August '09 Bandsters!

[RebeccaJ 0]

Just wondering how everyone is doing. I got my band on August 31st, and I feel great. No problems so far, except one small "stuck" feeling that I burped right up. How is everyone doing?

[LollyMoe 1]

Banded Aug 11th and doing great. Had one stuck episode over a small piece of dry grilled pork chop.PAIN! However, it has made me be more careful about dry meat. I do not like that feeling at all and what it takes to get over it. Oh well, onward to better to health & weight loss.

Good luck everyone.

[TSB 1]

I'm feeling fine here. My surgery was 08/11/09. No stuck episodes for me, per se. I have had a couple of occasions where I was very uncomfortable because I ate something too fast or it was something I shouldn't have been eating. I think I will be avoiding cornbread for the forseeable future:scared2:!

I found out at my first fill appt that they had put two cc(s) in my 10 cc band at the time of surgery. My first fill was not until 8 weeks post op, where they added one more cc (my doc won't do more than 1 cc at a time and will only fill every 4 weeks. My next fill is scheduled for 11/12/09. Since my 1st fill on 10/8/09 I have only lost 3lbs, so it is slow going:unsure:. I will be glad to get to that sweet spot....I hope it does not take too much longer to get there!

[Trappedinafatbody 1]

Hi, August 28th for me. I am doing great.

I just had something get "stuck" this week. It was a bite of egg salad. That was an experience that I don't want to have again. I have been very lucky in that I can still eat just about anything, chicken, salads ... all the foods that I hear so many say they have trouble with.

I had a 3cc fill at surgery, and another fill of 3ccs on 10/09/09. Things are going great. my last weigh in I was down 76lbs. I'm sure I've lost some more since then, but I have decided to wait and see what the scales say when I see the doc again.

Hope everyone else is doing as well too!

Doug

[lamber2299 0]

I was banded August 18th. Thing have gone well so far. I have had a few episodes of pressure in my chest when I eat too fast, but no major PBing. I had my first fill on October 1st and have 5cc in a 11cc band. My next fill is October 28th. I'm not sure how much they will put in, but I am definitely not at my "sweet spot" yet. I still can eat more than 1/2 cup per meal and when I only eat that amount I am hungry after just a few hours. I have continued to gradually lose weight, but 20 lbs came during the 4 weeks of liquids pre and post-op. So I have only lost 12 lbs in the last 7 weeks. I'm just getting into an exercise routine, so I hope to start seeing results from that soon. I had to have another surgery for endometriosis 5 weeks after my lapband surgery, so my recovery has taken longer than expected. I am excited about my weight loss so far and look forward to a new thinner me in the future.

[desperateinDE 0]

My surgery was August 14th. I am doing good. No episodes of any kind. I have an empty band. No fill at surgery and my surgeon wouldn't give me a fill post-op because I had lost 18 pounds in 4 weeks. I have not lost any more weight and my appt is not until Nov 9th. I have been walking and trying to add in some jogging. I have NO restriction and can eat anything. I can't wait for a fill. I just hope he will give me one at my next visit....

[jordie22nc 0]

That great your weight loss. I was banded on 8-17-09 an i've only loss 22 pds, whats up with that.

[jordie22nc 0]

Congrate, on your weight i was banded on 8-17-09 and down only 22 pds, i work out about 4 to 5 days a week. My weight is coming off really slow to me, but i've lost about 10 inches over my hold body.