Joyce Real

I guess everyone is different, cause after a little meal, I feel just like I did when I was full before banding. I have good restriction, and that to me does not feel like throwing up, it just means that I am way full after less than a cup of food. Plus I do not get hungry for hours after.

my doctor said sipping is ok, and nothing 15 before and 15 after. Give your food time to move through the stoma.

Same deal here, my company does not have that as an option in their insurance, but in the long run, self pay was much easier, without having to jump through the insurance companies hoops. I just paid and had surgery, no pre op stuff except an ekg and egd which my insurance did cover.

My doc charges 125.00 but I was self pay so my first year of fills is included in the price of 14500.00 (surgery, hospital, and first year of fills and visits)

I had no preop diet except for the usual nothing after midnight, and my doctor has been like otters38. Also when I have a fill fluids for 24 hrs. I usually go 48 because I feel the need to.

I had the same thing happen, and called my surgeon, and what they said is women have a round ligament that holds womanly things together. and it is in the spot where it can hang up on the port, they said after you lose a little weight it will quit happening. It only happened the one time for me. But it made me sore!

why do you strain it? I would think it would be better if you took it all in. Just curious?

Saturday was a bad one for me, I ate 600 calories worth of M&Ms!! Crazy!! I am back on track and I hope I dont do that again.

my doc charges 125.00 But if you think about it, it is all expensive considering it is just saline solution lol

Been banded for over 4 months still love food, but have a different outlook on it.

I live west of sunset corner, I grew up in Bokoshe. But have kin all over lol.

I live in Spiro, I had my surgery done at St. Edwards. My doc Was Chris Coleman. Do you know when you will get yours yet?

I had one too!

I was banded in October, and got one fill that did not do much, then I got a second that gave me good restriction for a month, so I expected another fill, in December, but I had lost consistantly, so I did not get one, then January, and I still had lost so I did not get one, then this month, I had only lost 2 pounds, so I finally got my third and I feel really restricted right now. I hope it hangs in there this time. But if not I will get another one, My doc makes all the decisions about if I do or if I dont.

I hope you get yours soon! St. Edwards took real good care of me and I am doing well!! Keep me posted if you get yours!!

My doctor said the qualifications are coming down and soon they will be taking people with lower BMI especially if they have other issues with their health. They need to submit and see!

Yesterday breakfast two eggs Lunch 1/2 cup tomato soup 3 oz bison burger (no bread) Dinner 1/4 cup bean soup 3 oz fish snack 1 small piece of cornbread 1/2 cup of milk snack 2 sweet freedom 100 calorie Ice cream.

That is wonderful news! This is the beginning of a new way of life for you. I hope it happens soon!!

No big scientific reasoning here, I want to weigh less than my husband lol I am two inches taller than him and he weighs 165 and looks good. If I weigh less than him I figure I will be just fine lol so I set my goal to his weight.

I just had to read this when I saw the tease on facebook, I should have recognized you right away lol I still come here daily to read and support. You have done amazing. I know that for some people it is a really hard change. For me, and I know it will drive you crazy, but the band really does all the hard work for me. I have been banded since october, and I just got a great fill and am now really losing. But I have been very passive in the exercise department. I think it will come and I will want to do better. I have the equipment, just need the gumption to get er done.

You are not suppose to eat on fill days, Did your doc not tell you liquids, for the first day full liquids next day then mushys the day after that then food?

It is ok yall it is from the stitching from the inside. I had it for months, when the surgeon saw it he just clipped it off.

I do not know what might be happening, but I am the same with the band getting tighter if I am not well physically or emotionally. I always have to give a new fill about three weeks before I know how it is going to go, because I swell every time I get a fill.

i had an experience just like that, but in a resturant!! Me and hubby went for dinner, and I wanted to try just one margarita, before my meal because I dont drink and eat at the same time. Well I tried to drink it too fast and I was zonkered!! It was over with as fast as it started but I was sick and sweating and out of it!! Yikes, now I drink very little and very slow!!