restrict2008

How has the band fit into your dating life? I am worried about the first dinner and when to bring it up! Any thoughts?

Hi all- I have seen posts about this before but would like to put up a poll. Please round to the closest number. Please only vote if you are close to your sweet spot or at least have good restriction- I am trying to determine the average fill to sweet spot in a 10cc band.

jude -sounds like your sweet spot is somewhere between 7.5 and 8. From the boards it sounds like the closer you get to your sweet spot the tinier the adjustments. Maybe you need another .2 or .3 Good luck!

please keep us updated!

that does makes some sense- i just wonder if I am not paying attn to my body closely enough- but honestly if could stop at just a subtle clue of fullness I might not have needed the band! I have never PB'd or experienced a lot of pain after eating- but on occasion i do get some mild discomfort if i have eaten too much

I have 7.5cc in my 10cc band and barely feel restriction- can eat whatever and however much i want- the NP at my doctors office looks like she doesnt believe me is this abnormal? I was wondering if half of it could be in the tubing

thanks girls! i am looking forward to this "restriction" you all speak of!!

thanks, she pulls fluid out each time- she didnt think i had a leak. I have been losing weight the same way i did in the past- but the other night i was out with friends and I ate way more than i should be able to without any PBs, pain, or anything... sometimes i worry about dilitation- but my doc's office wont give me a barium swallow.

I have 7.5cc in my band and barely feel restriction- can eat whatever and however much i want- the NP at my doctors office looks like she doesnt believe me is this abnormal?

do you know if they "primed" the tubing at all? congrats on your awesome weight loss!!!

what happens if you go to a fill center and u have a slip or something? is there a doctor affiliated with fillcenters to help?

i left the hospital a few hours after my surgery

yep... agreed

your surgeon cannot fix a barrett's- with time and decreased acid a barretts can heal. your doc will probably start you on proton pump inhibitors. weight loss can only help your GERD. I found that mine went completely away after my band

i havent lost enough for this to be an issue- but if it ever is I will def get PS.

interesting cat- I have been fat and thin as well- my experience is that both men AND women treated me better when I was thin. I grant that some of that is because I felt better and was more confident thin. There is a girl I work with that is much heavier than me, but she is so beautiful and she shines from the inside and everyone loves her.

pre band the night time binges were my biggest obstacle, and they are post band too. is that the same beck of cognitive behavioral therapy fame?

i know this sounds lame, but i swear sometimes i just say that old mantra "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels" often when that doesnt work and i am about to pull up to the taco bell drive through i just ask myself "really, do you REALLY want to do this?" it works about 50% of the time. maybe doing something nice for yourself like a massage or nails will make you get back in the state of mind that you are a goddess and you should treat yourself right. p.s. how does saline evaporate from a closed circuit?

mine already sticks out! you can see it through my clothes! i had my band done by a different doctor than my fill doctor (who is awesome). my fill doctor said he should have used a low profile port. I am worried that when (not if- being positive here) i drop more weight it is gonna look like a golf ball hanging off my ribs.

I am also a lifetime WW member- i probably should start going again but meetings are so tough for me in my job. as far as being banded- hey people have different genetics and different hunger levels and different sized stomachs. mine happens to have a band around it. big dealio! i still have yet to feel restriction- I ate a bunch of gooey pizza two weeks ago with nary an uncomfortable twinge except the agita i felt for the next 72 hours worrying that i stretched my pouch.

well I got close to telling one dude and i am glad i didnt (although he tries to guess) because he is a blabbermouth and as luck would have it he knows people where i work, and he loves to tell everyone about me for some odd reason. (this is probably a good thing) it is too small a world i tell you!! I really really dont want people at work knowing, that is my personal preference and i would like to keep it that way.

Ara- are you on any extended release meds? Please make sure you review your meds with your docs b/c you may not be able to swallow some of your pills. The ones that arent extended release are probably crushable. Good luck to you!! *fingers crossed*

I could swear I read an article somewhere that the most your surgeon should decrease the stoma size to in a 10cc band is 4mm. Could this be part of the confusion?

I really don't want anyone at work knowing. I took vacation time to get it done, and I really wasnt ready when I came back to work. One co-worker caught me crying in my office when I was in so much pain and I let it slip that I had had some surgery and later I asked her not to mention it to anyone. I never said what kind it was. As far as the liquid diet, everyone thinks I am weird anyway- so a wacky diet is no surprise! I told one friend- she is fairly supportive but didnt think I needed it b/c I had gotten down to a size 4 and stayed there for 7 years before. It was just such a struggle before that I am hoping this band will make it more tolerable. Good luck to you whatever you decide! I will say this- I am paranoid that I might get a complication and have to miss work- I don't know how I will explain that. The initial surgery was planned on my vacation time.

i just went on my first post band date and i dont think i handled it well at all... hopefully there will be a second