Isabella

I look pale :Banane10: and everyone says that i look pale... i want to tan but i'm afraid of getting wrinkles. lol

I fly all of the time and i don't have any problems with the band's restriction and what not, but i beeped one time going through security. When they checked me with the long black stick thingy, it went crazy at my port... lol

I had my surgery at TLBC January 25th 2007 and the staff was great . You'll be fine and they'll take care of you, don't worry. This is the best decision of your life- getting the band.

I use to be able to smother my foods with spicyness... now i can't have any spicy at all!

Thank you!!!

Has anyone made a rule to not eat after a certain time.. like 7PM? And if so, does it help or what is its purpose...?

breakfast/lunch and dinner combined: one bowl of cereal. yup that's all for the whole day

okay, i can do this!!! i'm at 170 right now.. i will be at 155 by halloween

with your first fill you won't feel a difference to tell you the truth... i say enjoy the last huge meals of the next few years of your life eat!!!!!!!! no need to feel pain from being hungry. bc eventually you will start feeling pain from eating( some what lol).. so while you can eat and swallow normally without thinking about throwing up 30 seconds later from eating a dry food or not chewing enough or having too much of a fill... ENJOY IT

Hey, i had the surgery done in January and before then i could enjoy extremely spicy foods... now i find that i can't handle it at all! Can anyone else relate, or is it just me? lol :sick

no bubbles! if you're getting the band you're going to have to make sacrifices.. it's not easy at all. you have to give up pop and anything carbonated.

it's different for everyone... what they can swallow and what not. your band should be slightly uncomfortable i think.... as soon as i get comfortable with my fill level, i get a quarter fill. if i can eat my meal without having to take a hell of a long time and not have trouble swallowing my food at least once.. i feel as though i need more of a fill. that is how i am managing to lose weight. it works

lol yup . i excercise 3 times a week and eat healthy foods. i find that i get grossed out by looking at french fries and fatty foods now- which is a good thing! as i lose more weight i find that it's a lot harder to lose the pounds, so i have to work harder through excercise or meal planning. how have you lost your weight? any tricks? please share

I started out eating a burger after a week... lol bad decision but i was really hungry. i'm doing great now though... after you adapt to your fills you tend to make better choices!!

After you get filled a few times, you'll be good! don't worry.

I lose about 10 pounds a month... i hope it stays that way.

Toronto, Ontario

it's going to be the same until you get filled a few times... no difference at all. you just got the band so it will take some time to adjust to it... but that's after your fills.. so right now just try your best to not pack on more pounds because whatever you gain right now you're going to have to lose.

weird.. my surgeons told me so.. lol i guess only Canada then.. thanks for helping me! i went to the hospital, they hooked me up to an iv and i slept there for the night... 2 doctors tried to reach my port.. but they sucked and couldn't do it... so in the morning my surgeon came to the hospital and unfilled me .5cc and i feel so much better thanks again!

Thanks!!! I'm On My Way Right Now! Thank You Soo Much

i was over-filled.. i had 7 cc and they added 1.5 cc it was way too much!!

i don't know my doc's number! :'( and the centre is closed!... should i go to emergency?! :| and what will they do for me?

PLEASE READ! I have a MID Band that can be filled to 10 cc and i have 8.5 cc in it right now( my fill was early this morning ). i CAN NOT swallow my own saliva or water!!!!!! I am dehydrated, have a headache and i'm throwing up every 1-4 MINUTES!! I AM THIRSTTY and i feel HORRIBLE!! PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO!? it is 11:30 pm right now and the TLBC centre where i had my band done is closed... what can i do? i'm dizzy!

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Congrats!!! Goodluck with this!