LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

It's been one week since I got my band partially unfilled (due to a reaction to anti-inflammatories). Although I still have 3ccs in my lapband, it is almost like I'm not a WLS patient. I say almost, because thankfully those 3 ccs can be felt and I don't eat as much as I could if I were completely unfilled. I definitely eat more than when my band is at optimal fill-level; I'm eating around 1500 calories a day when to lose weight I can't exceed 1200 day in-day out. I do get full a smidge earlier than prior to being banded, so that's a small ray of hope that I'm not going to gain all my weight back while I wait out the three months until I can get re-filled. I weight myse…

Gained 2lbs since my last fill. I'm guessing its muscle.

Hi Everyone, While searching I found this woman's website...I think it's exceptional for information..especially for us newbies....you might already know about it....but here it is anyway... http://www.kimswlsjourney.com/4436.html BTW, I was trying to find out if there were medications we can't take like Aleve, I thought I read that somewhere....does anyone know?

I usually exercise twice a day. I skipped this morning because I've been feeling crappy (sinus infection) the past couple days. I had some trouble today with things staying down. But I thought I got in enough calories to work out. So I did my regular workout. Well now I can't get dinner down and my band hurts. Wondering if I should do liquids for a couple days and no exercise? I'm afraid if I don't exercise that my band will tighten up and I not be use to my workout routine.

Use wondering if anyone else has issues with nausea from time to time? I've had extreme nausea appear out of the blue twice so far. First time it happened in the morning before Breakfast and just now before dinner. Starting to wonder if going 4-5 hours without food is too much?

Hi All, Does anyone know the date of when Slimband was established? day/month/year? Myself and several others have called Slimband and have yet to get an answer from them. Not sure what the big secret is about. If you know, could you please email me at 2014takeaction@gmail.com or respond to this post? Thanks, Kat

I have a friend, actually shes a friend of the family that keeps asking me about how I'm losing weight. She is about 150 lbs overweight and I want so bad to talk to her and fill her in but, I haven't shared my news with my husbands side of the family and don't really want them to know. But, I feel I should fill her in on her options. I could see when I visited with her the other day that she is so down about herself. I was wondering how many people over 65 have had this surgery and how you fared with it. Also, does medicare pay for it?

I love chic filet's chicken tortilla Soup. Since it's seasonal I know it will be going bye bye for awhile. they have chicken noodle but it's not near as good. so I googled a recipe and made me a big pot today.. it's really good and really easy to make.. so I have enough to last me a long time. Recipe: medium onion- diced- 3 tbls olive oil 3 cans navy Beans 1 can black beans 1 can corn 2 oz chopped green chili's 1 pak taco seasoning cooked chicken - I used canned breast 1 cup heavy cream cook onions in olive oil until translucent, add green chili's, taco mix, all beans and last cooked chicken heat to a boil, lower the heat to simmer and let it cook 5-10 minu…

I am going to be banded in Mexico in May. I will be at the hospital for two nights and their is an option to stay longer. I was wondering how long you guys spent in the hospital if their was no complications? I was thinking to extend the time for 2 days but wanted some opinions. TIA!

I have a 14 cc band and have 11.1 cc in, am getting discouraged...I will lose 3-4 lbs right after the fill and then in the following weeks I lose restriction and gain most of what I lost. I use sparkpeople to record calories and was banded in nov 2013, have lost around 24 lbs but have been playing with the same weight for awhile now. Anyone else experience restriction only to lose it after every fill?

