Thrilled To Be Banded

[Daddyof4 95]

Hi Everyone! I have been absent for a while - we moved August 31, the computer didn't know it had Vista installed, etc., but I'm back now.

Anyway, I got a second fill on August 28 (now at 6.2 in a 14 cc band) and MAN did I get stuck a lot. I had a couple of PB episodes (I didn't know what it meant either - till it happened to me). I would take a small bite of anything and it would be stuck for around 10 minutes. I made the mistake of drinking a little bit of Water when it felt like it was loosening up. It wasn't and the Water made an immediate repeat appearance. I came close to going back to have some saline taken out but I remembered people here saying it can take a week or more to settle down. Fortunately, that happened for me. I think I am actually in the green zone, hard as that is to believe! I lost about 40 lb fairly quickly before my first fill and then stayed the same for two months. Since the second fill I've dropped another 15 lb. I am having a hard time believing it myself. I wore a suit that I last wore at my 12-year-old's baby naming ceremony. I put on my size 54 pants and asked my wife if I was actually that size! I went with my wife to see the doctor we both see and he couldn't believe his eyes - said my weight loss was very noticeable (he's very understated).

I was going to post this under Fills but it now seems better for a success story even though I'm not done yet. I am so grateful for the surgery and all it has done for me. This proves that with the right tools we can do anything!

[Maddysgram 6,159]

Congratulations! Don't let me be seeing you on America's Funniest Videos b/c your pants won't stay up.lol

[Wgbem 138]

I think is is great to read success anywhere. I am getting banded on Monday September 24 and it is these successes that makes me know I am doing the right thing.