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Sorry to say, I am NOT off of my prestique, nor do I think I should be at this dreary wintery cold time of year. I have, however, cut down to 1/2 of my diabetic medicine.

Jasmine, How are you doing? Did you have your surgery? Do you have any questions? I was banded on December 28 and I remember being nervous to shower (I took a shower 2 days after my surgery and it was done in the same day surgery wing.) I actually made my husband come into the bathroom and check on me. I am a baby about stitches and things. I had 4 holes and a 2 inch incision for the port (didn't realize I would have a 2" incision for my realize band.) I would be happy to be your buddy as you go through this process. When you feel up to it, drop me an e-mail: vanb0725@optonline.net. I would also be happy to give you my phone number so that we can chat from time to time about whatever you like. Warmly, Debby S.

Dear Friends, I am with all of you. I really thought that there would be a forum like this on the Realizeband.com site and of course, there wasn't. I had to find you all on google. Today is my first day that I feel any restriction at all - I got banded on 12/28/2009. I had 4.5 cc put in and then this week had 1.5 cc more put in. I still get hungry, but eat slowly and find that I am eating less. I will see how it goes and then make a decision based on my weight loss if I want more saline put in on March 10. At my highest, I was 225 pounds. I lost 3 pounds on November 12 because I came down with H1N1 flu and had to postpone my surgery. Then, of course, I was on Protein drinks and lost 6 pounds on those. I have lost another 11 pounds since my surgery and purchased a cheap eliptical machine from Walmart which I plan to use tomorrow. I also have type II diabetes and in the past tried everything under the sun to lose weight, to no avail. Happy to meet you all. Debby S.:smile:

Hi. I am relatively new to this. I had surgery on December 28, 2009. I have had 2 band fills and now have a total of 6cc in my band. I am finally feeling some restriction - and am feeling full on less. I have already made an appointment to have another band fill on March 10. I will try another 1 to 2 cc. My surgeon explained to me that our goal is not to completely fill the band, but to keep filling it gradually until we achieve a weekly weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week. Every person is different he said. I think that we have to be patient with this. I also meet every 6 weeks with his nutritionist and take her advice. Unlike with gastric bypass, slow and steady wins the race for realize band users. :smile: