sandi1011

thanks everyone fo replys.....i am only up to 4 cc's so have a ways to go. thanks again

i first look to see what is on a childs menu if there are thing like grilled chicken breast things like that i order from it. i have yet to have any trouble. and who cares who knows. i have yet to be questioned or turned down. life is to short to worry what a waitness or waiter thinks!

i have been fighting the same 4 pounds for about 2 weeks now. (i had to be completely unfilled last week, so i am scared to death to get on scale). Long story i did post it! i have decided i will only get on scale when i go to doctors........ i hate that thing.....it brings me much pain, but sometime much joy.......oh well good luck.

like everyone else i also was eating tuna, chicken, and ground turkey by week 2. just chew well and keep it moist.

hi everyone, i posted yesterday and today about restriction and tightness. well, just got back from doctors and had to be unfilled completely..........only had 1 fill. why you ask....i had a spinach salad wednesday for lunch...after lunch i felt fine. went to eat dinner, could keep anyhing down not even liquids, this happen till today. well i actually had a piece of spinach stuck in my pouch and it looked like it had made its on pouch, hence why nothing would go down. doctor said only second time he has seen something like that. first time was a woman shallowed a whole grape and it got suck. anyway i am now completely unfilled for 1 month. bummer! oh yea, he said he carefully for a day or two, and back to normal food....but of course no spinach or lettuce!!! sandi

glad you are ok....pbing is not fun! had some good laughs today thanks everyone......needed them had to be completely unfilled last week (long story). trying not to eat everything in site, so i do need the laughs!!

thanks everyone, but i do have to say that i had been eating salads for a month and no problem before that, so i guess moral of story chew chew chew and you never know what might not agree with you. good luck all. sandi

hi can fill kick in after 2 weeks? i think that is what is happening to me. can barely keep liquids down. going to doctor today for another fill, thought first one did not work. thanks

hi all, ok had my 1st fill june 5, and nothing could eat anything and not be bother. well, yesterday i went to lunch and had a salad - all was fine after i ate no problem at all (i do sometimes eat fast). last night went to have dinner a piece of chicken - and i got to the second bit and started to pbing, like it was awful, but the biggest thing is i was pbing my lunch. normal??? i pbed about 8 times in a row(never done that)! anyway just kept sipping Water was ok, went to bed. this mornng had to take my pills my big one fills like it is stuck!!! oh no. can drink and it is going down. finally question: could my fill be kicking in this late???? or am i just good and stuck??? i also go to doctors tomorrow for a fill, since first one did not work. thanks guys.

thanks for reply........i had some eggs this morning again pbing about 5 times...........will not eat anything for awhile, have doctors appoint tomorrow.

food that gets stuck in your band, comes back up.....make any sense i think i expain it ok.

congrats on weight loss!!! i would go with a charm, or something like that so i could always remember where i was and where i am going! good luck, sandi

hi, trust me you are not alone. i wish i would have kept my big mouth shut. but no i told everyone!! my biggest problem is another friend has gastric -by-pass a week after my lapband and of course losing big time weight, so everyone thinks i should be like her ugh!!! anyway when i do get to my weight, maybe then they will stop asking! lol good luck

hi everyone, i also have ibs.............years ago i would go between constipation and diarrhea...........but the last 10 years it has been all diarrhea, there is not a day goes bye that i do not go anywhere from 5 to 10 times daily. (SHOULD BE SKINNY LOL). i was banded april 20th and have seen very little difference in my diarrhea, if anything it has gotten a little better, but not much. my doctors tell me i am one of the worse cases they have ever seen. i always thought it was things i ate, but now that i eat very little it is still there........... anyway good luck everyone.

has my first fill friday june 5 1.5 cc's.............as of today i have no restriction......was hoping for some, but i can eat anything and if i let myself a lot of it! hopefully you will do better.....i am to call the doctor friday if i have no restriction. i know on this site some people take a few days. i keep hoping it will kick in. i am very bummed out. good luck to you!

hi, i feel you pain. i have only lost 12 pounds.....had surgery april 20th.....1st fill was friday june 5, yesterday i ate 2 pieces of pizza (big pieces- i could have more easily), so as you can see no restriction at all. i am so disgusted with myself and i don't know. trying to stay on diet, but had surgery to help me where i had failed before. i have actually gained 4 pounds in the last month. the doctor said to call friday if i can still eat so much...i am hoping they can take me and give me another fill. good luck..i guess we need it!

i was banded april 20th, i have one eposide of pbing and that was because i ate to fast. it is very different than vomiting, so i would not worry. good luck.

hi, i have done the samething.........i go for my first fill tomorrow. i have been eating everything for a least 3 weeks, a lot less but never less everything. i watch my calories, and quit when i am starting to get full. i am trying---can not wait till fill----hope i do better. good luck

no i never had any problems...just bruising.... good luck.

wow that is a hard one!! i would think that it would the doctors fault if he did not wait for approval. i know my doctor would not do anything until the approval came thru ( actually 2 days). i know that is not any advice, but i sure would fight it! good luck

hello, boy can i relate..had my surgery april 20th, do not get my first fill till june 5. i hope it helps, because i just keep gaining instead of losing (actually i keep gaining and losing the same 4 pounds). i have no restriction at all, but i do try to stay with in the diet (protein first etc) i been counting calories and usually only take in 800 to 1200. i have lost a total of 12 pounds in 6 weeks. i have been on solids for 3. i hope this works, cause nothing else has! good luck on your journey!

hi, i also used lovenox for 14 days after surgery. 2 per day....i think lots of doctors do this. no need to worry, it goes quickly and they really do not hurt. the showed me how to inject myself in the hostipal. sandi

wow what a story, so glad you are ok. keep us updated on your weight loss. good luck

hi, i am 5 week out also. i also have one incision that still itches like crazy, (especially at night). I do put benadryl cram on and it helps. doctor also told me that i was healing nice and had a reaction to the tape. good luck...i think nothing to worry about.

wow do not feel bad, i had gained after my surgery, but my doctor said, don't worry it will happen......... of course i feel like you (see post above), but like everyone on here all i can do is try! good luck it is a journey and it seems a very long one for us!