sark87

sark87.. how has this last year been for you?? have you had successful weight loss?

The last year has definitely been a rollercoaster. I had more than one breakdown after surgery about not getting to eat what I wanted anymore, or at least not WHEN I wanted to eat anymore. My grandfather had his 80th birthday shortly after my surgery, and my parents held a party for him with numerous finger foods - none of which I could eat. It was hard.

I still struggle figuring out how much I can eat, as my pouch tends to argue with me over not chewing enough or taking bites that are too big. I can no longer do really thick bread, onions, asparagus, raw salami, and some forms of rice. Also lately I've been having trouble with French fries or meats/fish that are too tough.

At some times my weight would hit a plateau, which also would happen when I'd try losing weight before surgery. It was frustrating, but going in to get a new fill in my port would jumpstart it, sometimes. Right now I've hit a plateau, again, so I may need another fill. I'm reluctant to do so, though, because even now with my current fill amount I'm having to throw back up a lot of what I eat, on account of eating too much or too fast.

But I wouldn't trade any of these setbacks for my pre-surgery weight. I was huge, and it showed. I never want to go back to that again. I'm glad I went through this.

It sucks that she would do something like that to you. Maybe next time you have a get-together with her, you should just bring your own food? Hopefully that will help distract you from what everyone else is eating that you can't have. Also I guess you could try and remember that what everyone else is eating, it's going to make them gain weight, and will have a lot more fat and calories than whatever you have. Try and think of it as you getting skinnier and skinnier, and everyone around you getting jealous. She may not support you, but a lot of us here do!

Maybe you should see a nutritionist? Something I've been told to stop doing is drinking with meals (but it's hard for me to quit). Also sometimes when I hit a plateau with my weight, I'm sometimes told I may need another fill in my band. But it sounds like yours is about as full it can get. What are you eating? Exercise always helps, too. Hope your weight starts going back down.

Anethesia pretty much just gave me a nauseous feeling, but that eventually went away. Other than that it didn't really affect me very much. I remember waking up again in the same room I had left my parents in, so apparently I was still out of it while doing 2 hours in recovery. I was banded last March (actually a year ago, today)

In Louisville, had my surgery last March with Bluegrass Bariatric. Have lost 50 lbs, still want to lose more. Only thing I didn't really care for with BB was that they chose all my appt times, rescheduled my surgery 7 days before the date, and their support group doesn't really do anything for me. I'm 24 so I'm usually the youngest one there; that and it's more of a lecture than a group meeting. You don't get much of a chance to talk.

yeahhh there's no way I could eat bread that thick, now. Might as well prepare to have it come right back up :/

Can't do rice most days, raw salami (cooked goes down fine though - weird!), most breads, many sandwiches, fries at times, and fish if it's too tough. I have a bad habit of taking big bites, though.