misspeacock

I just had my first fill yesterday. It wasn't the best experience since he couldn't find my port and then finally listened to me when I told him where I thought it was. I guess I'm just feeling a little extra nervous that it didn't really go very well (ie missed the port) for a few reasons: He put 6ccs in my 11cc band, and I haven't felt a bit different yet. No issues with Water or any other liquids, no matter how much I'm drinking. (Yes I know issues is a good thing, but I thought I would feel restriction even on that right after and I didn't) I am pretty darn hungry! The injection site doesn't seem to be right over the port site. Is it at all possible he injected my body and not my port with saline? Which thankfully I know isn't harmful. I probably am just overthinking this and worried, but... I just thought I'd see what other people had to say about how they felt after their first fill. I'm just drinking liquids today, but tomorrow I'll start with mushy foods. He said I can start on regular food on Saturday. Thanks for your input guys!

i am so tickled that you asked this question!!! believe it or not i actually asked my surgeon this at my post op appointment because i like going to disney and going on rides! he said that it shouldn't be a problem at all! it isn't going to jostle the port out of place or anything like that. the only thing that you would have to think of is you are having any tenderness around the port area - if you are pushing on it too much it might aggravate it, but even still you won't "hurt" anything.

i'm in jax! i just got banded on april 1st. i was wondering if there were any jax people around on the boards :thumbup:

honestly i'm 3 weeks out and i've yet to be "normal". i've taken a stool softener once in a while, but with limited results. i'm getting more used to it, unless it becomes uncomfortable, but i know it isn't hurting me.

i was banded on the first so tomorrow will be a full three weeks for me. my 1st fill is on may 11. right around this past weekend i started getting hungry finally. or at least a feeling the is close to what hunger used to feel like. last night was the first night i've gotten to a point of being full. honestly i ate just a little more than i should have just to see if i could get full because i'm keeping my portions between a 1/2 cup to a cup and never getting full. that hasn't been terrible though, because i've also not been starving. my average day is a protein shake in the morning, cottage cheese (sometimes with avacado) for lunch, and well mushed tuna or egg salad at night. for snacks i eat bananas, a couple small bites of hummus, sugar free puddings and jello and above all else sugar free popsicle. i had no idea how they would save my butt. pretty much when i feel like i want something i'll grab one of those and i feel like i'm eating something, i get satisfaction from that, but with minuscule consequences. honestly, i'm really looking forward to my fill. i don't really feel like i have restriction and i am afraid of gaining some of the weight i've lost once i transition into more real foods this upcoming weekend.

danyett don't worry!! you can send it later :ohmy:

Ok so I am an over planner. My husband and I just got the lapband and I tried to make sure we had everything we needed for after. In some cases, too much! (see: more liquid in the house than we could drink in a year) However, I'm hoping my over planning will end up benefiting one or more of you guys. I bought two orders of nectar Protein powder variety pack thinking we would drink them - but yeah... not so much. So I would like to offer the packets to those that may want them. It is a first come first serve scenario. I'm willing to ship them out for free. You can ask for a specific flavor(s) or a whole set. Just be sure to read the comments before yours to figure out if I do or not so your aren't disappointed if I have to say no! Here is a link to what I'm talking about and the different available flavors: Syntrax Nectar Protein Variety Pack: Smartbody Nutrition I'm keeping up with the current amount I still have available after the name. Apple Ecstasy 1 Cappuccino 1 Fuzzy Navel 1 Lemon Tea 1 strawberry Kiwi 1 vanilla Bean Torte 1 I'll direct message each person I'm able to send to regarding getting your shipping info.

i agree with keeping it real! honestly i would love a graphic description of what a sliming really is! i'm only two weeks out and for me the more i know, the better i am at not worrying that somethings gone wrong.

i scheduled my surgery just before spring break (i work for a college) so that i could have that week off, thinking that would be enough, and i ended up doing half days this second week. i'm glad i didn't take this week off though, because working the half days has helped work my stamina up.

awesome awesome awesome!!!! that is wonderful!!!

yesterday i was informed, for the first time, how hormones will change after banding. apparently i'm feeling the effects of that very quickly since i got my period 5 days early and in a major way (very uncommon). i hope it will level out because controlling my hormones with my birth control has made a huge difference to my migraine frequency. i guess i'm just worried it will be a vicious cycle starting up again. has anyone else gone through changes like this?

jensmallwood - thank you so much! i did call and get him meds. now we just wait and see if it helps!

my husband was just banded yesterday, and i cannot believe how different our banding experiences have been (i was banded last week). I had issues he hasn't experienced, he is having issues i didn't experience. most alarmingly to me is the nausea that is causing him to mostly spit up, but over night he threw up a little bit. so has anyone else experienced something like this before right after banding. i'm feel like this is something that will go away, but it would be nice to hear from people with similar experiences. thanks for your help and suggestions guys!! you all are always so supportive!