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Google "my lap band journey" its part of lapband.com from Allergan the band manufacturer. There are many tasty recipes for protien shakes and up to solid food and you can seartch recipes by food texture. Good luck

Google "my lap band journey" its part of lapband.com from Allergan the band manufacturer. There are many tasty recipes for protien shakes and up to solid food and you can seartch recipes by food texture. Good luck

Google "my lap band journey" its part of lapband.com from Allergan the band manufacturer. There are many tasty recipes for protien shakes and up to solid food and you can seartch recipes by food texture. Good luck

Hi, I wish you the best of luck on your personal journey. While there is no replacement for the support of friends and family I've been a member here for a few weeks and I've found you can ask for info and experience testimonials on any topic and people are very honest and helpful. I had surgery in California and found that the outpatient surgery departments are kind of loud and frustrating people are in and out a lot but youl be in and out fast too. As long as you feel you have a great doc then keep the faith. Good luck to you and kno you can accomplish your goal!

I'm glad to say gas pains are gone! However a milder version does appear when I overeat. So the lesson here is don't over eat! My doctors rule for that is detailed in my first blog titled "first fill... First blog" thanks for sharing guys. Makes me feel like people give a darn!

Hi, Alaa, thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing Your experience. I think we have these fantastic expectations but our lives are in God's hands.

Hi Malinda, when you are ready for anything you will feel it inside. I too have a family member with gastric bypass and I have to remind myself I will not lose the weight that fast and dramatic but we are all individuals and our bodies know what they need. I congratulate youon taking back your life. I am very candid about my journey in my blog. We are all friends here. Fight what you can and God will be your guide... (And your Doctors too of course) Good Luck to you and stay excited about YOU!

This is my first blog so I hope I'm doing this right. My name is Sandra and I'm a married mom of two wonderful boys. I was banded on December 23, 2011 and lost 20 ppounds in the first two weeks. In the second two weeks not so much... I gained 1 pound. So, today was my first fill and it was a lot easier than I expected. The Doc asked me to lay on my back. He found my port and numbed me a bit then filled me up. He then had me sit up and sip water until I could feel it in my throat.then he removed some fluid from my band until the water moved down smoothly. I sat in the loby until I could comfortably drink a half bottle of water. Then I left for home. Awesome. I feel great. If this helps anyone else then my time is well worth it. Thanks to my family... Dr Sal... And thanks be to God.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Well I think 15 to 20 pounds in the first month is awesome. Average I've heard is anywhere from 1 to 5 pounds per week. Remember guys this is not the dramatics of gastric bypass... I think of it as portion control with an edge! I was filled with about 3ccs today and was told that was the most I'd get at once. That was enough per my Doc's technique of filling. I've heard of many different techniques. MY DOCTOR SAL'S RULE FOR EATING: Use a food scale, measure 4 oz of food, take at least 30 mins to eat it chewing at least 30x, wait 30 mins... If ur still hungry do it all again. (But make sure your still hungry! Don't just do it again because your not bloated full!!!) Love ou uys for reading !! Keep up the fight!

I feel you! Hi, please try to go into this as a wonderful experience for the rest of ur life. I know its scary! I to am the mom of a two year old I went back to work after 3 days off and I'm a CNA in a senior living facility. My husbands support consisited of driving me home from surgery because he was such an emotional wreck in fear of something going wrong. Please reach out here as much as you want. I don't know what you will go through but for me the worst part was the shoulder pain from the gas. GasX meltaway strips were my best friend, and when my baby was restless yo gabba gabba and angry birds while laying on my side in bed with him did the trick along with coloring books and gluing beans onto shoboxes just to keep him busy.

Hi Grace, I doubted the first few days postop. Especially on Christmas when I shoved a fig newton in my mouth 2 days after surgery. Now I'm two weeks post op sticking to my appropriate food and I've lost 20 lbs. You can do this! You've got everyones support here!

Hi! I'm new to the forum and just wanted to post a little about who I am. I was banded on December 23, 2011, so like two weeks ago. My surgeon is Dr. Salimitari who is heaven sent! AMAZING! If anyone is considering Surgery in So Cal Dr Sal is the way to go. You'll get extraordinary care! I just had my first post op visit and I've lost 20 pounds. YOWZA! I feel like a million bucks. I have two kids ones 17 the other is 2. I'm a nurse and a make up artist in Los Angeles California. Looking forward to sharing experiences and stories with everyone.