Ailie

Congratulations and good luck.

Last Tuesday morning I was in a rush as I had to go out of town for my job. I was gathering up my Tae Kwon Do uniform along with a t-shirt. I didn't pay too much attention as I was rushing and didn't have my glasses on so I couldn't see the tag on the shirt too clearly. When I rushed into Tae Kwon Do that night to help out in a class, I put the shirt on and it fit a little closer than I usually like, but it fit. I pulled it off and this time I had my glasses on. It was my daughter's t-shirt...a size Large. I have not been in a size Large since I don't even remember when. I was doing a happy dance for the rest of the night.

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm on Diovan right now for my bp. I've noticed quite a few times lately that whenever I'm sitting down (or like today when I was on my knees in a filing cabinet drawer) that I get dizzy when I stand up. It seems to be getting more frequent. I think tomorrow I will take a trip down to the nurse at work and have her take my bp. I also have to call my doctor anyway because I'm due for some blood work. I was starting to wonder why I was getting so dizzy. Now I have a place to start. Thanks again!!!!!

I had the same thing happen after my first fill. I thought it was very weird and I kept telling people it was almost like it had the opposite effect from what it was supposed to do. I finally (after gaining 5 pounds) called the doctor for another fill. This one seems to be doing the trick. I lost the 5 I gained and am back to dropping again. I could not feel any restriction with the last fill. This time I do, so that's good. You may have to call at some point for another fill. Good luck to you all.

Don't beat yourself up over this. I was banded on July 9 and before my first fill I had lost weight. Since that first fill (which was last month) I was hungry all the time and eating way more than I should have been. I was afraid to go to the doctor as well, thinking, well, if I just lose a little of the weight I put back on (5 lbs.) then I can go in for my fill. I finally told myself, if I could have done this on my own, I wouldn't have been banded in the first place. I called the doctor on Thursday and went in for another fill today. I was afraid the doctor would be mad, but he wasn't. Everyone I spoke with today (the two nurses and the doctor) were all very understanding. This happens, especially so soon after surgery. They all explained that it can take up to a year of adjustments before you find the sweet spot and definitely call to get an appointment for a fill when you are feeling that constant hunger. Good luck!

OMG...thank you so much for posting this. I thought I was going crazy. I had my first fill about 3 weeks ago and have less restriction and am eating everything in sight. I kept wondering how this could be happening and was getting depressed about it. I finally called the doctor last week and I have an appointment on Tuesday for another fill. I hope this one gives me the restriction I need!

I'm really disgusted with myself. I was doing great and then I got my first fill (only .5 ccs because I was doing so well). And at the same time he told me I didn't need to come back for 12 weeks instead of the usual 6. Since I got the fill, it was almost like it had the opposite effect for me. I've been eating more than I should, and not always the right choices. I keep telling myself that I have to stop. I have been craving chocolate like crazy. I've been eating nuts like they are going out of style. At the same time I got the fill, I was on vacation from work, so I didn't really have a routine going on. I have put on a few pounds, nothing too bad, but I'm just disgusted. :thumbup: I'm still moving my body though, so that's good. I do Tae Kwon Do and have joined a gym to firm up the muscles that need to firm up. I think I'm going to call the doctor though and ask for another fill. I keep thinking, oh I can get myself back on track and then I think uhhhh, hello, this is why you got the band in the first place. Then I think, well, I better drop those few pounds before I go back to the doctor because he won't like it that I gained those few pounds. Why do we do this to ourselves? Or at least why do I do this to myself (I'm thinking though that I'm not the only person out there who thinks this way.) ugh! Anyway, thank you for listening. I had to vent for a bit. I will give the doctor a call for that fill.:smile:

Mine is more like the golf ball in the chest area. I got my first fill yesterday and wasn't really sure that's what it was until after the fill. Then it all made sense to me.

Actually all of my weight is in my belly...an unfortunate "side effect" of the polycystic ovaries. I had wanted to do it for years and finally, when my friends 70 year old mother had it done, I said what the heck. As for the plastic retainer, they wouldn't let me do that either.

I would absolutely do it again. I was sort of in the same boat as you. The week before surgery I ended up with an abscessed wisdom tooth. I called the surgeon and they immediately cancelled the surgery until after the tooth was pulled. I had to wait almost 2 more months. I went through a lot of second guessing myself. Am I doing the right thing? Why can't I do this myself? Maybe I should just say forget it, etc. I had my surgery on July 9. I feel great! Yes, the first several days are hard, I won't lie about that, but not so bad that I couldn't deal with it. Good luck and know you aren't alone.

I'm having problems with it as well. Tried it in pudding, applesauce, milk, water. Ewwwww. Finally I decided the lesser of all evils was the applesauce as long as I didn't mix it all together. I had to put a little applesauce on the spoon and cover it with more, put it in my mouth and swallow. Not ideal, but bearable...just barely.

I had to take mine out. I was so mad because when I went to put it back in the next day, the hole was already closing. So, now I have to get it re-pierced. Gonna wait though because I'm definitely going to have excess skin that I'm going to want removed. Once that's done, I'm getting re-pierced.