bama_mommy03

Georgegirl - good for you! I thought it was restriction at first too but with the throwing up and stuff I knew it had to be something more. Luckily most of the time it is a quick fix with a little unfill...I haven't had any other problems since and it's been 3 weeks. Maybe in another month or so I will go back to get fluoro to see what my size looks like to see if maybe I should get a little Fluid put back in. Restriction is only restriction when it's healthy and doesn't hurt...so good luck!!!

Thanks Bama! Trust me I understand just how you feel...the first time I had the unfill I gained about 10 pounds back but now looking back it was a slight hiccup! I am a little sad now that he took SO MUCH out but he basically had to because of how severe my swelling was...and thinking back on it, must have been that way for several months! So I can eat more of course, and unfortunately my appetite has slightly increased so I'm back to drinking 1/2 gallon water/day and am going to try to start the Couch 2 5K program to combat the increase in calories. I am thinking maybe in 2 months or so to go back to get SOME Fluid put back in, but not all of it because I don't want this problem to creep up on me again, plus I really just want to build muscle and maintain my weight, not lose anymore. Congrats to everyone on their weight loss so far and keep up the good work!!!

OMG! I thought I was the only one who went through this. I thought I was literally going to die. I was in so much pain that instead of the dry heaving I opted to kinda tilt myself over so whatever was in the bottom half of my stomach would come up. I had it for about 2- 3 days... Completely MISERABLE!!!! Now I just have a lot pain in my shoulders and a nagging headache and a bit of pain when I breathe but I was able to keep down a shake so I don't think I have slipped (thank goodness) I don't wish that on anyone with a band. I caught mine from one of my kids too... guess being a good mommy has it's "rewards"... LOL

Ugh....I was so sick this past week also. I had some really bad stomach bug that was causing me to vomit violently and have diarrhea for 4 days. My appetite has finally came back, but my stomach just doesnt feel right. I cant seem to eat much of anything without feeling sick or wanting to vomit more. Tonight my hubby made homemade spaghetti and meat balls, I took 2 bites of spaghetti and 1 bite of a meatball and...I was staring into the toilet. I feel like my food is sitting in my chest and then I have trouble breathing. The only thing that seems to help is drinking Water, but only a little sip...otherwise i get the same feeling all over again!! Did I hurt my band?? I finally got some oral phenergan and that seemed to help with the nausea. Im just concerned that I might have done some damage to my band or my esophagus.

I had .5 taken out yesterday, they told me that the band was definatley too tight. The vomiting causes the swelling and within a few more days I would not of been able to get Water down. Feeling better now. Good luck.

I'm similar to where you are. I just had my second fill, and have yet to experience significant restriction. I've had to watch myself from eating too much, not because of weight but mostly from fear of hurting myself or the band. I have several close friends who have been successful with their bands and they say it is usually the 3rd or maybe even the 4th fill before you will get significant restriction. I have been using this period to kind of have smaller portions of certain things I enjoy, like bread and beef, with the idea that after another fill or two I know longer will. I think you are fine, just be careful to not hurt yourself by over doing it. I over ate at one point and felt miserable afterwards More than likely you will begin to really notice a difference in quantity and what you can eat after another fill or two.

I do too - honestly.I dont like skinny as a body type for men and I tend to be turned off men who look like they spend hours preening in the gym - ie. a hot body to me just isnt that hot.
That doesnt mean I wont give those guys the time of day, I'm open to anyone, but if you were to ask me my type, I'd say older (40+), big and a little muscly but also a little pudgy - "comfortable" looking. That doesnt mean I'd be attracted to someone very obese though.
However, I will admit to being superficial - money is my criteria. Dont need a really rich guy but cannot imagine myself ever being with someone who wasnt a white collar professional.
So yeah, my type would be slightly older, successful looking, financially competent.
Some young skinny guy coming up to me, buffed to the eyeballs, I'd probably not take him seriously.

Just remember, it doesn't matter how thin you are if you're still a complete douchebag.

I wish I agreed with that. I've had some pretty bad pizza AND sex. :smile:

My family changed the grape jelly to apple jelly (we actually just made this for the holidays and used dickinson's apple cinnamon jelly) - oh my gosh were they ever good!! The flavors just melded and were so tender.:Yawn:

I do something similar but use the "Lil Smokies" with 1 bottle of any BBQ Sauce, 1/2 jar of Grape Jelly and a Jigger of Whiskey (like Crown Royal, Jack Daniels etc). Cook on low for 3 hours in crock pot.

Well, I suppose it could be but my dr is a straight shooter and was very concerned about it. I'd say half of my first consult was us talking about our marriage, expectations with the surgery, etc.
I think it is high in this area not only because of the WLS but this is also a very large military area. Long deployments wreak havoc on marriages alone.

Okay, so today I was really craving chicken salad but did not want all the extra fat and calories of mayo. I do not like the taste of light or fat-free mayo, so I came up with another alternative instead.
I took 1 wedge of light laughing cow swiss cheese (only 35 calories), put it in a bowl and microwaved it for about 20 seconds. It has the consistency of mayo when it's nuked!!! I added 1/4 cup canned chicken (packed), 1 tbsp. chopped walnuts, 1 tbsp. sweet pickle relish, a little salt & pepper and mixed it together and voila........a nice little lunch! Of course you could add whatever you like in it. It looks just like you used mayo and it's creamy too!
Next time I think I'm going to try putting in some raisins instead of the sweet pickle relish, yummmm.

I Love chicken salad and do it with the rottiserie chicken. I add grapes cut in half, walnuts, celery tiny bites & do half low fat mayo half plain greek yogurt..