Karen85

hi everyone. i was reading everyones posts..and omg i have the same problem i have lost A LOT of hair. my hair used to be so nice and thick and now i try not to wash it as much because when i was my hair thats when i loose my hair the most. everytime when i wash my hair..i roll it into a ball and its almost the size of a handball or a baseball. it is crazy! i used to be able to put up my hair in a pony tail with goody bands and wrap the band around my hair 2 or 3 times and now i have to wrap the band 4 times to keep my pony tail. i didn't think i would be loosing so much hair. i mean i knew that i would loose hair but not like this. my sis in law got gastric bypass and she is getting bald spots...i hope i dont get them. i just started taking biotin..i wonder if it works. hopefully it does but i doubt it.

hey everyone i just read mostly everyone's answers to that question. i also have sharp pains on my left side of my stomach. its usually after i eat. i don't understand it. and sometimes it hurts a lot where i don't even want to get up and walk. i have to talk to my doctor about that. i don't think its a band slippage...cuz i am not vomitting but i am eating more than what i am supposed to. i don't understand how i can eat so much and i have a band that fills up to 10cc and i have my band filled now to 8.9cc. i don't get it. maybe i am over eating cuz my eyes are bigger than my stomach and i have to work on that. lol. but i can't really tell when i am full. how do u guys know when you are full? maybe that is why i am having pains on my left side of my stomach...cuz i am eating too much. i don't know. can some1 give me son advice. thanks

hey everyone. i just got my 4th fill on the jan 16th. and my doctor always tells me that for 2 days i have to be on a liquid diet then 2 days of a purred diet so my band doesn't slip. is this true for everyone else who gets a fill? last month when i got my fill, i cheated on my purred diet, and nothing happened to me, and this month again i cheated because i went out with my friend that i havent seen for longest but nothing happens to me. i usually always chew my food till its very mushy or liquidy. i am just curious if your doctors tell u the same thing after you get a fill so your band doesn't slip. please fill me in on your info. thanks! take care.

hey thanks you 2 both of you for letting me know. take care

hey everyone i just got my 3rd fill on the 26th...and i am on my pureed diet after i got my band tightened...and i am still feeling hungry between meals, and for dinner i had 1 egg and i was still starving. aren't i supposed to have small portions and feel full for like 4 to 5 hrs? i don't know what's going on. can some1 help me out with some advice? thanks:help:

hey thanks for the advice..well i hope u will loose more weight and i am sure u will so there isn't any worry. it will just take some time. i luv eating the turkey burgers...i put some spices in it and u're right, they make them taste great. i hope u succeed in your weight loss and best of luck! take care

hey no i only lost 13lbs from my pre - op diet.

hey thanks for the advice and happy new yr to u too. i barely drink carbinated drinks...i usually just drink water, crystal light and i always have about like 2 16oz cups of coffee a day. i can't live without my coffee lol. i can't live without diet soda though. i was never really a big soda fan. when did u get banded? it's really hard to fight my hunger but i do it though...i usually eat breakfast, lunch, n like a half of a banana with my son cuz he luvs banana's lol..and i usually eat dinner and i have like a special k cereal bar or a 100 calorie pack for a snack at the night. i am loosing weight though...but i am still hungry between meals...and that is so cute with your daughter... are u done yet mommy? lol i used to finish my meal in like 5-7 minutes and now i almost take a half hr to eat my meal lol. well again thanks for ur advice. take care

are you able to eat steak? because my doctor told me not to eat it and then i speak to the nurse in my family doctor and she has the lap band and she is able to eat almost anything without a problem.

hey thanks a lot. my doctor did do that with the fluid when i got my fill on dec. 26th and i am on solids n i eat less portions and i stop when i feel like i have to burp...does that mean i am full? and then like 2-3hrs later i'm hungry again. i probably need more than 8cc in my band.

hey thanks so much for the advice..how do u know though when you are full? i get like this weird feeling that i have to burp and then i burp like once or twice. is that a sign that i am full? i can eat almost 6oz of sirlion chop meat. isn't that too much of a portion?

hey i have a 10cc band and my 1st fill was 2.4cc and i was still starving from that...then my 1nd fill was 5.6cc and i was still hungry between meals...and i just got my 3rd fill on dec. 26th and i got my band filled to 8cc. i am still feeling hungry a little bit. it all depends on what i eat...but i can eat sometimes more than what i am supposed to eat. do you eat small portions? cuz i can eat almost 6 ounces of sirlion meat. and i think that is more than average from what i am supposed to eat. get back to me.. it will probably take a few months to get the right restriction that we are looking for. give it some time. i know its hard though cause i want that restriction too and i'm sure a lot of us want it too. good luck.

hey wow...u lost no weight at all? not even from the liquid diets? how much cc is she filling your band with and how much cc does your band hold? i hope u do start loosing weight. good luck! and take care

hey guys... what is a VG band? lol i have no clue about the sizes of the lap bands lol

hey thanks for the advice. how many calories are we suppose to have a day? 1,200? cuz i always have less than 1,000. is that a bad thing? and when i feel like i'm full, i get like this weird feeling like i have to burp and then i burp like 2 times. does that mean that i am full?

