lfoss

I have not had a fill yet and I have lost 33 lbs since surgery on Aug 1st. I lost 20 lbs the first month and I have lost 13 lbs the 2nd month. I am scheduled for a fill tomorrow but I do not think he will do it cause I have lost 13 lbs this month. He said he is only looking for 3 to 5 lbs per month. We will see tomorrow. I still do not eat that much just with band restriction and I am not usually hungry between meals and those are the main things he asks. I hope I do not have to have any fills but I am sure I will at some point. I want to loose about 62 more lbs. Hope this helps.

The only way I even know my port is there is if I push pretty hard on the incision. I surely have never been able to see my port sticking out. My doctor did mention too that after a big weight loss that sometimes the port does have to be revised. Hope this helps.

Nice to meet you. I have had my band since August 1st. It has been the best thing I have ever done. I would do it all over again today. Good luck and hopefully you will soon have a surgery date.

My doctor said there was no restrictions prior to a fill but I do not know about afterwards cause I have not had a fill yet.

I lost 19 lbs on the post-op diet of liquids for 2 weeks, then the next 2 weeks I only lost 1 lb. My doctor said I was doing something wrong and he was right. I was eating creamy soups, mashed potatoes and I even had a fried chicken tender from KFC. I was afraid of getting sick or stuck and that is why I was eating like that. He scolded me and reeducated me about how important it was to eat only protein and leave all that other stuff alone. He did not give me a fill that day and I am scheduled to go back Oct 7th for a fill. I went home like a scolded puppy and decided I would try it his way even though he said I would gain weight before my next appt because I have had no fills, but guess what, I started the diet like he instructed me to and I have lost 11 lbs this month! I guess he did know what he was talking about. So just be careful to not eat around the band. The things I was eating was going right threw it. I hope this helps and just hang in there.

My doc won't use the Realize Band. He says it is not as good as the Allergan band.

I had the same thing happen to me about the same time. I believe it was the air that they blow your stomach up with.

Do you have any good tips to be able to loose like you have the last 2 years?

My doc left 2cc's in mine too. I have been for a fill, but I was still not eating very much so he did not fill me. He said he would see about giving me a fill in Oct.

My doc says the Realize band is not as good. I have the Allegan (? spelling) band. Mine holds 10-14 cc's. I have had no problems so far. I cannot tell you anything about a fill cause I have not needed one yet. Hope this helps.

Do you have your gallbladder? It maybe gallbladder colic.

You have done great!! You have lost just as much as a gastric bypass person in the same length of time from the ones I am familar with. Keep up the good work. I gave my doctor the same reasons you did why I chose LB over GB and I think we made smart choices.:thumbdown:

I am 4 weeks post op and I only drink approx 24 ozs a day is all. I cannot drink that much liquid and have room for food.

Mine was the same way in the same place. I was banded on August 1st and it now is back to normal.

My doctor says the Inamed (spelling) is the better band. I have it and he says he can put up to 14cc in my band. He says it is better and has more room for adjusting vs the Realize band.