NaeNae

Boy, I tell ya I'm retarded when it comes to this web site. I wanted a picture on the left by my username as well as my doctor's name - like everyone else - but nooooo....the only place I could find for it was the signature area. Help anyone?

I haven't found that liquid fills me up - but I do know that it washes food down past the band. Oh, and the POPCYCLES!!! :clap2: YES! Popcycle brand has has them in Diet Dr Pepper, Diet Orange Crush, and Diet Rootbeer. Sometimes if I can't make it the whole hour and a half after a meal I'll have a popcycle and it helps.

ONTHEWAY _ I know what you mean. I've been hungry every day except for the first 3-4 days after surgery (May 8th). A girl I know has had the band for 2 yrs and says she really hasn't felt hungry in the two yrs.! I'm like "WHAT?" What happened with me? My stomch gowls all the time - and LOUD. I feel like I have to have almost as much will power as I did before the band. I am still happy with it though, because I know eventually I will be restricted to the point I'm suppoed to be. (half cup) I found out last week that I can eat a 6 inch sub!!!! I've had one fill. I get another one next week and I'm gonna tell them to close that baby! *lol* Just kidding. I am ready to get under 200 lbs., though. I started at 215 and am now at 204. :phanvan

Not only are you not supposed to drink while you eat - but you're not supposed to drink a half hour before or an hour and a half afterwards! But you're still supposed to get your eight glasses down a day!!!! I knew this would be the biggest challenge for me. I am in week eight post op and I must say that I do drink with my meals half the time - just not much. I have also been bad about the half hour prior and hour and a half wait after. It is till SO worth having done. I am losing sloooowly - 11 lbs since surgery May 8th. 215 to 203. Maybe that's why because I eat way more than a half a cup! My doctor also told me that the band was way loose on me. He doesn't usually fill the band during surgery because there is swelling but he put 2 cc's in to make up for the loseness. I've had one fill and now I'm a 4.4 cc. I can still eat a 6 inch sub!!!!! But befroe I would eat chips and a soda with it. After tat sub I couldn't have possibly eaten anything else. Still, I don't think you're supposed to be able to eat 6 inch subs. *LOL* I'm actually pleased that I am losing slow because I didn't want a lot of attention and questions from ppl. Plus, I hope it will help prevent a lot of loose skin. Anyway, back to the subject. It is hard not to drink but it won't kill you if you sip a little during meals.

Okay, I think I've given you enough time to catch your breath :cool:) So, I can also guzzle water which supposedly shouldn't happen. I'm pretty sure I could be adjusted a LOT tighter. I haven't found a single thing I can't eat. My system seems to be doing fine on everything. The one uncomfortable side effect I have is pain in my left shoulder. I know that happens with gas after surgery, but I didn't expect it to last. I still get pain in my shoulder everyday. Anyone else have that ongoing problem? NURSELAURELI - what is PB? It must be nurse terminology.... I haven't been to any support group because mine is in Nashville and I live about 50 minutes to an hour (depending on traffic) from there. I work in Nashville everyday and can't afford the time to stay until meetings in the evening (I get off work at 4 and the meetings are at 7 pm) So, this site will be a big help.

Hello EVERYONE!!! I haven't been on here since my surgery on May 8th! I've been entirely too busy. I am SO happy with my decision to go through with it. I am losing SLOWLY... 11 lbs in 8 weeks, but I am fine with it as long as the scale keeps going down! Plus, it's so suttle that I am not getting a lot of unwanted attention and questions from ppl. People closest to me at work - as well as other family and frineds know, but I don't think it's wise to tell everyone because some ppl still have a mentality that it is dangerous and "I know this new diet..." etc.... I have lost more inches than pounds. My doctor said that when he put the lap band on it was loose to he started it with 2 cc's (he usually doesn't put any in it because of swelling after surgery) I have had just one adjustment to far - total of 4.4 cc's - and I found out the other day that I can eat a whole 6 inch sub!!! I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be able to do that. *lol* I am also hungry everyday.....I don't think I'm supposed to experience so much hunger either....BUT I am losing weight and I know it is all coming off so that's what counts. Boy this is getting long. I'm trying to get everything in in one shot. *lol* I'll stop and let you catch your breath. :cool:)

Me too, Tamjpjp!!! I hope we can sleep tonight. I'm even skipping 24 tonight (one of my favorite shows) so that I can get some rest and get psyched up surgery tomorrow!

<p>Me too!!! I think it may be hard to sleep tonight. In fact I'm going to bed in just a few minutes because I have to get up so early to prepare....</p>

NV Girl! I hope all went well today. I'm thinking of you. I'll be getting up at 3:30 a.m. tomorrow in order to get ready and be at the hospital (1hr away) and checked in by 5:30. My surgery is at 7:30! I hope I can sleep. let us all know how you're feeling. i'll try to be on here Wednesday - if not tomorrow night after surgery. ;o)

I am SO nerveous, anxious, excited etc... It was nice to hear of some other people "self-paying." I am also a self pay patient - using our savings - ALL of it - and that's the scary part....what if something goes wrong.....what if I am miserable......Please tell me you had the same emotional roller coaster ride.:phanvan Thanks for sharing.

I'm new to this chat site so please bear with me. My pre-op is going okay. I'm HUNGRY today. This is just my third day on the pro-op diet. How about you?

Okay - Obviously I didn't do the ticker thingy right. It says I lost 215 lbs. That's immpossible because I would no longer exist! ) That is my current weight. I haven't had my sugery yet. My goal is 140. Hmmm....I'll have to try again.

Testing 1, 2, 3..... Not sure how to use this ticker....

MNVGirl - are you from Nashville? My surgery is scheduled for May 8th in Nashville. )

Thank you for the feed back!

Thank you for your response. Are adjustments neccesary is you are doing fine where it is?

Slow losers, slow responders.....that's what it must be.....*lol* Well, I'm a pre-bander and a little nervous. Just looking for some sort of feedback. )

*singing* do, do, do, do, do, do, do - do do do do DOOP da dooda dooda....

Oh great. My comment would be the start of a whole new page.....I hope someone sees it....*lol*

Hello? Are there real live peeps on here?

OMG!!! This is my first visit to a lap band discussion forum and it's scaring the crap outta me! *lol* I'm just a few weeks away from surgery and now I'm freaking out. I don't have to jump through all the hoops because my insurance doesn't pay for the proceedure. I'm a self pay, so they basically have you do the psych eval, 2 week diet and then surgery. My psych eval is tomorrow. I guess it's good that I'm hearing all this stuff now instead of being surprised afterwards...... Another thing that has me freaking out is so many mentions of gas. I can't be dealing with that, dudes and dudettes. I teach 5 hr classes!!! Somebody give me some positive feedback here.

This is my first time to this site. I am in the process (Psych eval tomorrow) of getting the lap band. I've been reading posts about gas and this scares me. Do you seem to have excess gas just after the surgery or is it a part of life afterwards? I teach and cannot be having this problem if ya know what I mean? *lol*