missnikkie0514

I had my surgery on Friday 8/29 and I was back to work on WEdnesday. Desk job so didnt have to much of a problem. I was better by Monday, gas pain was gone and Tuesday I went for pampering of the hair and eyebrows. So I was feeling great!

Hi Kat, I cant say that is normal. WHat I do know is those are symptoms of a possible PE (Pulmonary Embolism) blood clot in the lungs. Something that is very serious and you may want to contact your dr right away. Better to be safe than sorry.

Hi All August bandsters...... On the day of surgery: 8/29/08 weight: 335 pants size: 24-26 shirt size: 3XL bra size: 40D As of today (June 16th): weight: 258 pants size: 16 shirt size: XL bra size: 38C I am extremely happy with my band. I still mourn food here and there but wouldnt trade this for anything. I just started exercising this week so I cant complain that I lost this much without even working out...but I am now dedicated to working out so that I can get to my goal of 180...so half down half to go....:bored: Miss Nikkie

HI, I am a little over 9months out since my banding. I love it!! I have lost 80lbs so far and I didnt even work out yet. So as the weight has pretty much come to a halt which should be expected, I am now working out and considering the liquid diet again to give me a boost. We will see how this works for me!! :cursing:

I had surgery on 8/29/08 and I was not required to do a pre op diet either. This requirement does very by the surgeon and the health of the patient. I was informed that if your liver is larger than the surgeon recommends, they tend to place you on the pre-op liquid diet. I was pleasently surprised when I didnt have to complete this. :-) I did have to start clear liquids 24 hours before surgery but that was all!!! I am down 80 lbs and loving my band!!!!! Good luck!!

Hi, I was banded on 8/29/08 so I am a little over my 7 month bandiversary and I am down 80lbs!!! I started at 335 8/29/08 current 255 4/21/09 I havent worked out yet but I plan to real soon so that my weight loss doesnt stop. i have currently with 5.6cc's in my band after having .60 removed becasue I was too tight. I love my band....Best Decision I ever made!!! :crying: I am half way through the battle. I need to lose 70-75 more!! -Nicole-

I Was banded on 8/29/08 I started at 335 and I am currently at 276 so 59 lbs lost!! I have had 4 fills (one each month) and 1 unfill. I am currently at a little over 6 cc's (6.10 to be exact) and I am at good restriction I say. I am not able to eat more than 1/2-1 cup of food depending on the food which is the purpose. I have had to cancel one fill already because I don't think I need anymore fills at this point. THe weightloss has not stalled and I have been too tight before and that WAS NO FUN!! So I "think" i am at my sweet spot because I know what the limits are and how and what I can eat etc.. So I think everyone is different of course but I wish you the best of luck.

Hi, I was banded on 8/29/08 and I started at 335 lbs with no pre surgery diet required. As of today 1/6/09 (a little over 4 months) I am down to 278.5 which is 56.5 lbs!!! I am more than happy with my results thus far. Still struggling with mourning food etc but I am willing to make that sacrafice to be happy. I havent starting exercising yet which I know will get the ball moving quicker. I also have been eating bad stuff here and there which I can improve in as well. But overall it has helped me tremendously and I am so glad that I have taken advantage of this oppourtunity. Good Luck!!!:wub:

Hi, I was banded on 8/29/08 and I am down 44 pounds so far!!!!! Ms. Nikkie :tongue2: Banded 08/29/08 - Dr. Paul Guske Arlington Heights, IL - 10cc band - Fills 9/29-4.5cc ; 10/22-1cc; 11/19-.75cc-; 12/1 slight unfill -.3cc removed = 5.95cc total highest/preop/current/goal 335/335/291/170

