redhead8691

That is great!

So I will answer Michael first, in the beginning I wasn't losing weight. I lost 4 lbs right before I started my preop diet. I lost 19 lbs in the 10 day preop diet. So after surgery it took forever to lose any weight.. or so it seemed like it. I went for my first fill back in August and found out my port was flipped, so they thought. The doctor opened me up to find out that it wasn't flipped. Under fluoroscopy it even showed it flipped. So they sewed me back up, told me to come back 2 weeks later. At that appointment it was determined my port was not functioning. In fact it never did function so I was scheduled for surgery to put in a new port. At this point I had lost about 10 lbs..this was from surgery to beginning of september, so I wasn't doing well at all with weight loss..10 lbs in more than 2 months was hardly optimal. Although that 10 lbs with the other made 33. So after the port issue was fixed I got a fill which put me up to 5 since first surgery. So finally I started losing a little more, 6 more lbs..but my husband is having the surgery and so Saturday I started the preop diet again with him for moral support and have since lost 7 more on the preop diet with him. So that made 47.

Okay so has my experience been positive? Well I think for the most part it has been because 47 actually today 48 lbs gone, but the extra surgeries have not been good. I am glad I did it. I am glad I am losing weight and hope to continue to do so. My cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure have all come down and that is worth it.

Angie

Yes I had to have it removed and get a new one. I have never heard of this before, so I thought I would ask.

Did you lose all the 70 lbs in 2 months??

I was banded 7/5/11 and since then I have only lost 12 lbs, so we have a similar story. I have the 10 ml band with 5 in it. I have had something really stuck 1x and I answered the phone, wasn't thinking and swallowed my food too fast, so now I don't answer the phone when it rings and I don't talk much when I eat because I don't ever want to have stuck happen again. I too feel like I could eat much more than I allow myself too, but the trick is just don't allow yourself to. For example, yesterday I went to lunch with a friend at my favorite mexican restaurant. I asked for a box before my food ever got there. I put all but 1/2 of my piece of fish and the guacamole and some salsa in the box to take home to my husband. If it is already in the box I don't eat anymore. So even if you think you can still eat the same....DON'T!

Good luck!

Angie

How much do you have in your band

They did pics, the pics showed it upside down.

some peoples bodies reject the port and dont attach to the mesh that is apparently what happened

I have only been banded 5 weeks, but something I have noticed about myself is that if I eat 300 calories a day like for the liquid diet I lose weight. If I eat 700 calories a day I stay the same. If I increase my calories to 1000-1200 I lose weight again. Maybe it is the same for you.

I do not wait 20 seconds in between, but I definitely chew a lot more than I ever did before and it really seems to help. I haven't had a problem yet. As I chew I think about the size of the opening and make sure the food is small enough to go through.

My dr said to do just 3 meals a day with no snacks, but honestly at the amount I eat I don't think it is enough, so at least once a day I add in some nuts for more protein and it really seems to help.

I was banded on the 5th and I probably shouldn't, but I weigh everyday. I have lost and gained back and forth since then. I don't know why because I have been following the diet...until today, today was not so great as I was making food for a going away party and ate some of the fruits and veggies. I know that isn't the worst thing, much better than my past self, but it still makes me feel bad, especially since I don't have the weight loss that everyone else does..on the bright side my clothes are all loose, so I know it is working. As long as you are doing what you are supposed to, it has to work for you eventually.

Angie

Good luck to you, I lost 19 lbs on preop and felt the best I have felt in my life during that time. I am only 2 /12 weeks from having had my surgery, so I cannot tell you much, other than at first after the surgery I was very discouraged..hormonal for a few days, but now I am so happy I did this. I love how it has positively impacted all aspects of my life.

Angie

Were u banded on the 5th? I was..I had tilapia tonight too!! I hear you with the energy, I went to workout tonight and wanted too, when I got there I got through 1/2 a song on my ipod and then boredom set in, so here I sit charging it for tomorrow.

Oh wow lots of us need to know!

When you are at work you should put a pic of your head on some skinny little bikini body on a beach and tape it to your computer! Use the money you would buy snacks with and put it towards a vacation on that beach!! You didn't have the surgery to sabotage yourself! I am surprised I haven't cheated yet. I have never been able to stick to something this long before..but now I am! I ended up starting soft foods 3 days early because I couldn't take being hungry anymore, problem was I thought I got 4 oz of softs, but it was really 2 1/2...so for 3 days I ate 1.5 oz too much at a time, but really who cares, it was only 1.5 oz...If you have to chew, chew on ice or jello.

I got on the scale today and 2 lbs gone, Yay! I too am tired of all the liquid mush. I know I am only 7 days out, but really with the liquids it is day 19 for me. Last night I had a dream I kept putting bread in my mouth and kept having to spit it out because I thought it was going to get stuck!

Thanks for all of your comments. I do follow the rule of waiting to drink fluids....however I notice I am having difficulty getting all my fluids in. I never had this problem before. I am so thankful to have found this site so I can look for more wisdom and encouragement from those who have gone before me as well as hopefully be an encouragement along the way.

I am 5 days post op, I only had gas pain for 3 days. I think I am fortunate with this. However it was bad while I had it. One of my concerns is the water, I am also having a difficult time getting it in. I lost 19 lbs in the 10 day pre op liquid diet. I lost 1 more lb by the 4th day post op, but this morning that 1 lb is back. I have read so many people having big weight loss the first few days after surgery, but not me. I have been following my liquid diet the way I am supposed to, but I have no idea why the weight loss has stopped. Does anyone have any idea? Thanks.

I am 4 days post op. On the preop diet after the 3rd day I was good. The first 3 days all I could think about was food! Cheeseburgers, pizza, hot dogs you name it. I became obsessed for 3 days. Then something changed on the 4th day. I felt the power to overcome the head hunger because the physical hunger was not there anymore. In the 10 days pre op I lost 19 lbs. Now here I sit bored. My husband and kids are at a baseball game having hot dogs. I didn't feel up to going. I know I can resist the temptation, but today I am feeling a little sad and I have absolutely no reason to. I look at my 4 ounces of liquid meals and think, is this it forever? I hope not. I do at times wonder if this was a mistake. I have to keep telling myself it isn't. I am sure I am right. I am just really struggling right now as well.