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i was banded oct 2006.... and as a matter of fact, i was there today! had to get a deflation and haha yes it makes it much nicer to get a fill LOL... can you believe his name... it was a really funny name like dr. slick or dr. s.... someting.

congrats!! oh i hear you, i cannot WAIT until I can go to a regular store!!!! ps. i see on your sig that you were banded by Dr. Adam Smith... so was i!!!

When do you go back to see your doc?

justwaitin - i saw the link WASa provided for you, that's got lots of great info, kudos to her! I do want to explain one thing though about my situation. I didn't intend to be "non compliant".. what happened was on my post op instructions it was written such as what to eat "Day 3 - Post Op Appt" I thought that meant Day 3 was my post op appt. I did ask about that and they oh no, your post op is ..and gave me a date. Okay end of story. So I go in for my post op and told them what I had been eating and they said, "didn't you follow the instructions??" I said, yes! And I showed them. Weeelllll "Day 3 - Post Op Appt" is translated to "Day 3 THROUGH/UNTIL Post Op Appt" semantics... so i kindly requested they change the dash with a word for future patients. Does that make ANY sense???? So that's what started it all...a misunderstanding. If I could go back and redo everything, of course I would. And in following WASa's guidelines, I would go back to the post op diet your doc provided for you... it just isn't worth it to do otherwise. I've been banded for over a year now and only lost 46 pounds, when others have lost quite a bit more. So if I were in your shoes and only 2 1/2 weeks post op, get back on it, dedicated and committed and be excited to see the results!!! You can do it! You know, when I very first started to eat wrong it was a severe pain, and I was puzzled. (But duh me, it was less than a week after surgery, no wonder I was in pain!!) But after the week or two of post op healing, there wasn't any pain, since there wasn't a fill. Once you get your first couple of fills, you will have a whole different "type" of pain lol - if that is, you don't eat right or eat too fast, etc. As far as your port hurts when being poked, I remembered having some tenderness around and at the port site after surgery, too. Since you are seeing your doc in a week you will be able to double check with them, but it sounds like it should be okay. Good luck to you!

aww i'm sorry you are in the same situation!! lol agreed, i wish i were size six too!! i wish you the best of luck and soon we will see results :eek:

Oh wonderful...that DEFINTELY helps!! I think along the way I forgot that foods do have good amounts of protein and that is also how we could get in our protein amounts... So with the milk, there's 30 grams right there if it's 3 times per day... I like your outline there, and that's a great tip to keep the meats at 1/2 to 3/4 of meal. Great info, thanks so much!

Thanks to Nana, Nume, and Sue for your responses. I appreciate the feedback, good to know we aren't alone!

You also make a good point...most of mine are stretchy material, that might be why...except for those jeans, ugh! LOL yeah those commercials, so ... what's the word... misleading...or misconception, or whatever it is!!

Wow, congrats on your weight loss! That's wonderful. That's true, too, no sense in buying a whole new wardrobe when you will have lost even more. Makes sense! Thanks for the response!

Ahhh perfect, thank you so much for finding that thread!! Sorry for a repost It does help, thank you!

Hi Julie, I'm very sorry to hear about your experience and having it unfilled :-( not even being able to keep down water...not a good thing. How long are you on soups and mashed potatoes for? When I went to have a fill, I explained what I had been doing and expressed my concerns of stretching the pouch since i could eat SO much! When they did my fill, they did it under the fluro (i think that's what it's called) and the x-ray machine, you know, where they can view your band and pouch and you drink that stuff as they do the fill. They were able to see the pouch and compare it to the size it was at surgery. They explained to me that there was no damage, but it was starting to stretch JUST a little tiny bit so to be careful, not lie down after eating,etc. So everything was okay. When I went back several months later, they said there is no stretching, everything looks great. Keep us updated on your progress!

Subway???? Ohhhh you are SO lucky!!! I LOVED Subway... maybe one day......... lol. Funny, Subway bread is thicker than McDonald's bread. Bands are quite peculiar, aren't they?

Like others said, yes you can do damage. But my personal story, not that I'm advocating any non compliancy, is, after I was banded, and waiting for my first fill, I could eat anything, just like before I was banded. I was like, what??? (I didn't understand that having the FILLS provided the restriction) I thought something was wrong with my band. I could eat that Wendy's spicy chicken sandwhich and fries with no problem. When I finally had a fill THAT is when I realized what it meant to be "banded". Things changed after that. I was very very VERY afraid I had stretched the pouch. Especially when even after the fills I kept throwing up all the time. LUCKILY I didn't do any damage. I am very thankful that despite my mistakes and all that, that I did no damage to my band and pouch.