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I would not have changed a thing from pre admittion to discharge. Dr Grandia is an excellent surgeon and I think he did a wonderful job.

It has been a while sence I have been on lapbandtalk. And now when I come in need. I have lost 80 pound, with still over a hundread to go and have stoped loosing. I may loose a few then gain a few then loose a few and gain a few... It's not that I don't know why. I do. I am just depressed and REALY whant to eat. Now this sound like a post for emotional help. I need that but not as much as I need prayer. I lost my grandfather a few weeks a go (10-24-09) and had MANY minor helth problems. I am sure there is more that is keeping me down and I don't know what that is but I know God does. I don't know where to start, but I know God does. I know I can't do this on my own, but with God all things are possible. Thank you I appretiate your prayers. Karissa

Hi I am probaley one of the last ones in June to be Banded. Not only was it the end of the month it was the end of the day (around 5:00pm I think). I stayed all night and didn't get in my room untill 10:00pm. So I appretiate all the fresh info the Junies have to offer. I was wondering how long after sugery you had your first fill and how did it go? If you haven't had a fill how are you doing? My biggest question is what is the first food you had after full liquids?

Not doing as well. I found some lost pounds

I was bannded June 30th and diagnosed with PCOS sometime before my sugery. My first period in July came timely 15th just like in June. I was pleased. July 24th was my birthday and the the MIGRAINS began. 20 days of migrains. Now today August 14th I started (timely yes) and the cramps are killer. My stomache muscels could take out a small country. I have felt like I had PMS for 20 days now I am haveing a super period. I can see how gaining weight increased testostrone so is weight loss decreasing testo? Is the Estrogon increasing? Will things work themselves out. And to top it off I just want to eat so bad. I had my first fill this past Tues and I could just eat untill the food stacks up my throat and nothing else would fit in my mouth. I have had cravings during the ever long PMS that I have had this month, but I managed to control myself. Today just pain (CRAMPS) and cravings. Any thoughts or experiances?

Thank you so much Kat817 I fw your post to mom so she would have a better idea what she was dealing with, with me. I am starting to get use to it a little bit, I don't exactly feel better but I feel like I know why and I will feel better. I just try to relax. After the cramps eased up my muscles were soare and I still get charlie horses in my back and stomache. I hope that this info is there to help someone like the all of you have helped me. Thank you again!

Thank you for your comments I appretiate your info so much. I did talk to my Dr. last week and he said give it a month. My gyno is out of the clinic as much as she is in. The thing is the I had the same ob/gyn sence my first preg over 13 yrs ago and he left involenterily 6 monthes ago so I am hoping that my new doc will be better enough to be my doc untill I figure out what to do. I am just going to have faith that things will work out for the time being. Or untill I can see my doc. I have lost 60lbs sence Feb, 09

Hey June 30th people I had my first fill Tuesday August 11th. 2.6cc I was pleased. I had to chugg H2O while getting my fill but it was painless. I think it helped things are going down slower. Did every one else have a good experience? I go back in 6 weeks.

I have been a big time shedder before surgery but now it's double time. So I appretiate these suggestions.

I was baned June 30,09 so I am still early in the game. I listened and understood that life would be diffrent, but I emotionaly I am still riding the rollacoster with ups and downs. I have suffered with depression since childhood. I am socialable person in a unbalanced body with a unbalnced brain. This past winter 08-09 I was missreble. I was seeing a proffesional theropist, my pastor, and a friend. Spring came and I came closer to being band. I was happy. I grinned 24/7 from the day I got my approval from insurane. I was so excited to have my surgery. The day came still filling good. I went home felling ok (sore and tired) a week went by and my energystarted to come back started to feel like my self again. Then two days before going from liquids to mushies I stared to get nervous. Then a lot of sad things have happened in my community some directly related to me some not. One that is our pastor and his family have resined from our church (serious health problems).Then there are other things less about me though. But I am just so sad. I just can't seem to focus on anything good just the sad stuff.:bored:

Hi all, Thank you for your advice Bookworm, that is exactly what I needed tonight. My family celebrated my birthday today and I had more to eat today than I have had sence June 16th. I would have been ok if I had stoped at 8:00pm, but when the kids go to bed ... I just want hang out with some food. Anything that even slightly resembels hunger send a flashing what do I want what do I need message to my brain. I get so impolsive and just start thinking about food. So I can see how saying kitchen closed @ 8 out loud, to people can help with accountabilty. Fourteen years ago when I was preg. with my first my DH and I would sit on the couch and veg to the hilt only there were no veggies involved (4 food groups sweet, choc.,salty,and just plain fattening) Now he works on a river boat and is gone 20 days at a time so to sleeping kids and a snoring dog aren't great support. But I know you guys are here and I am so thankfull for this site it has been so helpful. I can go here and just fill a sense of encouragement and it helps distract from the kitchen. Thanks again.

