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Support meeting is the 23rd....got another week to go

I also have a 10cc band, as of monday I have a total of 4cc's in it. Since my surgery I haven't went one entire week without being sick atleast once. I can't do anything spicy, meat is near impossible and what I can eat are too high in carbs. This was my 3rd fill and each time I get a fill I suffer for about 2 weeks. Then I can get a cup or so down without the nausea. I can't drink for about 2 hours after I eat or I vomit, even if its just a peanut..1 peanut. It feels like I have so much air inside me, I make these weird noises in my throat for hours after I eat. And often I get like a weird chest pain after eatting. Kaplan says either I am eatting too much..(i'm not) or not chewing it up good enough, or eatting to fast or eatting the wrong things....I hate being sick and try to go very slow when I eat and to chew forever so I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. Started with a flu/cold from hell thursday so I am gonna lay around today and watch lifetime movies hahaha. Talk to you all soon.

Elizabeth, so glad your appt went well!!! My 1 cc fill was monday and today is thursday and I still can't eat more than a couple bites...I get instant nausea. My husband is like..have the damn thing taken out...your always sick....lots of frustration right now. I hope that in another 6 months I feel it was worth it. One great thing is that I quit smoking, today is day 206!! Talk to you all later, getting ready to watch Grey's! Theresa

Kaplan mentioned doing fills on wednesdays too....I have been pretty miserable since my fill yesterday...even with just liquids I feel like they stay in my throat.....I am trying to stick it out though...last time I had a fill they had to take some back out cause I couldn't even swallow my own spit, he said it was swelling from the fill and could I hold out another day and I was like NO....My belly is still very sore from yesterdays visit...but I am sure tomorrow will be better!! I tell you one thing....this has been alot harder than I thought it would be....hard not to get discouraged sometimes...I'll be glad when spring is here, good weather and garage sales always make me happy!! Elizabeth...keep me updated on how your appointment goes.

Hi Gang, I also had an appointment yesterday, it had been 2 months since my last fill, had 1 1/2cc put in in dec and had to go back the next day and have 1/2cc taken out..yesterday I had 1 cc put in for a total of 4 cc's so far. Kaplan seemed cranky and in a big hurry yesterday....I was told he would be expecting me at the feb 23rd support group....so guess I'll leave work alittle early and go....I haven't been able to go to Zumba due to my work schedule. Lost another 8 pounds....not as much as I thought but ok. I have went from a size 22 to a size 18 though. He says my port is alittle tilted and it hurt during the fill today. Well...hope to see you all on the 23rd....Theresa

Hi all..I also have an appt on monday at noon for another fill...felt nothing after the first one so hopefully I will with this one. Gosh..that port leak thing is scary....I hope to see you all at Zumba monday night...off to watch alittle TV

Zumba was fun...Met Kdlee for the first time. WVU fan was there..she is so nice too. Met Elizabeth last week..its nice to have people in the same boat as yourself, it helps when your feeling down or discouraged. They didn't do the twist last night so no port pain today..haha..off to work.....talk to you all later..Theresa

I called Jeanne this morning regarding no restriction and feeling hungry and she moved my appt from dec 1st to monday the 17th....she will eventually be doing all the fills maybe as soon as dec! See some of you all tonight at Zumba..Theresa

Thanks for the encouragement..it is tough sometimes to stay positive.....I go back dec 1st for another fill...so maybe with that one it'll be better!! Hope to see you tomorrow night.

so happy for your mom!! Question......... I had my first fill on thursday, jeanne tried and missed so Kaplan had to do it, they only put in 1 1/2 cc's....I feel no different, if anything i feel like I have more room to eat....is this normal? He said I had 2 cc's in there to start with....I am confused... Anyone going to Zumba tomorrow night, if so i'll see you there! Theresa

Yes, I'll give that website address to the girls..i was beat too after class...amazing how much one caqn sweat!! Going for my first fill today....yikes.....see you monday! Theresa