Hello all,I started this group for all of us "Naturals" out there!!!! I searched for a group like this but no results were found!!!! Maybe some of you know of one that was overlooked. I would never want to step on anyones toes. Feel free to join! And dont forget to spread the word!!!! LETS TALK ABOUT HAIR AND BEING BANDED!!! LOLOLCASS

So I'm using MyFitnessPal to track all my calories , water, exercise, and progress. My goal is 1,100 per day according to my fitness profile due to my weight, my activity level and wanting to lose 2 lbs per week. I have been within or under my calories every day, working out (treadmill, elliptical, or outside running) for 35-65 mins six days per week, drinking water (probably could drink more). The stupid scale won't budge in 4 weeks now!!! I did have a slight (0.5cc) unfill a few weeks ago due to being too tight and not being able to even drink fluids. But I'm ok now and thought as long as I'm staying in my calories and exercising I would continue to lose, but no...I…

Hi, does anyone know if it's common for bandsters to have elevated WBCs? I felt tired, so I had a CBC done because I thought I maybe anemic. The good news is that I'm not anemic, but my WBCs were elevated (15.8), which means I have some kind of infection. My family doctor and I could not figure out the source of this infection...I feel completely perfectly fine and nothing hurts. Just had a check up with my Bariatric doctor a couple of weeks ago to get a slight unfill and he said everything looked good. My family doctor was thinking maybe the "infection" and high WBCs are due to having a foreign body inside of me?? Has anyone experienced this??

So had my first fill today under fluoro and found out i already had 2 cc's in my band. The doctor put in 2 more and i am at 4 cc now. I had to do barium swallow and wondering if this is why i am so bloated and gassy now. Has anyone had this experience? I am on clear liquids today followed by full liquids for a day or two.

Hello Everyone, So I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary of being banded. I have lost 35-40 pounds and since I can see a Doctor regularly now, I am excited to get the remaing 40 pounds off. I go for my third fill today. I am excited!!!

O'kay! Am I the ONLY one that doesn't FEEL the FULL sesation? Has my band slipped without me knowing it? Does it expand over time??

Hello my fellow Bandsters!!! I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me the difference between the 1st fill to the 2nd? I haven't felt like there was any restrictions with my 1st fill unless I happened to eat to fast or got stuck...so am alittle scared about fill 2!!! I know they will be adding at least 1 cc I think...what can I expect? Is there more pain or anything like that? Do I have to be really careful on what I eat? I know for first few days back on liquids...but just wondered if you can really tell the restrictions...this will be a total of 3 cc's!!! Thanks for any information/advice you can offer!!!

I'm considering having my lap band done by Dr Kuri in Tijuana, any heard of him good or bad??

I have a very unsupportive friend that told me if I eat something that's too big it can break the band. Can this really happen?

I would love to get together with people from Saskatoon and area that have a band and want to support and encourage each other on this journey. Anyone one out there?

I will be having surgery in May. I am about 6 hours away from Dr. Kuri in Mexico and was wondering if the first one I should plan to travel back or not. If you have gone down yourself do you drive all the way or does his team still pick you up. Thanks!!!

Having lapband later this month, and I don't know anyone whose had the surgery. My surgeon is great, but is reluctant to give me any real indication of how quickly patients typically lose weight. He's given me a caloric "formula" for weight loss which makes sense, but I'd like to know from other people who have been banded: how much did you lose in the first month? How long before the weight loss slowed down, and how much, on average, are you losing per month now? For what it's worth, I'm female, late twenties. BMI of 41.

I had my lapband surgery a little over a year ago and have lost 55lbs. My weight loss has now stalled even though i have been following the plan 1200 calories daily drink at least 64oz Water,and even increased my exercise. All this to no avail....I am very thankful that at least the scale didn't show a gain. I started yesterday on the liquid pre/post surgery diet. I am unsure how long I will stay on this ...but i have already lost 2lbs. Anyone else have this problem?

Since the beginning of last year I have lost 75 lbs. I have 57 more to go to make it to my Drs goal weight for me and 75 to the weight I'd really like to reach. The thing is in every attempt to lose weight, like this one, I get to a point where I'm not that unhappy with myself. I want to lose more but am pretty happy with myself now (compared to where I was before) so it's hard to find the motivation to work out and plan healthier meals. It gets easier to focus on the kids, house, etc then myself. Anyone else have these points in time? I'm hoping with warmer weather I will find renewed motivation to step things up and stay on track to finding an even healthier me. Any s…

Heyy!! I was banded July 26th with a BMI at 32 (at 5'0)...and needless to say I am having a tough time trying to lose weight! I have only lost 17 pounds in almost 5 months...not the results I had hoped for. I am looking for people with similar stats to be able to talk to and discuss each others' journeys! Is anyone looking for a low BMI banded buddy to help keep other accountable?

Iv heard of people saying that they start yawning and also their nose starts dripping when there eatting. And sayin that, thats a sign that youve found your "Soft Spot"? Can someone please explain this to me. Cause Im goin on 4 months since my surgery and nothing like that has happened to me. Just wondering.. lapbandchic73

when should I start going back to the gym when I just had surgery the 31st of March

Hello! I wanted to start up a ongoing support thread for all of us who are actively seeking the extra help from either regular Weight Watchers or most especially Weight Watchers Online. I do not have the money to fork over for extra fees to attend the WW meetings etc. I also am not sure how many banded folks there are on their message board. I thought this would be a good place to hang out, discuss how well or not well we are staying within our points system, our extra activities and whatnot. We can share ideas or new recipes, or just anything related to Weight Watchers... and even keep each other accountable. Help me, I need support!!

I am 10 1/2 weeks out of surgery. My weight was not moving. No matter what I ate or how I was exercising. I was living on approx. 1000 calories/day. A couple of weeks ago my husband and I were on vacation for 2 1/2 weeks. I cooked all my food and measured it etc. Same amount of exercise as at home. Then I cheated...I indulged in cocktail hour with our friends each day. I had a small glass of red wine (4 oz) each day and weight has started to fall off. Huh? Is there something in that red wine that has boosted my metabolism or changed the way the fat is burning off? Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello any fellow Bandsters in my area?.

What are sliders? What type of food are they

I was curious if anyone has done this, especially post lap-band? Someone gave me a sample of the Spark drink and I tried it today and loved it. I think there are pills involved in the 24-Day Challenge so I don't really know how feasible it is at this point.

Hi friends, Quick question here. The hardest part of getting back on track for me has been two things, 1. sugar, and 2. keeping my meals within 20-30 minutes. The manual given to patients at True Results-Houston says that we should finish our meals within 20 minutes ideally, 30 minutes max. It also says that what we put in our mouths should be pea sized. I find it very difficult to eat pea size pieces of food and finishing a meal in 20-30 minutes. It would take forever if that was possible. Not to mention that we have to chew our food into it is liquified. How are you guys taking this advice? Do you place pea size pieces of food when you chew and if you do, how do you fi…

I just have to share my excitement, I finally got insurance approval for lapband surgery. I don't have a firm date yet, as the surgeons office is closed over the weekend, but I should be banded this month! I've only told my parents, boyfriend and best friend about the surgery and plan to keep it very hush-hush, so I just have to share my excitement here.

It's April, where are you at? I started December 13th at 299 and now I am 264! That is a 35 lb loss.

Any Port Huron Lap Banders on here??? We've started the process and have our meeting with Dr. Bhesania on the 15th of March. Both hubby and I are looking to have the surgery done..

Anyone else have to do a strict pre-op diet? I can only have 600-800 cal a day, liquid protein drinks as meals, and as much as I want of sugar-free jello, drinks, and Popsicles. I have to have 80-120 gms of protein. I am supposed to do this for 2 weeks before surgery & I'm only on day 6 and have lost 7lbs! I am so ready for this band to come out...I'm tired of the pain & the stress of this slip and hiatal hernia....but I'm starving!!! ( Sorry for the rant, just had to get that out lol.

So, I've written in my blog about how I've fallen off track. I'm back now and am soooo excited to say that I've lost inches. In one month Hips -2 inches Waist -1 inch Thigh - .5 inch Chest - -1.5 inches My clothes are looser, I feel better!! 5 total inches gone forever

Last night my band was removed, after a few painful months that ended in pain for 3 days straight. Even Water hurt. So I'm home and it hurts to swallow. I had trouble swallowing pills at the hospital. It turns out my ulvula was damaged-most likely from the anesthesia. Its actuslly laying on the back of my tongue. Has this happened to anyone? The hospital my surgeon operates out of is an hour and a half away. So I dont want to head back there. Should I put a call into his office?

I was banded by Dr.Strom in Montclair and so far since 6/10/08 I lost 40LBS.:wink2:

I was banded October 15, 2013. My heaviest weight was 222 & when I started the Lap Band process I was 206. Since surgery I've lost 21 lbs. (I gained a few and lost a few.) But I feel like I don't have a support system (that is suitable for me) from my doctor. Most of you had doctors that had you on a pre-surgery diet, mine didn't. I had the WORST GAS PAINS EVER after surger for about a week. My band was not filled during the surgery and I went in for my first fill December 2nd & was filled with 5 cc's. Second fill February 3rd with 1.5 cc's, and I just had my 3rd fill on March 31st with 1.8 cc's. I now have a total of 8.3 in my size 11 Realize band. Next appoint…

Tuesday I had My first fill.4-2-2014 After reading some post on here I was scared to death about the Horrible things that some had gone through Broken needles and blood soaked bandages...ect. well I Must say the Np was amazing she talked to me about these fears and we went slowly as she explained each step along the way. she filled the band fully then had me sit up and let the fluids drain down to replace the air that was in the band... then had me stand up as she showed me the band and the point on the screen.. then she added 3 cc's of Fluid had me drink the barium and we watched.. well the band was a little too tight she she removed 1/2 cc and then we did a repeat …

I am a little over 2 months out -26 lbs. I feel good with my restriction however haven't encountered anything I can't eat. If I eat slow and chew well I can eat anything just not as much of it. Is this bad? I am sort of expecting to not be able to eat certain things but I'm not so sure I need another fill. I have somewhere in between 5.5 and 6cc. Any thoughts?

Hi, I am new here and scheduled to have my lap band procedure on May 3! I am excited and very nervous all at the same time. I was looking to see how my insurance would cover me but they were insistent on waiting a year. Once I realized that it would take months to appeal and be approved (in a year I would be covered anyways) I decided I needed it done while I am already off work and have the time to start these lifestyle changes. So I have chosen to go aboard and the staff has been very helpful to me so far and made this decision very conformable. In addition, my local doctor has been positive about my follow-up and fills! I start the living shrinking portion on S…

So I'm on my way to the hospital for an emergency removal. After 6 years and 7 months of banding. It's a case of a second slip ( 1st was march 2011). Sad to loose my band, but looking forward to not being in constant pain.

I am not new here even though my profile says I am…. I couldn't access my old account and thus had to open a new one my old account was under Zeniada. So my info can be found under that (hopefully ) I have been banded since Aug 2010 and lost 60 lbs the first 1 ½ years but got over filled once and after getting an unfill I stopped trying. And of course I gained 40 lbs and decided to finally go and get filled. On Wednesday (last week) I got a fill of 2.5cc (I have a 4cc band) Doc said there was no saline in my band at all. (no wonder I could eat a horse!) I have noticed that I am extremely tight in the daytime hours but am able to sip Water and the occasional P…

I had my lap band surgery in October. I had a fill 3 weeks ago which took me to 7mls. I had great restriction after this only able to eat a few mouthfuls before feeling full. However yesterday and today it has changed. I can eat more and im concerned about slippage. I haven't felt anything happening or had any pain. Please help.

Evening all. I could do with some help. I've reached restriction and I'm struggling to eat sensibly. Most days I have snack a jack rice cakes, salad, hot choc/tea sometimes muller rice. I'm finding a lot of food just won't go down. Am I going to lose weight eating this little? I don't really feel hungry ever, I also don't drink any Water other then in tea. The scale hasn't moved for 3 weeks even though I can see my body changing. It's surprising to see how much my wedding dress has been bought in from fitting to fitting! Final fitting done now. Getting married next week! I really wanted to loose another 10 lbs to put me at 18st but I just can't shift it. I'm 12 weeks band…

Where and how does one get a weight loss ticker? I love them, but have no idea where to get one

I went to the gym last week but I couldn't go back the next day because my old sneakers scrapped my pads..... Can y'all recommend a GOOD walking/running sneaker....? I'm going shopping for a pair today.