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Hi Guys it's been months since I posted, I got really down about the whole thing and decided I was unhelpable. I have had 7 fills and now I think the restriction will get some fat moving. I can still eat some things to excess (CHIPS!!!!) but meals are definately smaller and I have to do the small bites and chew well or I am in a world of hurt. It's weird to go somewhere and order the smaller serve or half of something and actually mean it!!! I have lost 13 kg since June 27 so I won't win any contests but I am grateful for that loss. I am going to try to hang around here and talk to you all, so glad you are still talking. Marga

Hi all, Just wanted to know if anyone has been banded at the Epworth by Dr Frydenberg or Dr Lim? I'm getting banded on June 27. :hungry: very hungry and cranky right now though!!!

Sweety how did your Friday fill go???? I had another one too, still not much change, I guess fill number 4 will be the magic one!!!! Hope you feel something in your band Marga

You go Lisa, sounds like you might have hit the spot. Can't wait till that happens, called my Doc and begged for another fill so I go Friday for number 3. Steph, it is quiet, I hope it's not because people aren't doing well. I am going to do better after my next fill, I can feel it in my bones (band). We are heading into summer and I so wanted to have a little less of me to drag around.!!

Sweety feelin your pain also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have had two fills, very little restriction only occasional getting "stuck" if I eat too fast. I can eat whatever I want and almost as much as before. I have put on a couple of pounds in the last 2 weeks and I am super DEPRESSED. i am also thinking I am a failure at this along with all the other attempts at weight loss I have ever tried. I feel so hopeless right now, but lots of folk have had 4 or 5 fills to get that spot so we have to keep on going. I hate this

Thanks insub and Toni, I'm really going to try to stay here and not just go be alone in my misery which is what I always do. maybe I am feeling this wrong, I get confused with "stuck" "full" etc. I want to eat till I have the Thanksgiving full but I guess thats not the new full feeling. I shouldn't be able to eat three courses though RIGHT???? That means the food is still going through the band or I would be in agony????? I am going to be more assertive for my next fill. Marga

Had my second fill on Tuesday, now 3.5 in a 10 cc band. No restriction I can still eat like a fiend. I am really depressed, forcing myself to post because I always go away when things aren't working out. I thought this would be easier, or at least something.

Steph How is that possible that you only eat 700 cals and don't lose weight. That is soooo little. I really agree with the starvation theory. There are lots of studies to show that people who starve themselves lose weight more and more slowly as time goes by. One study with optifast (complete meal replacement drink) showed that people drinking that lost more than the other group who were fasting!! Anyway thanks for being such a great poster, I always enjoy you. QUESTION why can I eat a three course meal no probs and then another time get stuck on a couple of bites of something. Why does it vary so much???

Is THIS GOING TO WORK FOR ME. I am embarassed to say I can hardly read about others weight loss and success because I am having such a bad time and I feel so hopeless. Sad huh!!! I am eating just fine as always, I called the Doc and begged for a sooner 2nd fill (not 6 weeks away!!) and he will do it next week so I hope it change things. I need a lap band around my neck!!!!!!! Thank goodness for all you that talk about your difficulties, I hope the next fill does it for us all.

Hey Dawn I am with you. I have shed many tears lately about feeling nothing from my band. Still nothing after my first fill. I really need some help from my band too as so far it all feels the same as before. (me fighting not to eat and failing miserably) I knew the band was no miricle but a little something would do. It helps so much that others feel this way too, I am feeling very alone and miserable/hopeless right now.

Aw munch sorry to scare you, but i was all primed up for a non painful experience going by what everyone else was saying and it was YUK. my port area is still abit sore to press so thats probably why it hurt but i must say so far all my experiences have been more unpleasant than I have read about ( I think I'm just a wimp) !!!! Yours will be like everyone else's and you won't even know it's done. I don't even care about the pain I just wish I had some restriction!!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK

Hey you first fillers, had mine Tuesday, it hurt alot and doesn't feel any different. 2cc in a 10 cc band. I wish I had some restriction as I finding this waiting thing tough. Janine, how do you feel now with the 5 cc in???

Dan you look so good, I wish i was you!!!! I wish I felt good enough to even want to post a pic, but blubberguts is still here. I had my first fill Tuesday and feel nothing, nada, zippo, zilch!!!! I can eat and drink anything at almost pre op speed. As I have said before I sure it's a kidney stealing crime organization and I don't have a band at all. :rolleyes I want so much to feel this elusive restriction thing, maybe next fill, it's so hard to wait so long till next time (6 weeks ) if it's not working why the heck don't they just put more in, I don't get it. I still binge too. Not as much (volume) at a time but I can still eat way too much in a day.

