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Thanks Christine. I know this is sorta out of the normal. I will call Dr. Baggs in the morning if it doesn't get better. I sorta wonder if I am too tight too...........but I am only at 5ccs. I wonder if I had air in my stomach that got stuck down tehre when he tightened the band.......just hurts!! I can drink Water which is why I decided to stick it out tonight. No problems with water but I have to drink slowly again...........I was sorta back to chugging it the lst few days without a problem. ahh......at least I have tomorrow off so I can sleep in. I just ate 1/2 cup of jellow and I think that is gonna stay down..........so I will be ok I guess. Next time maybe I should take Gasx with me to the appointment so this doesn't happen again............

Ok ladies I am kinda hurting so I got up again............I figured out I have gas pain really bad again like right after surgery that is what is hurting so bad! Nicole, Riley, Christine, Pam............has this happened to you after a fill?? Sheesh this is taking a step in the WRONG direction this HURTS!! Reggie you probably know exactly where I am at girl!! LOL. I can fill the band and it is tight so make that is why all the gas.................darn I wish I had some gasX left.........I am gonna have to resort to pacing the backyard!! Seriously only me, this could only happen to me!! LOL!! Downward dogs are probably in my near future...........LOL>

to see my album click on my name and go to my profile page....than down a bit on the right side is my album....click on that. I just entered my first fill photo........showing my tattoo and the little bruise I got.... Ok, ok the fat pictures are there too so please be kind.......LOL!! I would like to see some albums people!! Hint, hint!!

I got my first fill today. OMG I have some restriction. Feels like to much but I know it will loosen up in a couple of days.....I can drink Water but so not hungry and afraid I will throw up if I eat........... But I think now is when I really start playing the lap band game!!

Hey Candy I think everyone is here......just since I left this morning there are two more pages. Candy I was exactly where you are and frustrated earlier today. I have had my days when I wished I did RNY....not really but ya know.......I started to think lap band WON'T work for me and that I am not gonna be able to do this.... Today helped. HOnestly I think I am too tight right now but I know in a couple of day it will loosen up. NOw I have some hope cause I think this is what I am suppose to feel.....I am so, so not hungry and I have only eaten a yoghurt and and some cheese and some tofu yesterday.......I haven't eaten today at all and I can't I am to tight and crampy right now. I can still drink Water so I am ok. But it is that achy like after surgery when I could so feel the band right in my chest.......I feel it again lots of pressure in there......not hurting but I know exactly where the band is........ I did bruise from the fill. I posted a picture. But no serious damage. So Candy it gets better..........you could call and ask to come on the 25th but than you would have to wait longer. Dr. Baggs told me the 25th is overfull and to plan on waiting around awhile for everyone to be seen...........so I don't know if they will change dates........my guess is with your lack of restriction your gonna want the first fill you can get...........

Oh after my fill I went back to joke around with the last lady- who also was having her first fille- that it was no big deal!! Well Dr. Baggs overheard and probably thought I was crazy!! He told me, "you should have have limped in there or gone in with a crutch and told her it was really painful than just walked out!!" He seriously is a funny guy I told him I would do that next time and to make sure there was a newbie behind me!! LOL. He laughed but see he doesn't know me I just might.......... I also went in with my measuring tape belt but I had to remove it for the fill............I had to explain to him what it was!! LOL. He told me I was the only stressing over the 10 pounds...........and said to put my belt away for good!! LOL. But who knows maybe Riley you could wear it next time??? And I didn't laugh about youtube I held it all in!! Robin also mentioned the youtube said everyone has seen it!! Robin was asked about being overweight and having surgery. She said she was overweight but won't respond to the surgery issue. She blushed and said she was always the fat sister growing up............. oh girls I am so feeling the band and there is alot of pressure in there. I need to lay down and get some sleep. I got up at 5am to get to Kaiser in time.......... Anyone want to carpool on the 25th?

Candy I so, so, so felt that way until today................I am tight now. But it was hard not to "mess up" since I really could get anything down.................. I don't know how long the tight feeling will last. I do know I drank water on the way home and I just feel the restriction. Dr. Baggs said this fill likely won't do much for me.............maybe not even the next one. I am guessing in a day or two the tightness will wear off. But so not hungrly right now and I was so worried about weigh in today that I barely ate yesterday.......... But it is that time of the month and I am getting a nasty sinus infection and my head has been pounding all day........I almost didn't go today but figured I would tough it out. ON the way home I stoppedin fairfield to walk around the mall and really was so light headed I and dizzy I decided to just go home................... Going to be early tonight. Oh weird thing is that when he put in the fluid I felt it tighten.........didn't hurt but I could feel it inflate......weird!! Half my class was sacramento people I invited them to lap band and Kaiser group.......... some of them were so not interested and were sorta rude.............but ok I just assume everyone wants to hang out with us!! LOL. I think a couple people might show up on our forum!! Sheena good to hear from you!! Glad your doing ok!!

The only band thing about the group was this one negetive lady who talked way to much and thought she knew it all. She has been gaining her weight back and argued with Robin............luckily she got called out early!! We did talk ALOT about snacking and head hunger which I liked. Oh we had to fill out a questionaire to that went to Dr. Baggs after it was done..............checking to see if we are following the rules...........if we are messing up how how often and in what area......... Oh so I am gonna be at the June 25th group fill ladies!! Go figure. I told Dr. Baggs I already got the day off work and he looked confused and told me "oh that's right you have inside informers"...................we are so gonna have fun that day!! Maybe we should go somewhere afterwards...............

