karensue60

good idea! i need to get one. i have lost 91 pounds since being banded on february 2nd '09 ... i feel like i have some loose skin and an empty double chin... wonder if i could get a body shaper that would be like a turtleneck? lol!!! well, beats being obese i suppose. feeling great. i think i'll look into some of those "spanks" my friends were telling me about though. good luck, karen

hi! i have had my band for almost a year... i have lost 91 pounds. today i had a protein shake for breakfast, at lunch a 1/2 cup chicken salad. dinner was about 10 almonds, and then 1/2 cup of chili with 1/4 c of shredded cheese on top. i had coffee with half abd half, and water throughout the day. i take a chewable multivitimin and i am feeling great! i watch my carbs. everyone is different. good to find what works for you. good luck, karen

wow! i have had three fills with the most recent being yesterday also. i have always been advised to have liquids for two days after and then 4-5 days of soft foods. today i feel like the fill was pretty tight but i know that after 3 days it will feel perfect and that i will once again be eating very small portions. seems to me like all doctors have their own rules for fills and diets. i am restricted on carbs with only a certain amount i am able to have in one day. i have lost 60 pounds, so it's okay with me.

i had lapband surgery on 02/09 and have lost 60 pounds. i can assure you it isn't as obvious as being morbidly obese. sure it is a little lump but, i am lovin' it!

hey shelly, no sweat!!! you will be just fine. don't beat yourself up so much! if count carbs and fat and work out then you are doing all you can.just keep up the good work!

yesterday i had my first fill. my dr. put a a large amt in, asked me to drink a little water,and it was stuck. he said that is what it feels like when it is too tight. then, he took out a bunch, i drank water again and it went down okay. so, he put a bandaide on it and poof! away i went. today i feel like i have no restriction. i feel like had more before. geesh, i have lost 30 pounds and i feel dangerously hungry now like i could eat my way back to the starting point. will this change for me? do i call and ask for a little more? what do i do now? i feel like i have no lap band at all. scary. if someone knows, please drop me a note.... thanks.

i am two and a half weeks post op and i went back to my desk job after a week off. i wish i would have been able to take two weeks off. i tire more easily but feel great.

all doctors orders seem different on here but i drink the vanilla lo carb slimfast, yummy. make sure it is cold and use a straw. also i take a chewable centrum. not too bad. maybe that could work for you too.

yeah!!! good for you. be good to yourself and allow time to heal. will be thinking of you. take care.

Thanks for your "reality " story. i have read tooo many sugar coated ones. mine was a little more like yours. i think the operating room did look like a torture chamber and it was freezing and i was annoyed by the some of the "personal conversations" the nurses were having. geesh, glad it's over. my problem was i couldn't wake up from the anethesia and i was there till 10:30 pm... all other fellow banders that day were long gone... i was wearing out my welcome. so happy for you, your gonna do great.