nancyginnm

I had a feel about 2 weeks ago and all went well. I did the post fill instructs no problem. This is my 4th fill. Anyhow, everything was going good until this weekend. I can’t hardly hold anything down. I have the “stuck” feeling constantly. Could I be too tight two weeks after a fill?

I had my 4th fill last week. Prior to the last fill, I could eat anything and any amount I wanted. Today I had a hard time keeping 1 cup of soup down. Can 1 cc really make that much of a difference and provide this much restriction?

Thank you all for your answers - great help! I want to re-iterate that I'm not "hiding" my surgery or trying to keep it a "secret". I just wanted some time to deal with it and get used to it on my own. I guess I should have also mentioned that my MIL lives in another state and I have talked to her person a total of 3 times since we married in June.

Like I told my husband, at some point I will tell everyone but for now, I just want it to be the selected few. I'll give it a few days so I can cool off then I'll talk to him again.

I'm very upset with my husband! When I finally decided to have the lap band done, I discussed it with him and he has been very supportive. I had surgery on 9/30/2011. Prior to surgery, he asked me who i was going to tell. I told him I wanted to get used to the idea and "new life" and then would tell everyone. He felt it would be best if I told my adult daughter (in case something happened when he wasn't around). I agreed and told my daughter and my sisters - all of whom have been very supported as well. I didn't want to tell my parents or my sons for a few months. Nor did I want to tell anyone else for awhile. This is a big change for me and I wanted to have time to take it all in. Well, Saturday he informed me that he "decided" to tell his mother! I was absoultely furious with him. I feel very betrayed - i haven't even told my mother! I asked him when he told her and he said a few weeks ago. So as you can tell, I'm venting. My two questions are: 1) Do I have the right to be upset 2) who have you told that you were banded?

I had my surgery on 9/30 and my first fill was on 11/3. I didn't have much restriction after (I went from 3 cc to 4.5 cc). The last few days, I have felt "tight" and have great restriction. My question is, is it normal for you to have restriction 3 weeks after a fill?

Hi, I didn't have fatigue but in addition to taking my Protein shakes, I made sure I took my multiviatmin, Calcium and B12. I think that helped a lot!

Thanks for the info. I was banded on 9/30 and am constantly "full" even though I haven't eaten anything. I have a post-op appt tomorrow so I'll see what my doc has to say as well.

Hello everyone. Well, I had my surgery on Friday and all went well. I've been taking it easy the last couple of days but I have been sticking to my post op diet 100%. For the heck of it, I jumped on the scale this morning. I gained 2 pounds since my pre-surgery weigh in!!! Did this happen to anyone else? I'm totally bummed right now!

:)Albuquerque, NM in the house!

Thank you all for your responses. Very interesting. So can anbody eat Subway Sandwich? lol That is my favorite food ever!

Hi Joe, I don't have any advice since I'm going to be banded on Friday. I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS!

I'm FINALLY getting banded this Friday 9/30/2011 :Banane29: Happy Dance Everybody!!! Anyway, I had my final meeting with my nutrionist last week. She told me there are several foods that folks that have been banded absolutely can not eat (across the board). Just to name a few: Bread Celery pizza Flour tortillas (what the heck, I'm from NM !) Anything that is breaded My question is, is anybody able to eat any of hte above?

Good question! I'm on my last week of the pre-op diet. My diet consists of 2 Protein shakes a day and 1 cup of Soup. I can also eat as much SF Jello as I want and 1 cup of SF pudding. My calories have been well under 1000 a day. I talked with my nutrisionist last week and asked her if I should be counting calories or protein grams. She said at this point, definately protein grams. I need to make sure to get in at least 63 g of protein daily. Every physician is different!

I'm on a 3 week pre-op diet and have to drink TWO Bariatric Advantage drinks a day. I add a bit more than 8 oz of Water (very cold) and use a little Hamilton Beach blender to blend it really well. Then I chug it down fast! lol Seems to work okay.