~Sheila~

Hello, all....Im going in for my 3rd fill tomorrow, and Im just wondering how often all of you get yours.... My dr schedules them every month.

Ive been eating like a freaking horse lately. I dont know whats going on, I dont feel full as fast anymore. I hardly have ANY restriction, do you think I could have stretched my pouch out? TIA

haha...My name isn't Sweet Mother..Wouldn't it be cool if it was, though? Update. I went to get a fill today. He put in 1.5 Cc's..Can you believe it?? Its been since April that I had a fill, so I guess I was due. He did say that whats happened is more than likely I needed a fill and that the fat pad that was beneath my band is now gone, so now it's just stomach against band. Thanks to everyone who replied.

Hey there! Everyone looks great!!! Seriously, we should all be really proud of ourselves. Ive been in Europe for the past 5 months, So I havent been able to check in here as often as I would like. Things are going well, Ive lost about 100 lbs, so far. With 60 more to loose. I have done almost NO excersizing, just walking here and there with my kids. When I get back to the states Im joining a gym, so hopefully the 60 more pounds will come off fast.

haha, this made me laugh, only because its exactly how i felt. I was in a lot of pain, both physically and somewhat emotionally regarding my new life. Id go on this website, and see how GREAT everyone was doing and how much the weight was just dropping off, and well...that wasnt my scenario. I actually had to just take a few weeks off from coming here, just to focus on ME and recovering and just to follow my dr's orders to a T. I noticed i was comparing myself to everyone else...when, we are all different. good luck to you both, it does get better.

I had this too...Im not sure for me, if it was gas, but it eventually faded...good luck

apples-My thoughts are with you and your family. Thank God for him and the many others who do what he does. He truly has my highest level of respect and admiration. Not that it means a lot coming from a stranger, but the men and women who do what he does.....well, it gets me emotional thinking about how hard it is for them and their families. I will pray for you and your family.

When I had my first endoscopy, I woke up to find that I had GERD and that I had pee'd myself during the exam. I guess if you make it thru without peeing yourself, then Id say it went well :wink_smile:

I know when I get that feeling, it means im full. If you're stuck...generally, (for me) theres some type of pain or uncomfort involved.

I told my Husband, and my parents. Thats it. I didnt feel it was anyone else's business. You could always say you just had your gallbladder out, or something like that?

So, yesterday I went to a micro brewery festival and tried about 6-7 different beer & wine over the course of 9 hours. I know, I know, you're not supposed to drink beer when you're banded. But, I hadnt had a drink or anything since surgery and so I was going to let my hair down a bit. Everything went fine. No problems, no pb'ing, no vomiting from drinking too much...nothing... Well...today, im super super super tight, for some reason. Everythings having issues. Even Water. Do you think somehow the b&w irritated my band a little bit? This has never happened before so Im a little worried. (AND THIRSTY)

Wow! Way to go!! Isn't it awesome to know that weight is NEVER COMING BACK AGAIN? Congrats!

So lately, after I eat or during my meals, I feel sort of a pulling at my port site...similar to how it felt a few weeks after surgery. You know, that sort of pulling, stretched, feeling? I know at the time of the surgery it was because my dr said he attatched it to a muscle there and it would take some time to heal. Well, after a few weeks it went away. But now its back? Its been since December since ive felt it... Thoughts?

Haha...that cracked me up. Im not sure what this could mean...Have you been losing since only being able to eat a packet of oatmeal?

Hey there....I know how you feel...being fat for so long, you tend to get comfortable with it..yet, really uncomfortable. Its really weird. You WANT so bad to be thin, healthy, "normal" ....but then you're afriad of changing into that person and fear losing yourself. So many reasons, being fat has been my excuse for not doing things. Not being social, not having sex with my husband, not doing this, not doing that. What happens when im thin? What will be my excuse then? So many times being fat has been my defense mechanism. Maybe its all mental, and thats why you're not losing weight? It sounds weird but your mind can actually sabatoge you and make it so you wont reach your goal. Start thinking about things more mentally...then maybe the weight will come off? make a pro and con list of staying fat. See that you'll have LOTS of cons and maybe that will get you to make better food choices... Good luck

oh, and regarding the crunch? I know this might sound lame but what i did was put get an ice tray or two and fill them up with Crystal light and just chew them when they were frozen. And I KNOW a lot of people will flame me for this, but I also got sugar free peppermint candy and sucked on those. Not a lot, but just like 2 or 3 a day. Good luck !

Hey there...Congrats on your surgery date. I will say that post op, It wasnt until day 5 or 6, that i was starving. My dr had me on liquids for 4 long weeks. Then went to pureed. However, I was on a liquid diet for 10 days prior to my surgery and that was 100 times worse than post op. Good luck, you can do this.

Has anyone tried these? Im curious just how much they'll suck my gut in. :w00t:

Man, I usually try to avoid meat when I go out to eat...unless its Fish. And then Im super paranoid about pb'ing in public, so i chew everything probably more than needed... A lot of people cant handle salads but ive never had a problem with one. I order that or Fish when im out, if not..soups pretty safe. at least you lost some pounds

Thanks all for your replies...I might have to agree with SamieTeacher. I need sucking in, not smoothing out. Thanks though!!

um..since day 5?? Did your Dr say that was ok?

I have a Latte about twice a week, maybe. My dr advised against coffee, too. But, frick...twice a week isnt as bad as sometimes two times a day preband. Good luck

I just did this the other day, too. At first i was like, "kick ass, look at all this stuff that doesnt fit, YAY!" then...i ran accross my favorite pair of fat pants, pants that i worked hard at stretching out and yet i thought they looked "good". I thought, "man, what IF i get this big again? Then I wont have these around...i should save them" but then i thought, "Screw that, ill never be that big again" It's still hard to believe because it seems like ive been big for so long. I say get rid of them. Cleanse your closet.

Shabam...you were like a Water balloon, eh? :tt2: Congrats and good luck!

Hey Denise...You are my inspiration... Im praying mine will stop soon, too. Did you do anything different? whats the secret? :tt1: