barbie2009

I'm having my surgery tomorrow too. Can't wait to get this done.nervous Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My surgery is Dec. 15 This Thursday. I've been on broth, 2 premier Protein a day, V8, Jello. I weighed myself today and in 8 days lost 10lbs. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

if you sum up 5 pound per month that 50lbs. in 10 months on a slow pace but healthier. i lost quick but slong with it i lost my hair and i was misrable the entire journey cause i ended up in the Er. several times for dehydration. Sometime you walk out of there ok and the next day you cant even take a sip. and by the time you get back in there its been a good 3-7 day of maddness cause the weekend crossed you or a holiday or he was in surgery. with my experience they either put tooo muvh or put too little or take out tooo much. im a Cash patient. So when your poping out $400 bills at a time it because fustruating. i was in the green zone for 18 months at 153 pounds size 9 and deciede to loss more and go down to size 5 .. so i go in get an adjustment keep in mind my doctor suggested me nit to that i looked fine. He did the adjustment i lost and dropped to a size 5 but i was so tight from my band that in the middle if the night i aspirated fluid into my lung and got and infection. my doctor went into the hospital and took out all the fluid cause i could keeped anything down. that made me gainweight cause then u gotta take the med with food. uuugh! so now i have my fluid back in and back on track to losing weight. i sleep elevated up now to avoid aspiration back up.. Be patient sometimes by us rushing then we make things it worst..

it worked for me. I lost 76 pounds the first 8 months. and kept it off till I had some other complications where they had to take out all the liquid from my port and gained back 33. but im back on the wagon and have now lost 12 pounds with a few fills. it did have a difficult time find my green zone again from fills to unfills.... you just have not give up hope and keep trying.

it may take a few fills. I didn't start feeling restrictions till my third fill which was 3 months later after the surgery. its annoying waiting one month per fill... be patient.. you will soon feel restrictions.

Banded: 12/14/2009 Stats: start 221-Goal 145- Lowest 145- Current 172 Got to goal 9/2011 Doctors discovered lung infect from fluid aspiration- 9/25/2011 (band fluid was taken all out) 1/2012 adj. 3.5 no restriction had several mini fills thru the months. 11/09/12 at 6.0cc need another adjustment. next adjustment 7/29/13

I have been drinking the entire time. its ok. ive drank from shots to regular Margaritas. i just drink slow...

Ok! any single men out there. I'm Single 35 years old divorced. band 12/14/2009

my first doctor that did the surgery charges $400 per fill and unfill. and as all you know you will require several fills before you finally reach restrictions. So i finally decieded to look for a new doctor. My new doctor charges $150 and if i need an unfill within the same month its free....

just had a fill yesterday. i now have 6cc in a 14cc band. awesome restrictions.. banded 12/14/2009 6cc in 14cc band

i was told to be on liquid that entire day of my fill and continue on liquids the next day. start on muchy foods the third day. MY doctor has mention that if i can stay on liquids long to go for it... that i would lose weight faster??? banded 12/14/2009 6cc in 14cc band

i do well with spicy good too. im bad i sometime eat hot sauce and hot salsa with chips and my food. and i do well.. But i never eat hot sauce late after 6pm cause then i do notice the heartburn and at night when you sleep it can cuome up>>>>> that hurts and burns... if you do eat hot spicy food with hot sauce do it early at 2pm.. banded 12/14/2009 at 6cc in 14cc band..

Im keeping all my liquids down. i feel the tightness. i hope i feel better tomorrow??

Just had a fills with my new doctor! awesome! im at 6cc now... and feeling where i wanna be.. i have restrictions now.