July 2006 Band Crew

[ready2bthin 2]

Sherrijo: I am going to always have my fills with fluro. I have heard too many stories of people needing port revisions, etc. I don't know when I'll be getting my first fill, but I'm returning to Dr. Rod in Mexico and he uses fluro. I will then determine if I want to continue to go back to him or find a local place. But, don't feel bad about wanting fluro. The doc should feel bad about POKING you 3 times!!

I look at it this way.....I paid a lot of money for this band and I sure want to take care of it...ya know what I mean?

[Olive 0]

Thanks Hippmom,

I was beginning to think I was alone.

I go home tomorrow, so I'm sure my diet will go back to normal...and hopefully no more PBs. (and no more breads!)

Olive

[dezadoo 0]

hi all! i've beenout a few days so.. happy belated b-day,leona! welcome newbies! i am so jealous reading about the fills and visits. i finally saw my dr. wed about an infection in one of my incisions and he said i can go in the Water next week! today i went to my first support group at my hospital, the psych ran it and she is lame! i go next week to the nutritionist and will FINALLY be on mushies! good god i can't wait! my fill and next nutritioninst appt is on 9/27:( no real food until almost oct. i might just die! (for lack of pizza) and yesterday i bought a new car! my suburban needed a boatload of work and it just wasn't worth the $ so we bought a chevy hhr, kinda like a pt cruiser. it's cute! sorry to ramble but i guess sometimes you justhave to! good day all

[Baylor Mom 0]

Just checking to see if my ticker thing worked.

[Baylor Mom 0]

How do I get it on my signature?

[Stesti 0]

Hi everyone:

I had my 1st fill this morning. It was painless and I think the anxiety of the needle was so much worse than the fill. My doctor had me lay back and raise my head. He then felt around for my port (which is much lower than I thought it was) and filled me up. I couldn't watch the needle part. After I drank a bottle of Water, I was released and will be back for my next fill in a month. He gave me 4cc's.

The only downside is that I have to be on Clear Liquids for 2 days and a day of mushies before returning to a modified diet. Tha's nothing in the big scheme of things.

Hope all your fills go as smoothly!!! Best of luck to you all.

Ohh, and I'm down 25 pounds.

Stefani

[Baylor Mom 0]

HELP:help: How do I put my ticker.factory.com thing as my avatar

[ericsmom 2]

Beth -

After you make your ticker, highlight and copy the address in the box above it. Then go to your signature to edit it. Click on the box that looks like it has a mountain (insert image). When you click on the icon a box will pop up in the upper left part of your screen. Paste the address you just copied from the ticker site and then hit okay. It should appear in your signature box. Then click update signature. That should work.

[ericsmom 2]

Boy am I feeling restriction! I had a shake this morning, then had my fill. They had me drink three Dixie cups of Water. That filled me up. Then I had 3/4 of a shake about 4:30 and I was a tad miserable until almost 7pm! I can't believe the difference. I'm very well aware of my band now whereas I didn't even know it was there prior to my fill. Boy does my stomach rumble and growl as the liquid is passing from the pouch to the lower part of my stomach. I saw somewhere here that people hear their stomachs when they are restricted. At 10:30 pm tonight I made 1/2 of a shake and I can barely get 6 sips of it down! Truly amazing!

[KariK 0]

Steph are you drinking Water? ? Just wondering.

[ericsmom 2]

yes, I am drinking water....why?

I had to prove I could drink before I left the clinic...do you think I'm too tight?

[KariK 0]

I don't think you can tell if you're too tight for a few days until your stomach gets used to the band. But if you weren't able to drink your Water that wouldn't be good. When you seriously cut back on calories your body will shift into ketosis which is the breaking down of your own fat for fuel. But its kinda toxic and so its important to drink lots of water because those broken down fat cells come out in your pee. The more water you drink when you are in ketosis the more weight you lose. You probably already knew all this.. I think we're all expert dieters at this point lol.

[ericsmom 2]

Thanks for the explanation, Kari...I'll remember to drink as much as I can

[Paulax 8]

Week 4 for me, my total loss is 27 pounds. Will be getting my fill on Monday. Will report back then.

[chatanegra 0]

Does any one who had the surgery knows how it feels after. I am not feeling to good I hope is ok?