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Indention in port area
*Love* replied to LeslieR041906's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My denting is almost completely gone. Like I have said before, our bodies will go through a lot of changes by the time we are done losing weight. Worry about dents & bulging ports at the end, if you still have them then. Until then, just consider your funky shape as part of the process. -
I was banded 3-5 and was on liquids week 1 (no pre-op diet). That first week I lost 20 pounds (I know this was a very large amount and mostly Water weight). Week 2, I was on mushies and now I am on soft food. In the last week and a half since starting food, I have gained 2 pounds. My calorie count is around 600 (allowed 3 X 1/2 cup portions of food/day and 2 X 1/4 cup "snacks" per day). My question is the following - when will I start to loose "real" (meaning non water)weight? My first fill is 4/15 and that is when I will be allowed to begin a regular diet. THANKS!!
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Ok fellow bandsters. So I was banded on June 16 of this year. It took me awhile to actually start losing weight but once I started it was coming off pretty easily. I've lost almost 30 pounds and am quite pleased with myself for that. However, I've been fluctuating between the same two pounds for the past month. I'm at the weight I was at for about four years before I up and gained another 30 or so. So I've lost what I put on the past year and now I can't seem to get any lower. I monitor what I eat through myfitnesspal (my username is mbcr920 if you want to add me!) and I've always been doing some form of exercise. I've really kicked it up this past week trying to bust through this plateau. I've been doing an hour of strength with my husband along with cardio. So maybe I just haven't seen the results from that yet, but mostly I'm just wondering what some of y'all do to get past them. I was going to the doctor every three weeks or so but then last time she decided I was doing well on my own (which I was) and that I could wait six weeks to see her again. So I've got two weeks until my next appointment and a goal of six pounds at least (I've lost two so far). Ugh! I'm just getting so frustrated! lol. I'm going on a cruise it about a month and was hoping to be 10 pounds lighter than I am now and I need to get past this stupid plateau! Please help
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I have been banded 2 weeks today. Am I being impatient because I haven't lost any weight in the last week even though I'm sticking to plan, still feeling some restriction, and walking every night? I suppose the week prior to surgery and the week after spoiled me considering that I lost 15lbs during this time. Now, nothing.. i may have even put back on a pound or two. I'm sad..:cry My first fill isn't until the day before Thanksgiving.. 11/21.
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Indention in port area
rcoleband replied to LeslieR041906's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
leslier041906, DOnt try to compare yourself to others. I know that it is hard but we all having varing other issues that may increase or speed up weightloss in the beginning. Like me, I have jaw surgery and can really only do liquids and just started mushies. This will keep me steady loosing with or without restriction. In addition I have not had regular food since 4/29. So try not to compare and do what is best for you always. Good luck, I know that you can do it and the weight will come off. -
First of all, congrats on your new band! It's not uncommon for a little weight to return when solid food is reintroduced. Some of this is purely mechanical--there is just MORE stuff in your intestine when you hop on the scale. In terms of when you'll see "real loss," it depends. A lot of people focus on healing at first, and do not really restrict (more than the band forces) their intake until they achieve good restriction. Others of us are more stringent about limiting our intake (yes, dieting) right off the bat...and see losses sooner. Either way, you'll lose. It's easy to have buyer's remorse early in the game, when you're starving and the stupid scale tells lies about what you've gained. But with a little time, you'll start seeing the results. It's well worth the wait!
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I was also banded on January 12th and I had the exact same thoughts in my head. I gained 1 lb the day after I got home but I am not down 2.6 lbs. I am so excited to be on this journey. This is my new life! My doctor wants clear liquids for the first week, full liquids for the second week, pureed for the third and fourth weeks and soft foods for the fifth week. I can then start to introduce other foods into my diet.
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I'll be honest
TheBandedPeach replied to MrsBerggren's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I notice you attack me every time Reverie. I am obviously losing weight and my tests result come out very healthy. Why don't you lay off already? Good grief! -
Thanks you guys! support already, luv it . Brock1021 I know what you mean about spending all this money on yourself for me it was cruise to Alaska or this, my husband loves Alaska and it was hard to even ask for it, not because i was afraid of him saying no but because i knew he wouldn't. But I think that my whole family will benefit from this down the road, when I think of all the things that my kids and husband want to do that i shy away from because of my weight, it makes me sad. I'm doing this for myself but I'm admitting my problem and need for help partly for them too.
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I just paid $17,800 for my sleeve yesterday. I have my surgery at 12 noon on June 13th. Can I get a refund? Boy do I have cold feet! Will I die? And if I do make it, just the thought of not being able to eat an entire pizza freaks me out. What if I don't lose weight? What if my skin sags? What if my sleeve leaks and I get sick? I am sort of grateful that I don't see myself as fat. When I get my picture taken I can't even believe that is me, so once I am sort of skinny or real skinny I will feel normal again. I keep asking myself why am I doing this...I am not that fat. But when I see my picture I am like WHOA I AM A BIG GIRL. I was just in California where every billboard is about the lap band. The lap band has been FDA approved for people who are just 30 pounds overweight. I see this surgery in the future as being almost cosmetic in nature. I wish I were only 30 pounds overweight. I guess I am just running my mouth. Not really sure what to say. Everyone says it is going to be ok on this, but did anyone have a leak? Is anyone suffering right now and in pain? My boyfriend tells me I should just go to the gym. Non-Fat people don't understand what it is like to be fat. It is like the worst. Sure I am a freakin really happy person, but being fat is seriously the worst feeling. Ok. Well June 13th. Twelve Noon. OMG!
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10 Days In And Feeling Low! Scared If Failing!
Sojourner replied to kells31's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi Kells, Too many of the participants on this forum to count have expressed their self doubts about the band surgery...after the fact. Myself included; the morning after my surgery I remember asking myself "What the h%#& have you done to yourself?" If anything this weight loss journey is self empowering. You are the one who decides how successful you will be...and I speak from experience when I write that we don't know the depths of what strengths we possess until we are tested to tap into them. This journey will be a catalyst to discover and learn more about yourself. For me, I have learned the value of patience...and to take a day at a time. Some days will be more challenging than others...and that's ok...tomorrow will come. To be successful does require change...and specifically that you must change your relationship with food and how you think about it. Incorporating exercise into your life can be a real challenge. I believe we can all be successful if we are motivated to be. If you believed in your abilities to be successful prior to your surgery...those strengths are still there. And as others have written, the journey does become easier with time and getting to the green zone. Best wishes as your journey continues... -
10 Days In And Feeling Low! Scared If Failing!
kells31 posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi guys I'm 31 years old female living in London! I has my banding on the 18th June I'm on the liquid phase and will be starting mushy food on Monday, I've lost 18 Pound so far but 11 was list in the week leading to surgery I'm starting to worry that I have made the right decision. I'm concerned that my will power will let me down! I'm so determined to loose weight and finally be fit and slim but I keep having that nagging feeling that I may fail. I was so confident I'd do well prior to the operation but now I find myself having more Soup or shakes that I think I possibly should Did anyone else feel like this or is it just me? Thanks Kel -
Fertility Treatments vs. VSG surgery
clk replied to misslady's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
In your case, I'd do ART now, unless your weight is a very serious consideration. I'm not sure of your specifics or stats. At the very least, do the stim cycle/harvest and have him give his donation to the cause as well. I'm assuming IVF, of course. DH and I did IVF w/ICSI in 2007 - I was obese but otherwise the doc had no serious concerns about my conceiving. We did have success (b/g twins!) and we froze five embryos as well. I had my sleeve in 2010. In July of 2012 we did a frozen transfer of the embryos that made the thaw and I'm due in three weeks. In all absolute honesty I am going to state that in my case, at least, this pregnancy post VSG was HARDER than the twin pregnancy prior. I'm healthy, yes - and I didn't develop gestational diabetes this go round which was nice. But watching my diet and general physical discomfort were actually worse. I'm not saying that having babies while obese is the ideal - I'm just saying that for me, losing the weight didn't make pregnancy as easy or better like my docs told me it would! I say do a cycle now. Do your sleeve post baby, once you're done weaning (assuming you plan to BF) and then focus on your body and you. I didn't conceive until two years post sleeve and it was still a challenge to build up to eating enough and eating properly. I cannot even imagine doing it sooner, though many women do. Some types of ART are more likely to make you pack on pounds than others. I can say that I gained quite a bit with my full IVF cycle because the stims. No doubt, it was absolutely worth it to me. This go round I was really worried about weight gain and I admit that the hormones did have me gain ten pounds almost right out of the gate, but then I slowly put on the rest of my gain over the next seven months. I've had a perfectly normal weight gain this time and it's apparent that it's all baby. I have no doubt I'll be back at goal within months of delivery. Best of luck to you! ~Cheri Edited to add: Do yourself a favor and find an aggressive reproductive endocrinologist that's experienced with advanced maternal age. Don't waste your time on someone that hasn't dealt with your situation before - get onto some fertility message boards and put feelers out, because as iggy mentioned, your rates of success are lower (sorry to say) so you don't want to waste precious time. All the best! -
Fertility Treatments vs. VSG surgery
iggychic replied to misslady's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
ART or IVF is very hard on your body and not something you can do while on a highly restrictive diet, not to mention while recovering from surgery. Getting your hormone levels straight alone would be impossible, making the ART a total waste of money. At 46 your chances of success are not great...you likely know this, but if you are to be successful time is of the essence. Each year your chances go down exponentially. If you want to get pregnant you must do that first. You couldn't even take the meds necessary for ART or IVF after surgery. It's really a no brainer (ok for me cuz I've done both). You have no option but to do the ART first then when you are either successful or you chose to quit trying you can move to VSG. in the mean time you can look to trying a six month weight loss period or diet. That you can do easily while also doing ART. I wish you the best. I know that both are hard roads to travel. -
Well I really need some feed back on this one. Do I begin fertilty treatments or have the surgery first? The problem is the age factor. My ob/gyn has told us because of issues with my husband and my age we would need fertility treatments to have a higher chance of concieving. However, he is not willing to do treatments after 46 years of age and guess who turns 46 this year, ME! He is willing to try 3 cycles which will give me a weight gain of course. The road to surgery is just lacking insurance approval, waiting on me to tell them to submit. If I have the surgery I woudl have to wait a year before we could try and that puts me closer to 48. I have fought thru months of mental and emotional stress, research, reading, praying all to get to a comfortable place about doing the surgery now this. And it's a major this! My ob/gyn has no issues with my weight or co-morbities because they are "controlled" with meds. I am confused as to which way to I go. Any comments are shared experiences would ne greatly appreciated. Thinking about the increased weight with treatments and pregnancy if that would be healthy enough to carry a baby. So many things whirling around in my mind.
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Fertility Treatments vs. VSG surgery
misslady replied to misslady's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Thank you for the tips. I am 45 I'm 5'8' eigh 240lbs my co morbidare whats driving my desire for VSG more than even weight. I have sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension, sore joints ....all those fluggy girl things lol but seriously he is a specialist and he does not know about my journey to WLS yet(he will next week). He has never mentioned my weight as an obstacle. My husband has the fertility issue but of course my age is considered. My reserve is decent for my age. He will use Menopur injectables and try intauterine insemination ( 3 attempts). We have no coverage for fertility treatment and can't afford the 15,000+ for IVF. -
I always thought the same thing about Weight Loss Surgery -- if I have to diet anyway, why do I need surgery? But after 40 years of yo-yo dieting and failures, I was ready for something else. The difference is that after the sleeve, you're no longer hungry. Medical problems are resolved. The "diet" is no longer a diet -- it is a food plan for someone who eats to live, rather than lives to eat. For me, food no longer has control over me. It's just another thing I do to take care of myself. Because, yes I am worth it. And, by the way, if you had told me 3 months ago that I would be saying this, I would have said you were nuts! Good luck. You can do this. It will be amazing!
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Chris P Bacon this is NOT off topic most/all people are nervous about job interviews betcha you are looking really handsome in that good fitting suit ewwwww - i see you now lookin' good dude (please stand up straighter - head high!!!) don't be nervous when you look at the guy interviewing you - look at him like he was only wearing his underwear!!!! That should calm you down, keep that little chuckle to yourself - just between you and me don't know your DOS, weight loss??? where's your TICKER,profile?? knock em' dead guy
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I cld do decaf. I like mine black. I may weight awhile longer then do decaf. Silly me i didnt thk of that! Lol thank you.
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Excited - Approved Today
Lee4love1 replied to nyree34's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hello...I was banded March 28th-2007. So far I have 20 pounds all before the first fill. Now that I had my 1st fill (May-16th-2007). I am ready to go on with my weight loss. I feel slightly different--but not much. I have gotten 20 lbs gone with 87 to go. I started out at 271. I am hoping that by December--I can be in the 180 to 190 area.... -
Pre Op Liquid Dieters Post Here!
jillb replied to Sharonisshrinking's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
I am on day 5 of a clear liquid diet. I have lost 7 lbs! I hope we are both fast losers.... although I will be happy just to lose this weight steady over time. My surgery is Oct 17th.. 3 days to go! Good luck.. -
Hi Everyone! :wave: Misty is a name I've made up. I've been around the boards before, but feel the need to remain annonomous for now. I've been reading and researching various procedures for 2 years roughly. It's been a difficult decision for me to make, but I'm please to have finally made it. I'm 29, married, mother of 2 children. I'm 254 lbs. on a 5'4" frame. I have finally come to the decision that the lapband is the best option for me. I need to lose weight for health reasons but just can't bring myself to the methods of weight loss/maintaince I've used in the past (excessive exercise and starvation). The problem is... My husband is unemployed and we are currently uninsured. So until he becomes employed I'm stuck in limbo knowing what I finally want but unable to pursue it. Any suggestions? I'm really hoping I'm one of those that get things to happen fast once I'm actually able to start. A girl can dream can't she?
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Hi, I had the band surgery in mid February, since then I have had two fills. Even with the two fills I am not feeling any restriction. I haven't lost a single pound in fact I may have gained a couple even! I called the clinic and they told me that it takes 2-4 fills to reach the "sweet spot" I am so frustrated, depressed and angry.. is this happened or happening to anyone else?
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Please help
mozart & einstein replied to mozart & einstein's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I know how you feel. I have family visiting from out of the country and my uncle and aunt told me that the surgery is obviously not working as you look the samew. I feel like my family thinks it was a waste to get this surgery and that I have failed once again. I am still optimistic however, after reading the responses that the next couple of fills will do it. Thank You for posting, that is me also "bandster hell" Surgery was april 13th i feel like all my friends family and co workers watch me like a hawk and just keep waiting for something to happen.i have been feeling like such a failure, i had a fill done by flouro two weeks ago thinking that would make all the difference but honesty i feel less constricted, i have appt monday to get anouther fill done in office, then i have anouther appt two weeks later, keeping my fingers crossed. i have been eating only baked meat small veg no soda and excercising and i weight exactly the same as the day i went in for surgery. i did loose 20lb on the pre-op stuff. good thing is.. that havnt gained. soooo knowing im not alone has helped ALOT! ill watch your post for updates. stay strong my friend and i will do the same. NOT GIVING UP! -
Hi! I'll be following you with my band on March 20th. It's an exciting and nerve-wracking time, isn't it? I, too, and viewing this as the end to my inability to maintain my weight loss.
