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I was banded march 2010 and slipped. I was going to have revision March 2014 but the week before surgery my Dr called me in and said he had done a lot of research and wanted to remove the band in 1 surgery and wait 2 months to so the sleeve. I had the band removed March 2014, let my stomach heal and had the sleeve May 6, 2014. Today I am 4 weeks out and I am down 12lbs. I am kind of stressing that i'm not loosing faster but if it helps with skin sag I will be ok with that. I was 240 when banded, 210 when band removed, 220 at start of pre-op and 210.5 day of sleeve surgery. Today I am 198. I had no complications but the 1st week I regretted it because I felt I was going to poop FOREVER! Today I can truly say I am very glad I did this surgery and can't wait to get back to the gym in 2 weeks! I would love to keep in touch with you since our dates are so close!

Thanks to all of you for your posts. I was banded March 2012 and had esophageal dilation last December and a slip this December. I saw the surgeon today and he said I would need to have it removed but since I have no symptoms now that the band is empty, I can keep it in place for 6 months while I do the medically guided diet (in other words, weigh in with a Dr for 6 months for insurance purposes). In the year and 9 months that I have had the band I have lost 40 lbs and that's all! I am interested in having a sleeve revision but I have blue cross blue shield insurance and because i lost 40lbs with the band my bmi is no longer 40 and I am being told insurance will not cover the revision. They will cover the removal because of complications but not the revision. I am scared, upset, heartbroken and feel like a failure. Please give me all the advice you have.

what online food journal are yall using? i am having a hard time being able to lower my calorie intake on there and i need to see that visually

i'm struggling....help! I only have 5.8cc's and the dr keeps taking a tee tiny bit out and then giving me a little bit more because i gurgle all the time. My weight loss has halted in fact i gained 2lbs last time i went Do yall think I should start the preop diet to trick my body, get everything removed and start over, advice? It's only been 7 months. I had a barium swallow and i have slight esophageal dilation but not enough for the dr to be worried. i will go today to have a little more removed because of that. HELP!

i was banded 3-13 and got my first fill this past tuesday. i found out that i was given 4cc's at surgery and they topped it off with 1cc at my first fill. it is sunday night and i am still having a hard time keeping anything solid down. I even have trouble with blended protein and banana shakes. before i got the fill i felt great and could eat almost anything....chicken, steak, nuts, etc. but now i feel pretty bad just because i'm hungry and can't keep anything down. Is this normal for a first fill? I didn't go back on Friday to get some taken out because I thought I just needed to adjust but I thought I would feel better by now. HELP!!!!

i have been using vitamin E oil

I'm 2 weeks out and I lost in the beginning but I am gaining now. I hid my scale because I was obsessing but this morning I got it back out and I have gained 2lbs. I don't have a fill until April 17th but I have been following the dr's orders very closely. I've never been able to lose weight and I'm freaking out this is not going to work HELP

Hey waitingpatiently, My PA was for my surgeon. She will be the one doing all of my fills and what not. Thanks for the tips

Hey All- I was banded March 13th. I never had any port site pain and actually thought it was on the left side under my rib cage but found out it's really the largest incision site closer to my belly button. Anyways, I am having a little pain now and notice it starts hurting at the very end of my day when I'm tired....maybe it's letting me know it's time to rest! Has anyone else experienced this? Also, all of my incision sites are flat and flush to the skin but the port site is concaved and kind of looks like a big dimple in my stomach....ideas on this? Thanks!

Hi All Just wondering about your carb intake 2 weeks post op. I am getting anywhere from 65-100g of carbs a day and I feel this may be a little high. I have an email into my nutritionist but I wanted to hear from yall. I'm also getting around 60-75g of Protein a day. I was getting about 75-100g of protein a day but the PA told me that was too much since I'm not working out yet. With this said I cut back on the Protein shakes but when I did that the weight halted....HELP! I'm freaking out that this is not going to work. I am 2 weeks post op and I have only lost 11lbs

Thanks y'all! Keep ideas coming if you find something you like. Just went to walmart and got body fortress whey isolate (what my dr recommends) and it leave a differnt taste in my mouth. I like the price! 1 body fortress is the same price as unjury put double the amount of powder! Ill def finish this container

i had some dry heaving spells and got my dr to call in phenegren suppositories. they made me feel SO much better and made me sleep! hope you feel better

the only other flavors i have tried by unjury are chicken soup and unflavored. i looove the choc splendor but i'm killing it! ill try body fortress. thanks!

thanks! is it good?

i'm using unjury Protein. can yall reccommend anything just as yummy with the same nutritional value? chocolate splendor 1 scoop = 100 cal, .5g fat, 3 sugars, 4 carbs, 2o protein the canister is kinda small with only 17 scoops in it for about $25. I'm looking for something cheaper