gilliebean

I find when I encounter people like this it makes me stronger cause i want to prove them wrong.

most of the time its jealousy especially if there are over weight to. Alot of people think this is the easy way out. Well its not and there is no surgery to cure our messed up heads. Its a tool and needs to be treated as such. Just tell her that you don't need her to understand but just to support your decision to do this. Or it can be one of those topics you just avoid to save the argueing for something else lol

everyone gets the jitters the risk of death is higher driving to the hospital then from the surgery its self. Also it is perfectly normal and ok to ask your doctor if he has killed anyone. I did my doctor and he offered right up with out reservation. This is a normal and routine question for them. You should ask your doctor all the questions you have no matter how inappropriate it seems. And most hospitals will give you something for your worries when you get to the hospital if you request it.

you should be fine. You should already be asleep when they put the tube in and you will not remember them taking the tube out. When you wake up you throat will be sore but everything will be done.

I also do this work and as long as your not lifting or doing extended bending over you can probably go back in like four days. I know i could have but i took my whole week cause i could not cause i needed to.

Does anyone here have one of these they would like to sell you give to me. I want on really bad but they are expensive.

RELAX You probably just have gas and your flipping out for nothing. I know its scary the first time you get bad gas or pb. But relaxing always helps both situtations. If you eat to close to when you lay down it probably doesn't get a chance to digest and lays in your pouch causing gas.

Any one in here banded in winchester va? If so let me know

thats so great any good advise for those of us that have lots to lose. How did you stay motivated? Thats my biggest problem

your stomach is probably just swallen from the surgery. They probably should have taken out some of your fill before the surgery.

hi which doc is doing your surgery?

Relax do what surgery you think is best for you. Know all the pros and cons to both and then make your choice. I don't know how much you weigh but it is probably best to lose some weight first you want to give yourself the best chance to come out ok. And yes the liquid diet is going to suck but it will be worth it.

Just know its still early. its not normal to have much restriction at this point. Some of it is probably you fighting with your head and your old habits. Also remember not to eat till your full just till your not hungry.

if its optifast it cost me 210 dollars for 10 days worth and i got it threw my doctors office

you might have eaten to fast cause you were so hungry and so now your stomach is irrated. Or its in your head and you are just afraid of the fill who knows. I know i have lots of problems in my head with my band.

my fills are always hard today was my forth fill, three of the four fills ended up at the hospital and one unfill cause my port is really hard to get into for some reason it sits right under my rib cage when i lay down. even with the fluro i am getting poked more than once and wiggle in.

[ATTACH]14426[/ATTACH]I am happy with the progress this far. I couldn't see it until i saw these pics.

relax is your doctor giving you little fills that might have something to do with it. Its all very frustrating but you might need to diet till your fills take.

hope it works

Ok so those who have gone through this is it that bad? The doc says he might need to move mine cause it floats around to much. I went in for my third fill and yet again he couldn't get the needle in the port. He found it and was hitting it but because when i lay down it floats up under my ribs he is having problems getting in it. Anyway just some help would be nice thanks alot.

well you probably will not get restriction till one or two more fills and i fluctuate five lbs depending on how much salt i have eaten.

where do you live in Maryland

Ok all i am finally excited again to get back on the band wagon. We had a clothing exchange at my support group meeting last night. Well i got a bunch of clothes that i thought was to small well i was trying some on today for shits and giggles just to see how far i had to go. Are you all sitting down. I have gone from a size 32 to a 26 or 24. I really didn't think these jeans were going to fit. They are regular button jeans however they are stretch denim but they don't stretch that much. I am so excited. I am wearing a pair of 24s to my nieces birthday party tomorrow.

it just depends the fluid doesn't always come back out cause it gets stuck in the tubes. My first fill i had 4 ccs already in and they put in 3ccs that makes 7 right at the second fill they pulled out 6 and put but in 2 so that makes 8 right or 9 cause there is a cc floating around 1 week later i needed alittle pulled out and i was back down to 7 but i felt like i had 10 so i hope this makes sense. It gets stuck or lost and no one really knows where it goes or why it doesn't come out but it doesnt and some how still finds its way to the band its self.

don't feel like a failure most doctors say not to even worry about lose weight till you are heeled. Also it is very normal to get hungry cause you haven't had a fill and you probably will keep getting hungry till after your 2nd or 3rd fill. So don't stress yet and it will get better