kbliss78

I ran an entire mile without stopping for the first time in 10 years. I am three months post opt, down 35 lbs and running again. I feel so blessed.

3 weeks and 2.5 cc for me

My dr said when you feel like it then you are fine. Your body will tell you what you can do and what hurts. I think it was 2 weeks for me. Have fun.

100% was at two weeks...

Severe acid reflux is a major sign of a major complication. You need to get checked for a slip. They ask me at every visit if I have had reflux. It can also mean you are too tight.

I have heard too that if you are too tight, your weight loss will suffer. Sounds like the right choice.

I had a 45 minute ride home. But i was still on so much drugs that it didnt hurt. I asked for more pain releiver before we departed and they gave it to me so I slept. I also slept alot when I got home. I woke up every hour and walked. The second day was same for me. I think I would ask my hubby to be there day of and drive you home. You will be okay home alone the second day and may even enjoy the rest. If you have kids to care for, you will have to have someone home.

I was self pay, however, my Dr office did a good job of informing me of the requirements. I also feel that people should do some investigation / research on their own before jumping into a life changing proceedure. I certainly did. In doing so, I found this site and ready alot! The posts here really helped me prepare and understand what I was going to go through. I think people should take more personal responsibility and try to educate themselves more. I am suprised when people post "what is green zone". If that is the whole goal of surgery, i cannot beleive they are not being told this information by their Dr's! Good post.....

Valorie, Welcome to the site. I use to read this site every minute of every day when I was waiting for my band. Sometimes it would make me feel excited and other times I would get scared. However, I check about every 3 days now that I am banded and doing well. I love my band. The first month I was not happy b/c i was hungery and not in the green zone or losing. But I have lost 30 or so lbs now and I feel and look better at 2.5 months out. I feel like I am in the green zone and it is nice to eat little, feel satisfied, and not think of food. You will get alot of support on the site. Best wishes on your journey. It is a big leap of faith but a good one to make. Katy

Go to the thread / topic section called Lap Band Success on this site. There are several popular, long threads on successes and 100 + losses. It was helpful to keep me on track with my choice. I feared the same about band vs sleeve. But I am happy and I know my body is still not altered. People want to defend the choice they made and bash the other choices.

I think it hurts less that a shot. It is different but not painful at all. The first one makes more swelling b/c they pull Fluid out and put it back in but the others are even easier. Still, with that said, the first one is easy also. Dont worry. Dont expect any difference in hunger or restriction either. It takes most 3- 5 fills to get there. Took me 5. I am now at 6.5 and feel the green zone.

I have to be around 900 to 1000 to lose. But I have heard you should fluxuate your numbers so your body doesnt adjust. For example, one day I would eat around 800, then 900, then 800, then 1100...... Everybody is different. I would be happy if I could eat 1500 and still lose!

My family noticed at 20 and coworkers started commenting just recently when I lost over 30 lb mark. It is fun!

The same thing happened to me. I lost 12 in my first week. Then nothing for 3 weeks! I was so mad and upset. However, on the fourth week, the weight loss started again. At each fill I started losing more. I then consistantly have lost 2 or more pounds a week. You are in the phase reffered to as "bandster hell". When you eat mussies again, the weight loss stops. It is slow or non existant until you get closer and closer to green zone. Try to be patient, try to follow the rules as best you can, and put the scale away for a little while. Only weight at Dr appts until you get closer to green zone. However, I know exactly how you feel. But now I am 2.5 months out and 30 - 25 pounds down. Not as fast as others but I am happy b/c it has been steady (all except for week 2 - 3 post surgery).

I beleive it has helped my hunger tremendously. I am not so hungry and when I eat I dont feel like I am in a panic. I eat slower and easily turn the rest away. This has never happened for me. It does take 3 - 5 fills to get to that point so the beginning is difficult and requires patiences. I dont have to think about dieting as much and the daily obsession and thoughts are gone. I use to wake up telling myself today I would eat good. Then I would be hunry and eat a Breakfast taco at 9ish and feel like I was failing so then I would eat a big lunch and by the end of the day I had totally messed up. Now I eat less and at the end of the day, if I think about my meals, I am suprised how little I ate. The first 6 weeks I logged everything I ate but now that I am in the green zone, I havent logged as much b/c my meals are where they need to be and I am not snacking. I love my band so much. I am scared of future complications with the band. But I hope it just doesnt happen. Most complications are induced by patient non-complaince with the rules. Other surgeries dont require such dedication to rules and the fill process is not needed. However, they alter you anatomy forever. I am happy that all of my body parts function just as they did before. I just eat less, am hungry less, and I eat slower. Hope that helps.