browneyes1997

You rock and thanks for sharing. We all need the good not just the bad. Your story helps me stay on track and know that what I am doing is worth it in the end.

I'm feeling ya! I am 5 weeks post-op and I had my first fill yesterday. I feel fine. I was only able to eat up to 8 oz of food, but I started to get very hungry before my fill, I also ate 6 times a day. But I lost 13 lbs. So don't worry about it. The change will come. But something I noticed was that because I felt normal, I was eating to fast so I slowed way down, and that helped. I take half and hour to eat a meal. And the full switch comes on.

Just think of this as a shedding of all the crap that got you to where you are. I was banded on the 3rd of March. I am doing wonderful, but it took 3 weeks after surgery. BUT, that is part of the process it can't be easy or everyone would do it. We are doing this as a last resort to find health. You can and will be fine. Just think thru the feelings to see what is the root. Honey, let me tell you I am. I have felt things that have made me cry and made me what to jump with joy. You are going to win, its going to be hard. Hang in there.

You know its funny that you say that about eating everything in site. I was complaining to my daughter about my "big clothes" not fitting and the fact that I was gaining and at the highest for me, and she looked at me and said, you are eating to much. You haven't been watching what you eat because you think you can get the lapband and if you weigh enough they will approve you. It was so true, but it made me mad at first. But sometimes even when the are 17 they come out with a true statement.

Thank you so much. It is sooo wonderful to have a community that can understand the ups and downs of this process, please let me know how it goes Monday.

I am not sure if this will be approved or not. I am not sure I am understanding the whole process with Tricare. I had the approval for the Dr. visits, I am 38% body fat, I am on the CPap (very sexy). I am "only" 85-90lbs overweight. But will they approve and then the Dr office said it take 45 days to get approval, but the Dr said it is possible to have the procedure before our co pays reset in Oct. I guess I am just looking for a sounding board.:drool: