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Congratulations! I am glad to hear it went smoothly. Update when you are able. I am hoping this time next year, I will get to have a TT.:blushing:

Nope, they won't go, and I wish a little of them would. My band size went down, but the cup size went up and it has a little spill over, dangit. Lost 80 lbs and went from a 44DDD to a 40 F.:blushing:

UGH, sometimes I don't think drs really listen and they don't think. You were hungry all the time, because you weren't keeping any food down, dangit! Please call and get an unfill. Let your stomach rest, so the inflammation from all the pbing can go down. After a few weeks, return to the dr and slowly begin getting fills again. My surgeon ROUTINELY gives 4ccs at the first fill. I knew for a fact I didn't want that much. I asked for half of it, and when the PA gave me Water, it was slow going down. She immediately took one of the ccs out and I was fine after that. Good luck getting this regulated and let me know how it goes.

You said you pb your main meal everyday. Is that because it normally contains some form of hard Protein like chicken or beef? Then you eat cereal ( a slider food) and other thing for other meals. Log what these other foods you are eating and see if they are mainly considered slider foods. If so, you may be too tight. The daily pbing can cause some swelling which will cause more tightness, then more pbing. It is a viscious cycle. If you find this is the case, please call your surgeon and consider an unfill (probably not necessary for a complete unfill). You can then wait a couple of weeks and begin getting fills again until you get restriction. Good luck and let me know what happens.

I normally pb if I allow myself to get too hungry before eating, which leads to me trying to eat way too fast.

My surgeon routinely puts 4ccs in at the first fill, but I requested a much smaller amount.

I am calling it my bandiversary and it will be a year from my date of surgery. :wink:

It could be that your restriction just hit from the fill, or you may have become tighter if you have just had any sudden stress. Any time I have extra stress I have to adjust my eating. If it continues more than a few days, you should call the dr and consider an unfill. Sometimes all you need is a very small amount taken out. If you aren't pbing, you probably aren't causing any damage, but it would be awful to have to resort to eating like that for any extended amount of time. Good luck

I added myself to the challenge. I am hoping this will give me a kick in the butt!!!:tongue_smilie:

You sound a little too tight. You probably aren't pbing because you are sticking to soft foods, but if you call and get a small unfill (many times .5ccs out is all that is needed) you will probably be able to eat healthier foods, including some hard Proteins. Please consider it. You will probably feel much better.

Ancha85, do you have nothing in your band now, or still 1cc? I know you think 1cc should not be too tight, but for you, it may be. Most people require numerous fills to find restriction, but some lose weight and never get a fill. I had restriction just from having my band put on and do not get big fills. I am only up to 2ccs and I sometimes feel as if it is maybe a little tight than I want. You may be a person who doesn't require fills to have restriction. Seek the second opinion and try to get something for the reflux. You shouldn't have to be miserable like that. Good luck.

You sound too tight. Call your doctor and get an unfill. Once you are a little looser, you should be able to eat healthy foods again.

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I too suffered from PCOS, but it was later in my 20's. I had sleep apnea and edema. My close friend and I were banded two weeks apart last July. She also had PCOS and took fertility drugs to conceive her first two pregnancies. 6 months after banding, she had lost close to 50 lbs, began ovulating without realizing it, became pregnant and is due in early September. Her twins will turn two years old 4 months after this one is born! :cursing: I am sorry those around you aren't as supportive as you need them to be. You are doing this for you and your health. You will find a lot of support on here whenever you need it. Good luck and check back in often!

Congratulations on your weight loss! What to expect? You may or may not feel restriction, but regardless, take your eating slow. Small bites and chew it well. Don't try new foods in public until you know whether or not it will go down well. Good luck and keep me posted!

Fish works really well for me, and I can eat shrimp also.

That doesn't sound right. There is no way you should gain 50lbs in 4 weeks and have someone tell you, you just need to adjust. Please call and let them know about the weight gain and swelling and ask to see the doctor.

It sounds like you are doing great, but you probably need a fill.

Chicken can be a tricky thing. With me, if I eat it freshly cooked and not dry, it is fine, as long as I cut it into small pieces and chew it well. I can NEVER eat it the next day, cold or reheated. If you don't have a fill, you should be fine as long as you chew well.

Isn't it amazing how our bodies just LOVE to ovulate once we lose weight. My friend who thought she was infertile (had to take drugs for her first two pregnancies) became pregnant 6 months after being banded. Her twins from her second pregnancy will turn 2 years old three months after this one is born! Her port site doesn't hurt and she just had an unfill at 4 months so she could eat a little more. Good luck!

I would rather have a root canal than vomit. PBing is not nearly as unpleasant. It is basically just your food coming back up, with a little extra saliva mixed in. I would rather not do it, but it isn't bad.

Hello, fellow Louisianian. Your HR department should be able to tell you the coverage you have. If not, any decent bariatric surgeon's patient coordinator should be able to call and see if you have coverage and if so, what requirements they have. My surgeon's patient coordinator had me an answer and approval in less than a week. If you need any more info, please feel free to pm me. Good luck!

Try Dr. Andrew Hargroder in Gonzales, LA. When I went for my first fill, there were patients from Mexico getting fills. I really like his PA, Holly who does the fills.

Congratulations and good luck! Where are you being banded at?

I also was banded with a really good friend/colleague. She had her surgery 2 weeks before me. It is really good to have someone you know personally to go through this with you.