Krussell19

I see you wrote you think you are hungry... just because you now have a band Doesnt mean your head has chamges they didn't reset your brain. Although that would be so helpful! Lol We have all had problems with obesity and over eating that's how we got here!! I promise you will be just fine your head is just stickin to old habits. it takes a little time to adjust to the change. It took me a while to know when I was really hungry or if I was still just thinking I should be eating because that's what I normally would have been doing.

I'm 5'5 427 before surgery so I believe you should absolutley be fine. But all surgeons are diffrent and it is best to still lose what you can ahead of time to help shrink your liver for surgery day!

Follow it exactly!! It sucks but believe me a swollen liver is the last thing you want when you go in there!

I was only outta surgery for five minutes when I jumped up and scared the crap outta the nurse pushing my bed to yhe recovery room and I tried pullin off all my blankets and started yellin "did you cut me all the way open?" I was so large before surgery my biggest fear was laprascopic wasn't going to be an option once they got in there. She jumped screamed holy hell why are you awake? Lol

Yes it is.. mine was also sewn in but it has came unattached three times now I have scar tissue there and it wont stay put ..

I also have a mobile port. I've had two revisions and its once again loose. My advice if they can still access it let it be! My port revisions were far worse then the surgery!!

Oh you will believe me!!! Your energy level will be up and you will start to feel sexier!

I'm sure if I call mine something its when its got me angry so its probably a very mean name lol

Aah well I can't say that ever happens for me :S I always just spit n spit n spit till I puke

This super thick slimy spit that your mouth excreeds like a fire hose when your stuck. The body doesn't realize your band is the reason your stuck your brain assumes you are choking so it signals your body to make this super thick slick spit to help you remove the object from your throat.

LOL i did the same thing my second week post op! my family was having a BBQ and there were doritos on the table and licked the cheese off l4 of them and my grandma laughed so hard. I was pretty satisfied with the taste lol

well this isnt really a helpful band tip but one thing i wish i would have done the night before my surgery is measure myself!!! and took lots of full body pics so i could have some for comparison now. I think it would be really nice to be able to see how many inches i have lost from my hips and waist and bust line but i was nervous and totally spaces it off!! plus i always used to make sure that my pics where from the chest up because i was embarrassed so i really have no full body pics to compare to now.

I am so sorry to hear this! I to have had so many unfills its unbelievable! i am sitting on empty right now and fighting so hard to not gain weight that Ive worked so hard to lose but of course I'm super hungry because i have no restriction!!! I hope things get better for you

because right after a fill your band is tight and if you try to eat solids right away you will most likely stretch your pouch or get something stuck. It needs a few days to adjust to the new restriction that way your not throwing up or heading back to the doc to get an unfill.

They have 6 grams of sugar vs the 19 in my breakfast carnations!!!