littlerlou

Ok..I posted about my 3rd fill being OUCH! I went and had 1cc removed and instantly felt better..about 5 days later I started feeling like I was over filled again.. food was starting to hurt going down, even drinking was starting to hurt....
HOWEVER.....Ive been trying to eat and I eat such a small amount. I noticed it doesnt hurt anymore really..Sometimes it hurts when I take my crushed pills.. So now Im thinking..'Is this really the small amount of food Im suppose to be eating? Is this the green zone and I just didnt realize it"? I can eat now with no pain..but it is such small amounts. I mean REALLY small amounts. Last night we had spagetti and I literally was able to eat about 6 strands of spaghetti and sauce and 1 medium size roll. I can drink my Protein Shake but little sips and it takes me about 40 minutes to finish so it doesnt hurt. Is this what they meant about being in the green zone? Is the pain I do feel when I eat is that cause Im taking too big of a gulp of my drink or not a small enough bite? I thought drinking wouldnt be a problem but then I started noticing the pain when I was really thirsty..so thought...hmmmmm maybe Im taking bigger gulps than I realize.
And the weight is really starting to come off. I do not feel hungry.
So what do you think.....Am I in the green zone and just didnt know it???

You are not out of line at all. I would start looking for other Dr.'s in your area and see if you can get switched. That is absurd!

I got my first fill today and he put in 3cc's. He had me drink a glass of Water to see if it went down. It did..but very slowly. Like I could still feel water in my throat. Im used to gulping down 24oz of water in 30 min and now Im sipping cause now that Im home it feels like the water is slowly draining from my throat to my chest. Is that normal? On a happy note..today I went in and I have lost 25lbs since being banded on 1/27/2012!~~

I wanted to give other new bandsters a little jolt of encouragement this morning....
I was banded on January 27th,
Last night I took a shower. Our bathroom is connected to our bedroom...so I hopped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around me and went to get my undergarments out of the dresser in my bedroom, where my husband happened to be laying on the bed watching tv.
As I walked in front of the tv, my husband said "Wow..its working" I said "What do you mean"..he said "I know you've lost but usually I can see your whole side when you get out of the shower". I looked at him kinda stunned and ran back into the bathroom to look in the mirror........
'HOLY CRAP!!! MY BATH TOWEL NOW COVERS EVERYTHING!!!!" I cant remember the last time I had the bath towel (not a beach towel) cover my entire body!
I was so excited. I have been seeing the scale move. My pants have been fitting a little looser but this was something that I could see with my own eyes and not have to second guess!!!!
Im so happy! HANG IN THERE ALL YOU NEW BANDSTERS..ITS HAPPENING...ALL THE LITTLE THINGS!!!

I was banded on 1/27. The first week was the WORST. Now, Im moving on and Im feeling better and better every day. Im not thinking of food every 2 seconds, Im losing at a decent rate, Im feeling better and healing good.
My thing is, I come on here every day..actually this site is always up..and all I read is negative. I know its tough..and everyone is going to get in their ruts..but I thought there would be a lot more positive than negative. I almost tell myself not to come in for awhile.....so..can I hear some good stories???

The thing that really stood out to me in your post was " Don't get me wrong when I do feel restriction I am going to want to eat the right things". Not neccessarily..restriction or no restriction, its going to be up to you to make the right choices. The band isnt going to make food choices for you.

Go back to the reasons why you're doing this in the first place.....not worth it by putting sugar back in you mouth. We're addicted to sugar among many other things......run from it....don't do it. Think of your goal.....you can do it!

I see a lot of postings about the pre-op diet..and some people are on them and some arent...Is it based on how much you weight? I hear a lot of talk about needing to shrink the liver..is this for everyone as well? Just wondering why some are on a preop diet and some arent.