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Hey there! Yeah I'm trying to slay the beast alright!lol! I went today to the dr and got .50cc filled so now I have a total of 4.5cc! Somehow I'm loosing 2pounds each week at the dr office so I should be down 27 pounds I think. I'm going to the gym tom and hopefully will know by the exact ounce where I'm at. Its amazing how the gym and the Dr office are two totally different numbers! How are you doing?

How are you doing? Have you been banded yet. I am still waiting for an approval from my insurance company. I am looking to get a word back within the week. Good luck.

Hey I know it feels like it has been forever... I mean it felt like ages since the last time we spoke to h and k time goes by so fast and weight creeps up even faster. Yeah it is exciting to know we are doing around the same time so we can have a bandster buddy to relate to. I will add you today on facebook. I don't know if h and k told you but we are moving this week, sao when we get settles you and steph should come over for dinner and guitar hero..... I'm scared too especially after seeing the process and getting to hold the band.

HI Sandy I too over did it yesterdy! I have a small hotel in Scotland and this is our busiest week of the year, so I have to just get on with it! Cooked breakfast for 12 people this morning its much easier knowing I cant eat bacon and eggs

Hi!! Been a while since I've been on here...I'm not doing so great with my band right now...I had my 2nd fill about 5 weeks ago & have lost nothing since I thought maybe they didnt hit the port?? IDK. Anyhow...I'm at 38 pounds lost...I was hoping to be 50 down by now. Thinking about signing up at curves. How are you doing? Congrats on your surgery How much have you lost??

hey thnx for the pic comment...i feel great and that is what was important to me too. i am watching so much of what i eat and walking and back exercises and have been using a treadmill, recently bought some weights and hoping to start zumba next week... and i love to mow grass, it is crazy that it is my new favorite past time,lol

i hope u are able to be the person u want to be and that u can enjoy all that life has to offer, i think u will do fine with the surgery,, any questions or wanna talk just holla, sometimes i might be a lil slow since it had been pretty i am outside alot now. best wishes, beth

Hey I am on my 3rd week after benn banded. I am very hungry and I can eat anything. Did you find that was normal for you?

I am glad your fever went down! Hope the head ache goes away as well. The first few days were really tough for me with being sore and daily headaches... ugh! And it didn't help reading in the forums about all of these people who thought the surgery was a breeze and that they weren't even in pain..... What??? That just made me worry even more that something was very wrong with me. But beginning yesterday I think I am finally on the upswing. Now I am just so freaking hungry. This liquid diet has been VERY hard, but we almost have a week under our belts! In terms of my regular medications I have been cutting them in half and that seems to be okay. The only one thats really hard is my Metformin, which is a huge pill- I end up cutting that into like 8 peices. I tried crushing them all in the beginning but I just couldn't handle the taste. Did they give you pain meds?

Hi....so yeah it's been a little over 3 weeks now but my weightloss has stopped. I am getting hungrier too. I called to get my first fill tomorrow cause I did not pay all this money to not have it work. So I will let you know how it goes. Urgh!! How are you doing?

Hi! Congrats on getting your appoval. I think that may be the hardest part!. We are close in age, just a little under a year in age. Let me know what your sugery date is. I have one week from today!

Well thanks for commenting:thumbup: on my post! It went well, I ate a small amount before going to the Dr. and on the drive over it came up, I was so frustrated and then I got on the scales and I was 3 lbs up!! The Dr. came in and we talked, this has gone on since my last fill and got more severe on my cruise! He put me under the exray and saw the swelling around my port and band immediately! The upchucking had caused irritation and swelling causing the band to tighten! So he removed .04ccs and then I had liquids for 48 hours, then I ate and I was so full and the food stayed down! How wonderful, I feel satisfied too.

I did not know it, but with a too tight band, you will NOT lose weight, when you throw up, you eat more to try and get something to go in and it may be all the wrong things!

I am checking out the recipes you have and going to try them now that I can eat again! We do have to learn to live this life after the LAP-BAND?! I am going back to the Gym next week too.

Sorry it took me so long to reply. I was in pain for a few days afterward but returned to work a week and a half post-op. Down about 25lbs altogether. Stopped weighing every day.

Hello There,

I did well. Yes I stayed in that room and was treated GREAT. I was there 3 days. Had vertigo from the meds? Everytime I moved I got pretty sick for about a week. The meds for this made me sleep a lot. I am having the blues. Cry daily. And I have been trying to do this alone. And that part is hard. In less than a month down 30 lbs. Slow and steady. Worried about the fill part. Does it hurt? I am so tender where the port is. It hurts to even touch it. Still can't sleep on my stomach and on my side it pulls that area 0 ; However, I did manage to take a NICE BUBBLE bath yesterday! That felt more....back to normal. I tried to get right back to work. But was so tired I couldn't. Walking more now. So day by day....

I wish I had someone to walk with and talk with about this. Maybe it would help.

Hi everyone

I am new here. I had the Realize band on May5,2010. I am now 4 weeks post-op. I went to my first visit on 6-3. I was suppose to get my first fill. My Dr tried to get the needle in the port but it wouldn't go it hit but that's it .He said i have fluid around the port. So he drained it. He wants me to come back in 2 weeks to try a fill again. I was very disappointed. I had only lost 12 lbs in 4 weeks. I was in the hospital six days after my surgery with lung problems[it was caused by a sinus infection]. I go back on June 17th to try a fill again. I hope everything goes ok.

Sherry

by the way, I actually know how to spell "grateful". It's amazing what you miss when typing and thinking at the same time .

Try some beans with salsa and cheese! I'm sure that is "mushie" stage stuff. I had never heard about mushies til coming to this site; I was just told the liquids for two weeks, then whatever my body would tolerate....I'm still in the pretty soft food stage, although I eat crackers (the new wheat thin cheese ones taste really good, and are really crisp).

So, have a good weekend...going yard sale shopping with my friend this weekend, and algebra homework...Cant remember if I told you I was a student or not, but this next week is my finals in algebra...interesting to be in college at my age with a whole bunch of kiddies...kinda fun. Take care and look forward to hearing from you!

Hi,

Sorry...been a long time since I've been on here. I have lost only 55lbs since surgery. I was 289 before surgery and am at 233 now. I am sort of disappointed because the Dr. tells me that, that is a little slow...but I also have to admit I haven't been following all the rules either. I just cannot find a protein that appeals to my taste buds....they all make me nauseaous (sorry for the misspelling). So, how are you now? Did you meet your goal yet? Do you have a lot of lose skin or any advise on how to keep it tight? Any advise on anything? I need all the help I can get. Not sure how to move this along. I work out at the Gym 3 times a week for an hour ... but I don't do protein drinks and don't drink much water.

Hey how are ya? Better here. I was down last week. Just felt hungry and my porportions seemed to hve increased, but I went to Dr today and somehow I have lost 2.5 pounds! He put addl 1cc in band so now I have a total of 4cc. I'm keep my appt next week incase I need another 1cc, but feeling fuller quicker which is excellent! How are you doing?

Hi, I am getting banded in a few weeks. Was just wondering how things are going so far?

Good Morning,I hope all is well.Thanks and let's keep in touch.I've lost a total of 28pds as of today! I went to weigh in today and I had lost 11pds in seven days from te shakes!! wow..I was shocked...seven more days to go.It's hard,but you do see the pds flash before your eyes..Good luck and keep me posted.I'll post pic's afterthe first week..surgery on the 9th..I'm soooo excited.Have a Blessed week,Gwendolyn

It's been 3 months for my and I am losing about 9 pounds a month. I had 4 weeks where I lost nothing but just kept my chin up. As long as I don't gain, I am happy.

Memorial day...to date I have lost 74 lbs. Life is getting better by the day. Can't ask for better than that. Weight loss is slower powst-op than I thoguht, but the weight did not come on overnight, so what can I expect? I am working out 3 days per week, mostly water aerobics. Only 3 times that I have had food stuck and it made me sick, so now I am being extra careful. I want to succeed and have no isses. I want to be at goal I by Christmas. I have redone my wardrobe already once, and getting ready to do it again within the next month.

Well I was just banded the 17th. I lost 34 pounds before surgery and only 5 since the 17th. Its kind of frustrating, but I cant expect much, all i did for the first week was lay around and recover. I need to start working out. Im looking forward to being able to eat normal foods * one more week* so I can make better choices and I need to start working out and then hopefully I will start seeing the scale move a bit more!

Hey, just checking on your progress, I have a question, my scars are new, I'm only 4 weeks out, what did you do for your scars, everyone says Mederma, I was wondering what you use because I see no visible scarring! Thanks!

Well the MRI showed nodules all over my head.. they don't think they should be bothering me but since they are they are removing one next week in surgery to take apart and check out see what is up... a little nerve racking.... but all the times I am feeling up to it I do my 30 to 40 min.. which is about 3 to 5 times a week.. still at a stand still with losing.. but I know the stress does not help so I am not worried right now

Thank you, I am worried about a long week end . I do not get my first fill until June 14th.