bunman

I was just 14 lbs from my goal weight of 200 from 301 after 8 months. I have had only 1 fill which had to be removed because of not being able to swallow anything. Now at 9 months, I have put back on 14lbs!! I have been eating alot of popcorn for snack and I believe the salt in it has made me retain water. Anyway, I have scheduled a fill for next week. I am VERY excited to get this done and get back on track. My 1 yr ann. is December 18th and I would love to be at my goal by then...getting close though... My band has been the best thing I have ever done for myself in my life...I wear a 36 pants vs a 46 just 9 months ago. I get frustrated from time to time from not being able to eat some foods...but overall...God bless whoever invented this thing!! Bruce The Bunman

I was banded on 12-18-07. I went for a fill after 2 months but had to go have an emergency unfill because I couldn't hold anything down. I asked the surgeon to leave some fill in as I wanted the restriction. He said he could not and removed the 2 1/2 cc's he put in my 10cc band. My question/comment is that I still feel good restriction and am wondering if this is normal. Sure I can eat very soft foods in a little more quantity but for the most part, three or four bites and I am full. 5 or 6 bites and its off to the bathroom to throw up! All this said, I have only lost 3 or 4 lbs in the last month. That is 59lbs in 5 months. I guess I should not complain. Any comments would be appreciated. Bunman

I am staying on the band because the person I want to see in the mirror is not the one that is showing up! But I am getting closer...

I have lost 51lbs now in 3 & 1/2 months... I am in the 240's for the first time in over 10yrs! Here are the 10 things I miss about being SO FAT! Things I miss about being FAT…(NOT!) 10. Not having to huff and puff after going up just one flight of stairs. 9. Driving around the Wal-Mart parking lot for 5 minutes just looking for the closest spot! 8. Finding an excuse to not exercise! 7. Not being able to fit in smaller clothes!! 6. HEARTBURN! 5. Not being able to see my toes! 4. Not being able to see my &(*#@ 3. Not getting Compliments!! 2. Grunting while tying my shoes 1. Having to flush twice when I go to the bathroom… Lap band Surgery ROCKS!

I was filled on Dec 18th and am about 30lbs down. that happened in the first 4 weeks. I have not lost anymore. Have been exercising regularly. I am self pay and my first fill is scheduled Feb 29th @ a whopping $350.00. I to have thought about a self fill...(only thought) I hear talk of 1/2cc fills here and 1cc fills there and if that occurs for me with a J&J 11cc band...that could end up costing me as much as my original surgery!(in the long run) I have thought about it for the cost of it and also, having to wait so long for an appt. I have not done it, don't intend to do it...just have thought about it.

I was banded with J & J on Dec 18th in Juarez. I was told it holds 11cc. I lost 30lbs in the first 4 weeks but have held steady between 25 and 30lbs since. Because of cost(ins. not covering) I am worried that I will get a good fill for my money...won't be able to go back quickly at $350 a pop! I planned on telling my doc to fill er up... I hope to hit the sweet spot the first fill! Maybe I'll get lucky....

Well I am now down to 272! I am so excited. I am also so darn determined. I have my first fill scheduled for Feb 29th. I am looking forward to it. I have found lately as long as I eat a little meat first, then a little veggies. and DON'T drink anything... I am full. The hardest part is not drinking for 1 & 1/2 hrs. I always have drank liquids, alot of liquids while eating. so I am breaking old habits hard... I must admit, it makes it a little easier that if I do drink after eating, I puke. But I have cheated and drank while eating and it goes down...and I CAN EAT MORE...I don't want to do that though... so I am forcing myself to do it right... anyone that is on their way to doing this may want to practice not drinking while eating or during eating. Well...I will continue to shrink hopefully! Me

Well I am now down to 272! I am so excited. I am also so darn determined. I have my first fill scheduled for Feb 29th. I am looking forward to it. I have found lately as long as I eat a little meat first, then a little veggies. and DON'T drink anything... I am full. The hardest part is not drinking for 1 & 1/2 hrs. I always have drank liquids, alot of liquids while eating. so I am breaking old habits hard... I must admit, it makes it a little easier that if I do drink after eating, I puke. But I have cheated and drank while eating and it goes down...and I CAN EAT MORE...I don't want to do that though... so I am forcing myself to do it right... anyone that is on their way to doing this may want to practice not drinking while eating or during eating. Well...I will continue to shrink hopefully! Me

well, .it is a milestone now. 2 weeks after surgery. I feel like it has been a long time ago. My stitches are all off, my bruise at my port is pretty much faded. I only feel a discomfort when putting on socks and tying shoes. The only problem is the back pain... I have taken some AZO just in case it is a kidney infection and bought some low cal cranberry juice to drink. I have started taking ibuprofen for the pain and it pretty much gets rid of it. I made Chicken and dumplings for dinner last night for the family and I ended up sitting down with them and eating some of it. perhaps a little more then I should have. My stomach hurt from being SO full... I did not lose any weight from yesterday to today either but then I did not go out to walk yesterday either. I plan a 3 mile walk here shortly today. Its back to work tomorrow and I am just a little concerned about the 8hrs of on my feet, physically working... But we will see how it goes. I plan on not lifting too much but other then that, I should be fine. Well its off to my walk and maybe I will lose another lb for tomorrow!!

well, .it is a milestone now. 2 weeks after surgery. I feel like it has been a long time ago. My stitches are all off, my bruise at my port is pretty much faded. I only feel a discomfort when putting on socks and tying shoes. The only problem is the back pain... I have taken some AZO just in case it is a kidney infection and bought some low cal cranberry juice to drink. I have started taking ibuprofen for the pain and it pretty much gets rid of it. I made Chicken and dumplings for dinner last night for the family and I ended up sitting down with them and eating some of it. perhaps a little more then I should have. My stomach hurt from being SO full... I did not lose any weight from yesterday to today either but then I did not go out to walk yesterday either. I plan a 3 mile walk here shortly today. Its back to work tomorrow and I am just a little concerned about the 8hrs of on my feet, physically working... But we will see how it goes. I plan on not lifting too much but other then that, I should be fine. Well its off to my walk and maybe I will lose another lb for tomorrow!!

Well, another 2lbs so I am down 20lbs now in 13 days! not bad... I am still getting this annoying back pain right in the middle on either side of my spine... just annoying discomfort... Seems to be relieved by a back rub in that area or with a vibrating massager..

Well, another 2lbs so I am down 20lbs now in 13 days! not bad... I am still getting this annoying back pain right in the middle on either side of my spine... just annoying discomfort... Seems to be relieved by a back rub in that area or with a vibrating massager..

Well its been 12 days since my surgery. I am now 18lbs smaller. I feel good about that but of course when you start out at 301, you can't really see 18lbs that well. I feel it though. I must admit that i have been cheating a little on what I eat, although not how much I eat. I have had some tuna salad the last couple days, made with low fat mayo and hard boiled eggs. I used onion powder instead of the real ones though. It tasted like AMBROSIA! but after a few ounces I felt full and backed away. My HARDEST problem is not drinking while eating! I believe this is a habit however and one I must break. I used to drink at least 16z of diet pepsi with each meal! I am guessing since I did not chew well that I did to wash down all the huge amounts of food that I ate. I have been trying to count my chews on things like the tuna salad. Of course with the soup, etc up till now, chewing was not necessary. I am looking forward to eating somewhat normal foods in normal (non-fatboy) portions. I am hoping that most of my favorite foods will still be tolerated by my band with just MUCH less of it, however, I am in a mind set that if I can not eat some of them, then it will just have to be that way... I have given up my vice of 20yrs so far after surgery... DIET PEPSI. I have been walking for exercise from about the 2nd day after getting back from my surgery. I guess 7 days ago. I have been walking at least a half hour a day. Yesterday I walked 50 min! I don't know if it is excitement or the fact that I don't have 10lbs of potato chips and diet pepsi in my body or what but I have really felt energy to walk. Now don't get me wrong, normally I would rather take a good beating then do exercise and it is not like FUN or anything, but I have felt like doing something other then sitting and walking has been tolerable. Well, enough...that is how I feel so far!:cursing: