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I am now finally, officially, legal again! My weight actually matches what my drivers licence says!! WHOOT! I went in for a fill today and actually got complimented on how well I have done in my journey with the band. I never thought I would have such nice comments!!

You'll get there Kitty!

I have to agree with all that has been written! I had NEVER had surgery of any kind before so I was really nervous. I found that reading the Surgery Day stories here on the forum kind of helped me. Reading about everyone's different stories gave me an idea of what to expect. You will see that most of them are very similar and most everyone is nervous as you are right now. Also, a friend of mine gave me some good advice. She told me to just turn myself over to the professionals at the hospital. This is their job and I had to TRUST in them to know what they were doing and that everything would be fine. I did just that and things were fine, just as she had told me. You will speak with all of your team beforehand, they will ask you the same questions over and over again, and then you will get something to realllly help you relax, and the next thing you know you will be in recovery. Sounds simple but it really was that simple. Best of luck to you and keep reading on here as you will find TONS of helpful people and great info

I will have had my band 4 years this coming August. I have had a lot of side effects from my band. I go in next Monday for an Endoscopy to see if I have erosion or a slip. I've been having issues lately with pain in my port and band area, back pain with eating and lots of nausea. I didn't have any problems with belching until I got my band completely unfilled last Friday! I've burped more this week than I have in four years! It's very odd. I am hoping that after my appt on Monday that I will know when I can get this thing out! I lost 60 pounds in the first year I had my band and was SO SICK, physically speaking. I threw up multiple times a day, my hair started falling out, and I developed extremely bad acne (I hardly ever got pimples before my surgery). This can all be connected with malnutrition. I eventually got a large unfill after being filled too tight (I lost 7lbs in 3 days after not even being about to swallow my spit) and since then I have gained back 25lbs but feel much better, although I still often feel weak and tired and at times have trouble eating. Can I just say that I am looking forward to getting this out! I really hope things with your band work out! All the best to you.

I'm freshly banded, surgery was Monday. I had never had surgery either, and let me tell you, I was the biggest baby about the whole thing. Until I got there. The preop period was actually relaxing. I changed into my johnny, and hospital socks. The nurse had me get in the bed, took my blood pressure, and temp. She brought me a warm blanket and I watched tv until anesthesia came to visit. I told them how I'd never had surgery, and was afraid of being nauseous. They gave Mr a patch behind my ear, and I got anti nausea meds in my iv...the iv didn't bother me at all, like getting blood taken. Before I knew it, i was getting a happy shot, and being wheeled into the OR. The rest is history. And also a mystery, cause I don't remember it...lol!

Yes ! go with your Doctor... I'm kinda thinking swelling. You'll see if in a week maybe, that you will be able to swallow that. Restriction is just like that though. Just a little more permanint "GOD i NEED SPELLCHECK FOR THIS SITE." It will come in time.

Pink, I had a patient come into my office the other day and asked, "Who is the new girl?" This came from a patient who has been coming to my office since the 1980's! She just saw me from the side and was totally shocked when I turned around and she could see me directly.

Thanks. My not so secret secret is journaling. I still don't feel like I'm in the green zone. I still get hungry sooner than 4 hours. But I weigh and measure everything and stick to that. Sometimes I go over, but for the most part I stick to 1000 calories a day up to 1300.

Ok, if you're only eating Soups that you're not getting full on what you're eating. Coz it slides through your band. Your band isn't even getting the chance to work. It's one thing to not be able to eat pizza or bread or chips (you realise pizza and chips probably shouldn't be an 'everyday' food if you're trying to lose anyway right?), but quite another if you weren't able to eat fish or grilled chicken or soft cooked vegetables. Because with the band, you could easily eat a whole block of chocolate and in one fell swoop take in your whole day's worth of calories. Slider foods will not help you lose weight. To feel 'full' you need to be eating a low fat, balanced diet of foods that are not too processed, an probably not more than a cup or 2 of it at the most, or a small plate's worth. And then if your band is working, it will keep you 'full' for 2 - 3 hours thereafter. If you can't eat fish or chicken or anything but soups, you need to talk to your dr, not just eating slider foods. I would suggest food journalling but I think it actually goes further back than that. You need to learn to eat right and work WITH your band, because right now you're working against it by the sounds of it. Feel free to PM me if I'm out of line, but just from your OP, I got the impression you either don't understand how your band has changed the way you should eat, or you just don't know what you should be doing.

Good job, be proud of yourself. I am down 111 since April and can see the end in sight! It feels so good!