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I say eat and gain the weight that u need to be approved...u will lose it at the end.... I paid out of pocket just seemed easier....

Thanks everyone for all ur input this has help and by no means do I think u guys are a no it all...lol.. this is just a forum to get insight on what other go through not a DR's web site.....I do eat more then the 1/2 for each meal and am still losing weight. so I think am going to leave this at 2CC for a month or so and see how it goes...I feel 1/2cup just doesnt seem enough and I have a hard time trying to get all the veg and nutrition i need with this 1/2 cup. Thanks again everyone

I had instructions to only eat 1/4 cup and now I can do 1/2 cup... I had my surgery May 3rd. I believe it was 1/4 till you have ur 2wks check up and from there they should advise you more on what you should eat. Every Doctor is different.

Just wondering if anyone is really eating 1/2 cup. My doctor wants me to eat 1/2 cup for each meal which he wants me to do 3 meals and no snacking.. I believe I have 2cc filled and I can eat more then 1/2 cup.... I dont know if I need to keep getting filled till I can only eat 1/2 cup... Am still losing weight with what I have now. So any input would be great. I know everyone all different. Am just really wanting to know if anyone really just eating the 1/2 cup... Thanks:)

Thanks J Smith... I might ask my doc and see if it's something normal..

Has anyone ever felt presure around the port area? I notice when I eat and had my 1/2 cup that i feel presure around my port area.. I dont think am over eating cause my chest has never hurt nor have I vomited yet... so I was wondering if this was normal.. I was thinking maybe it was presure from the food going through the band maybe not chewing my food enough..

I havent heard one thing positive about me getting this lapband from work nor friends...but I look at it this way. They are seeing me lose the weight and they still havent with all the diet they do. So am sure they thinking they should have went with the lap band. This is alot of work no way is this a easy way out. When I hear a negative remark. I tell them to read on lap band before judging....it shuts them up Good Luck !!

Hey Broom, I can relate I was also at 31 and everyone tells me omg your not fat cant believe you got the band. I tell them I dont want to get where I have health issues. I dont regret it at all. I was banded May 3,2011 Good Luck to all the banders

I went to work after the 3rd day... I sit behind a desk all day and even that simple I ended up leaving early... I say take 1 to 2 wks. like everyone saying see how it goes and return early if u feel up to it.

I know how u feel. I wasn't going to tell anyone and decide that if they are my true friends they going to stand by me..The reason I wasn't going to tell anyone cause everyone already as told me I didn't need to lose weight every time I was with other means beside the lap band. Like all of us they all worked but u gain it back plus more. I weight 190 and didn't have all the health issues. That's why I wanted this surgery was to avoid having health issue due to over weight. Am sure some of you will say the same that I didn't need the lap band. I have no regrets so far and some friends told me I was crazy...ok so am crazy but now am losing the weight and they are not....so if u really want this and I say go for it and don't worry about what anyone thinks or says. This is about u begin healthy and happy with ur self....Good luck and hope everything goes well for u.

voted good luck

I think I have an infection due to the only one incesion is really red and painful and hot to the touch. Which I have read that are signs of infections. I hope its not.. Hope doctor can look at it and leet me know.. still waiting for them to call

Has anyone had any infections on any of their Incesion. I think I may have one and been calling my doctor all morning. still no return call back not sure what to do... has any one have this and what happened. I read on another forum that this girl had in infection around the port area and had to remove the lapband... Do we get our money back or some of it? I had to pay cash cause Insurance didnt cover this and if I have to remove this I would have lost and still have to pay back all the money I borrowed. I'm so worried if this happens do I get to have the lapband back with no extra cost?...OMG if I lost all this money am soo screwed... any advise would be great thanks..also the infection is the incesion next to the port so if it not there am sure it will be if this doctor never calls me back.

I recommend to take the days off. I also work in a office and was banded on May 3rd. I went to work after the 3rd day. Needless to say I didn't last all day at work. The gas pain kicked in and it was hard to keeping working. So If I had to redo this I would deff take the days off.

Thanks for all the input and don't worry i will wait before i can have food..I do 2 days of clear liquids then the third day i can add mushies stuff....Thanks Again everyone