Wendell Edwards

Post-op weight gain is very common. Congratulations on your surgery!:clap2:

The only thing that relieved those gas pains for me was a lot of walking. The more I walked, the lesser the pain was.

Sometimes I think I am the only human being alive that has never seen the film "E.T."

I think most people would be surprised to know that I have a blog on MySpace. There's a link on my picture's page.

Now that's funny! :confused:

I agree. Especially because it is so easy to use the internet to verify facts. Take, as an example, the issue of a person fradulently portraying themselves as a licensed professional. It's very easy to verify licensure on the internet, and in my opinion, any prudent person would verify the licence of any individual who portrays themselves as being, as an example, a medical professional. Wouldn't you agree?

One to one and a half cups of food per meal, three meals per day is what I was told is normal for a Lap-Band patient.

Heh! I'd like to meet EVERYBODY!

Nothing wrong with a little tease....

I take it the Nurse does NOT have a Lap-Band. Everyuone that I know who is a long-term Lap-Band patient will tell you that a one-tenth of a CC fill or unfill makes a huge difference!

I was not required to have that. Most self-pay patients don't have that either.

Some people just don't get it, and some never will.

I will add another one to the list: People who blindly support other people while ignoring valid evidence that the person they support is dead wrong, a liar or both.

Yeah, one problem with message boards like this is the false impression that they give which is that major problems are common. They are not.

Hi and welcome! Be sure and take BEFORE pictures!

Awesome loss! Welcome!

The one branch of my family that I traced back, over 150 years, came from England, but I know from oral family history that some of my ancestry is Finn. Just as your Aberdeen means a confluence of rivers, our town was named for that. Situated on Grays Harbor, we have 7 rivers within a short distance, but the ones the founders were interested in were the Wishkah, the Chehalis and the Hoquiam rivers. Known as "The birthplace of grunge", Aberdeen has a number of well-known natives, notably Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic of the group "Nirvana". Originally a logging town, Aberdeen now has a diverse economic base, with logging still playing a major part in the economy.

Mine lasted a while. The ONLY thing that worked for ME was walking, a LOT of walking!

Normal weight loss with a properly filled Lap-Band is 1-2 pounds per week, you are losing faster than that. Watch out for sugar, the more you eat, the more you will want it.

What a great weight loss! Comngratulations and WELCOME! :clap2:

Hi neighbor! The ONLY thing that worked for me to get rid of the CO2 gas that they used to inflate my belly for surgery was WALKING, A LOT of WALKING! The more I walked, the better I felt! I had that AWFUL shoulder pain too! As far as Protein shakes, in my opinion, the best tasting is MATRIX 5.0, available at Super Suppliments in the Seattle area, ( Super supplements - Locations ) or BODY FORTRESS available at your friendly neighborhood WAL*MART.

Hi Lynsay! I live in Aberdeen also! But in Washington State in the United States! Welcome! All of us are lifetime failures at dieting and keeping off weight. That reality makes us question whether or not the Lap-Band will work for us, when we have failed so many times before. The Lap-Band is DIFFERENT, because it puts a physical LIMIT on how much we can hurt ourselves. Also, anyone who isn't nervous about having MAJOR SURGERY is very unusual.

Hi there! Welcome! Whenever I hit a stall, I increased Protein and decreased carbs to break it.

Hello! Welcome!

This may help you in understanding the restrictive mechanism of a Lap-Band. The INAMED protocol for Lap-Band fills calls for a six-week delay after surgery, prior to any fills. The purpose for the six-week delay is for the patient’s stomach to heal from the surgery, as well as allowing time for the Lap-Band to “Seat” or “Nestle” into the fat pad between the stomach wall and the interior wall of the Lap-Band. Prior to receiving an EFFECTIVE fill, it is VERY uncommon to have any restriction from a Lap-Band. Some patients will NOT lose weight, or may even GAIN weight until they have received an effective fill in their Lap-Band. Normal weight loss with a properly restricted Lap-Band is between 1 and 2 pounds per week. The normal cycle of fills, restriction and weight loss is as follows: 1. The patient's Lap-Band constricts when the patient receives a fill. Swelling for a few days after receiving a fill is very common. Many doctors require a patient to go on a liquid diet for a day or two after receiving a fill. A fill may have a “Delayed Action” of up to two weeks. A “Delayed-Action” means that the fill may not become effective for up to two weeks after the fill. That is why the INAMED protocol states that fills should not be performed on patients who will not have access to medical care for at least two weeks after a fill. 2. The patient's stomach capacity is lessened as a result of the restriction caused by the Lap-Band. 3. The patient loses weight because they cannot eat as much food. 4. The residual fat-pad between the inside of the Lap-Band and the outside of the patient's stomach reduces in size because of the overall weight loss in the patient. 5. The reduction of the residual fat-pad causes the Lap-Band to become loose again. 6. At that point, the patient needs another fill, because the Lap-Band is loose, and the patient has a loss of restriction, which allows the patient to eat larger amounts of food. 7. The patient receives another fill and the process starts all over again. Most Lap-Band patients receive several fills to adjust the Lap-Band as their weight loss progresses, and there is less and less residual fat-pad between the inside of the Lap-Band and the exterior of the stomach wall. Once a patient has lost all of their residual fat-pad, fills become less common. As the Lap-Band patient progresses in their weight loss, the effect of very tiny fills (Less than .2ccs) becomes greater and greater. It is not uncommon for a late-stage Lap-Band patient to experience a significant difference in restriction with as little as .05cc of fill.