THEgeorgiaPEACH

No I don't. I'm in my senior year so I live in a house near campus with a few other girls. My freshman year I lived on campus in the dorms, though.

Nothing to be nervous about. Get excited. Life is going to change! When I had my first consult with a surgeon (who did not end up doing my surgery) he explained what he'd be doing, his background, etc. I'm so happy with my current surgeon & this band of mine. 40 lbs down & I've only had REAL restriction since this past thursday. This thing really works!

Well eat eat eat, and enjoy because the pre op diet is a biotchhh!

My dr did 4 cc's, then another 4, then another 2. for a total of 10 cc's in my 14 cc band. My dr does them relatively rapid. But most dr's don't do them that quickly. 1-3 is average.

Coming from a 21 year old girl, currently sitting at her computer trying catch up on her daily intake of water & procrastinating a paper for my social psych class - I give it a 10. I actually laughed out loud a few times. ps-I hate twinkies too. So sick.

& It's okay. Go for another fill. You can get a fill up to 10 ccs, sometimes plus more because whatever can fit in the port tubing! You'll find your restriction! Good luck

She said she went back for another fill which gave her a TOTAL of 8 cc's

Personally, I could never choose the sleeve over the band. Yes, the sleeve will make it so that you loose weight more rapidly, but the band is reversible, and adjustable. My mom works in the hospital & she's seen so many fatalities & problems with the sleeve & gastric bypass, she told me she'd never support that decision. My opinion is that the band is safer. Ask your surgeon this question "if you had to recommend either the band or the sleeve to your sister, which would you recommend?" ...I guarantee his answer would be the band. Only because it's proven to be so much safer and so much less invasive. I'm 4 months out and already 40 lbs down. The band works! Hope this helped & I hope you don't feel like I'm shoving it down your throat. Just my opinion! Good luck in whatever you choose!

Maybe you need another fill? And are you exercising? That's key!

I had a 2 week pre op diet, to shrink the liver & to get as healthy as possible on surgery day. It also preps for the post-op diet (that, by the way, is miserable). Mine was 1 week clear liquids, one week any liquids, 1 week mushies, and then finally normal food. Felt like forever! Good luck

Welcome!

Im 3 months post op & that pain still comes back when I over eat! It's your band telling you TOO MUCH!!! haha. Kinda nice?

The band I can't feel... except for when I get a fill and I feel a little tightness (not pain or pinching or anything like that...just a slight squeeze), which is actually really cool! My port I can feel a little, especially if I lay right on it. It just feels like when you lay on your phone or the remote, you know something's there but it doesn't hurt or anything. My port is on the left hand side of my stomach, right under where my rib cage ends. I think it's a great place for it. My surgeons amazing. Going to see him today at 3 for my 3rd fill!

Everyone struggles with this. The band isn't meant to be tight right when you get it. Relax until you have a few fills in you, don't get discouraged

Like everyone else is saying, call your surgeon! He will tell you whether or not you can move on to thicker liquids. Liquid diets are rough! We all know that. Good luck & congrats on 16 lbs already, that's fantastic!