autigerfan

I was banded in February 2009 and now I am 23 weeks pregnent with identical twins girls. My hubby and I couldn't be more thrilled about the girls, but I am not so thrilled about my expanding tummy again. Prior to getting pregnant I had lost about 60 lbs. Now, 23 weeks into prengnancy I have gained about 22 lbs. I now this is mostly baby weight, but I am beginning to think that I need to really start looking at my food choices and quanitites that I am eating. My surgeon doesn't remove any saline unless I feel that I need it so I am still at the same fill level as pre-pregnancy. Any one out there have any advise on the amount of calories they did or are eating while being pregnant with twins. Any advise GREATLY appreciated!:smile2:

I was banded back in february and have a total of 4 ccs now. have not been having very much trouble at all until tonight. I ate ribs for the first time and they stuck. I have been trying to get them up for several hours now, but the last bit won't come up. I am very uncomfortable and can't even drink anything....any suggstions on how to get this last bit up and out of me.......help:arf:

Hey everyone. I was banded on 2/19 and for the longest was doing great. :thumbup: Even six or seven weeks after suregery I wasn't really all that hungry and was able to stick to the recommended diet. Had my first fill of 1.5 cc's on 3/24/09 and was still doing great. However, within the last few weeks I have been getting really hungry and eating far more than I need to. :tt2: I have not really gained any weight, but am afraid I will if I don't watch out. I am scheduled for another fill next Tuesday, but am concerned because even after my first fill I couldn't really tell any difference in what or how I was eating. Has any one else experienced this?

I was banded 2/19/09 and as of today I have lost 20 lbs since the surgery and 40 since I started this whole process. Had my first fill on 3/24/09. I guess I am one of the lucky ones because I hear others talk about being hungry and eating more than they should. Since I had my surgeryit takes very little to fill me up. My biggest problem has been that my immune system went down after surgery and I have had a stomach virus, sinus infection, ear infection and one of my incisions got infected all within the last 2 1/2 weeks.

Had lapband on 2/19 and have been feeling great. Went in on last Friday for two week followup and doctor said everything looked great and to come back in a few weeks for first fill....yippee:thumbup:. THEN, two days later I came down with the worst stomach virus known to man. I dry heaved off and on for over 15 hours:drool:. After I recovered I thought I was ok and didn't think anymore about it. However, last night after eating dinner I got this extremely full feeling (just thinking maybe I ate too much), but when I woke up this morning I still had it. I am not in any pain just some discomfort. I am not sure if I am just sore from the extensive session of hurling or if I have done something to mess up the band. I am having no problem eating or holding any thing down so I am just not sure if I need to call the doctor. I just don't want to come across as the type of person that calls the doc everytime I sneeze wondering if I damaged my band or it slipped. Any advise would be great or knowledge that this has happened to someone else.

Called the doc's office this morning and was told pretty much that as long as I was not having any trouble keeping food down now that there really wasn't anything to worry about. Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I am feeling much better now and the uncomfortable feeling that was in my tummy is gone :w00t:

I was also banded on the 19th of February. The first week I lost 10 lbs and was so so very excited. Unfortunately, this last week I have only lost 1 lb. I am also discouraged that the weight is not coming off faster while only eating 600-800 calories a day. I was on the smaller end of weight going into surgery so I know the weight won't fall off as fast, but come on...1 lb a week!

I also was banded on 2.19.09. I am back to work today for the first time and a bit tired. My port site is also still a bit sore at times, but managable. This surgery has got to be the best decision I ever made!!!