Well I wasn't worried about hair loss because I've got lots..... BUT I am developing a bald spot right at the front in the middle. Pretty soon i'm going to have to do a Donald Trump combover. #$%*&^ now I'm fat AND bald!!!!!:faint:

You guys I love this. I took my girls riding for 4 hours this morning then came back and took my son and his friend to see Simpsons (sorry I just don't like it) while my dh lay in bed and read a book ALL day. The breakfast dishes are still there. He said to me "do I have to babysit the girls?" YOU DON'T BABYSIT YOUR OWN CHILDREN I think he thinks because he works thats all he has to do. Just once I wish I could lay in bed all day and have someone else take care of life. So I ate too much, What's new!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marga

Hi Junies, havn't been on for a while as dh fell asleep with laptop on knee an poured a glass of red wine on it!! Glad it wasn't me. I had gastro last weekend and threw up (or tried to) for 4 days, if my band is still in place then it's pretty tough. I did all that and lost 2 lbs, makes me realize how hard it is to lose weight. Get my first fill on Tuesday. CAN'T WAIT. Glad you are all there. Marga

Hey green have you ever tried a vibrator?? I would die without it as I have have trouble coming because of antidepressants. Thanks to you all for your wisdom and honesty. I have many of the same lack of sex with dh issues and am feeling SO fat and ugly today. I keep bringing it up and he keeps avoiding it. It used to be so fun. I don't want to realize one day that I am seventy and havn't had sex for 20 years.

Hi my Junies, in Oz ( that's the country not the prison)I was told not to count anything (protein, cals , carbs ) and to eat 3 healthy meals a day when hungry and stop when full. I asked him about the protein stuff and he said Just don't drink it(ie protein shakes) as we want you to eat real food(more realistic long term and more filling)some with each meal is fine and stop thinking about food!! He also said soda is fine just don't guzzle it. I drank some yesterday no worries. So interesting how different all your rules are. I also got a book called "The Lapband Solution" written by one of the first LB docs(early 90's) and the thing about flying is that any air bubbles in the band will expand at altitude and the band may be very tight during the flight but will go back to normal when you land. Has that been anyone's experience? I am flying soon and want to know what to expect. Marga

The stuck thing is really weird. Sometimes I can eat anything (in any amount ) but lately Ive had a few stuck episodes. Apples and salad seem to cause trouble, last night I was starving and forgot to go slow for a couple of bites and Oh boy I had to go and bring it up fast. I think it's only when I eat too fast and the more difficult to digest foods but it's nasty!!! My dietician said it should take 15 to 20 mins to eat a small meal, by then I've aready eaten, done the dishes,vacumed, hung out the clothes and thought about what to cook for the next meal !!!!! I think it will take some serious practice. Have a good day Junies, Marga

MusicalM Don't get too down about it. My Doc says this time till they get the fill right is hard for most and it's very common to put on weight. I am starving and have no restriction too,so it's just like the old days trying to diet and not succeeding right?? It felt bad then too. Now I am an ice cream FREAK so I really do know how you feel. If I had to choose one food for the rest of my life it would be ice cream. To satisfy that urge I blend frozen fruit (mango, banana) and low/no fat yogurt in one of those ice crushing powerful blenders and it really is yum. It's not triple choc but not too bad!!! Keep talking to us, the more we close off with our stuff the harder it is

Oh thanks so much for those Suzzzie LOL I wish I was clever enough to come up with those great one liners.

Hey I didn't have any restriction post op either, I think it's fairly common. Just do your best to stick to the diet to allow the healing to occur and not stretch the new small stomach before the band scars down. Small amounts more often can help keep the binges at bay. GOOD LUCK

HEY 15 lbs is 15 bloody lbs. That's a big huge pile of fat and now it's not on you.:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: as I was reminded yesterday, THIS IS NOT A RACE bigbaby you rock for your exercising. I was going to pretend I didn't have to do it today but you have inspired me. Thanks:rockon: Now the reason I don't want to exercise is I went out for lunch with the girls and ate 3 courses ( I don't think I have any restriction, whadaya think???) Damn I wish I hadn't done that. Marga

I mostly just hang in June band land too, I could sit and read all day but unfortunately my life won't let me. I also type like a snail so that's a little restricive!!! Spring sounds great for lots of us? Marga

I hate that "food police" thing others do. That was the main reason I hardly told anyone about being banded, I can't stand being watched. My dh occasionally yells "watcha doing hun?" from the living room when I am out in the kitchen and I know he's checking whether I am eating or not. Standard reply " eating everything I can before you see me" :heh: lol Benifiber is great. You can put it in lots of things and not even know it's there. The constipation thing has been bad for me since the pre op diet. :confused:Question Why do we PB? It's so random. I can eat tons of some types of food but the other day I had 2 small bites of apple (well chewed) and back it came. It doesn't make sense, if your little stomach is empty then why does the food come back, there must be enough room for 2 bites of apple. Any medical types that can explain?? I'm a nurse but makes no sense to me. Well off I go to clean my disaster house (with the speed of a herd of turtles!!!) :tired Good luck with your day Junies, Marga