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Hi Ladies , I was banded a little over a year agao. I was unable to get pregnant but after the band I lost a little over 65 pounds and was able to get pregnant. I am currently in my 2nd trimester and my PCOS appears to have resolved. Before getting pregnant I was having regular periods. Before being banded I only goyt my periods when I toke medicine like birth control. Good Luck!

Hey guys...now granted i have an appt to see my doc next but just wanted to see if anybody has been craving sugar post band I have been banded for a little under 4 months and i am diabetic. anywho i have stopped taking my meds (metformin) bc my machine readings have been really good. i dont know my A1C number but i think it will gbe good as well. Lately i have been craving sugar in the form of junk food, Cookies, pie, etc. I try not to overeat or get carried away but today it was really bad. do you think me not taking metformin anymore has something to do with it or or maybe stress? Is my sugar to low.so thats why im a crazy cookie monster. im so confused. Just now i had to leave my job to go to rite aid to get something sweet. And trust me im not a sweet tooth normally so im just frustrated:redface: Thanks

Hey ladies, Just wanted to chime in. last year before i got the band I had a period that lasted weeks. My last period before that one was like a year and half prior. It lasted 2 weeks and was outta control. Cramps, lotta pain, and clotting. It was gross and dramatic. over the counter meds were a joke. But like someone mentioned its normal. your body has to shed the lining that was building up. Anywho now that im banded for a little over three months i have had a normal 4-5 day period on my own (i lost 25 pounds) i think i am about to start another lovely period. Hang in there girls :smile2:

:tongue2: Hi there, i was banded a couple of days after you at NYU. My doc has not been as aggresive as yours but im now at 7.6 in a 10 band as well but i am certain your doctor knows what he/she is doing and maybe had reasons for filling that way Im glad you posted this question bc i have been stressing myself out bc i dont have a sweet spot yet and at 7.6 cc's i dont have much wiggle room. i am going to go for a fill next week and hopefully at 8 or 8.5 cc's i will have proper restriction someone on the board told me once "placing the band is a science but getting fills is an art" Justice

thanks for your advise and no you dont sound mean at all. I have been trying to hold out on getting another restriction becouse i am almost at 8 cc of a 10 cc band already and didnt want to go overboard too quick. I didnt get a small chili bc the small looked really tiny and didnt think it would fill me up. I cant explain why i got the chips...greed i guess. im really trying but i can eat more than a half a cup of food (obviously) i am schedule for a fill at the end of the month but i am going to push up my appt. i really want to lose more weight but this band is a tool like you so said... i have to do my part for it to work :thumbup:

:thumbup: Hi yall i hope you are all doing well. I have mentioned this before but i used to be frustrated with my band bc i thought i wasnt restricted enough at like 7.5. well all of a sudden i am getting restriction. could be better but i dont want to push it yet so i cant eat as much but i still manage to eat untill i pop or slime. just now i ate most of a medium chicken chili Soup from Hale and Hearty (off the hook btw) and most (basically all) of a 99 cents bag (1.78 ounce i think) lays chips (an individual bag not the big one). So im stuffed to the gills. i cant seem to go below 242 pounds even though i go to the gym (i wonder why)...i just needed to vent ps i love smily faces

i had surgery at nyu 3 months ago and the coordinator over there was annoying (Nilsa). If you have the six months of dieting and 2 comorbididites with doc note that should be fine. Check with your health plan to confirm requirments bc Nilsa can be a little scattered. Dr Ren is great but the surgeons at Columbia are great as well (if all else fails) Good Luck

Dont worry girl with out a fill your not going to have any restriction. gaining weight right now is normal. just follow the food guidline and when you get your fill it will be a different story. dont worry about lossing weight right now just continue to heal and and make the best food choices you can...hang in there :biggrin:

Thanks for your advise! Lauri I am going to go back to basics. I am going to eat more filling foods with Protein bc honestly i have been eating foods thats the easiest and cheapest to pass through the band (soup, soup, and more soup) i just had fish and chips for lunch (not the best choice i know) i didnt eat the fries much but it toke me awhile to eat one medium fillet of fish, i had to throw the other one away. I finally felt like i had a band. i probally ate more than i am suppose to so i am going to work on making better food choices before i rush to get another fill btw AFW...i love what you said "surgery is a science but fills are an art" - awesome

I agrree with KHLover, please dont feel embarrassed. doctors and their staff are paid to help you through this journey. If you feel uncomfortable i would check into it. i would make an appt and tell them what you want with confidence. They are there to help you

Hey Alicia (AMC581) im curious...do you have a 10cc band or larger? I am currently at 7.5 cc and wondering if i should go up to 8 or 8.5. I have had the band for three months but not at my sweet spot yet but im araid of being too tight. thanks alot

Hi guys, So its been three months since being banded and i am starting to worry. According to my doc i have 7.5 in a 10 band but i can still eat more than a half a cup of food. I have been eating Soup alot and i know that isnt as filling but even when i eat solid food (like a salad) i get hungry shortly after i dont want to get too tight to fast becouse i have only lost 30 pounds (give or take) and want to lose more weight before getting tighter but maybe thats the wrong way to look at it. Should i go up to 8cc now? and when did you guys reach your sweet spot? Thanks Justice

Hey yall I have a 10cc band and after i my first fill i had a total of 5 cc's (1 cc was put in when i originally had surgery). I had like no restriction at all. I could eat anything. Lisa i felt the same way. Sometimes happy to pb just to remind i have a band in me. But my 2nd fill she put in 2 more cc's. But it was too tight. So she toke some out and now i have 6 cc's. Im a little nervous becouse im not at sweet spot at all. I dont get hungry as fast but i can eat alot of food. Im hoping my third fill will work. I started at 275 and now (2 and a half months later) im 245 (give or take a pound or two) I need to work out more thats for sure.

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