Cathy, thanks for the reply it's funny how somedays you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel and other days when it seems like there is nothing wrong in the world. I know the latter is less common for my self, but on the good days I feel like "I was sad yesterday,oh I don't rember why" crazy the emotional amnesia. Good day can't rember any thing bad. Bad day's can't rember anything good. Today's my birthday and I feel very bless. My friends called and wished me Happy Birthday. I have friends on lap band talk that take time to reply to my problems and concerns. I am thankful.

Thank you both so much! I appretiate your replies. I saw my theropist after I posted and I am doing better now, but your replies mean a lot it is so nice when you can just kind of pour your heart out and there is someone out there who understands. The lapband alone puts a spin on who understands what each day is like. I have a lot to be thankful for and your reply is one of those things. Thanks for the encouragement.

July 16th I will be able to go from full liquids so mushies, as exicited as I am I am kind of nervous. I have got the hang of the liquids (even though they leave me wanting something more). So I am interested in how you guys moved into this phase.

Thank you I have started craving scrambeled eggs. I'm just nervous. I am so hungry I just want to tast and eat abunch of food sometimes I think about just licking something that would tast good. With the liquid I can see a limit easier. Ok major vent here. I think in my head I listened to the diettion and know this is what it would be like, but I was so excited about my surgery it really felt to me like when I was waiting to give birth to my first child. At some point I realised that this was going to happen it was just a matter of when. Now I have... Oh wait a liquid diet yippy. I think about the weight loss as it slowly happens. I am okay with slowly as long as it's loss or even not going up. I just worry about the next stage. Am I as emotionaly ready as I thought I was?

I was wondering if anybodies dr had said anything about if there PCOS will lessen or go away with enough weight loss? Has any body lost enough weight to notice any diffrence?

Amy it is so great to get to know you. I am on full liquids So far I have been having Slim Fast low carb 3x daily and jello usally by the cup, some times once or twice. As the the day's from surgery get more I find it harder to stop with what I am eating. Today I had some Activia light vanialla yogurt. I am trying hard not to think about food but it seems like I don't have as much control over brain. I am feel more like my self (less sore and surprisingly even a little more energy). I hope things are going well for you. I think one thing is that the Dr' told me I had litttle to no restiction right now and that goes through my head when I get hungrey. But most people don't know this and don't understand why I should be hungrey.

NYGuy how was it with pureed food before the fill? Where you satisfied with the recomended amount of food and how much food was that? How did things change after your firt fill? Thanks!

I had my first return appt today with my surgeon. My first fill is scheduled Aug.11th wich is 6 wks after my surgery. My dr. said he put the larger band on me so after the swelling goes down it should be like I have no restriction. This is doable right? Ok clothes are getting looser. At appt today my weight is 49 pounds less that when I first started this process. It hard for me to comprehend almost 50 pounds. I know I have a long wasy to go but it seems like I am still at the begening. I don't know why.

I had 2 c sections and delivered first a 9lb15oz girl then 5 years later a 9lb4oz boy. On my way back to my room after the lap band just about a hour and a half out of recovery I told the transport guy that lap band was wose. I am 5 days out and I think for me the two are very simmalar. I think for me having a REALLY high BMI mabey increased my discomfort. But I haven't been in pain just sore. Easy on coughing, potholes, anything that affects the abdomen. So in that way they are simmalure. I think the lack of babies makes the hormones and the distraction from pain diffrent. Though, it is the begening of a new exciting life so that is the same. Good luck and I hope that the girls take it easy on you either way.

I am really glad to be here tonight able to post with people that REALLY know where I'm at and what I am going through. My insicions are getting ichy. My mom made me some jello, instead of using sugar free jello, she used knox gelliton, spenda, and koolaid or flavoring. It tast really good but she made a batch that had less water and was more like jello jigglers and it feeled me up REAL fast. I was a little unconfortable for a little bit but no pain then it disolved I guss because later I got hungry. I was nice to feel full but a little unconfortable. I go to the DR. Wend the 8th I hope they say stage 2 soon. I don't know why it seemed easier before surgery. I guss that just little bit of real food even just a couple cups of food made it easier. I never thought Iwould say this but I am so sick of sweet. Slim Fast and jello. Bible School starts tomorow so please rember me. I plan on taking it easy but that is easier said than done. It is really great to talk to you guys!

This is also my first time to post on this site. I'm a little unsure of my abbility to navigate though this site, but I am ready to try. I was Band Tues June 30,2009. I beleive I had unrealistic expectaions of my recover. I have heard of so many people back to work in a couple days and back to there regulare rotine right after. I thought I am tough if they can do that I can do it better and faster. WRONG! I am not in much (pain) but SORE. VERY SORE and hungry. This is my favorit food season. I really thought mabey that I was off track because I am moving so slow and still so sore and not in quite the hurry I once was to run the marrathonrace (my life). I think I am more hunry now than with the pre-op diet. But mabey that is because It has been seince before the pre-op diet that I have had any "real" food. I don't meen to sound negative, because I 'm not I have been waiting for help like this seince Nov 1997. I still can't beleive this is for real. I know I am truely blessed.