Tory09

Greg, I think that this is normal course of action for a lot of people. You and I had the same drs office so alot of things you have said - I have been feeling as well. Some days are better than others. Some days I cant anything and others I am ok once I eat in the afternoon and feel satisfied for 6+ hours. I usually know when I am getting hungry - I call it my lower stomach ...lol... that I can hear it growling :thumbup: Take care everyone thanks for the advice!

Hi guys.. We need to have our own Oct 09 Bandsters listed somewhere so we can all post our progress. I had my surgery on 10/22 .. and I have lost about 24 lbs since then. And about 45 lbs total this year. I have had one fill in my 10cc AP Lapband. I think I have 4.8 ccs in it. The PA said she put 5 in but it was too much? I dont eat much especially in the morning or at lunch, I am too tight. I am just bummed that i am losing slower now only 1-2 lbs a week now. I am not eating my Protein like I would like since I barely can eat anything. Some days are better than others for me. I was hoping I would be able to get another fill before the end of the year but I am not going to get one since I dont need one at this time. I have dropped several clothing sizes and everyone is noticing my weightloss, although it is going slower than it did right after the surgery. I think I am losing alot of inches. I have gone from a tight 20W size to a regular 16 now :thumbup: I love to hear how all of our fellow October 09 Bandsters are doing!!!

Thats awesome. I had my surgery on 10/22 .. and I have lost about 24 lbs since then. Do you have restriction? I dont eat much especially in the morning or at lunch, I am too tight. I am just bummed that i am losing slower now only 1-2 lbs a week now... How are you doing? I am not eating my protein like I would like since I barely can eat anything. Some days are better than others for me. I was hoping I would be able to get another fill before the end of the year but I am not going to get one since I dont need one at this time. Please tell me how you are doing? Thx!

Hi guys...I am still new to this since being banded near the end of October... I got a fill 2 weeks ago and since then I cant eat in the morning or lunch... I usually can eat by the afternoon although last Friday I was able to eat NOTHING. Heres my problem... I lost a lot of weight during the liquid phase and it seems to be coming off slower now. I know my body is changing because my clothes are falling off of me. Is it normal to lose slower. I know I have restriction since I cant eat in the morning and barely at lunch. I see all of you who have lost 80 lbs 5 months out... I know I am no where near that. My mom and friends think I am not eating enough and maybe thats why I am losing so slowly... I would appreciate any comments...

How much weight did you lose after you got your 1st fill? I am just wondering how much weight people lost after getting their first fill and how long it took them to lose weight - I lost weight 2 weeks postop surgery and then nothing. I just got my first fill on Monday and am starting to see the scale move down...:tongue2:

I hear you! We have all been where you are. I was banded on 10/22 and lost for 2 weeks and then nothing. Now 5 weeks since being banded I am losing again. I can tell you that your body is changing, so you may not see the lbs lost on the scale but your body is evolving and shrinking .... I cant wear the clothes that I could wear a month ago. Hang in there :tongue2:

Same thing happens to me... it almost takes my breath away... I was banded 3 weeks ago... Dr said it is normal... It is about 6 inches away from port... No worries..

Yes you are right. I got heparin and something else as well... I will try to not fall and bump into many things... I am a clutz always but will try to be more careful :thumbup: Thanks!

Hi everyone. I was banded three weeks ago... I just started noticing some bruises on my body. Yesterday, I had an itch on my thigh, and today it has a huge bruise larger than your fist. I noticed I was itching my thigh but never thought I would get a bruise from it. I am not eating much, well let me say I havent been eating much at all maybe 300-500 calories a day with the exception of the last 2 days ... I think I am starting to get into bandster hell... so I am trying to use my head to stop me from eating much ! lol Just wondering if anyone else has noticed that they seem to be bruising very easily. I have never had this happen... Thanks! :thumbup:

I looked at the statistics, since I am a numbers person. The AP Lapbands statistics show at 1 yr 47% of their excess weight loss and the Realize band the statistics 43% at 3 years... so based on those I like the one with the most weight loss. Remember these are averages. I also liked the construction better on the AP Lapband. But thats just my opinion and 2 cents :biggrin: