adelarosa33

So i have had my 2nd fill on Thursday and now I have 4.5 cc's in my band. I also lost only 4 lbs since my last visit, but since I had no restriction I see that as a victory. With this new fill I feel some restriction, I am not sure if it is my sweet spot though...we will see. Anyway so this weekend I attempted to have a toasted bagel and it got stuck! The feeling was horrible but I loved the fact that I know that I can't have bagels anymore! Also yesterday I decided to treat myself with some McDonald's (after not having it for over 4 months) and I could not handle it!! I ate very slowly and chewed well but those chicken nuggets were not going down lol. I attempted a cheeseburger (minus most of the bread), and I could not eat most of it and I was soooo happy! PBing makes you never want to eat those foods that make you sick again...so I am saying good-bye to McD's and bagels!! They weren't good for me anyway!

I do about 20 minutes on the eliptical or treadmill. I then do some weights mostly working out my arms, back and belly. I do 50 of each. My legs, t highs and butt are made of steel, ( I have no fat there, I wish I did) so i don't work those out too much yet. Once I lose upper body weight I will do more leg and butt exercises. All my fat is from the belly up. After the weights I do a 45 minutes aerobics mix class which usually uses the stepper, arm weights, and ball. The classes exhaust me the most, after the class I am done. If I do a class before I do the eliptical or weights I will not have the energy to keep going! So I always do the classes last. I go at least 3 times a week, but I am forcing myself to do 4 times a week now. I actually feel so good when I am done.

Yes it feels nice to get full quicker doesnt it? I get happy when I can't eat all of something or can't have something that is not good for me! I can still do carbs just not some of them. I usually have the pepperidge farm lightstyle oat bread toasted and it is good. I actually had a pancake this morning with the kids at my school and it went down well also. I feel restriction but I think I still need a little bit more. I think with one, or two at most, more fills I will be at my sweet spot.

I really didn't feel anything inside, but I can tell you I have nooooooooo restriction yet!! i cant eat anything I want!! I am waiting to hopefully get restriciton next Thursday with my next fill. I want to PB on pizza or bread so I can just not want to eat it!!! It's driving me crazy I am such a carb junkie. Did you tell your doctor what you were feeling at that moment? I would talk to him/her if you havent. Maybe it's normal. I will see if I feel anything similar next time I go.

The scale for me has stopped within the last 3 weeks....and I was bummed!!!! But i dont know i guess my body is trying to catch up with the weight loss because within the last week or so I have had to make a hole in my belt, my fitted shirts are no longer fitted, I can fit my nephew in some of my pants with me, and two days ago I was driving with my hand out the window and my watch shifted, I can now fit a finger between my watch and my wrist, which before I had to kinda squeeze my watch shut! So i guess pounds don't mean everything! Congrats to u all!! My 2nd fill is next Thursday hopefully I will feel some restriction!

I have had the same pain, but I've noticed it is only when I overeat so that hasn't been too often. Also i feel like when I am sitting down eating I don't feel full too quick...but as soon as I get up I feel extremely full and if I am too full I will feel some pain, but it is not real bad pain either just a bit. I just have one fill of 3 cc's and that is not enough! Hopefully when I go back I will feel better restriction..I am also starting to stand after I eat a bit to see how i feel so I won't get too full. Hope things work out Renee!!

I had 3cc's put in my band on 9/10 and I have hardly and restriction.. It was not painful at all for me, but I have a high tolerance to pain. I get full a little faster but I still get hungry in about 2-3 hours, and i can eat anything i want! I go for another fill on 10/8. Hopefully I will get more restriction then.

Well I didn't know I had an infection til 10 days post op...I was actually at my follow up visit at the Dr.'s and my incision started leaking....Prior to this though I had a lot of pain a few days after surgery and my incision was hard and hot...I didn't have a fever so I thought all these symptoms were normal...I have never been operated on before...Well when the Dr. saw the leakage he squeazed what he could out in the office and the Dr. gave me antibiotics. I just had drainage for about ten days...the drainage went from a yellowish brown to clear. After that the pain, swelling, and heat went away from my incision. Now I am doing great! Thank GOD!!! Why were you in the hospital four days?? Did you get the infection right after operation??

I am also on a plataeu...a week after surgery I lost ten pounds and now nothing!! =( I am not taking in too many calories either. Less than 700 a day...I do have a problem drinking water but I am going to have to force myself to drink more than 8 glasses...I only drink about 5. I want to go back to gym but have not yet am hoping to be able to go back next week. Blahhhh I wish this would work faster!!

mommy swelling is normal for awhile...make sure though that it is not an infection...i was swollen from an infection under the incision...some signs that it may be: Signs and Symptoms of An Infected Surgical Incision Hot Incision: An infected incision may feel hot to the touch. This happens as the body sends infection fighting blood cells to the site of infection. Swelling/Hardening of the Incision: An infected incision may begin to harden as the tissue underneath are inflamed. The incision itself may begin to appear swollen or puffy as well. Redness: An incision that gets red, or has red streaks radiating from it to the surrounding skin may be infected. Some redness is normal at the incision site, but it should decrease over time, rather than becoming more red as the incision heals. Drainage From the Incision: Foul-smelling drainage or pus may begin to appear on an infected incision. It can range in color from blood-tinged to green, white or yellow. The drainage from an infected wound may also be thick, and in rare cases, chunky. Pain: Your pain should slowly and steadily diminish as you heal. If your pain level at the surgery site increases for no apparent reason, you may be developing an infection in the wound. It is normal for increased pain if you “overdo it” with activity or you decrease your pain medication, but a significant and unexplained increase in pain should be discussed with your surgeon. I had the swelling, the hot incision, and the pain which I thought was normal, I didnt get the drainage till about 11 days after the surgery. Im sure if it is just swelling it is okay and normal...just wanted to give you some pointers that I wish I knew before.