Hi, I only have the 10 cc band but I received my 3rd fill on 11/19 of only .75cc's to put me at 6.25cc's and it was restriction that I have never experienced before. I was able to keep Water down but it took a long time to drink anything and as far as food is concerned I could only eat one or two bites of food at a time which is not good. With that i was not able to get my Protein in or my water for the day. On a positive note, I lost 13 pounds in 12 days which is good but bad considering you should only lose 1-2 per week to be considered healthy. I let this go own for about 12 days and then I called the dr again to ask if this was normal. I mean after all I was not throwing up I just couldn't get anything much down. She told me no and I had to go to the office to have just a little bit removed. Since the fill was only .75cc they took out .3cc which was BIG RELIEF.....so now I feel a little loose again considering but it was better than before. I go back on 12/18 for another fill and at that time they may put in a little bit more but less than .3cc's Surgery- 8/29/08 starting weight 335:angry: Fill #1 - 9/29/08 4.5cc Fill#2 - 10/22/08 1.0cc Fill#3 - 11/19/08 .75cc Slight unfill 12/1/08 .3cc :cursing: Current weight - 12/4/08- 290:thumbup:

Starting weight: 335 8/29/08 Current weight: 291 11/28/08 44 pounds lost so far ......with 3 fills.....6.25cc's in a 10cc band.

Hi, I have add that happen to me as well. I went to a psch dr on my own trying to rush the process and that dr told me that she would recommend me attending therapy sessions before she would approve me for the surgery. THe purpose of the sessions was to determine why I don't put myself first and why I keep gaining and losing, why I don;t make time to work out, and after hearing about my family stories etc they determined that I was not ready yet. I'm sorry but I don't think that is enough reason to deny someone. Luckily for me, my surgeon only works with a certain dr so I had to go to another psych dr and he approved me with no problem whats so ever. I think the first dr looked into my life too much and not that she doesn't make some sense with certain things but to be able to make the decision to deny someone this that's not right.

I didnt do so well....I wasnt able to eat much at all. I received a fill last week on 11/19 and i am really feeling restriction. I am up to 6.25cc in my band and i can barely eat anything, I thought about having some taken out but the dr said I am fine. If I am throwing up then we have a problem. I can eat but i guess I just have to get used to eating very small amounts. That was different for me for this thanksgiving. I was only able to eat a bite or two of turkey macoroni and spaghetti. But this is what I asked for and on the positive note I am down 11 pounds in just one week after this last fill.

I think it just depends on the doctor. I had my surgery on 8/29, had my first fill on 9/29 for a total of 4.5cc's then on 10/22 I had another fill of 1cc total 5.5 cc's and then i had another fill on 11/19 for .75cc's grand total today= 6.25 cc's in a 10cc band. I will say with this fill this time I feel a lot more restriction. I few bites and I am full pretty much. I am losing at a "good pace" so they say so they are hesitant to give fills when you are already losing the correct amount of weight monthly. Since my last visit I have lost 9lbs (really 12 because I gained 3 back after a bad week) so they say really the target per month is 6-8 any over is good. But I bargained with her and she gave me a fill of only .75 cc's. 8/29/08 - Starting surgery weight - 335 11/21/08 - current weight - 300 Havent started working out yet :w00t: but I plan to incorporate that part starting Monday for sure!!! To get this ball moving a little bit faster!!!!!!!!!!!! :drool:

I have been told different things. I was once told 30 minutes before and 1 hour after. I also was told 1 hour before and 2 hours after. i think the longer you go with out drinking the more your body learns what feeling full feels like. :drool:

Hi, I was banded on 8/29/08 and began to see the hair thinning happen about a month ago. So I was instructed by my dr to take Biotin supplements 5000mg per day and to make sure I get my Protein in daily. I just started the biotin this week but I have talked to several people on it and they say it definately helps with hair loss. While I don't want my hair to fall out or thin, I feel that this is such a small price to pay for the chance to be at my ideal weight PLUS happy!! GOOD thing is it gets better after time :thumbup: Good luck!!!:smile2:

