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Don't freak out, it's not unusual. What you are experiencing is exactly what I went through in the beginning. I've had my band for 9 months and didn't have any restriction for the first few fills. I also weighed 215# at surgery and am now at 175#. Whatever you do, don't get discouraged. I know exactly how anxious you are for the band to start working and it will in time. I would suggest waiting a couple of weeks and then going back in for another fill. I was made to wait at least a month between fills for the first 6 months and it was agonizing, so if you can get in sooner, plz try. Keep following the rules that your doctor has set forth for you and you'll be just fine. Your journey has begun and you'll learn a great deal about yourself and your body in the next year or so. I'm rooting for you!!
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Hello everyone! I had my lap band surgery (Realize Band) on January 4th of 2008. So far, I've lost 30 pounds and would love to lose another 35, but will be happy with 20. At this point I'm nearly 6 months out and have lost some momentum and motivation. I'm trying to remedy that by forming a partnership with a young woman whom I met in my pre-op classes. She and I had surgery on the same day and were in recovery together. We keep in touch by email and are going to meet in person tomorrow (first time we've seen each other since our post-op class) and I'm excited about that.
It 's taken me a long time to feel restriction and so far I've had five fills and have 7.5cc's in my 9cc band. I go for another fill next week, which will probably put me at 8cc's. I'm so hoping to find my "sweet spot" if there is such a thing. I've been through a lot of ups & downs in the last few months, but overall am very happy that I had the surgery and have had no complications or side effects (other than losing weight & that's a good thing).
I really can use all of the encouragement, suggestions and moral support that's available through this site. I'll be happy to keep in touch with any of you who want & need encouragement too. I've come so far, I can't give up now.