Hi Everyone! It's been awhile since I posted my infection thread and have been on the website. So I went to my follow up appt. on TUesday and the Dr. says that the infection is gone and that the drainage will continue for awhile. To finish the antibiotics and to keep wound covered until drainage stops. I feel a hundred times better, I have no more pain and I am back to my old self...almost! lol. I am starting to get an appetite but if I eat a just lil too much I get a stomachache. I am still on mushies and soft foods so today I had one well cooked manicotti with ricotta and sauce and it filled me up...It was sooo good!! but before I used to eat about 4 lol!!! It was the first real dinner item I've had in a long time...just alot less of it. I want to thank everyone for their concern and I am sorry I have not updated in a while. Been busy with work, 2 puppies, and trying to get some rest!! Thank You alll sooo much!! XoXoXo Angie :confused:

Thank you all!! Yea I am glad i like cottage cheese because it is loaded with protein and I don't have to do those protein shakes anymore!!!! I quit on the proteinshakes on day ten of post op! I just couldnt swallow them anymore. I have nonfat cottage cheese for breakfast or lunch most of the time now so I could get in my protein!!

I have Aetna and I just have to pay the copay!

My Dr. recommended Miralax which has helped me... usually works..I took Milk of Magnesia after not going for 3 days and I had diarhea for 2 days!!! lol. i will stick with the Miralax!

Thanks Kim! I know it was a treat but tomorrow I will do cottage cheese for dinner!!! lol!! You will do just fine and these two weeks of liquids will fly by! Soon you will be on mushies too! =)

So today is 10 days after surgery and I still have pain where my incision is. RIght under my incision it's very hard..I wonder if this is normal?? I also have some sharp pain that comes and goes on the left side of my rib cage...I am guessin that is where they put the port. I have my follow-up appt. today THANK GOD! and I am praing that everything is okay...My friend said that maybe I developed a hernia under the incision and now I'm scaredddd!! Has anyone expereinced anything similar??:drool:

The hardness under my incision was alot larger than a port it was bigger than my fist!!!!! It was actually an infection and I had an absess under my incision which leaked! So be careful..a small know yes but a large one may be an infection....also if the knot is warm or hot, it is also a sign of infection.

Sooooo I had my follow-up appointment yesterday after work. As I am in the elevators at the Dr.'s office building, I feel something oozing out of my stomach. I rush to get inside the Dr.'s office and I start crying to the receptionist wondering what is wrong because I can feel my underwear and pants getting wet. The Dr. calls me in and tells me to lie down that I probably have an infection. He starts squeezing all the pus out! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so painful! He then prescribed antibiotics and I have to keep the wound covered and change the bandage everyday or if wet. The knot I had under the wound and the pain was all from the infection...I actually have less pain now and feel less tense at the incision after all the pus came out. Dr. wants to see me again on Tuesday to see if infection has gotten better or worse. If it gets worse, I may have to go into surgery again! :thumbup: I am praying that it gets better!!

THanks for all the support girls!! I greatly appreciate it and needed it. My Dr. wants to see me on Tuesday and we will see what happens! =)

I still hardly drink or eat anything! and I am 10 days post-op! I take 3 or 4 spoonfuls of yougurt or jello and I am done for a few hours! Protein Shakes I take sip by sip...and water I try to force some down throughout the day! Just do smal sips and small spoons at first...if you can only have one spoon of broth or jello at a time start out that way. Don't let yourself get dehydrated!! Someone I know who had WLS suggested sucking oh peices of ice or ice chips, It goes down slowly but helps hydration also.

Thanks abby!! Well apprently I had some signs of infections that I decided to read up online after I found out!! But in the Dr.'s pamphlet he only stated high fever of over 101 and oozing liquid through the incision. Online I found out these signs of infection: <LI class=mainText>A delay in healing of the surgical site <LI class=mainText>The tissue around the surgical site may be discolored <LI class=mainText>A foul odor coming from the incision site <LI class=mainText>Pain or sever tenderness in the area of the incision <LI class=mainText>Severe swelling of the incision <LI class=mainText>Incision is hot to the touch The only one I didnt have was the foul odor, which I am not even sure if I didn't have because I can not smell my belly! lol But anyway now I am taking crushed antibiotics and it is absolutely the worse tasting thing possible!! It makes me wanna throw up but I hold it in because they need to stay inside me!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I hope all this is worth is!! On the good side....I lost 9 lbs since surgery 8/3!!! Thanks all again for the great wishes! XOXO, Angie

Congrats Abby!!! Take it easy and rest!! :thumbup:

Thanks so much band! I will keep you updated!

Yea I'm a little panicky too...I can't wait to go to the Dr. later and he says that it's normal...maybe then I'll feel better! The pain is real bad when I am laying down and have to stand up!!! OUCH!!! Or sitting down and getting up also. Even walking sometimes it feels like my muscles under the incision or ripping!! Blah I want this era of the lap band to end.