hey julie ...no i don't really measure my protein. what are some good foods with protein in them? maybe thats y i am so hungry lol. what kind of band do u have and what fill cc do u have it? i also don't drink a lot. i only have about like 5 cups of water a day. i try to drink more but i just don't feel thirsty all the time. maybe if i drink more i will feel full longer. i should try that out. usually for lunch, i have like 1 slice of toast w/ turkey and fat free american cheese, and for dinner i have like chicken, turkey meat, sirlion meat, with salad usually...and i can eat a whole cup of salad. i wish i could eat less. maybe i will loose more. but i am loosing weight so that is a good thing. thanks for the advice

sorry cindi that message that i just wrote was for u too.

hey thanks both of u for the advice..i will try that out. i do eat slowly but the thing is the nutrionst tells me to wait at least 60 seconds to take another bite...and that will take me forever to eat...so usually i just try to eat and do something else at the same time. is that a good thing? i usually just drink water most of the time, or crystal light or diet snapple. hopefully the 8cc fill will work if i do eat more protein, because when i had gotten my last fill, i would eat total cereal in the morning and i wouldn't feel hungry till like 4 hrs later. my portions of my meals are not so little though...like i can have almost a whole cup of salad and like a small chicken cutlet or half of a chicken cutlet. am i supposed to eat that much? get back to me when you get a chance. thanks

hey well i just got my second fill on nov. 27th and i have a 10cc band but my doctor only filled it up to 5.6cc. what kind of band do u have and how much cc did your doctor put? i feel hungry sometimes like if i have a waffel for breakfast...i will be starving like 2hrs later but if i have like a cup of total ceral i am not hungry to like 5hrs later..i guess it all depends on what you eat. if you eat a lot of whole grain or fiber stuff you will be full. thats how it is with me. but i usually do eat my lunch and dinner even when i don't feel too hungry cuz i don't want to eat so late. i hope i helped u out.

hey every1 i got my 2nd fill today and i got fill today. my doctor filled it up with 5.6cc this time and i have a 10cc band. my 1st fill i only got 2.4cc. i wanted to know am i supposed to feel hungry still? cuz right now i am really hungry. is it because i am just drinking liquid now? and maybe when i eat i will feel full? can some1 help me out? thanks :help:

hey my doctor...dr. kurian told me when i was in the recovery room. u should ask ur doctor how much cc does ur band hold. i am still feeling hungry after eating solid food. i feel like this lap band is never going to work for me...maybe i just need to keep getting fills to see which cc suits me right. i hope u helped out out.

hey julie thanks for advice...i hope that i am full when i eat solids.

hey i got my 1st fill on nov. 13th of this month and i have a 10cc band. my doctor only gave me 2.4cc for my first fill. i am still hungry and i gained 2lbs which i am sorta upset about cuz i have been eating healthy. i am going for my 2nd fill tomorrow though. hopefully she fills it up more than 2.4cc. maybe ur doctor filled it up very to make sure you don't throw up. cuz that what my doctor did, she wanted to make sure i don't throw up cuz 2 weeks after i had the surgery i was still feeling nautious. were you feeling nautious after your surgery?

hey i got my 1st fill on nov. 13th of this month and i have a 10cc band. my doctor only gave me 2.4cc for my first fill. i am still hungry and i gained 2lbs which i am sorta upset about cuz i have been eating healthy. i am going for my 2nd fill tomorrow though. hopefully she fills it up more than 2.4cc. maybe ur doctor filled it up very to make sure you don't throw up. cuz that what my doctor did, she wanted to make sure i don't throw up cuz 2 weeks after i had the surgery i was still feeling nautious. were you feeling nautious after your surgery?

HI EVERYONE MY NAME IS KAREN AND I JUST GOT THE LAP BAND ON OCT. 22ND. AND I GOT MY FIRST FILL ON NOV. 13TH. BUT MY DOCTOR ONLY FILLED IT UP WITH 2.4CC. IS THAT A LOT? I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS FILL REALLY WORKS. CAUSE I BEEN READING ON OBESITYHELP.COM THAT PEOPLE GET THEIR BAND FILLED WITH 0.5CC. I AM STILL REALLY HUNGRY AND I AM GOING FOR ANOTHER FILL THIS TUESDAY ON THE 27TH. SHE SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T FILL IT UP A LOT CUZ I WAS FEELING LIKE I HAD TO VOMITT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SURGERY SO SHE WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT AGAIN. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS A GOOD FILL SIZE THAT I CAN GET WHERE I WILL BE SATISFIED AND FULL WITH A SMALL REQULAR PORTION MEAL? I GAINED 2LBS IN LIKE 4 DAYS AND I AM REALLY UPSET CAUSE I AM COUNTING MY CALORIES AND EVERYTHING AND I AM EATING HEALTHY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT. THANKS! KAREN:help: