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I have a 14 CC band and I am soon to be 3 months post op. Can others who have a 14 CC band tell me how full their band was when they reached restriction. I currently have 4 cc's and my doctor is telling me and my friend the same thing that we can only get 1/2 to 1 cc with each visit and we only go every month. This is frustrating as I have now lost only 30 lbs. The majority of my loss is from the liquid diet. The scales have just started moving again. I can attribute the rest of the weight loss to Zumba. I started two months ago going to Zumba classes that burn 600-800 calories per class and I do 7 classes weekly. I am loosing inches I have gone from a size 20 to a 16 but I want to see pounds! Beginning to get really frustrated with the whole thing!

Well I am almost 3 months post op and I have just hit the 30lb mark. (Much slower than I had expected) I go for my third fill August 9th. I hope to get some restriction. I really have not seen restriction since my swelling went down. I will say that I have joined Zumba classes and I do 7 classes weekly. I have lost from a size 20 to a 16 so at least have lost inches but not sure that the surgery itself has done a whole lot! I lost most of the weight on the liquid diet and I'm sure the Zumba it the majority of the rest. :closedeyes:

Thanks for the reply, I guess what makes this more frustrating to us, is because we have a 4 hour drive one way to the Doctor's office. I want to maximize what my band is doing, at the rate I'm going it will take a year to get restriction.

I chose not to tell anyone but my immediate family and my work friends because a close work friend is doing it too. Now another person from work is having it done in Mexico, she is a size 12 and dont need the surgery. It is rather amazing to watch how others react. None the less, I am excited about my decision and look forward to reaching my goal!

10 days post op and I am down a total of 21 lbs since I started the pre-op diet. I have had gas really bad up til today, so I am hoping and praying it is gone! I am sure this is the best decision I have made in my life. I already feel different (in a good way) and so excited about my journey. Amazing how different you feel with just a few lbs off. Even went walking last night with my dogs and hubby!

I had my surgery on the 4th, and returned to work on the 6th. I was slow moving but was ok. I have one incision that is about 1 inch, with another two small ones one right where my bra line is and one on the other side about 2 inches down. He said he had one pin hole incision in the upper middle but I cant locate that one and the other two already are very hard to find. I think the doctors are perfecting this surgery as they go! I have not had any neck or back pain. Went for my followup appointment yesterday and I will get my first fill June 28th....

See what your insurance requires, most only require a 6 month physician supervised diet that is under 1200 calories and low sugar and low carb.

I would pull your medical policy and read the requirements for approval. BC/BS requirements vary in each state. With my friends she had to have a BMI over 40 for a period of three years and be on a six month doctor supervised diet with no proof of weight loss. Mine required a BMI over 40 for a period of 5 years or a 35 BMI with one of 6 co-morbid conditions and a six month supervised weight loss proving that I could loose at least 5% of my initial body weight. They can all be tricky! Just a heads up...

Gas x and moving helps the gas but I read on here that the "left sholder" pain is a nerve thing. I was banded on the 4th and went back to work on the 6th so you can do it. I have a desk job, my main thing was lack of energy which has recovered now. Keep your shoulder moving my pain went away after two days but from what I read some have the shoulder pain longer.

I have glue, steri strips and a large clear water proof with a large waterproof bandage covering all of the above and I was told to leave them all on until they came off naturally.

Good luck, I will give you one tip that no one told me was to get a sports bra, my incisions are really high, I thought they would be low but my underwire did not work with the incision locations. Good luck!

Well I was banded 05-04-10 the procedure took about 45 minutes then I was another hour and half in recovery. I have not had to have any pain medicine since recovery. Dealing with a little gas well alot of gas. GasX strips are the bomb by the way. I had lost a total of 13 lbs on the 10 day liquid diet and another three so far since surgery. 16lbs down and I can't wait to see where I will be in a few months. My husband was great, during the surgery process and I will say it is nice to have someone support your decision. I decided not to tell to many people. My work family knows because another friend from work will be banded in the next week or two but other family and friends do not know. Looking forward to see more positive results.