Hi, I was diagnosed with PE in 8/07 after a few years of birth control pills. Luckily I ALSO had kidney stones which is what drove me to the ER and after the stone had passed and I should have been feeling better, I wasn't and they decided to do a ct scan AND found the clots in both my lungs and discovered a DVT in my right leg. So I am lucky to be here today as this can be fatal:ohmy:. I was on coumedin for 6 months and they did blood work to determine iF I had a blood clotting disorder. That was proved negative so it has been determined that the clots were caused by the birth control pills. I was banded on 8/29/08 and the only condition that my hematologist and pulmonologist required were that I have the IVC Filter placed in before the surgery as a precaution. So on 8/28 they put in the filter and then the banding was done on 8/29 and then the filter was removed on 10/13/08. I was on Lovenox for 2 weeks then continued with Coumedin up until 10/6/08. I have been lucky not to have any other occurences. Being on coumedin for life is no fun!!! Miss Nikkie

I guess the sleep apnea test depends on the surgeon and pulmonologist requirements. For me, both dr's required this so it was necessary. I also thought it was a waste of time, however found out that I do have sleep apnea after the test was done. So it's not necessarily a bad thing always good to know. :thumbup:

Don't be discouraged everyone is different and will lose at different paces. I was banded on 8/29/08, I have had 2 fills so far. 9/23 (4.5 cc) & 10/22 (1 cc)and have a total of 5.5 cc's in a 10cc band. I definately felt the restriction with my last fill and am not really hungry like I was before. I too thought that I was hungrier now than before. It will work out just be patient. As of today I have lost 34 pounds and I have't been doing what I need to do like work out and stop my old habits of bad food choices from coming back. I am working on that and will get better as time goes on. Stay focused and positive!!!!!!!!! Miss Nikkie

I was banded on 8/29/08, I am down 32 pounds!!! Yippee!!!! :teeth_smile: But I am also experiencing my disgust with food. I have had 3 fills and am up to 5.5 ccs in my 10cc band. I have add a few stuck episodes with bread sooooooooooo I have banned bread. I am not even going to do that to my self again. I thought I was going to DIE!!! But I think that has helped me in the long run. I must say that it's kind of hard to come to grips with the fact that I have to find something else to do with my time and not think about food in the same way I used too before. I know it will be all worth it in the long run. I haven't started exercising just yet which I am going to start this weekend so then I know that will help keep me occupied as well.

Surgery Date: 8/29/08 335lbs As of today: 10/24/08 309lbs first fill: 9/23/08 +4.5cc in 10cc band second fill: 10/22/08 +1 cc= 5.5cc i havent started working out yet which I plan to do today. I know my results would be much more if I add in the final element :wink_smile: Congrats to all our August Bandsters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:

I was banded on 8/29/08 I received my first fill on 9/23/08 (3 wks and 4 days out) and that fill was 2cc.....nothing different at all so I called the dr and they told me to come back the following week 9/29/08 and I received another fill of 2.5 cc so my grand total is 4.5cc in my 10cc band. I feel a silght difference but nothing major. I have had a few episodes with chicken but that is getting better as well. I am scheduled for another fill on 10/20/08 which should get me to where I need to be I hope. I am down 20lbs since surgery and I just started working out so I hope to see more results soon!!! :thumbup:

Hi, I was banded on 8/29 and I am having the same problem. I think what is causing us to be so tired and have no energy is the fact that we are not getting all of the proper nutrients(vitamins and protein). We have to make sure we take our vitamins, and have at least the 60 grams of protein a day. I have been making sure I take my vitamin and do what I have to do and I am starting to get more energy. Dont be depressed just keep working at it, take your vitamins daily, make sure you have your protein and also drink your water!!! Good luck!!!:thumbup:

HI, I had band surgery (10cc's)on 8/29/08 and I had my first fill this week on 9/23/08. I only received 2cc's and I feel nothing as well. I called back because I didn't want to wait for another 4-6 weeks going like this so I was told that I can come back on Monday 9/29 and they will give me a additional fill to get me through to the next one. So I am hoping that when I go in I will receive at least another 2cc's to see if that makes a difference. I know this will done in more than one appointment but I still want to be able to fill some type of restriction. :tongue2: Banded: August 29, 2008 Doctor: Paul Guske - Kane Center Location: Arlington Heights, IL

I had my surgery on Friday 8/29, I returned to work on Wednesday 9/3. I felt better by Monday 9/1 but took another day off anyway!!!:crying: