barbie2009

Congrad!!!!! Just give it *...* and it will gradually come off. There will be times when you Fall off the Bandwagon!! And you tta jus get yourself back up. Good Luck!!!!!

Band 12/2009

StarTed wt: 216lbs.

8/2011: 145lbs.

Hospitalized 10/2011 : Fluid taken all out.

2/2/12: 162lbs fill 2.5cc added total in band now l 4.5cc

Now gotta get back on the Bandwagon and start losing again!!!

awww! thats great! now i dont feel so guilty! hahahah

When is it ok to have your first drink after surgery? How long did you have to wait?

I was bad! i had my first drink 30 days after my surgery. i did ask my doctor before had and he said it was ok.

im in california

i can never eat breakfast. unless i have no restrictions then i can eat in the morning;.. but i gained weight when i started eating in the morning.

its happen to me like that too. stay on liquids for a few days. and then start on purre in 3 days... ive read that it can take up to 2 weeks to get better?

i just had 1cc added today about 30minutes ago. and so far i have drank 8oz of Water, it stayed ok.

but for some reason in the past i made mistakes in eating chicken Soup and it went down ok but the following day my band was so tight i had to go on liquids for a week. the doctor got on me cause i was suppose to stay on liquids right after a fill. I didnt know! lol... i learned the hard way! hang in there..

long island iced tea

Long island iced tea are also my favorite drink but they get me drunk so i stay away from them and stick to Red WIne.

I notice that everytime i would drink a Long island my band would become very tight and i would not be able to eat the next day. it would make me feel yucky! so i guess follow your instings on how you feel, its a sign right? lol...

i believe it really all depends on the practice because I was able to get fills 3 fridays in a row. They told me I could come back in 2 more weeks if need be. I still dont feel restriction by the way!..yikes

Thank you!! thats is a big relief to know.... Now i feel more comfortable with this next fill.

i just spoke to the receptionist at my doctors office and explained to her that i just had an adjustment and had 3cc added to my band making it a total of 5cc. on (Jan. 27,2012) i was tooo tight. Then on (Jan. 30) had 1.5cc taken out which is 3 days later making it just 1 weeks ago. She said that my doctor explained to her that there is no set days or weeks, that if you have no restrictions and need andjustment it can be done., i have an appt. tomorrow at 11:45am...

in the begining it was every 4weeks. After 18 months it became twice a year. Now i have started back up again and want to lose more weight. i am also curious if you can go in sooner than the 2week space frame. i had 1.5 taken out and now i have no restrictions. its been only 6 days and i want more added in. i have an appt. tomorrow, hopefully he will add at least .25cc.. i will be happy with something better than nothing....

Good News I am feeling some restriction! It seems like in the morning I can pretty much just handle liquids or a protine shake, Soup or somthing very thin for lunch and dinner I can handel food that is a little more solid. I will have to work even harder on eating slower and taking smaller bits but I am pretty happy right now. Pretty exicted!

Cazzy- My doctor did write off his amount of the bill but the hopsital and others did not. I have great health insurance but it does not cover WLS or complications due to WLS. The collections lady at the hopsital said that if I did not have health insurance I could apply for a grant from the hospital to help with the bill but because I do have insurance even though it doent cover this I am not eligible to apply. Makes no sense to me. I guess they will get what I can afford and I am just not going to worry about it!

Great to hear that you are doing much better. Me i am fusturated because i have a 14cc band with 2cc in. He adds 3cc leaving me at 5cc which left me so tight i was vomiting everything up after the 3 day. Finally i go back and he removed 1.5cc, now i have no restrictions and i can feel me gaining weight. im tired of going back and forth with him taking solution out and then puting in large amounts. Im a cash patient and it is expensive every time i go in. Not only do i miss time from work wish they are not to happy about.. i have found a doctor that is in the same building that is a lapband doctor and is willing to see me cause my current doctor is over 40 miles away from me.... this new docoor is just 2 floors away from my work. Well i have an appt. Tuesday, wish me luck.... at least if im tooo tight i can run up there during lunch time. cause she does take lunch time appts......

I did try to eat cream of chicken Soup last night with a couple of crackers in it and I could keep even two bits down. I am just supposed to be on liquids for 24 hours but was thinking the soup was a liquid. May the barium swallow was not correct and I do have restriction? I just want to scream because I feel like I can't even do lapband right.

what about warm tea?

When I have a drink I want to eat and it goes down very easily. I try not to drink because of this.

Crystal

I noticed the same thing. also what happens to me is that the next day i have more restrictions. my band gets tighter and i am not able to as much. it feels yucky the next day. i try and stay away from the drinking but sometime you just need to relax a bit! lol....

How are you doing with food? Eating and drinking should not be painful. I can consume large mouthfuls of Water without pain. That might not be the case for everyone, but you should at least be able to sip pain free.

are you coughing at night when you sleep? and if you cant keep it down and are bring it up then you may need just .5cc taken out.

i have 3.5cc in. In a 14cc band

I had a similar issue last week and my doctor removed some Fluid. It has gone away since he has done that. I was to tight.

My chest pain started a week later and lasted for 2 weeks... and jumped at times to my back.

Vodak Water with Squeeze Lime!! But I get drunk very easy!!!

I have heard many bandster us the Vodak Water with Squeeze Lime. i may try it, i havnt tried it yet....

I dont drink any Beer. I stick to the wine, and i stay away from the mix drinks since they contain so much more calories.....

My port also sticks out alot. My doctor has suggested geting a second surgery and placing the port into the muscle. But i have done some research and found out that most people that have placed their port in there muscle are unhappy and are having more pain when they work out. At this point i have no plans on moving my port, if its not bothering me.

what do you mean not so pleasant?

well when you have no restrictions and all of a sudden you do it does take some time geting us to it? at the most for me. and if your too tight you may start to cough at night and puke. and it may be hard to get back in to see your Dr. if your a distance away and have a very busy schedule at work like me.

I also agree its gonna take a few more fills before you feel restrictions. Be patient.... Enjoy cause it may not be so pleasant for you when you become too tight.

I also agree its gonna take a few more fills before you feel restrictions. Be patient.... Enjoy cause it may not be so pleasant for you when you become too tight.