SageTracey

Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion and as such may not be your opinion. I am not attacking anyone or even seriously expecting people to change what they do because this is about my opinion which is as equally valid as yours!
I find it very difficult to read posts that are formatted
with pretty pale pink fonts
tiny type
or centred

I also find it difficult to read posts that are written in text talk, with lots of spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
I guess that is what comes of being a formally trained writer who is, gulp, turning 50 this year.

Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion and as such may not be your opinion. I am not attacking anyone or even seriously expecting people to change what they do because this is about my opinion which is as equally valid as yours!
I find it very difficult to read posts that are formatted
with pretty pale pink fonts
tiny type
or centred

I also find it difficult to read posts that are written in text talk, with lots of spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
I guess that is what comes of being a formally trained writer who is, gulp, turning 50 this year.

You should really check the guidelines that your medical team gave you (or should have given you), but what you are experiencing is completely normal. As you heal post surgery and the swelling reduces, you will find yourself able to eat more.
This doesn't necessarily mean that you should eat more and that is why your medical team's instructions are so important.
Good luck with your first fill but know also that it will probably take several fills before you feel the band starting to do its work.

Try not to be too discouraged by negative posts. People tend to post more often when they're struggling than when they're doing fine. It's just the nature of a support site like this.
I was banded on 9/19/07 (with the old 4mm Lap-Band) and lost 100% of my excess weight (90 lbs) in one year. I had some ups and downs, many of them due to user error, but I loved my band. I loved the adjustability of it, the early and prolonged satiety it gave me, and also its appetite reduction feature.
I had a band slip at 21 months post-op that was resolved with a complete unfill and 6-week rest period. We don't know why it slipped because I hadn't been having any problems, so it could've been related to poor surgical technique by my original surgeon or plain old dumb luck. Then when I started getting gradual fills again, my port flipped (maybe due to a failed suture) and my new surgeon had so much trouble accessing it that we decided on surgery to reposition it. Unfortunately my work schedule delayed that surgery for several months and I regained about 20 lbs, but as soon as I got enough fill back in there. I was able to lose the 20 lbs.
I lived happily with my band until December 2011, when I started having reflux. It got worse despite taking omeprazole, so I had another complete unfill, an upper GI study that showed esophageal dilation, and an EGD that showed esophageal damage from decades of "silent" reflux (long pre-dating my band). Since my band was probably aggravating it, my surgeon and gastro doc decided that we needed to remove my band. My band was removed in April 2012 and I had VSG surgery in August 2012. Since then I've lost the 30 lbs I had regained because of losing my band, but I'm having more problems adjusting to life with my sleeve than I ever did adjusting to my band.
Weight regain is a possibility for every obese person, no matter what (if any) WLS procedure they have, because obesity is a chronic, incurable disease affected not just by our conscious eating behavior but other factors not within our individual control (like hormonal, neurological, inflammatory and other problems). Weight management is a lifetime project, but I promise you, all that work is soooo worth it!
Jean

Hear, hear. And people who write posts asking for advice should not be offended when members tell them to call their dr. We don't say it to be mean or to try and bolster the medical profession. We say it out of genuine concern for the issue/query that the poster has raised. - and because we are not medical professionals.

Hear, hear. And people who write posts asking for advice should not be offended when members tell them to call their dr. We don't say it to be mean or to try and bolster the medical profession. We say it out of genuine concern for the issue/query that the poster has raised. - and because we are not medical professionals.

Hear, hear. And people who write posts asking for advice should not be offended when members tell them to call their dr. We don't say it to be mean or to try and bolster the medical profession. We say it out of genuine concern for the issue/query that the poster has raised. - and because we are not medical professionals.

If you are drinking plenty of Water, then decaf/coffee shouldn't be a problem in terms of dehydration.
Just be aware of any calories from milk/cream/sugar that you add to your coffee.
Good luck.

You should really check the guidelines that your medical team gave you (or should have given you), but what you are experiencing is completely normal. As you heal post surgery and the swelling reduces, you will find yourself able to eat more.
This doesn't necessarily mean that you should eat more and that is why your medical team's instructions are so important.
Good luck with your first fill but know also that it will probably take several fills before you feel the band starting to do its work.

You should really check the guidelines that your medical team gave you (or should have given you), but what you are experiencing is completely normal. As you heal post surgery and the swelling reduces, you will find yourself able to eat more.
This doesn't necessarily mean that you should eat more and that is why your medical team's instructions are so important.
Good luck with your first fill but know also that it will probably take several fills before you feel the band starting to do its work.

And remember Wikipedia is not the most reliable source. Anyone can put stuff on there. Although it is popular it is not a proper encyclopaedia.

Well said.

Well said.

Well said.

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Having a goal to work towards is a great idea but make sure that you set yourself realistic goals otherwise you are simply setting yourself up for failure.

Having a goal to work towards is a great idea but make sure that you set yourself realistic goals otherwise you are simply setting yourself up for failure.

Good news is that you are perfectly normal for your post-op stage. That doesn't make it any easier, but it does mean that your journey is progressing.
Hang in there, follow the rules and enjoy the benefits down the track.

And who do you call?
Trollbusters!
(let's pretend I pasted a photo of Dan Ackroyd and Bill Murray into this post)

I needed that today!
I had already given myself a virtual boot up the bu.... because I had let myself use excuses to eat crap today.
Your post simply reinforces the message I was giving myself. Thanks.

on the food front, you could stock up on fresh fruit to carry in the truck.

Congratulations!
Good luck with your first fill. I am wondering why you need a three day liquid diet BEFORE your fill? My dr only requires it for 24 hours afterwards.

Congratulations!
Good luck with your first fill. I am wondering why you need a three day liquid diet BEFORE your fill? My dr only requires it for 24 hours afterwards.

I needed that today!
I had already given myself a virtual boot up the bu.... because I had let myself use excuses to eat crap today.
Your post simply reinforces the message I was giving myself. Thanks.

Best of luck with your fill. Not wanting to be the Debbie Downer (maybe Realistic Rita?), but don't be disappointed if you do not experience restriction with your first fill. it typically takes multiple fills to reach that stage.