The only reason I decided not to tell is because so many people have a wide range of opinions. I know I made this decision on my previous weight loss history (not good) and if anyone gets hurt it is me. So I didn't want any thing negative and I don't want to be let down if it doesn't work for me. Guess I have had a few too many diet failures. I just want to focus on the positives and right now every pound is positive and I am not subject to any negative feedback.

Well I was banded 05-04-10 the procedure took about 45 minutes then I was another hour and half in recovery. I have not had to have any pain medicine since recovery. Dealing with a little gas well alot of gas. GasX strips are the bomb by the way. I had lost a total of 13 lbs on the 10 day liquid diet and another three so far since surgery. 16lbs down and I can't wait to see where I will be in a few months. My husband was great, during the surgery process and I will say it is nice to have someone support your decision. I decided not to tell to many people. My work family knows because another friend from work will be banded in the next week or two but other family and friends do not know. Looking forward to see more positive results.

Getting banded tomorrow. Ready to get off of the clear liquids.... What could make a fat girl any happier! I have done really well on the pre-op diet, face it, it is going to have it ups and downs but I am going to make it! Any advice???:thumbup: I do feel like this is going to be the best decision I have made in a long time!

Getting banded tomorrow. Ready to get off of the clear liquids.... What could make a fat girl any happier! I have done really well on the pre-op diet, face it, it is going to have it ups and downs but I am going to make it! Any advice??? I do feel like this is going to be the best decision I have made in a long time!

I have had stomach problems every since I started the liquid pre-op diet. I think it is just fluid overload. I have never had a problem with dairy. I did start off with Activia yogurt the first few days and I thought the stomach issues was related to that but I dropped it and I still have the same stomach issues. Just trying to get thru the surgery and hopefully it will get better.

Well it is day 7 of the pre-op diet and I have not killed anyone yet! Start clear liquids in the morning. I said I was not going to weigh again until surgery day but I did it anyway and I have lost 8 lbs on the pre-op diet. Woot Woot! Where was this will-power on all of my previous diets?:thumbup:

Well it is day 7 of the pre-op diet and I have not killed anyone yet! Start clear liquids in the morning. I said I was not going to weigh again until surgery day but I did it anyway and I have lost 8 lbs on the pre-op diet. Woot Woot! Where was this will-power on all of my previous diets?:smile:

Keep us posted on how you are doing after surgery....

I am May 4th and I have not been as hungry as I thought I would be but I have been somewhat nasty with those around me. I dont think I could have handled the carnival foods. U R Better than me, I am not going anywhere that would be tempting! Good Luck

Let me tell you, I thought I was losing my mind before I had to start the pre-op diet. I was not really sure if I wanted to give my friend up. While I totally hate being fat, I totally love my friend food. Glad they did not send me to the crazy doctor that day or they would have reconsidered my approval for the surgery. You will do fine with the surgery. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. I have 5 more days counting down! Woot Woot!

I have a friend at work that went to Mexico, I believe Dr. Ortiz. She did fine, I dont feel like she got all of the nutrition classes and she has trouble in our area finding places to give her fills. (other Doctors are funny about giving you a fill if you did not use them) but as far as the surgery was concerned she was very happy and she said the facility was very clean and that they were very organized. They even arranged pick-up at airport to the motel, and motel to the hospital and back to the airport for her. Best of luck but enroll in a local bariatric nutrition class and make sure you have somewhere local for fills.

Well on day three of the pre-op diet and I have to say it is not as bad as I thought it would be. Tomorrow, I go for CBC, BMP, CXR, UGI and EKG. Ready to get past the surgery and on to the weight loss! I can tell I have lost weight already but I am NOT going not going to weigh again until surgery day!:biggrin:

I am using Muscle Milk it has 22 grams of protein and they do not taste bad. The key is to get it really cold or mix it with ICE in the blender. Stay away from Activia Yogurt in this phase it will keep you in the restroom....LOL