bzymom320

I was banded 2/6 and have lost 16lb. I really had hoped it would be more by now but I guess slow and steady wins the race. I am exercising more now so I'm glad about that. I had my first fill on 3/10 my next one is 4/7. I'm strating to fill restriction now.

Hello all! I can't believe I found my way back to this forum. LOL I'm feeling sooooo much better! I can actually eat again and today my kids and I went for a walk. I do get tired easily but other than that I'm feeling better. My second mini goal is for the bruises on my tummy to go away. I don't like seeing them at all. I found out today that my first fill will be March 3rd. Pretty amazing! Have a wonderful week!

I live south of Fort Worth and was banded 2/6/08 by Dr. Adam Smith. I look forward to "meeting" a few people myself!

Hello all, I think I posted on here before but I can't remember! LOL I was banded Feb.6th. It's been pretty rough for me as I've thrown up everyday. However, Praise the Lord I haven't thrown up in two days and I've actually eaten real food....not just shakes! Finally, I'm feeling better! I have only told two of my closest friends about being banded. I just wanted this to be a very personal journey and not have any negativity. I'm really glad that I did that since I had such a rough time. My two supportive friends have prayed over me, encouraged me and have just really been supportive. I do look forward to coming back to this site more for friendship and encouragement. Also, to give it as well as receive it! The one thing that was discouraging at the doctor on Wednesday (1 week post op) was that I had only lost 3 lbs.! I figured it would be more after only drinking for 2 weeks! LOL He said it was just swelling and I had probably lost more not to be discouraged. The great thing about my doc is that he's had lapband surgery too! He lost 104 lbs. :wink_smile: I look forward to getting to know you all better. May the Lord bless you!

Well, I'm a little worried about this one. I was banded on the same day and have thrown up 12 times! I called my dr and he said it sounded like swelling. I put an ice pack on my belly, stayed on clear liquids and seem to be better. I have post op. appt. tomorrow. I threw up last night twice....how do you know the difference between obstruction and swelling? Just wondering! Good luck on that insurance...my dr. office says it takes a year to sort that out. I'm a self pay also!

Hello. I was banded yesterday as well. I've have a little bit of pain but mostly in my back because of gas pains. The pain meds work great. My whole procedure happened pretty quickly. I'm a self pay so when I decided to do this everything went very, very quickly. I called on a Thursday, had my pre op and nutritionist on Monday, Psych and Dr. appt. on Tuesday. Then had the surgery yesterday. I've been on liquids for 2 1/2 weeks. Yuck! I feel like i'm in a whirlwind! LOL I look forward to reading others posts.....but right now I'm going to sleep...again! LOL blessings, bzymom320