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I was banded Nov 5. I have had 5 fills and 6 unfills...lol...I am going in tomorrow to get more taken out...as of now I have 4cc in my 10cc band and I can barely get through 1/2 cup of food without throwing up! I have been having night regurgitations (spelling??) for the past week or so. I feel too constricted. I have noticed as I am loosing the fat around my middle my band started to fee tighter and the last couple of months I have been going about every 2 weeks for an un-fill... If your at 9cc in a 10cc band....and your still not having restriction the doctor may have made your pouch too big. I haven't touched anything with carbonation since the week before my surgery. I heard that too much carbonation can stretch the pouch...you should have them do an ultrasound to check the size of the pouch... Take care!

My mom and sister who are very petite and who have always been rough on me about my weight are now 5 pounds or more heavier than I am!!! I fit into my 19 year old sisters size 10 Jeans!! HAHA!! :eek:

Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI QatarPhil...........55......................19%................32.2 (39.6) Foofy...............43....................15.5%.................37.2 Sades...............41.8...................18.2%..............34.3 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6.................30.3 Bandpal.............88.11..................30.%...............32.4(47 ) Skinny_Jill..........50.....................22.5%..............32.7 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........113.....................31%.................36.2 linda.................52......................23%.................29.9 5 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........89.6...................31%................31.4 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......72.2...................26.8%..............30.9 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............102...................25.50%.........52.8 to 39.3 Cindyg...............50.....................20%.................36.5 Close.................50.....................20%.................33.1 Tmusicmaker123..73.....................19%.................60.1 to 48.7 plump_princess....57.....................22%.................36 Mariegabrieleee....73.....................24%.................51.3 to 39.1 gabeekeeper.......101.....................30% ..................40.2 stranger138........47......................20.43%.................32.4 hortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............90.....................29.5%................32.7 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........49.8....................18.2%..............39.8 lindseyann2u........70......................?%.................? Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........94.5.....................31.5%.............33.2 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) BarbBee................74......................24%.................38 Huskerette............54..(i gained)..........22%...............30.5 Firebolt.................45.....................19%..................3 3.5 Rachel.................63........................72%................28.3 (I've only got 20 pounds to go to hit my goal weight...then I might loose more after that!) LOL

Glad to hear your back on track...it's been weird as I have gotten closer to my goal weight...my band gets tighter and tighter... I talked to my doc about this because for a while I was maintaining around 175 to 180 and was doing good. Then my boyfriend and I went on a hiking trip and I lost 10 pounds. While I was on my trip and when I got back I noticed that my band was feeling tighter and that foods I was able to eat before I could no longer eat. My doc said that as you loose weight you loose fat around your organs and sometimes the fat around your stomach is lost and then the band can squeeze tighter on your stomach cuz all that fat isn't there resisting against the band...So I've gone from having 6 cc in my 10cc band to having 3.5cc and I am going in next week to get .5cc taken out because it's getting tighter agian...so watch for this... SmilinApple...have you been working out at all or just watching food intake? What are you able to eat and how much? I usually eat 1/2 cup to a cup of food 2 times daily with no snacks and I'm working out with a trainer 3 days a week and the other three I go and do 30 min of cardio...I think this is just another reason why I was able to loose it so fast. Congratulations on your weight loss so far!! That is awesome!! I'm lucky that I was able to have the surgery before I just kept going...I was definiatly on my way there! I graduated in 2002 at 127# and the maximum weight I got up to was 220 and that was in June of last year. Take Care!!

Hi there. My name is Rachel and I'm 23 I live in Queen Creek AZ and was banded on November 5, 2007. I always like meeting new people and having someone to talk to who knows what I'm going through is even better! Later!:redface:

It looks like the last post was in May...So wanted to see where everyone was and how everyone was doing?? I am doing wonderful and couldn't be feeling better! I am almost to my goal only another 35 pounds that I would like to loose but I am happy at my current weight of 163. I haven't had any issues with my band which has been nice. My boyfriend of 8.5 years and I have decided to get married and try for a baby in about a year and a half. So all is well here...how is everyone?? Can't wait to hear from you all! Rachel

I guess I got lost reading all the posts after hers...sorry...guess I don't have my brain back! :tt2:

Hi again everyone! Glad to hear how others are doing. Sades- so sorry you had an experience like that!! I feel just terrible, I had one really uncomfortable visit and it makes my hands sweat everytime I think about it...I can't imagine what you went through!! Hopefully you wont have to experience that again!! Well since my last post I've lost 3 pounds...which I am happy about....that is 3 pounds in a week which is much healthier than the 7-11 pounds a week I was loosing...lol...I feel like I have my brain back and now I can work harder at the gym. I think working out has really been the key to my success because as I am loosing the weight it is helping me tone up...although my belly button looks kinda funny all folded over and long...haha...it looks pretty funny but I still plan on having kids one day so I am not going to worry about any excess skin until after I have kids...My mom, who is a size 5 and got a tummy tuck and boob job last year keeps trying to talk me into a tummy tuck but I have to be honest...they don't look natural...you could be big everywhere else but you have a flat tummy and an odd looking belly button..lol...I'll deal with the skin!! Is anyone else experiencing and excess skin issues?? Anyone considering reconstructive surgery?? My boyfriend has made the comment that my body feels softer now...but I think he likes it better than the stretched out feeling of my skin...I like it better...and don't really mind it. Anyways I'll quit rambling!! Take Care Nymphs!! Rachel

Hi everyone!! It seems that the nov. bandsters are nowhere to be found...How is everyone doing?? Well an update on myself I have had to un-fills (is this even a word..lol) so now I am at 4cc in my 10cc band. I think I am right where I need to be!! Yeah!! I was dropping weight so quickly before and was barely eating...now I'm eating good and loosing only 1-2pounds a week instead of the 5-8 pounds a week that I was loosing. My body couldn't take that anymore. I am now in size 12 I started out in Nov barely in a size 20 refusing to buy the next size up...SO I FEEL GREAT!! I still have a goal of about 30 -50 more pounds to get down to either 125-150 we will see how I feel at 150 pounds then I will decide if I want to keep going. I am currently at 175 which is a far cry from the 220 that I was. I've noticed an increase in my confidence and seem to be projecting a happier self!! I hope that all of you are doing just as well and feeling great!!! Hope to hear how everyone is doing!! Take Care!! Rachel

Hi all, Well I go in on the 6th and I'm going to get .5cc removed from my band. I have waited 6 weeks and I'm still on liquids, barely able to eat soup!! I can only eat it if I blend it really well, every time I try to eat a little bit of Protein or anything thicker than potato Soup I have to throw up. I've lost 17 pounds in 6 weeks. So I don't think it will kill me to get some Fluid removed I need to eat. I work out three times a week with a personal trainer and I do cardio on my own three days a week so I have to try to drink a Protein shakes a day just to make it through my workouts. I also have a 10cc band and I am at 6.5cc. I want to back to 6cc because I was restricted but not throwing up. So I'm excited to get some fluid taken out. I am so frustrated with how little I can eat. My usual meal is... Breakfast...nothing (unless I have the gym I try to drink a protein shake) lunch...tomatoe soup 1/2 cup dinner...refried Beans (1/2cup) sometimes it comes back up Glad to hear I'm not the only one who gets food stuck..I guess that 6.5cc is just too much for me..I've seen others who have a 10cc band and are at 8cc and still able to eat...It must depend on the individual... Take care!! Rachel

Okay, so after thinking about things for a while...I couldn't remember the last time I had a BM, It had been at least a week. So I took some exlax and OMG I though I would die...but the next day I could eat...which is really strange..I guess since I wasn't clearing stuff out I couldn't put anything into my body...so now I am doing a lot better. I am still eating a small amount of solids when I do eat though so that is good..but I'm getting in at least 800-1200 calories a day. So I guess that is what was wrong with me..lol...glad I figured that out!

I just found this post...and I am really interested in what you all are able to eat...I must be at full restriction because all I can eat is liquids. Today I ate... Breakfast-Nothing Lunch-1/2cup tomatoe bisque, watermelon slush Tried to eat the toppings off a pizza...but didn't go so well. Dinner-bowl of soup from baradise bakery. I didn't go to my last fill because I already feel like I can't eat... I was banded november 5th... Got my first fill 3 weeks later 3 weeks later 1/2cc 3 weeks later 1/2cc 3 weeks later 1/2 cc My starting weight was 215 and as of this morning I'm at 183. I work out with a personal trainer 3 times a week and do cardio three times a week on my own. So I burn major calories, I've talked to my doctor about how I have a hard time eating, and they keep telling me to eat slower and take smaller bites and that I should be able to eat. How long does it take everyone to eat a typical meal? How long do you chew your food?? Maybe I am doing something wrong. Thanks!

I have now had two fills, the first one was a breeze I don't use the lidocane. This last one however was a little tought to get through. She found the port just fine but had a hard time getting the needle to go through the port, she had to push quite hard which made me really uncomfortable because I was worried she might push through the port. It didn't necessarily hurt but it really stressed me out, I hope the next one is nothing like this last one..it was a test on my nerves. My next fill will be on Jan 24 and I am glad it is eary in the morning so I won't get hungry before I have to go..After this last fill I am definiatly feeling fuller faster but I am not satisfied with anything I eat..I think that now I have to start looking into why I don't feel satisfied, I think there is an underlying reason why I ate so much..now I just have to figure out what that is.. Today I also tried on some of the clothes I wore during the summer on the cruise I went on and now the fit beautifully, nothing is tight like it was and a couple skirts fell right off when I put them on..YEAH!! Times like this makes it all worth it..my latest food favorite is Fire Roasted Tomatoe Soup at Paradise Bakery, I get the cup and usually I am full about half way through so I am glad to not be as hungry as I have been!! Hope you all are doing great!! :whoo: -Rachel

Okay..I wanna know who here is satisfied with 1/2 a cup of food 3 times a day?? My doctor said I should be full after 1/2 a cup but I'm eating more like a cup of food and a couple small snacks a day. Maybe that's why I am not loosing as much..I just hope my next fill will help me to not eat as much. Also, we need to start a forum for pictures...or is there already one for us November Bandsters?? I think that it might help us motivate eachother..and would be fun to show off...Let me know what yall think!! Take Care!!

Hi everyone, well I had my first fill about 3 weeks ago..I haven't really lost much more weight about 3 more pounds. I get filled again coming this Thursday and I am hoping I will feel more restricted. My Doctor said that it is normal to not really feel like you are eating less durring the first 3 fills. So I am hoping to feel more with this next one. I don't have as much weight to loose as many of you and that's probably why I am getting discouraged when I see a lot of you loosing 10-15 pounds in a week and I am only loosing 1-5 a week. I started this journey at 223 pounds and I am now around 192-198. It all depends on how much I ate the day before. Has anyone else been filled yet..and how are you doing? Take care!!

Wow!! You ladies all look fantastic! I just started my journey Nov 5, and I happened to see this posting and had to see what I have to look foreward too in the next six months. You all look fantastic and can't wait to be where you all are!! Congratulations to you all!! :0)

Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well! I go in this Thursday for my fill and I am really excited. I haven't lost anymore weight in the last two weeks because I am back to being hungry! I can't wait to not feel hungry all the time. It will be six weeks since my surgery this friday. How is everyone's weight loss so far? I lost all my weight during the first 3 weeks and have maintained my weight since. Hope to hear how everyone is doing! :0)

Well I am no longer sore at all and all the incisions but my port area are healed up. I am set for my first fill on December 13. Very excited but also very nervous! I am advancing quite quickly with foods and doing great. Those of you who were banded early this month when are you scheduled to be filled??

I was banded on the 5th, I haven't been sore since the 5th day after surgery. Then yesterday my mom who is a nurse was feeling my port area and located the port and now I'm a little tender. I think that it just takes a while to completely heal. Just don't mash on it, or you might make it sore again. I go in 20th for my post-op appointment. I am going to ask about this. Hope your port feels better soon!!:biggrin1:

Congratulations rxjennc! According to my doctor I can't start eating "real" food until the 4th week. But I have to take it slow and only eat a little at a time. My fiance, has eaten two personal pizzas already today...he is driving me crazy with all that good smelling food..I'm ready to attack..LOL..but I know that he will be JEALOUS..when I am looking hot and he's not. So mean!!

aa8ua, You are so lucky!! I had my Surgery on the 5th and this is my list of stuff I can have for this week... coffee, tea,crystal light, Broth (no veggies or noodles), skim milk, sugar free jello, low fat yogurt, sugar free pudding, applesauce, fruit smoothies with low fat milk and yogurt and unsweetened fruit juice. Plus I can only have 1/4 cup every time I eat and I am supposed to have 3 protein shakes and pick one of these as my other two meals. I want something warm and delicous!! I can't have mashed potatoes until next week and I can't have noodles until the 4th week!! I've already lost 12 pounds in 5 days!! Probably because I'm only eating like 300 calories a day because the protein shakes are NASTY!! LOL Week 2 and 3 I can have creamy soups, cream of wheat, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, oatmeal, and grits... So still no #2, but not feeling the pressure anymore...is it normal to not have a #2 for 5 days?? Today I cleaned the house finally and feel great the port site is still sore though..but feeling wonderful other than that no more bloating but the gas is still passing:embarassed:!! Take care Yall!!