juliegeraci

I love my band because its the least invasive surgery.

I eat 1k calories a day now. I no longer drink beer. I do a 7 minutes muscle and muscle fitness video daily and I have lost 1.5 lbs this week so far. How many calories a day are you consuming? Are you exercising?

Out of curiousity, how long do the drains stay in? How much time did you take off of work?

Great news. Congrats!

Hi Julie. Question for you. I am considering a tummy tuck at 199 as well and I'm 5'8" tall. Did you have to have a tt revision. My goal weight is 185. Not sure if 15 lbs will matter.

7 weeks my God. My doctor only makes you wait 2 weeks in between fills. 7 weeks is too long, especially when you are just starting out. I would call and put yourself on a waiting list or call them every couple days until there is one that opens up. Good luck.

I have the same size band as you. It took me a long time to get to 3 ccs. In fact, I am 21 months out and it took me probably a year at least to get there. I was at 2.9 for a long time now I am at 3.2. Look at this 2 ways okay. Either a. you are too tight. Too tight is when it is hard to take down liquids and solids can be a problem too. The second way to look at this per my doctor is there are 2 types of tightness. Tightness to liquids which is not good and tightness to solids. If you don't mind eating a softer diet and can still lose it is up to you whether or not you are too tight. In my case I can only eat 1-2 oz of protein at a time but I am losing and am quite happy with that. You just need to see how you do on solids. Let me know what happens. 3 is agressive for 2nd fill. Good luck.

I so understand where you are coming from. I gained 7 lbs in between fills. Just work with your doctor to get you to the right fill level. It took me months and months to get there and even 21 months in I still struggle with the right levels. Good luck.

All of my doctors were very supportive, especially my OBGYN. How much do you have to lose?

With good restriction it does sometimes bring gurgling. How much can you consume at once?

Nancy, I would call your doctor and get your pain under control. I too had nauseau and he gave me an anti nauseau medication that really helped. This surgery was easy for me so it shouldn't be that difficult for you. You just need to make sure to manage your symptoms . Good luck. Feel better!

Hi Rainer, There was a time when I had gotten .3 ccs in a fill. Immediately I felt burning in my stomach. Prilosec and Zantac helped a bit but more importantly a slight unfill helped the most. It took me a couple months then I was able to get back up to that level again without problem. Yesterday I did have some burning while drinking vodka with light cranberry juice but I worked through it with Prilosec. Most likely you need a slight unfill. Good luck.

I spent a ton of money on clothes while transitioning down. Probably $1500 or so. If you can't afford new I would try your local thrift shop or Salvation Army. How excting! Keep up the good work.

The reason why they want you off of estrogen is because it can cause excessive bleeding. You can't even be on birth control pills.

Trissie, to be honest with you the only thing that has saved me is good restriction and giving up beer. I can only eat 1-2 oz at a time now. I recommitted myself by joining Weight Watchers and buying a 10 week pass. If I can stay on Weight Watchers for 10 weeks and eat 1k a day (20 pointsl) I will lose at least 1-2 lbs a week and that will put me 15-20 lbs from goal. You really just need to recommit yourself. Make sure you have good restriction. Buy a motivational outfit. Take some before pictures, walk and drink lots of water. You can do it. The band will help you.

Call your doctor. Most likely you are swollen and they will put you on liquids for a few days then soft foods. good luck.

Cindy, I completely understand what you are going through. I am 21 months in and 35 lbs from goal. 35 lbs mind you that have been there for at least 6 months! The only advice I can give you is make sure you have good restriction, walk if you can, make sure you are meeting all the dietary requirments (I joined Weight Watchers yesterday and committed to 12 weeks prepay) and drink plenty of water. One other thing I did was buy a size 16 jean which is down one size from where I am. That is my next goal. Good luck.

Sometimes I get down on how much more I need to lose and not the accomplishments so far. When I'm down I get a new outfit, massage, new haircut, etc. That tends to pick me up. Also, do you or have you had depression in the past? Sometimes that can be the underlying issue.

I have definitely PBd water before. The secret is to sip it and not gulp.

My BMI is 33 and I'm just starting to look into it. My goal is to get to 28-30 BMI within the next 6 months.

You are in my thoughts. Best wishes! You will look great.

I am down 102 lbs!

How close to goal were you when you got your TT?

A friend of mine lost 4.5 lbs in one week just by giving up drinking with her meals. That is my ultimate goal. I'm just so use to doing it now it will be tough. Good luck!

Recently I went to a seminar with a friend who is getting banded through Kaiser. The reason for Advil being so bad is it can cause ulcers in the lower stomach pouch. That being said, he did say if you take it here and there it will not kill you. I would think the first and second day of your period when the cramps are really bad it wouldn't hurt. I would definitely not take that much though. Good luck.