were great and it all worked out great. It did scare the poop out of me though.....