Trayg

hey all i have has my band for 9 months now and so far so good , i have lost 3 stone 10 lb , im so pleased ! i know i could have probaly lost more in this amount of time . but im not in a hurry . i struggled at christmas with my portion size cos i havent told any family about my band , so was slightly akward with 14 of them around the table lol , but i made the usual excuses . im excited about the year ahead and getting into some nice summery clothes( smaller sizes thank god ) i have just had a fill on the 19 th jan 15 so have a 10 ml band and am up to 7 and a half ml , i really feeling it now , the resriction is much more and this is probably the first time i am actually eating the portion sizes that are recommended , hard work but thats what its all about ! hope every one out there is happy and healthy xx

I run my own hair and beauty salon , I had a week off and then back in to a full on busy week but I was absolutely fine xx

hey , I was the same but I had the surgery because I NEED that restriction .. Otherwise it's just too easy to over eat .. I could and can lose whieght without the band but I just put it back on , and more besides ? I am 10 weeks post op now and have lost 35lbs , it's not easy tho and it's a definite learning curve ..... Each day something I could have eaten before will not go down the next day ? But I would do it again ... I'm in this for the long haul for better health and more energy for my children . You can eat all sorts it depends on the person , I have fish every day , salads ,roasted veg , chicken , etc fruit , yogurts , the one thing that I cannot tolerate is bread of any sort , it just gets stuck , and I have tried lol . I have had two fills and I'm at 6 cc now in a 10 cc band I started off with four in my band when I had the op , but I'm in England so I think they do things a little different in the USA ? Hope this helps good luck xx

I had my band 5 weeks ago and had first fill last week , bread was a nitemare !! Had two really bad episodes . I was really stuck and had to be sick , soon learned my lesson lol , I have a 10 cc band and had 4 cc primer , then first fill was 1 cc so 5 so far , and another fill on the 2nd of June , I have last 2 stone since my op , 1 and a half stone pre op ... Slow but steady .. Can't wait for more lbs to come off !! Hope everyone is doing well and healthy xx

i had my first fill on mon , wierd experience !! X

well done !! I'm 3 weeks banded tomorrow and have lost 28 lb 23 pre op , I have to say my appetite is back but I'm trying to be careful , just spoke to the dietician and she has booked me for a fill on 13 may so just need to keep it real til then lol I have had two episodes of bringing food up , as I ate far too quickly , but it was ok as soon as I had got it out , how's all the April banders getting on ? Xx

ha I hear u with the restroom !! I have been really constipated for at least two weeks ! Only just getting back to normal now lol xx

hi all I'm 2 weeks banded now and doing ok .... But haven't lost any whieght ? I was on liquids for two weeks eg: slim fast shake and soup lots of water but still at my pre op whieght ? I did lose 21 lbs on the pre op which I did for two weeks but I'm disappointed really :-( I'm on mushy foods now and I'm scared because I feel I could really eat ? Not getting a band adjustment til may 13 th , I guess this is my time to prove to myself I have to be extra careful ? Any one else in the same boat ? Xx

good luck xx

Hi all , quick question ,,, I have a real ache I. My left shoulder with a sharp pain now and then ? It this gas ? And what do I eat ??? Not hungry but I know I need to keep my strength up , I have had a ww soup and a muller lite in 3 days ? Xxx

hi I have been reading your blog .. It's brilliant !! I'm 7 days post op now ... Feel much better I'm at a bit of a loss with food ... I'm kinda hungry but I'm trying to make sure on only have everything liquid , but I'm thinking are the soups a bit high in calories , I'm not getting low fat ones just normal creamed tinned soup ? I'm having a slim fast shake in the morning , plenty of tea and maybe not as much water as I should but at least a litre a day ,, the a low fat yogurt then some soup for my supper , does this sound ok ? I have spoke to the hospital and they said that it's fine cos I'm still healing ..... But I haven't lost anything this week ..... And I lost 23lbs in the month before my op ? I suppose I'm feeling a bit disappointed lol xx

it's wierd the pain in my shoulder goes , then all of a sudden I get a sharp pain ? Obviously it's still there lol I woke up last nite for the first time since having the op (day5) with a terrific pain on my left side around where my port wounds are ? It took my breath away .. Then I lifted my arm above my head and it went ? Really odd ? But I think I have been overdoing things to be honest , thinking I can just be mum and look after the kids / house / garden etc like before I forget I'm still healing , I'm going back to work Wednesday so that will be 10 days since op so hopefully I'll be back on track xxx

how's things ?? Xx

tbh I'm struggling with exactly what to have ? I get the soups and shakes thing but I have to say it's getting a bit boring ? I must be getting better lol day 5 !! I'm not exactly hungry but look at food and think hmmm ?? I could eat that ? But I'm not actually hungry ? Maybe that's the whole point .... I always ate when I didn't need or want to before ? It's wierd xx

better today thanks I feel and look like I have been hit by a car lol , bruising is quite bad the whole of my tummy is a nice shade of purple/ yellow , gas pains have finally gone !! Yay !! I think they are the worst bit ? , I'm feel a bit in shock like I have actually done it ? Looking forward to the summer and to not be constantly trying to cover up everything lol xx

wind pains are a killer !! Left shoulder is really sore !! But not hungry !! Xxx

how are you feeling ?? I was banded on mon too xx

thanks, I'm in the uk so not many forums here cos it's not that common of an op,here , I .just had soup,also,, I know this sounds wierd but I have been feeling really bloated and like I have stuffed myself so I thought hmmm .. Then realised I hadn't been for a number 2 (if you get my drift lol)!for 6 days !! So without all the gory details I have been ... And I feel,so much better !! Amazing the difference I felt , I was on a bit of a downer today thinking what have I dome ?? I can't feel like this for ever !! And all it took,was a clear out lol !! Sorry to be gross xxx

I was banded on Monday too !! Struggling to eat really the hunger is just not there now ? I have massive pain in my left shoulder so went on a good walk also today , how are your wounds ? I am so bruised !! I look like a car rolled over me lol xx

Thanks for the replys everyone , this op is not that common over here so there's not many forums to get info off , so all your info is great !! Slept much better last night , today is day four and it's 8 am in the morn now , the time difference from you guys is not too bad , I only had to do a pre op diet for one week so it's still quite hard getting used to it , on the bright side tho , I had my first assessment on the 5 th march then scheduled my op for the 7 th of April , and in that time I lost excactly a stone and a half , for you guys that's 21 lbs ! I was so pleased ! I'm Planning to do a good walk today so should help with the shoulder pain hopefully and I'm ok with my painkillers , just a lil sore , so all good so far xxxx

Muller lite is a yogurt , I'm in the uk so we have a few different things here I guess ? I have it all down on paper it's all clear soups and slim fast shakes and at least 2 liters of water a day , which is hard going , I never drank that much before lol xx

Ps I have a 10 cc small band and they put 4 cc in it at the time of the op

I'm in at 7 am tomorrow !!! Wooohooooo !!!!xxx

we will be great !! I have lost 18lbs already before surgery !! I'm on a mission lol xxx

thats it for me I'm being banded on mon ! In from the uk so thIngs are a lil different here xxx