shady2121

Yes I thought I was pretty strong until after my surgery. 2 days in the recliner then I could get in and out of bed. I had the worse gas pains in my shoulder for weeks. I survived. Good Luck to you.

I have not hit my goal yet. I am one and half years out. I still love my band and a 50 pound weight loss is great to me. Still chugging along and hopefully will make it to my second goal of 175 soon. Good luck.

I feel ya sister. I have gone back to eating foods that are pre-labeled with calorie counts on them. Yogurt, healthy choice, sugar free pudding and jellos, yogurt, I make a vegetable Soup that I eat for lunch. All fresh veggies with Taco mix seasoning. It is so hard I have stalled with my weight loss but don't really know if I need another fill. I go tomorrow for an appointment lets see what the Doc has to say. Good luck to you.

Thanks I needed that.

I thought the same thing after my first fill. Then I laid down and felt where my port was and realized it is in a different place when I stand or lay.

Yep! stuck every time, gave them up along with bread.

Try a frozen banana with peanut butter in a blender or food processor. Haven't tried it yet but need to.

OK I hope this helps. My husband had lap-band in 2009. I was right by his side. I did lose some weight with him. He lost 50 pounds with no fill. I was diagnosed as pre diabetic 4 years ago. I stepped up and started exercising watching my sugar and eating right. I lost 25 pounds. Well I put it back on and my husband gained some of his weight back as well. My husband had only had a few vomiting episodes. Mostly with Panda Express for some reason. I felt that he did not follow the Dr.s instructions very well. He never went back for follow ups. His surgeon was 3 hours away. I decided to get the lap band. It took about 6 months from the beginning to the actual surgery 12-27-2012. I almost backed out. I have lost app. 50 pounds. My lowest weight has been 181. I go up to 184 and back down. I feel great. I have had some stuck episodes. I have horrible shoulder pain when I get a stuck episode. My goal weight is 150. I'm not sure if I will get that low but I continue to try everyday. Yes I would do it all over again. I got into a size 12 jean shorts this weekend. lol. My husband started seeing my surgeon for fills and has lost app. 30 more pounds. Doing this together sure does help one another. You have someone so close to help you keep on track. We love riding bikes and taking walks together. Good luck in whatever you choose to do.

I also have lost slowly. I was at my lowest weight ever this AM. But my body has changed so much. 10 inches lost in my waist. I also do not know how much is in my band. My Doctor does not think that is important. How I feel is important to him. December was my 1 year bandaversary.

You are amazing!!!

I walked through a museum with my husband then walked about 2 more hours through an outside mall.

FYI-if you sit for long periods of time and wear under wire bras it can be very uncomfortable. A burning sore pain. I forgot why I stopped wearing under wire and bought 2 new ones. With in 2 weeks I started having a burning sore pain again. I was like "Hey Dummy you forgot already"? Got rid of the underwire again. Pain is going away.

I had the same bug. Thankfully I didn't have much in my stomach to get rid of. I was scared too. My stomach seemed tender for a few days afterward. Everything is fine now. Thank goodness!

I make a lot of homemade vegetable soups. Squash all kinds, turnips, carrots, celery, canned tomatoes, corn, green beans, black beans, a packet of taco seasoning. It is so good.

Peanut butter and honey. The above sound great I'm going to have to try them.

I am doing good down 50 lbs. I had a very slow summer. I have had 5 fills. Some very small and one big one 1.0. I have started losing again. I did really good this Thanksgiving. I ate what I wanted but only a small amount which is good. I have had no trouble and am so glad I had this done. I feel so good. Going to the gym with a 25 year old and keeping up with her. Yay me. 30 more pounds to go. I will make it!!!!

I was banded on 12-28-2012 and have lost 50 pounds. I stalled this summer losing and gaining the same 5 pounds. I have had 4 fills. I saw my Doc. yesterday and he told me to slow down when I eat. I get pain in my left shoulder when I eat to much or have a stuck episode. I am losing inches so I know my body is changing. I am a success!!!!!

I was banded on 12-28-2012 and have lost 50 pounds. I stalled this summer losing and gaining the same 5 pounds. I have had 4 fills. I saw my Doc. yesterday and he told me to slow down when I eat. I get pain in my left shoulder when I eat to much or have a stuck episode. I am losing inches so I know my body is changing. I am a success!!!!!

I too had my fourth fill this month. I have real restriction now. Its kind of a love hate relationship with my band. I love that I cant eat much but sometimes it gets on my nerves. I sit down to eat dinner and the first bite gets stuck. The end to a good meal. My stuck pain is all in my left shoulder. Its weird. I got into a size 14 jeans at Old Navy today so its all good. Size 12 is right around the corner. Yay me.

After my last fill I sure can feel when I start to over eat or eat the wrong thing like something dry. I get my pain in my shoulder. It is horrible. I have really had to slow down when eating too. I never had much problem before but this last fill was a doozy.

I had my fourth fill on Tuesday. I definitely feel restriction but I can eat and drink, just slowly. Good luck.

Lap Band was a tough decision for us all. Research, research, research....I'm so glad I did it. I don't throw up. I know what I can and can't eat. I choose not to eat bread (once in a great while) its just not worth the stuck episode. Good luck with your decision. Ditto to the above comments.