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Just wanted to say i didnt EVER HAVE Pb issues till like crazie weather started coming around and i had mucas eww but I in fact went to the doc and had gotten well then the mucas just came back lol,and if I take like MUCAS medicine then i cant eat cuz the mucas meds make ur mucas come up SO,,, so does ur food lol

well i was banded june of last yr got my first fill around august of last yr . YR TO DATE lost i guess around 37 pnds, History: was getting fills at first was fairly tight and was had some taken out then,was getting hungery again and went in to get one of my last fills because i had reached restriction this was MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO.well my nurse was out at that time and the person that was there looked at my pouch and said it was too wide(this was months ago ) anywho at that time i had gone on liquids this was at christmas time since then i have had my fills put back in and i have like 4.3 CCS in a 4 CC band,anywho i havent gotten a fill for about two months due to..when i felt i had reached restriction before I pbing on certain things like steak etc and it could have just been certian foods and i never learned to chew slow enough (this is my thoughts of why i was pbing) at this point now i dont have that tight restriction but i think i eat less then if i didnt have a band and i PB sometimes during my period on solids (rarely)(since im tighter then for some reason) anyhow i have been trying to be against getting another fill due to the fear of being TOO TIGHT and the fact that i have been excersising two months. And i had called my surgeons nurse about this hole situation. she said when a person gets lapband is working out and eating fairly less then before surgery that if they arent loosing wieght that the doctor usually puts them on metabolic medicines (aka i guess wieght loss meds) but i just feel like I SHOULDNT have to do that if i got the surgery! i mean i have such frustrated feelings lately,i work out 4 times per week afterwards i even have PORT pain,i am eating normal,not bad in my opinion at all. and im a natural kinda girl ,i would rather take NATURAL vitamens for metoblism then freakin PILLS ,and i would rather be able to eat veggies and a apple then be to tight and PB at random times of the day. ANYWAYS just wondering if anyone else has ever struggled like this. Thanks

hey connie im curious if ur soft foods worked for two weeks and if u have been back to the doctor to look at ur pouch again? i too have just started liquids yesterday with the same things your going through! thanks-gina

i will def keep you posted i hope, i can make a new stomache or whatever they call it by going on liquids at least make my stomache the size they think its supposed to be:clap2: they said are stomaches are supposed to be thin and shaped like a bannanna. guess mine was shaped like a grapfruit:eek:

hey all! i had to most of my fluid taken out of my band today ,someone was filling in for my normal nurse that does my fills, she was browsing the pictures of my stomache and comparing that to the info given on my wieght loss thus far,. i was banded at the end of june have had before TODAY four fills all equallying up to 4.5 cc my band only holds 4 ccs so she said since i hadnt lost anymore then 35 pounds in that long length of time and that she thought my stomache didnt look *skinny* enough that it looked kinda enlarged *that scared me* i asked her if thier was a buldge or anything she could see that was sticking out. she said no but that she wanted to try and get the size of my pouch to go normal again so they took out alot of my fluid and left me a lil bit i suppose like 1 cc and I am to go back to the doctor again on dec 27th,for them to look at the pouch and see about filling it, they said once it gets smaller that then when they go to fill the band again that the band will then be positioned right to work correctly, so im guessing my band/stomache arent in synce position at the moment. *shrugs* its all alot of info! anywho here we go 13 more days of liquids-gina:faint:

wow you are so smart! thank you so much for your reply! well i hope this fixes it! HUGGS and congrads on ur wieght loss thus far! thats so awesome!:clap2:

hi my name is gina, i have a 10 CC band and heres my dilema, i was banded at the end of june, and i have had 3 fills since then and have am at a total lost of 37 pounds, with my third fill i felt restricted with the final number of 4.8 they had put in my band,mind you this is the first time i ever felt restriction, well i went on my my liquids after my fills etc, then i went to my solid foods like were supposed too and at first i didnt have any issues with small things i even remember having a CORN dog and not having issues and some tacos. well anyways following the first couple days i began to have issues i had issues eating steak and chicken with ANY type of veggie, i got really frustrated and discouraged and got some emionally tired of being sick when i would eat that i went back to the DOC and they took out 0.3 CC's so now im at 4.5 and when i eat i dont have a tight (full restricted feeling anymore) but i dont feel any restriction in fact AT ALL and so i dont know what to do, i am calling my nutionristionst again to discuss this with her tommorw (well the person that does my fills) she said she was glad i had some taken ouut so i could eat normal food, buut i dont know i just dont get this! we want restriction right? so then when we get it we have issuues? im just kinda overwhelmed confused feelings with fills atm, if anyone has any insite they could share that would be great, i love my band i want restriciton but i dont want to have to PB everytime i eat a solid meat, thanks-gina :clap2:

Post your ways that you get over late night cravings, mine personally is protien powder, mix it in water and drink and cravings gone..

i get that too, for some reason people think we can eat ANYTHING we want too , i get that misconcepttion all the time too :faint:

i totally feel this thread, i have ppl ask me, when is that band of urs gonna start working,,,,,

Today, 09:34 AM ousooner vbmenu_register("postmenu_339930", true); Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 153 Gina, I get my fills from my surgeon - Dr. Cribbens. BooBoo Kitty - Thanks for the kind words. __________________ yeah my surgeon doesnt have a machine or EQUIP for fills so i go to a surgery center thats an HOUR away,its ok but they must get ppl with eating disorders or something in there bc i get asked lilke 25246526 questions as to why i want to get a fill, i understand thier concern ,but sometimes it gets insulting..:speechles

hi my name is Gina I have posted only once before. I had my surgery at the end of july i just had my 4th fill and am at 4.8 CC in a size 10 band I am told.since this fill I have finally known what restriction is and feels like. But at the same time I am kinda freaked out. When I eat something it SLOWLY goes down even with lil bites and rice is now out of the picture just curious if anyone else relates to this ? this is the first time I have EVER felt full with my band within 10 mintues,just wondering if this sounds normal (like restriction should be) or if it sounds like I need a unfill. Thank you for any repsonses or suggestions you may give! Thanks-Gina ps. There are a list of foods i havent been able to eat simliar to everyone elses but didnt know if rice was an odd food not to be able to eat or not. -Thanks!:clap2:

im with you on that one honey i had a fill last monday,finally have some restriction but *new foods added to my list i cant have are* steak and rice! oh wells im gonna try more meats! if i cant keep those down im taking some of my fill out!@:hungry: nutionrist says its normal for bandsters not to be able to eat steak or tough meats like that:( oh well guess we had a life full of it!

by the way im curious were u getting ur fills, i get mine in hurst and i get the 100+ quuestions thing to when i go in for a fill like WHY do u need one? ur loosing wieght! and im like yeah a period over how many months..

my first MTG job ever was at countrywide ( i lasted almost two YRS there) so far out of all the places ive worked so far i love working for emc, i feel right at home :clap2: but they did lay me off in Jan of this YR started out in conduit in dec of 06 got laid of in JAN came back in MAY and started back in COLL mngment. i BEGGED TO come back lol i guess i just like it there :clap2:

maybe u dont work with me i dont know u just look familar,did u work in Customer service at countrywide? who knows but i work for emc

hey neal! i think you work were i work at ! wow ur weight loss is incredible!

its like the wierderst feeling in the world (being REALLY full) esp when we eat big sized plates are hole life! LOL yay for the band working:clap2:

:help: I have a question and i know alot of the answers i will probably get but alot of times i get annoyed with my band bc of the food choices that i can eat. i have had 3 fills now not sure exactly how many CC's i think its like 3cc in a size 5 band, but anyways, I can eat pizza,thin crust pizza like two pieces usually try not to eat 3 sometimes i can. i can eat chips crackers yogurt steak mashed potatoes soup. I have issues with normal breaded items, toritas, thick bread,chicken nuggets, i even have issues with SALAD,bannannas,i cant think of what else at the moment. but does this sound normal to anyone? i just dont understand how my bands so picky all the time. how i have trouble with eggs,sometimes toast but THIN crust pizza seems to work fine>!>!? any ideas why our band catches to certains types of things when they are similar?:help:

wow i forgot to respond to this and i know its an old post but i havent ever tried soft boil eggs but i will tommorw ;/ my mom made them esp bc she wants me to try them lol :clap2:

my wieght loss thus far since the end of july is right at 30 pounds, i really feel clueless at times with the foods i eat! i really apperciate everyones help and info becuase it really helps me alot. I dont think I am TOO tight, not sure I mean there are times i feel like an endless pit as to were i can eat whatever i do try and get my protien in before i eat carbs at meals or i Do a lil of both. i eat a alot of mushie foods, but i thought that was normal, I mean alot by alot of times I dont feel like taking along time to chew so i do choose a baked potato over some foods. LOL i know thats sad to lazy to chew. it just depends but I know i really need to get back on protien shakes! you guys are all great examples of what a bandster should be! i really apperciate your comments-Thanks again and have a great day_Gina:clap2: