First Trip Into The Red Zone........awful!

[spicergroup 1]

I see my surgeon about once every 4-6 weeks. Last visit was Jan 30. Monday, I had lost 5 pounds, but after some coaxing, allowed doc to give me .5cc.( I have NO clue how many cc's I have total, nor do I remember the capacity of my band!) This was the first time I had been filled @ 8:30am, and they gave me icy Water to check for tightness. (I do not do icy Water, or any food early in the day, I am too tight) I didn't make it out of the office before the icy water came back up. Monday evening I had some sf/ff cocoa, nice and warm, went down & stayed down. Then tried some Tomato Soup, again, went down & stayed down. Tuesday morning........could not keep cocoa, warm water, tea, even my own slime would not go down. And forget about blood pressure meds, not gonna happen! (Sorry, gross, but if anyone gets it, it is fellow bandsters.)

I tried to tough it out, thinking somehow it would get better with time, but NO! I ended up calling the clinic @ 2pm, and had the .5cc removed around 4. The relief was immediate! I have learned, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! I am so glad I didn't wait to have the Fluid removed! I am back on liquids until tomorrow, then mushy and so on.

Haven't figured out the ticker, but I had my surgery in 2004 (you read that right!) No fills till 2011 when insurance decided to pick up the cost.......I actually gained weight post surgery in the 7 years, (who would have thunk it, if you don't use the tool right........)Anyway, first fill in October 2011, have lost 50 lbs so far. About 120 to go!

It's easy being GREEN!

[freedom71 1]

I HAVE HAD ONE FILL SO FAR ON 1-25-12...SURGERY WAS 12-15-11......I'VE LOST 30 PDS TOTAL WITH PRE-OP AND AFTER SURGERY...I WENT TODAY HOPING FOR ANOTHER FILL.....SHE WOULDN'T DO IT...IS GONNA WAIT UNTIL NEXT APPT. IN 4 WEEKS....SHE DIDN'T DO IT FOR REASONS YOU HAVE JUST GAVE...I WISH I WOULD HAVE READ YOUR POST BEFORE HAND..LOL I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE REDZONE...NOT A GREAT FILLING AT ALL!! SHE SAID I MIGHT BE ONE OF THE ONES WHO NEVER NEEDS ANOTHER FILL...SO WE SHALL SEE...CONGRATS ON THE 50 PDS..I HOPE TO LOSE 60 MORE...I AM SOOOO GLAD I MADE THE DECICISON TO HAVE THE LAP-BAND...

[waitingpatiently 250]

Glad things are getting back to normal!

I just figured the ticker thing out so I thought I would share.....since it isn't easy to find.

go to www.tickerfactory.com and make you one. when you are done with the process save the page in your favorites you may want to make a new one later.

on the last step, you will see some computer talk in a box labled bbCode copy the computer talk and paste it under the signature tab under your settings....you can then type other important information in the signature box under your ticker.