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I was banded on May 4th and got my first fill on June 21st 2cc's. No restriction yet and still ALWAYS hungry Thanks for your post now I know there is still hope!!

Well, I had my first fill and it was a little painful but once the needle was in it was fine. I had to lay on the table and had to push my stomach out and hold it till she got the needle in. All in all it was uncomfortable at first but fast Thank you all for your advise, it made it less stressful knowing what to expect.

I love my gym, see if you have a Planet Fitness near you, they have a great moto the no grunt zone for those loud weight lifters and you can loose your membership if you are heard making fun of or other remarks about other members. Years ago I belonged to Bally's and people ther looked at me like I had no business there so I refuse to give them my money no matter how much they have to offer as far as a pool, sauna ect. Look up Planet Fitness, you won't be sorry!

Hi tanksmama, I'm glad you are able to vent and your are owning up to still loving Micky D's. I used to eat a lg fry, big mac and a med shake. Now when I want Micky D's I have a burger and Fry off the $1 menu and skip the shake.I love soft serve ice cream so instead of ordering a large like in the past I now order a kids size. Try it you may be more satisfied then you think you would. I was just banded on May 4th and have lost 20lbs. I go for my first fill on the 21st and can't wait. My down fall right now is cheeseitz but I know when to stop. I do walk 20 mins a day and feel so good after my walk. Remember, our chances of keeping the weight off are better when we loose it slow. I hope this feeling you have about the band will pass and I want to say congratulations on your weight loss so far. It is very hard work but YOU CAN DO IT !!!!!! My cousin went from 380lbs down to 147 on the lapband and she cheated too. We just need to make better and smarter choices. Try walking for 10 mins a day then go to 15 min and work your way up to 1 hour. Don't compare yourself to your mom or her surgery because those days are past and weather you want to believe it or not our surgery is better. It's ok to loose a pound a week if that's all you loose because that means you will loose another 52 lbs in a year. Baby steps and as with any weight loss plan we will hit a platue, when your ready get another fill your Dr should be able to figure out you need less then the last fill. Have faith in yourself and your Doctor and good luck and much success. Please keep in touch and let me know how your doing. If you wish to talk or vent more let me know and I'll give you my e-mail address. Good luck! Doreen

Thanks everyone it really helps alot and you have all made my stress level go dow ALOT!

Hi LB family! I'm having my first fill on June 21st. Could someone tell me what to expect, is it going to be painful and how long does it take? Thank you in advance. Much success to you all. Doreen

Hey JJ, I was banded May 4th of this year. I was banded at Falkner Hospital by Dr. Vernon. I started at 229 and so far I have lost 20 lbs. Nice to have a fellow bander in the area. Just wanted to say hi.

Oh happy day !! y2 weeks post-op and I get to start my mushies today!!! Problem, I don't know what I want I haven't had food in so long, lol. Also found out I will be getting my first fill June 16th. Down 20 lbs since the start of pre-op diet, (1 month ).

Welcome aboard DL88, I hope all goes great for you, I was banded 2 weeks ago today and all I can say is take 1 day at a time. Good luck to you.

Welcome aboard. I was banded the 4th of May. I started at 229 a 3 1/2 weeks ago and I'm at 210 now. Good luck and much success to you.

Congrats and welcome fellow bander.

Thank you Jennifer.

You will do it! Just keep up with the pre and post-op diets, I'm not going to lie to you it is hard but the payoff is worth it, and try to walk every day after surgery I started at 5 min and worked up to 15/20 a day. Godd luck and I wish you much success to you. Keep me posted!

Hi LB family. Well I have tried to update my ticker with the help of some of you, but I must have done something wrong when I created it an I can't get it so, here is my update. Two weeks before pre-op diet 229lbs. At start of pre-op diet 224lbs. Day of Surgery ( May 4th ) 220lbs. 5days post-op 215lbs. Today 9 days post-op 210lbs. that's 19lbs!!!!!! Also, being 9 days post-op I'm starting to feel great. Up to walking 15/20 min a day now. I want to thank everyone for all their support and suggestions in the past 3 weeks. Love to you all!

I'm 9 days post-op and I'm still on Protein shakes and non caloric liquids. I can't eat any mushie foods yet. I go see my surgeon for my post-op appointment next Thursday, I hope she says I can begin mushies because I so want to feel a textured food in my mouth lol.

I too like the fact that they say it is a tool so it doesn't mislead anyone into thinking it is a quick fix. Also informs people out there that there are other solutions to weight loss. I never heard of the Lap Band till 2010 when my cousin told me about it. Great ad!

That's great. I had the same response from my husband.My 3 kids knew about mine but the only family member who knows is my cousin who also had it. I am NOT telling my mother or sister or aunts because they are very judgemental about everything, funny though my mother and sister are both overweight. I told my children because God forbid anything happened to me in surgery they would never forgive me or my husband for not telling them. I bet if you told your daughter she would be your biggest supporter, unless she can't keep a secret lol. Good luck and keep us updated.

We've all been there. It will go alot faster then you think. Many Health Insurance company's rquire it . Then comes your appointment with the Surgeon and the physicolgist, tests and maybe a upper GI if your Dr. requires one. Try to set up your test as much together as possiable, it goes faster. Your big day will be here before you know it. Good luck and much sucess.

They did give me nausea meds but I haven't had them filled as I haven't needed them so far. I'm on stage 2 of the post.op diet but mine says nothing about having fruits or anything other then protein shacke and non caloric drinks that bascily leaves crystal light , water of other sugar free water based drinks. I don't understand it because others can have creamy soups I'm still on broths. I'm waiting for my nutricionist to call me back because I need something with a little besides just liquids. It seams the only difference between stage 1 diet and stage 2 is they just add the protein shakes to stage 2. very confused by the diets and what I can have. Thanks for your advice I really appreciate it. Ad the gas has subsided but I will try that the next time I get that.

Thank you for the advice. Oh and I love your Papillon too. she/he is just too cute.

About 40 grams working my way to 50 grams what my Dr recommended per day for protein but I haven't been able to tolerate much of anything today.

Hi my LB family. Maybe someone can answer sone concerns I have. I had my surgery on May 4th, I have been feeling good but yesterday and today I have been feeling really weak and short of breath when I walk up the stairs or walk a short distance. My arms got tired just from brushing my hair. Outside of today I have been taking in about 56 fluid ozs of fluid but I can't bring myself to even look at anything to drink and I tried my protein shake but only gaged on it and get the dry heaves just looking at it. I have been sipping on water today but have only taken in about 20 ozs total. Oh, and the middle of my back hurts just below or at my shoulder blades. Do I have a sign of the starting of dehydration? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

Just got banded 4 days ago and this is very exciting to hear because I also am on all those meds. I can't wait to get off of them, my blood work last week all my numbers were fantastic. I think this was also due to the pre-op diet. Thanks for the info. Good Luck.

Thank you for all you support and suggestions, I'll try the jello.