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I am so excited, had 2nd fill yesterday (now @ 5cc in 10cc band). Breakfast threw half my porridge away, got to work three and a half hours ago and still not hungry. This is a fantastic feeling, if this is green zone I LOVE IT.

A week ago today I had my third fill (7.5cc in a 10cc band). I am able to keep liquids and some solid foods down. However, I have thrown up many foods I think I should be able to eat, (dark meat chicken, egg whites, etc.) and I am chewing my food completely / taking small bites. Like I said, I am keeping down some things. And I had been successful with the previous fill. I have lost 46 lbs since my surgery in March. But has anyone else experienced this after a fill? Did it get better and you adjusted to the "new normal" or should I consider having some saline removed?

I was banded on 5/14/13. I am down 29#. I went in for my first fill and my doctor thought I was doing good and didn't need a fill. I do feel restriction. I am eating 4 small meals throughout the day and am feeling full. I guess it is a good thing that I dont need a fill. I have started to work with a personal trainer and doing cardio atleast 4 days per week. I am a little concerned that all of the sudden I will start to feel hungy and then have to try to get in quickly for a fill.

Are any March 2010 bandsters still around? I dont get on much but would love to catch up.

Just got a fill and my dr says we can have soft food ! No problems to report. But this fill after I drink I have a tiny burp ! Should I worry ? I do berp a lot to begin with maybe I just never noticed! God I am dam starving !

I've heard people mention this, but never experienced it. I got a fill on Tuesday and I can barely eat half of a scrambled egg. I've never had restriction until now. I'm wondering if maybe I'm to tight. Is this normal?

I have decided to run a 2 mile run in aug and a 5K in sept. I would not have thought of myself as a runner but last yr i saw these ppl doing the 2 mile run in aug and i was hmm I should be able to do that next year. Last week it dawned on me its almost that time so I have started training to do just that. Then i saw a 5k run in my town coming up in Sept so i was hmm I am going to do that too. Everyone wish me luck in accomplishing these things. Who knows maybe it will lead to a whole new love of something for me to do.... Below is a picture i took while getting ready to run and Hmmmm Look i have a WAIST!! who know knew it was buried under all that fat!!!!

I started this wearing a size 2x barly... Today i for the first time wore a size Large.. The Xs are GONE! i could not have been more happy bout it.

Hi I'm new here, I had my band inserted August 2007 and initially it worked really well. After about two years I started suffering reflux and would have really bad flare ups where for a week at a time I could not eat anything or even keep Water down, after two years suffering like this I had the band emptied and everything was fine until Tuesday this week (11th June) when I suddenly got acute pain at the top of my stomach and couldn't keep anything down. I got an appointment with my doctor and he prescribed omezaprol (not sure of the spelling but it reduces stomach acid) this did nothing to help and the pain was horrific!! This went on until Thursday when I had an ultra…

I got my surgery 5 months ago and since then Ive had 4 fills. I'm currently at 6.5 cc's. I feel no restriction and no different as to before surgery. I've lost 30lbs but I feel its only because I've really been pushing myself and began running 4 miles up steep hills 5 days a week and I limit myself on portions but find myself feeling hungry often. I got the band as a big aid in helping me lose weight but its saddening to feel like its been useless for me. I cut off so much food out of my life and changed my eating habits on my own. I feel like I can lose track at any moment and gain weight again. My bands max is 10 cc's and I was told average weight loss is 10lbs a month …

I was banded on the 9th June and have lost 10lb but I think I need a fill. Can someone tell me also how you know when your in green zone

I am getting banded at Pacific Surgical in Olympia, WA by Dr. Neal next month and was just wondering if there was anyone else in my area that was active on the boards here? Check in....I would love to say hi.

