Braven05

Hi everyone, need a little help here. I am currently 8 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I have been suffering with SEVERE nausea (but not vomitting) since I was 5 + 6 - its not just in the morning, its ALL day long. On top of that, nothing sounds good, I have no appetite, and I've lost 3 lbs. I often find myself feeling full, and after not eating hardly anything all day, I start eating and I'm full really quickly. I'm having trouble establishing if this is band related, or related to my "morning sickness" I'm not having trouble getting foods past my band...not getting stuck or PBing or anything...any thoughts?

I am 8 + 1 and I am also dealing with this. I was wondering if it might have anything to do with the band...but its not too tight right now. I have only vomitted once and that was because I got a pill stuck and it made me queasy...but the nausea is all day every day and I am so hoping it stops soon. Its sucking the life out of me...I am so happy and so grateful to be pregnant but this is really hard.

When I need to get the scale moving again I go on the plateau buster's diet - which is basically just going back to the lapband "rules". Protein, veggies, then carbs. I started back on it on Monday after some weight gain (8 lbs) and I've already lost 4 lbs. If you'd like I can send you the guidelines.

Alot of surgeon's are priming bands before they put them in patients now. Do you know if your band came pre-filled with any saline? I know people who's bands were primed with as much as 3 cc when they were placed. Perhaps yours was primed and the amount is too much for you. I've experienced reflux but only as a result of being too tight, not of being irritated. Good luck!

I'm by no means, a pro at this, but I'm willing to be buddies with someone! We can motivate each other and continue on this crazy band journey together!! I am just about 5 and a half months out and I have lost 55 lbs so far since surgery, total of 70 lbs overall including pre-op diet. I have a standard 10 cc band and I've had 3 fills with a total of 4.5 ccs in right now. I have not reached my sweet spot, but hoping I get some better restriction soon!:embaressed_smile:

I don't have money for a gym membership either. These are some of the ways I get in exercise: - Walk outside 30-60 minutes - Ride my bike outside 30 -60 minutes - Walk on my treadmill - Pop my Biggest Loser DVD into the DVD player - Use my exercise ball for strength training - Use my 5 lb weights for strength training Exercise isn't always fun, the trick is finding something you can do on a regular basis. Good luck to you!:embaressed_smile:

Awesome job! Congrats to you!:embaressed_smile:

Hi there! A couple of us in the Syracuse area are looking to connect with other bandsters in the area. As of right now there are no Band-Only support groups that aren't connected to a specific hospital. I was banded in April at Highland Hospital in Rochester, but I live and work in Syracuse so I cannot attend the support meetings associated with the hospital. There are tons of RNY or Mixed groups in the area but I've found in attending these open groups that I am the only bandster that attends them which isn't much support for me. We would like to see a band-only group so we can lend each other some much needed support. There is a band-only group in Ithaca but that is much too much of a drive from Syracuse. Please email me at Braven05@yahoo.com if you're interested in seeing a Syracuse band group formed!! Thanks :-)

I poster earlier on this thread at 2 1/2 weeks out and I had lost 20 lbs. I am now 7 weeks out and have lost a total of 32 lbs. With my pre-op diet I'm at a 49 lb loss since December. :biggrin2:

Numbrgirl--Its been kinda of slow but steady loss since surgery. I've just been really good about keeping my calories between 1000-1200 each day and eating my protein first, veggies second, carbs last, and I've been exercising (walking) regularly. I haven't even had a fill yet. I'm hoping I will only need a couple of fills total, since I'm 7 weeks out and just NOW experiencing hunger and the ability to eat more in the evenings. Good luck to you!