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I'm sure you'll get there soon enough. I never even thought about my fingers slimming down I was truly just focused on the scale. So this was a great reminder that it's about more than the number on that dreaded scale.

So December 2012 I bought myself a beautiful ring for Christmas. It was a size 9.25. I was banded 5/30/2013 and recently reached my green zone. My ring was feeling loose so when I took it in for inspection I asked to have it resized. I now have a 7.5 ring finger. I know it's not much but I felt awesome.

Thank you everyone!! I attached a picture of how small it looks and it on my hand. I'm still shocked something that small fit on my stubby finger. LOL!!! [ATTACH]40965[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]40965[/ATTACH]

I was banded 5/30/13 and had my first fill on 7/30 of 5cc's. Then last Tuesday I got a fill of 1 cc. I was still not feeling full so today I got another fill of 1.5cc's. My doctor said today that she wants patients to feel the band working. I won't know how good it's working until I get past this 48 hrs of liquids. lol

My doctor's office is in Elmwood Park, Il.not far from Chicago. I know they are taking new patients, and I'm sure they take self pay. BTW weight fluctuations are normal at least for me lol. So don't get down on yourself.

I was banded May 30th. I had complications so I didn't get my first fill until the end of July. They put in 5cc's. At first I didn't feel restriction, but now I can go long periods without even thinking about food. Way longer than the recommended 3-4 hrs. I've been moving for the past week and yesterday I realized that I hadn't eaten all day at about 8 pm. That is not the norm by any means I know I must eat. I'm supposed to get a fill next Tuesday, but I'm thinking I might not need it. Not sure what to do....

I had my first fill today of 5cc's. I had to wait 2 months for a fill due to complications. I have the need to burp and I feel like I have something stuck in my throat. I am on liquids for 48 hrs I hope this throat feeling subsides. I feel like I'm finally on my way again since my weight loss was stalled.

I was banded 5/30/13 and I also have H.S. I am hoping that weight loss will slow down my outbreaks. Glad you're able to get back on your meds.

When I got banded I went home with no gas pains. Now weeks later I'm feeling all kinds of pains and the gas x is slow to help. I'm passing gas (sorry tmi) and burping so I'm hesitant to call my Dr. Is this normal?

Thanks

I had my surgery 5/30/13. Since then I have been in the E.R., had my port site get infected with a hematoma. It is still healing and just Thursday I started getting horrible pains in stomach area. So yes I have questioned my decision to do this to myself. I am only 3 weeks in and I am going through it big time. However, I keep telling myself once this is all over with I'll be even stronger. I get down some days but I always remember I did this for a reason. Good luck!!

I was told to crush mine. I was on Bactrim after surgery which I have taken before. However crushing them gave me an allergic reaction. So they switched me to a different antibiotic. My pharmacist advised to crush and put in apple sauce.

I'm in Illinois my surgery was done by Dr. Tiesenga.

Thursday night I looked down and noticed that my port site was bleeding ALOT!! I have had surgeries in the past so I had gauze and tape do I taped it and said if it hadn't stopped I would seek advice in the morning. Friday Morning I was still bleeding so I went to the ER. They did a CT scan and blood work. She saw an infiltration in my port site, but she just bandaged me up and sent me home. I had a follow up with my surgeon Friday or so I thought, because when I called to see if they could move me up since I was bleeding they started my appt was actually for next Wednesday. Luckily they squeezed me in and the Dr advised that the port being a foreign object the body is sending blood to the site. He says it's fairly common and not a problem. He squeezed to make sure there was no pus or other infection (which the ER didn't do). I've never heard of this before and I feel like I have the worst luck ever. It has me wondering what have I done to myself. I was banded May 30th and since then I have had quite a few setbacks. High fevers, bad white blood cell counts, and now this. All in a week's time. I'm sure it will get better I just needed to vent...

Congratulations on your approval!!! I was banded on May 30th. Being nervous, excited, and anxious all at the same time somedays is normal. This is a big step and not one taken lightly. I must say as for your romance concerns I recently started dating my friend of 6 years right before I chose to have surgery. He likes heavier girls so I was scared to tell him. I would test him and say things like I heard about this LB and he would reply about people he knew that looked weird afterwards and that scared me. One day I put my big girl panties on and just said this is what I'm gonna do are you with me or should we go back to friend status? I mentioned the fear of saggy skin and a stretchy belly. His response was are you gonna change your attitude? Of course I said no and then he said then I don't care how u change ur body. I was stressing for nothing. I say all this to simply say that the right man will be happy that you're happy and show you support. Good luck to you!!

I was banded on May 30th and the urge to actually chew my food is steadily increasing. I feel your pain. I find myself eating popsicles to try and curb the solid food blues. At least I can bite them and try to trick myself.

I am excited to get home to my kids. I really haven't needed pain meds since yesterday right after surgery. I have been noticing that my port is located in the upper left quadrant below my breast. It is kind of sticking out. I'm worried it will be noticeable and make me self conscious. I was wondering if maybe it is just swollen and will go down, but I'm not sure. My doctor says don't worry about it, but I can't stop thinking about it.

Thanks everyone for your reply. I feel better about it now. For the record I think I'm just concerned because I haven't really told anyone about it except my sister her husband, my cousin, and my boyfriend. I know the most important thing is the weight loss and I will keep that in mind. I'm the type of person that worries about everything. I'm just going to woo sah and focus on my weight loss.

So today I had my surgery. Expected to be in pain and very gassy. So far the pain is minimal more just soreness, and no gas. I should be discharged in the morning. I'm not even hungry thankfully. So happy I didn't back out. I know this is just the beginning but I'm sooooo excited!!

I am new here but wanted to share my story. I'm a single mom of 2 ready to make a change. I started getting my approval last year for lap band wls, but lost my insurance right after I got approved. I was so down I gave up. Then this year I decided to start over. February I saw my surgeon and had to do my dietician visits. My last visit was in April. I was given my surgery date of May 30, 2013. I was so excited and scared at the same time. I had some drawbacks getting my records transferred from the old surgeon to the new one and my blood pressure was too high. My Dr finally approved my surgery yesterday. I have been on a 5 day liquid diet since Saturday. This was so challenging with memorial day, but much to my own surprise I survived. I felt like I should've earned a pin that says "I'm having wls in 5 days and I survived memorial day" I am having surgery tomorrow. I'm happy and worried all at the same time. The only people that know about my surgery are my sister, her husband, my cousin, and my boyfriend. I don't want my kids to know thinking this is an easy out. I want them to see me eating better and working out. I am praying that this is the beginning of a new life for me and my family. I have a chronic kidney disorder as well so anything I can do to get healthier I'm all for it. I really just wish I had more of a support system. Hence why I am so happy I found this forum! :-)