Princess losealot

I have had 2 fills so far. When I got the 2nd one a month ago, I felt so tight and thought there was no way I was going to be getting another for a long time. Now I am all the sudden I am able to eat more and dont feel that same restriction. Is this typical? I am due for another a few days before Christmas. I just hope nothing is wrong with the band. The only time I lose weight it seems is when I am on the liquid diet after surgery and fills. Then I stay at that weight till next fill. Im getting frustrated.

You all might be interested to know that sneezing is a symptom of acid reflux~ My husband just found this out at the doctors office last week. This makes sence to have sneezing eppisodes after eating and then sitting or lying down or just overeating can do it too.

17 pounds That was from the day of surgery to the 2 weeks of liquid diet afterwards. Now, the problem.. I havent lost any since.:cursing: I havent gained since either though.:cursing: > I was banded the 5th of August.~ > I have had 1 fill in the middle of sept. 4.5 cc's in an 11 cc band.~

Sounds like someone needs to hit the protein shakes. That will help you to not pass out anyway. That right there may be your key! I bet things will loosen up after a week or so.

Oh, I didn't get into this thinking one fill is all I was going to need. TRUST ME. I think what the dietition was saying was that you probably wont usualy begin to even start losing until you get the second fill. She was just letting those who have had just one fill know that it usualy takes more than that to get things going. Not that it was ALL you were going to need. My doctor was telling me, when I was doing the barrium swallow durring my fill, that I didnt have hardy ANY restriction at all before the fill. I think it's going to take a lot more cc's to get me there. Like I said, I think MY key thing I am after is the feeling of being "full" a little..er..a LOT sooner than I do now. I could do a lot of damage at the supper table in 20 minutes if I didn't stop myself, I don't know about you. :tongue2:

Thanks for the answers. We will see what my second fill does for me in November. Until then, Ill keep moving along the best I can.

I guess im just trying to figure out if it will help me to feel fuller quicker with more fills. It just takes too long to get to that point still. By the time I feel full I would have eaten too much. I need an earlier warning system.

yea, every day I walk. im not the type to sit around so much.

I have been banded for almost 2 months. (Aug 5) I lost 17 pounds on the "infamous" liquid diet right afterwards. That was great~ BUT thats where it ended. I have not lost nor gained any since then. I had my first fill a week and a half ago. (4 cc's in an 11 cc band) I still weigh the same. I dont get my second fill till the begining of November. I have to be careful, because I can eat a good amount, but don't feel that full feeling until about 20 minutes after im done eating. If I eat too much, then I feel yucky. Will that full feeling come sooner to me as I get more restriction with more fills? The nutritionist mentioned that usualy the weight comes off a lot easier after the second fill. I sure hope something more happens more when I get it. Has anyone noticed this to be true? I am getting realy discouraged. Not even my in-laws noticed any weight loss this weekend and they last saw me right before the surgery. I guess 17 pounds doesnt "look" a lot different. They still dont know.. I just figured something would be said about me looking like I have lost some weight. :smile2: Oh well~

We were banded on the same day. Go Aug. 5th!:biggrin: I had my first fill a week ago, and I notice a little difference, but not enough. Im stalled out at 20lbs. since surgery and havent lost ANY in the past week. Its so frustrating! I have an 11 cc band. I got a 4 cc fill. I am trying.. I am. I hear it doesnt start to come off until the the 2nd fill usualy. Heres hoping. I have to wait another month before I get to that though. UUHHGG~:mad:

Im having a time with tearing myself from the nuts. I have a big bag I have been snacking on all week. I need to watch eating too many. Snacking for me is a bad habbit and hard to break. Im trying, but not quite there yet. I got banded the 5th of Aug. and was 230 at the time. I am now at 212. Im 5'1. I would be happy to see something more come off a bit quicker. I got a fill of 4 cc's in an 11 cc band last week. The nutritionist mentioned at our support meeting to not expect much to start rolling off until after our 2nd fill. Here's hoping:thumbup: