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I was banded on Oct. 19th 2009. I have lost 72 lbs. since starting the liquid diet. I found out on my 2nd fill that my port is leaking and that I can only keep about 3 cc in my 14 cc band. I'm still following my 1200-1500 calorie diet and exercising 7 days a week for about an 1.5-2 hrs. a day. I've been training to run a half marathon in April. My biggest problem is that I'm hungry all the time and I have no restriction. Hopefully soon they can get my port fixed and I'll finally get to feel restriction.

I had to wait 90 days as well for my first fill. I found out my band was leaking on my first fill. Loss of restriction after a few days of the fill were my signs. I have to have dye injected into the band and port in a week to see where it is leaking at. Once they find out where I'll have to go back under the knife for surgery. I was pretty hungry right before I received my first fill and my weight was at a stand still for a few weeks. I just made sure that I was following 1200-1500 calories a day, exercising 1/2 or more a day and drinking my water and the weight started to come off again. Believe it or not the water seemed to help me a lot.

Hi Mrs. Mario! I was banded on Oct. 19, 2009 by Dr. Duckett. I too am looking for a support group outside of the internet. I just found out that my Lapband or port has a leak. So I'm a little discouraged.

It's a great place for info and support. I just subscribed to you! Jeremy aka thegerm1 on youtube.

I'm about 5 and a half weeks post op. I have lost 30 lbs. since surgery. I noticed in the last 2 weeks my weight loss has slowed to about 2-3 lbs. per week. Unfortunately my insurance will only let me have a fill every 3 months so I have to wait for my first fill until late Jan. 2010. I have noticed my hunger increasing between meals but I'm sticking to a 1200 calorie diet and exercising 5 days a week for about 1-2 hours a day. Good Luck!

I too have the GoWear Fit. I purchased it last Feb. and I can't go a day without it. Since I purchased the band I have lost 80 lbs. I had surgery about 3 weeks ago. It's great going to the gym and knowing how many calories your burning. It's a great tool. Any questions let me know.

I had Surgery with Dr. Duckett on Oct. 19 and have had no problems so far.

Hello, I was recently banded on Oct. 19th 2009. Dr. Duckett did my surgery. I was asking his office staff about a support group and all that was said was that the were working on it. I'm intrested in helping start one if there is enough people interested. Hope all is well. Jeremy

I was banded on Oct. 19th and my port is just a little to the left of the bottom of my sternum. Still a little sore once in awhile but it's getting better everyday.

I had my surgery on Oct. 19th 2009 and today is one week and I feel a lot better than I did a few days ago. My biggest problem so far is that I have to remember to sip my liquids. I'm so used to gulping my liquids that I forgot a few times and I felt the pain right away. But today I'm feeling great.

I also had my band on Oct. 19th 2009. I didn't have any bandages my wounds were just Durmabonded (Superglued) together. I had a problem with my cuts being itchy so I started taking liquid Benadryl. It stopped the itching and It helps me sleep at night.