Joanna240

I respect what my surgeon/weight loss dept says but- 1) I'm a Type II Diabetic and I have to take medications with food. 2) For me, I think it is very important to get fluids in whenever I can so I take every opportunity. This is just works for me.

$400????? not me

Great taste. also comes in Pear flavor but I like the Berry the best. Calories 10. 0 fat. Sodium 35mg. Carbs 1g. Sugars 1g. I'm trying not to eat much and these are very satisfying for me.

After two fills, I don't have any restriction BUT I don't walk around feeling like I have a large, bottomless pit inside me. I love my LapBand for that. I can go for long periods and not eat. There a lot of theories about whether you should eat more or less. I know for myself, I have to go to bed on the hungry side or I don't lose weight, LapBand or no LapBand. I'm three months out and I have lost 30lbs by going to bed feeling like I could eat a large plate of something, anything :biggrin2: . My husband isn't banded but he also has some weight to lose, so we're doing this together. No appealing foods in the house. For supper, I've been eating two naval oranges and a small bowl of a healthy, high Fiber cereal. Cereal and oranges satisfy the sweet tooth. The cereal helps with the pooping and the oranges help with the peeing. We weigh every Friday morning. This morning we both lost a little over a pound from last week. We try to go real hungry Mon-Thur and then eat a little better on the weekends. We should but we don't exercise much at all, just working around the house in and out. Good luck, you have to keep changing things up until you find what works for you.

anything an employer is denying or threatening you, you must get it in writing. If they say they are going to cancel your health ins, then just tell them you will need that in writing. This day and time, employees rights are well protected. Your workplace absolutely cannot cancel your ins because you are going to be out for a medical procedure. I wouldn't take the time to try and argue with that bunch, I would just seek out an Employment Law attorney. In the yellow pages, find an attorney who specializes in Employment Law.

I agree with Shalee04. And you should present your boss with a doctors excuse for some medical leave, have your surgeon's office put down the days to be out, with no complications. If you have complications, then you bring another note from the surgeon's office extending your medical leave. As long as you give ample notice, nothing your boss can do but to let you go for a "medical" procedure. I know you have already told him, but none of his beeswax what the medical procedure is for.

Banded on Jan 16, 08. I've had two fills at the hospital by my surgeon. My third fill is scheduled for 4/22/08. I think I have 6cc's in a new 10cc band. After the 2nd fill, I found out about PBing, had about 3 sorta dramatic episodes now, my fault for eating too fast, not chewing properly. If I have that "stuck" feeling at home, my husband massages the middle of my back, and that always helps the food to slide down. The PBing is the slimy food coming back up, sorta like vomiting. I can still eat whatever and as much as I want as long as I chew, chew, chew. I don't have that restriction feeling that some people have, wish I did. I have lost approx 26lbs, the weight loss credit mostly goes to my willpower, the band helps by not having such a large, empty pit in my stomach, I don't stay starving all the time. My weight loss seems to be slower than others than I have read. I'm keeping myself hungry to lose weight, because I told everybody and his brother that I was getting the LapBand, so my willpower has to stay strong because they keep asking me, "how's it going" pointing to their stomachs. I'm a longtime yo-yoer and my head will only hold out so long and then I'm gonna start eating BIG time. Ok, I'm not exercising like I should, I'm walking some, but not breaking a sweat. I go to the monthly WLS group meetings, a very, good of gals. I'm happy I've got my Band but I need for it to kick in to high gear soon to give my head a break :tongue_smilie: Come on people, I need some support!

my surgeon does my fills at the hospital under an Xray machine so he can actually see what he's doing, no bent needles, my gosh. I've had two fills. I can still eat all the quantity that I want, but the LapBand helps me by feeling like I don't have a bottom-less pit inside of me. I don't have restriction. Like they say, the LapBand is only a tool, so far for my weight loss, my head has had to do the majority of the work. Don't know how long my head will hold out, I'm a long-time yo-yoer.

no restriction here after first fill, looking forward to second one on 3/11. With same Dr., took my girlfriend fill #4 to get to sweet spot.

Same here. Because I can eat anything that I want, I'm back to taking Matamucil capsules (still not loose my any means). I've only had one fill and so far no restriction at all. I've lost some weight because my head is in to it right now. I go back next week for another fill so I'm hoping for some restriction. I'm eating a very healthy diet with plenty of fiber and fluids but was so constipated, I developed a hemmroid problem although thank goodness that has cleared up now. I was miserable for a while. I may have to get off the capsules eventually and figure something else out. I tried the FiberCoice chewables but that didn't seem to be helping me.

Had my first fill yesterday. Dr. Cook did it at the Hospital under an Xray machine. He said I already had 4cc's in the band from surgery and he added 1.7cc's. I'm down 20lbs and feeling great so he and I didn't want to push it. My next fill is scheduled at the hospital too. In a month, I'll see how I'm doing, at the moment I don't think I'll need a second one. Dr. Cook refers to my band as the - new, big band. If anyone can elaborate on that I'd be interested. I may feel at little difference in the restriction (I shouldn't have worn my tight bra today to work, don't know what I was thinking this morning). I haven't eaten anything since the adjustment but may try some mushies later, I think I'm up to it. Joanna in Boone

SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Now meeting the second Monday of each month at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Boone at 6:30 pm. Anyone is invited to attend. For more information, please contact Barbara Armstrong at 964-5779 or Linda Denney at 773-2845.