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I was just thinking about you today and was hoping that everything went well!!! :biggrin1:

Missy, thank you!!!! If my doctor had told me that, I wouldn't have felt anywhere near as frustrated as I did. And it makes sense that that time would be for healing. I think I got so caught up in my goal that I dismissed that possibility entirely. I appreciate your encouragment and for the reminder! (sigh) I feel so much better!:biggrin1:

My surgeon also waits until the sixth week to put in a fill which would put me at four weeks from this Tuesday coming up. I'm hoping that will make all the difference in the world. Congratulations on your weight loss! Eleven pounds is incredible! It feels good doesn't it! It sounds like you're feeling well in general. I'm so happy for you! Best wishes for your continued success and a speedy healing! Here's looking forward to that first fill!:biggrin1:

Brenda, thank you so much for telling me about your friend's experience. I was really concerned about the lack of the "full feeling." It's always nice to know that you're not the only one. :car: I'm looking forward to that first fill! Right now, I'm on the mush diet. They said that that would be the most difficult of the two but I haven't found that to be true. Granted I'm only about a week down with two weeks to go so my tune may change by then.:biggrin1: At least with the mush diet you can change it up a bit more than the clear liquid diet. I didn't find either to be miserable though. Good luck to you this Wednesday!!!! I'm so excited for you! It sounds like you have a wonderful mindset and a lot of drive to achieve your goal! You're going to do great!!! I'll be keeping an eye out here for your post letting us know how you're feeling!!!!

Hi! I'm new to this forum also and I was banded on September 11th. I went to Dr. Shen who works for The Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery in Chelmsford Massachusetts. Since I first arrived at the center I've lost about 23 pounds between the 5% that needed to be lost prior to surgery and then the lapband itself. It's been almost two weeks now and I'm feeling little to no restriction and despite my restricting myself and exercising it doesn't seem to be coming off. My husband keeps saying that I need to be looking at the long term not the short term goal. I know it's only been two weeks and I'm probably not being fair to myself but I lost so much right off the bat and seem to have hit a wall now. I found some of my paperwork and it said that we're only supposed to be able to eat about 1/4 cup at a time yet I can eat a cup and have to force myself to stop. I fear that I've managed to stetch my pouch somehow or it's just not working for me. I'm sure I sound ridiculous and maybe I had higher expectations than I should have had but does any of it sound familiar to anyone else? Thank you for listening.