Hello fellow Nov 2010 bandsters!! Today, November 22, 2011, is my bandiversary!!! And so far I've lost 52 lbs!! What's your date and progress!! JaGo

I was in bed, lying on my side I began to feel something hard. I sit up and pull the covers back to examine what this is??? Turns out it was just my legs and the bones around my knee and thigh area that I have never felt because they have been buried under so much fat! I've since also felt my upper arm bones as well. Feels great! :-)

The goal shouldn't be to see how much you can eat with the band, the goal should be to see how little you can eat with the band :-)

I try to keep up my protein as well as stay under 1200 calories a day. I also work out 5 days a week!! I am 9 months post op and only down 41 lbs. I expected far more.. I was roughly 250 at the beginning. I believe I am in the right zone as I can't eat much at a time (unless its' soup or something of that nature and then I can eat it all no problem). Ideas?? I'm discouraged. I'd really like another 20 lbs gone rather quickly.. and itn the long run=- I'd like 40!! atleast

Today my doctor told me some people name their bands . She logs the name and asks how "enter name here" is doing during appt's. Now for me to find a perfect name...

Please add me blurgirlny at yahoo dot com. I could use the encouragement or support and will provide the same for you thanks!

I'm impatient today. Impatient to see more progress. I know in my brain how this works, but after a week of really good caloric intake and hard kick butt exercise you just want to see some progress, you know? I'm frustrated that the visual cues of hard work are not showing...on the scale or in the body. I'm frustrated that I can eat whatever I want and as much as I want. I'm frustrated that my self will is not always as strong as it should be in my food choices and amounts. I'm not giving up, but I'm just a little peeved at my band right now. Like I feel like it should be doing just a bit more work than it is. ha ha ha. I've got big goals to achieve...just fe…

Hi everyone I was banded in Sep. and when they did my surgery they said they would be fixing a hurniea. Since I was banded I notice a hard spot above my belly button under my scar. This gets inflamed and red and painful I went to my doctor and he said it was a hematoma and that I just need to wait do it to go away. I have continued issues with it swelling pain and redness. In Dec I went to the ER because I was having pain in my upper stomach area rite under my breast bone and the pain started moving into my back and chest. ER doctors told me they couldn't find anything and that I needed to follow up with the surgeon and my primary care doc. When I saw the surgeon he said…

I've been doing a ton of research regarding lap band and othet wls out there. Why is losing weight with lap band a lot slower than other surgeries, like vertical sleeve? What makes this one slower? Does anyone know? I have my first consultation this week. Thanks Heather

Well, by this time tomorrow, I'll be banded. Excited, terrified, etc. I've stocked up on broth, sugar free popscicles, liquid Tylenol, chewable Gas-Ex, heating pad. Any other recovery recommendations? We're having a "talk" with my 2 little boys tonight to explain that Daddy can't wrestle for a few days, lol. They love to pounce on me in my recliner. That's ok. Soon there will be more than enough room for all 3 of us in my recliner.

I had a fill last Tuesday I believe he told me he put 3cc's in. After almost a week I have felt no restriction. I called and got in to him tomorrow, because I am headed on vaca for 5 weeks and don't really want to go month and lose nothing! Has anyone went back in after a week to get more? Any suggestions?

I'm still hungry why is that got my first fill at 4 cc. What going n ?

Hi all I just wanted to stop in and say hi. I posted this on the preop section but realized I probably put it in the wrong spot so I'm reposting it here. I've been lurking for a couple weeks reading your posts and getting a feel for the forum. I went to my seminar last Thursday and I am scheduled for my first consultation this upcoming Tuesday the 18th. I'm a little nervous...not too sure what to expect. But I'm very excited at the same time to hopefully get this journey started. I'm going through the Bariatric Center on NJ for the procedure so I'm not really sure how long the process should take but I'm really hoping to be banded by the end of 2013. I look forward to get…

Hello My Lap Band Buddies, I have Been Gone For A Second But I am Back!!! Hope Everyone is Doing Well!! Just Wanted To Share a Little Laugh with you!! I Saw a Friend This week whom I have not seen in awhile, He Looks at Me and Says OMG, what happen to you? Are You or were you sick you lost so much weight!! I Looked at him and said why do you people assume that I was sick to loose weight? Why can't I Be Healthy and Loose Weight? Unbelievable!! I guess Assuming the worst is better then assuming the best!! I am at my Goal weight 180!!! from almost 300 and over in one year!! Happy!!!! Love All of You!! And Missed You!!!