LOL. I so did NOT get lost. You run right into it when you get off the freeway...... Riley highway 37 was closed today I thought of your when I went past it. Ok so I got the first group fill today. I had no idea it was a group fill day but here is how it went........I got there at 8:30 got check in and noticed the whole lobby was full of bansters so it was fun to visit...........than at 9am they started to call people back one at a time to weigh than on to the nutrition class/Support group..........that was just Robin with about 12 of us and it was more of a support groups ask any questions check in with people meeting.............they strarted to call people out one at a time for the fill next door.........one you got the fill you could either come back or leave........I did not get called until almost last about 11:45 or so.............It was ok just a long day. Ok the fill went fine. He did tell me he watched the youtube video and that he didn't like that it was a first fill and he had to dig for the port.......he said he wasn't sure how he felt about being on youtube. I told him it was good for me to see it so that I knew what to expect:-) I was joking around that I did n't have a video and he asked if was gonna blog about the fill!! LOL I said no I don't have the time............. I did show him the picture of all of us at the resterant and let him keep it. He said he thinks it is a good thing we all stay in contact. BUt my printer was out of ink so all he got was black and white so someone needs to print out a color one....... No one on one with Robin. No food log I stressed for nothing. Groups meetings and nutrions class from here on out. Pretty fun really!! I told him the next one is gonna be alot of Sacramento people and could turn into a party and he laughed!! He said he heard about us all!! So I had 3cc's. Got 2 more. I am very tight and achy right now. I can feel the band again like after surgery sorta uncomfortable but not painful. Just I know the band is there again........The port hurts.....not when I got the shot but now the whole area is sore again. He said I have alot of scar tissue and I am still swollen but it will go down......The port is SO NOT where I thought it was!! Ok so on Kaiser scale I am 10 pounds down. No one said anything so I aske Dr. Baggs about it and he said it was a good weight loss. He said my job was to be healing and workiing on eliminating all the fluids they pumped into me at surgery........he said I was not expected to lose anything so what I did lose was great...........he said to remember this was a marathan not a race and to slow down and not expect quick weight loss........slow and steady. So all that stress for nothing............. So anyway I am achy and getting sick I think. Not sure if this that time of the month, that I am getting sinus infection or that I am just achy from the band............but it is quite tight and it feels like it did again after surgery.............so not hungry now I don't want to eat I think I would throw up........... I am gonna move this over to the group site since it looks like everyone moved over there today....

Ok ladies back down to 216 this morning. My weight is just all over. I am guessing at Kaiser I will be up 2-3 pounds on that scale. But all that water yesterday did some good....... Leaving for Kaiser in a few minutes here. I so can't wait until SAcramento fills. I am guessing that traffice is gonna be bad on a weekday morning going across the bridge so I am leavning an hour 1/2 early just to make sure..........and this is a new location so I don't want to get lost. Wish me luck back to Kaiser I go again.........

NIcole you will have fun!!! Enjoy it and take pictures. Sounds wonderful!! Yep that is three for me but the last one only lasted three days stopped for three days than back again!! Seriously I need to see my PCP because this HAS got to stop.............I am so NOT having any more babies!! But I do think my body is trying to say something to me!! But I wish it would stop cause I am so not listening. Ok so your constantly shaving too. So that is a normal thing!! When I was pregnant this happened too so I really thing it is a hormone thing from the surgery and anesthesia. I also still am bruising really easy and have big bruises on my legs and arms just from my cat stepping on me. Heparin I guess just finishing up its job............... 6 weeks monday so I should be moving out to total recovery now..................

Ah great I had a my monthly visitor again tonight.............ah I have to weigh tomorrow at Kaiser how much does that totally suck!! Rotten luck............something is whacked with my hormones............here we go again!! So much for hoping to be back down to 216 now...........no wonder I have been so up and down all day with myweight. Also, Anyone else having to shave their legs like every other day?? This is so crazy you would think I have not shaved for days and it is only yesterday.............does this have to do with hormones too. Seriously I have to talk to Dr. Baggs what did he do to me!! I am a walking hormone right now..............and apparently have been for the last six weeks!!

But I also went down two sizes...........go figure. I was banded April 13, 2009.

Lost 12 gained back 3-4 and wanna kick someone. Also no restriction.........but I have been care of what I eat!! And less than 1000 a day!!

Ah Heather we have needed that for a long time!! Great I am gonna check it out.....

Ah Sheena hope you feel better soon!! Even though it doesn't seem like a week from now your feel so much better!! Right ladies we have all been there!! :-)

I updated my photo album and took bikini pictures but those I have no intention of posting.............those are to compare measurements in a month or so!! But the decent one I post in my photo album...............I still have some chub on me.............I think I thought I was thinner than I was at my highest weight. No wonder I got rid of almost all my pictures at that weight!! OMG someone help that girl!! ++++++embarrassed but needed to post my starting point********* I also took all my measurements today and have my food log by the front door. Measuring tape as a belt is a distinct possibility............ Hope Sheena is ok!!

Riley you have me laughing about your cow. I never noticed. Reminds me of when I was pregnant my mom made me this dress with fat cows on it............I was flabbergasted I mean serious what does a dress like that really say about someone??? We do need to change your avator!! :-)

Ok ladies a question. I drink about 100-120 ounces of crystal light a day. Ok now I am wondering if maybe I should only be drinking water.............Riley and Reggie what is this about not putting lemon in the water.............I think the crystal light is about 20 calories a bottle times 6 or 120 calories...............hmm I wondr if it matters or not...........only doing weater today anyway..........