Jepegurl

No I've been banded 4 months, no problems but best wishes to you. I'd say rate of fills would depend on your doc. Mine is so conservative with fills and others it seems put in several ccs at a time

I had a big liver on my surgery date. I wasn't required to lose pre op but followed the liquid diet for three days before surgery, so I only lost a few pounds. My band was still placed. In hindsight I wish I had tried harder to shrink it, when he told me about my liver in recovery I was embarrassed. But like I said, they can still place them. Good luck everyone!

You've done so well! Any pieces of advice?

She states in the beginning that she had a hard time finding a doc to place the band, being at a normal BMI. Her situation certainly is different from mine and everybody else I know in the banded world. I imagine situations like this are more prevalent than we realize. Not the complication though. I don't know of anyone with a BMI of 18 with a band port but I can imagine that an abdomen thats sunken in like that could have port issues.

I think they're great! I actually bought some stuff today from Aldis, the only place I know of to get Fit and Active. It's a great way to restrict calories so it's got to work!

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I'm 3 months post op and have been feeling fatigued, mildly dizzy when I stand. After lots of blood tests it seems the culprit is just dehydration. Im just not drinking enough. It's so hot here in the Midwest, that's not helping. I haven't started a structured exercise program either. Good luck

The person who said you were going to die, do they work in a healthcare setting too? They said ignorant, I hope not! I work in a hospital and to my face, everyone has been nice as pie and getting banded seems like its getting more popular. 3 coworkers are currently preparing for surgery. Good luck!

Some Greek yogurts are better than others I'm finding. Aldis has a Greek yogurt, pineapple flavored. It's my favorite. Maybe Greek yogurt is an acquired taste?

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I'm almost 3 months postop, not at restriction, 3rd fill is next week. I've been feeling fatigued and some dizziness when standing for a few weeks now. My doc ordered every blood test out there and everything came back fine. I don't think my symptoms are as severe as yours but they are telling me to drink more water too. The quote I got was, "not enough water makes you feel like a wet dishrag". Agreed. Today I peed like every other hour and it's very pale (TMI sorry) whereas before this week I peed a few times a day and it was amber. Does this sound like you? I've never had hydration issues before, it's frustrating.

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Will you be able to get a PNV through? They are so huge. I take vita fusion gummies two a day. I hear that not all docs recommend them because they too can get stuck but I've had no problems.