So tomorrow is my 2 month bandiversary! i feel like i have come a long way.. the way i feel.. how i eat... how my clothes feel.. i recently went back to work on June 10th and while the scale is still moving it has gone slower.. so i said to myself okay.. that's prolly normal, give my body time to catch up or something... I have had a few NSV's at work to make up for it and well just simply amaze me and some of my co -workers... I am able to get up with my alarm and get to work.. not feeling as tired or sluggish before... one of our providers told me friday "Jen you need to buy new shirts these are swimming on you" .. and the best accomplishment yet.. we have a set of star…

Hi all ~ Just trying to find out if this is a reaction to the liquid diet or maybe a medication reaction. The 1st 3 days of the liquid diet have been a relative breeze, just through dogged determination. Today, however, I have been experiencing annoying diarrhea. Not sure if it is switching over my pain medication to a patch (less to swallow later) & a side effect of that or my body adjusting to liquid diet or both. Anyone else have this experience? Also wondering if this will pass? The pain med is one that I hope loss of weight will help me be able to stop! Less weight, less back / neck pain, less pain med needed is one ultimate goal!

Hello. I had the lap band surgery on April 1, 2013 and I have only lost 2lbs to this date of June 22, 2013. I have had 2 fills and it feels like I did before surgery. Hungry, hungry, hungry, and its making me so not modivated. I joined the YMCA GYM and still no weight loss. What am I doing wrong. Can someone PLEASE HELP me out. FUSTRATED and lost.

If anyone was willing to give me their mfp id so i can add u as friend really see how this thing works. Thanks

Well I am hooked on the song and video for New Kid On the Block's " Remix". Pard me a minute guys. But girls. Forty something Donnie Wahlberg is looking hot. The song lyrics kind of fit with my whole approach to a new me so I will be singing this one to myself as I go into surgery July third On pre-op for five days and down seven pounds. Christy

So noone has posted yet so I thought I would jump in. I dont remember when I was banded but I think it was in 2008. I knew it was going to be hard but had no idea how hard it really is. Have been off plan since until two weeks ago tomorrow. I was at a family event and they had a green screen picture booth and someone dragged me in there. When I saw the picture I was in shock! We were standing side by side and my stomach almost covered her. I had been thinking about getting my band checked and this pushed me to do it. FIrst I had my brother take pictures of me at all angles and i bought a cheap digital keychain to carry the pictures with me. I did not have the money but I…

242 lbs 37 BMI on the day of my first surgery 8/30/2007. Lost 100 lbs in 14 months with very aggressive tight fills. So aggressive I slipped several times. Finally had to have the band replaced with a Realize band in Nov. 2009. Never filled it past 3 ml, emptied it down to 0.8 ml after another slip on 12/24/11 and gained back up to 197 by 4/6/13. Switched clinics and got a 2ml fluoroscope fill on 4/6/13 at Forest Park Medical Center (best place for fills ON THE PLANET in my opinion!) lost 4lbs, got another 2 ml today 6/6/13 and at 4.8 ml I'm hoping to lose back down to about 150 over the next year. Planning on taking it slow this time. No drastically aggressive filling …

Hi feeling very nervous had lapband Oct 2010 was 116kgs went down to 55kgs last August since then I have given up smoking yeah! Problem is my appetite is back and I'm now up to 73 kgs I've had more fills then they said it was too tight so had some saline taken out. I'm out of control I'm back to just eating veggies and constantly worrying about what I'm eating and its easy to eat bread which in the past has been very difficult has any one gone or is going through the same situation Cheers Vicki

It seems like I always get stuck on greasy food.. Even if I have 2 fries I get stuck (not an everyday kinda thing btw) You'd think it would go right through? Is it just one of those things by band can't take? -BriannaXOXO

I am not losing! I am doing everything right! Following all my directions eating no more then 1000 calories a day, I've had one fill a d do t really fill any restriction, but if I'm following all the rules shouldn't I be losing regardless of how tight my band is.

