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I am having a revision surgery to fix my slipped band on November 18th so i feel like it will be all new again. I had my origanal surgery in Sept. 07 and have lost almost 100 pounds total. I am nervous for the surgery but looking forward to it to:)

This was a great post for me for today! I am almost a year out and have only lost 52 lbs. I am getting very discouraged but as i read you post i realized that i hardly ever add protien and i have almost completely stopped drinking protien shakes. I needed this wake up post. Thanks

I am going in for my 4th fill on Thursday and am so depressed. I know that i have gained about 5 lbs since my last fill 6 weeks ago. I almost want to cancel the appointment just because i don't want to face the doctor with my utter failure. I have NEVER felt any restriction of any kind. I can eat anything that i want and because of some personal issues at home, i have been overeating. Every day i wake up and say "okay today i will follow the diet" but by noon I am absolutley starving. Do you guys think that there is something wrong with the band or will i ever get real restriction. I was banded on 9/17/07 and did great at first but that was all my willpower and now my willpower seems to be gone. Thanks for any help!!

I went in for the fill today and it wasn't as bad as i had feared. I had gained 1.5 lbs (better than the 5 i had thought) and told the dr. everything. He said her would be more agressive in the fill this time and to call in a couple of weeks if i don't get good restriction to have another one. I am on liquid today and mushies for 4 days so i am hopeful today!

Thank you all for your encouragement! I will go in Thursday and ask for a more agressive fill. My dr. is notoriously conservative but i will ask for more than .5 cc this time. I will have new hope, i see all the people who have had such great results and I will try not to get depressed because as was stated above that just leads to more overeating...

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Sears has three or four different Nordic Tracks ranging from $399 - $899. I just thought that the $499 had enough bells and whistles for me. I think that i am going to bite the bullet and buy it this afternoon. I am really motivated and just cannot find the time to go to the gym except late at night and then i won't go... I am determined to make this work!!

I spent yesterday looking at them also. The best deal i found was at Sears. They had a Nordic Track on sale for $499.00 that seemed really good. I can't decide if i want to spend that much or if i trust myself to really use it. My husband is afraid that it will become a very expensice clothes rack....

i just had my second fill last week and i still can't really tell much difference. I still feel like i am totally using willpower to not eat everyting in sight. I don't ever get a real full feeling. I don't go back for another fill until January. I am starting to get worried but i keep reading about others who didn't really get a good restriction until the third or forth fill.... Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

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Johna - i was banded on 9/17 and have my first fill on 10/23 too. I am in the same boat. I have no restriction and feel like I could eat any and everything. I am relying on willpower which I have to admit I don't have much of. So far i have not gained any weight but i certainly haven't lost much. I am really hoping that the fill will do the trick. Except for some residual pain when i strech or bend a certain way, i can even forget that i have a band at all. I really need this to start working!!

I had my surgery on Sept. 17, so i am only two weeks out and i don't seem to have any restriction at all. I know that this is somewhat normal, but i am so depressed about it. I am hungry all the time, hardly eating anything but still not losing anything! I can't wait to get a fill just to see if this darn thing works:)

JP - i am in the same boat... i was just banded Sept. 17th and i already feel like i am starving all the time, have no restriction and have lost only 10 lbs since surgery. I lost more before i had the band put in. I am counting the days till i get my fill.

I was also banded on the 17th. I think that i have been very lucky so far. I have had a little nausea, but have been able to keep everything down. I am very sore around the incisions and have not slept well, but overall am doing great. sure hope you feel better soon!!

My surgery is Monday and i am wondering the same thing. The papers from the hospital say not until after the post-op visit, but that is over two weeks away. I have to be able to drive to school and work. What did other people do??

My Dr's office just changed my surgery date from Sept 13 to Sept 17th. I am very bummed out about it. I looks like there are a lot of us getting banded on the 17th though. I have been on liquid since last friday and have lost about 19 pounds, but i am ready for something crunchy!!!

Hi LaBella, I am having my band done here in Tulsa, OK. Not as exotic as Mexico but less travel... I am so sad right now, the Dr's office just called and changed my date to Monday the 17th. I had all my plans made with work and help with the kiddos and know i have to re-arrange it all. I am now grumpy... but it will be fine, i know. I would love to keep in touch even though we are not having our bands on the same day anymore. Good luck in Mexico. Let us know how everything goes. I will think about you on thursday and pray for a great recovery!!

Hi all, my surgery is the 13th. i start my liquid only tomorrow and i have lost 12 pounds since my pre-op visit. I have to lose 3 more by surgery day. So far it has not been too bad but i wish this week would go faster... Any one else have the 13th for surgery day?

I have told most of the people in my office, i have found them to be very supportive. I plan to take about two weeks off and i figure that i can use all the support i can get. I also think that if everyone in the office knows then i will be less likely to "cheat" on my pre-op diet. My surgery is set for the 13th.

My name is Beth and my surgery is set fot Sept. 13th!!

I just got my surgery date, Sept. 13th!! I am excited and scared. I am happy to be an official September Bandster.

I am new to all this, i just got my insurance approval and am waiting (not very patiently) for my surgery date. It took 8 months to get insurance approval. I have rheumatoid arthritis and do water aerobics to help my joints. Does anybody know how long after surgery i have to stay out of the pool. Thanks for all the great information on this site, i can't wait to be an "official" bandster.

I hope my doctor agrees with the 10 days to 2 weeks.... It is the best exercise that i do. Thanks for all the responses!