Today makes 8 weeks post op i got banded 2/14 i had my first fill of 4cc's in a 14cc band at the end of march. I still dont feel any restriction so ill have my next fill in May. I have lost a total of 26lbs which im happy about! Just cant wait to get to my goal and continue this journey! How is everyone else doing?

My son (who just graduated high school - I just can't help myself - as valedictorian) asked me why I was drinking coffee last night. Prior to surgery my doc said to decaffeinate and I did but after I started with the occasional cup of regular coffee and now I don't pay much attention to it. I make decaf iced tea but drink regular coffee every few days. I've heard caffeine is an appetite suppressant and an appetite enhancer. What do you think about caffeine?

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Well it has been 8 weeks since my first fill, I can eat almost anything I want. Tonight I had a bowl of chilli con carne. On the plus side I have lost 36 lbs, my sister came to visit me and we took two weeks vacation, although I walked miles every day I did eat more. Roll on Monday till my 2nd fill, time to get this show on the road finally.

Or am I the only one that is terrified of stretching my pouch even though I only eat one cup at my meal... And no more after. I'm so afraid that any food I eat will stretch it and so I drink while I eat so it can wash down.. I know I'm not supposed to.. I'm at the point where my Weightloss has slowed drastically and I think my thinking is something is wrong with my band and that's why I drink Water while I eat so I don't ruin it more? That might be stupid but what are your thoughts? -BriannaXOXO

So I go for my 3rd fill on the June 26 and I already have 5cc in my band is a 11 anyways last fill was 3 cc in made 5 okay so the 1st 2 weeks I felt restricted but then well I started getting hungry. So I'm hopping and going to ask if I can get 2 more cc in maybe that will help me out. I can tell you this bread has been an issue to get down I even puke a couple times so I try to avoid it as much as I can so wish me luck guys maybe with 7cc in I will be good.

I was able to eat normal yesterday and then woke up and had trouble with coffee.

Cuz I'm green, finally! I've had my band for a year and a half and done well with very small fills. I thought I was in the green, but never really knew what that might feel like. Soooo for you newbies, pay attention to how you feel the first few days after surgery, before regular hunger sets in. Write it down so you remember, because this is what the green zone feels like! I started with zero in my band and now have 3.4. I've had about 5 fills, I think, of about .5 and .2 the last few times. Until now, I've been dieting to some extent.. With help from my band. I knew there had to be something more... And this is it! I can still eat anything, but the heightened interest…

Hello - I have my first consultation appointment for the surgery in a week. I've never had surgery before so I'm really nervous. Can anyone tell me what to expect? How is it during the surgery, after & when you get to go home. Thanks for all your feedback

The first six days have been a struggle but woke up this morn and feel so good. I am so surprised at how much better I feel. Ready to lose all the excess I've been carrying around for years!

What are the foods that you've learned [the hard way] no longer sit well with your stomach/band? I just had surgery yesterday, but once I start incorporating solids into my diet, I plan to try some of my favorite foods to learn what my band likes and doesn't so I can silently rejoice/weep and work around it. I hope I won't have a laundry list, but I am prepping myself for at least a handful.

Hello, I have totally forgot how many calories we are supposed to intake per day! For some odd reason I don't know why I have 1200 in my head.. I thought I was told anywhere from 800-900 but I have forgot! ???‰ Any assistance would be much appreciated. Also I have the band and have been banded since April 2012 and had my band adjusted in feb 2013 due to slippage ???© Thanks.

When you can't eat a certain kind of food - for instance - bread? I've had my band for a few years and have never had issues. I got a fill last week and it seems that I feel pain in my chest if I eat bread. I'm assuming its the bread being stuck there in the stoma maybe?

Okay.... Had my surgery 1 week ago today. Over the last 7 days, I have been in the hospital 5 of them. Having some complications already (severe pain and nausea I have never experienced the like before). I'm starting to have regrets....how soon is too soon to decide to have it removed. If these "complications" happen again, I don't think it's going to be a hard decision. Am I crazy?