ChicagoRose

Yes, just like many, my band is tighter some days, and an open portal the next. I have also heard that the cc numbers really are different for each person and also that just because your cc number worked before your surgery, it might have changed now to a different requirement. Work with your surgeon and I'm sure you will get it all worked out. Good Luck =)

It is kinda scary to make such a drastic decision, but if you know it's right for you, the only thing to do is go for it. If only we had a crystal ball, we would know how it would all turn out in the end, but we have to live for TODAY and so that's how I made my decision...all the time I would have spent wonding "if" I am now living a much happier and healthier banded life. Check out my blog and I tell you all about it!!

So I have noticed in the past week that when I sit for too long and go to stand, I feel a slight pinch at my port site. Other times, like while driving, I feel tenderness at my port site. I'm pretty sure it's just from my abdomen being scrunched together but does anyone else have this problem when sitting?? I see my surgeon again on June 4.

How filled are you and what got you stuck? I am 2.5 months out and only filled 1cc and am so scared of that first stuck episode! I am thinking about you!!

Take a deep breath! I too had to go through all those hoops and for me it was 10 months and 3 weeks from beggining to end of the pre-qual. Hopefully yours will go much quicker but the hard part is just getting all those appointments in a timely manner!

Good luck! It's crazy-amazing how your body starts to adjust to fewer calories and less carbs/sugar. Nothing so far has been as bad as I had feared it would be and I hope it stays that way LOL

You will STILL be able to eat out!! I was worried that I was going to become a debbie downer to my husband but everything has been the same and great. The only change is that I can't eat as much as I used to and I chose different things, portion control has been awesome for me, but I still eat pretty much what I have always eaten. It is a life change but a sustainable one. Check out my blog!

Don't give up! What's done is done and you picked the band, give it some time. One of the "downsides" of the band is that the weight loss is much slower, only 1-2 lbs a week if that, so you can't compare yourself to your sleeve friend. It is proven to be not only healthier to loose weight slower, but also you skin bounces back better, and the weight is supposed to stay off better if the weight loss was slower. So hang in there!!

Pain meds will not relieve the gas, nor will any gasx or any other over the counter gas reliever because the gas is not in your bowls but in your body cavity from the laporascopy. The only thing that will make it go away is lots of walking and time =) And yes, it will go away, I promise!

You have to do it online, not through the app. Click on the "community tab" then on "Find Members" then the end of that first row has a space for "username or email" and you can enter usernames there. BTW I'm rcwilson02

Those rules are in place to try and keep you from getting anything lodged in the stoma...the stomach has to heal from the trauma of being banded for at least a month. I'm not your surgeon, but in my oppinion, unless they gave you permission to eat what you wanted, you may want to go back to liquid or mushies for a few weeks. Good luck!

I'm a myfitnesspal girl. I don't need to count... I know how much to eat and have decent restriction, but the control freak in me wants to COUNT lol!

From what I've read...there are some pretty significant signs that something is wrong or you might have a band slip. After I was banded I too had a lot of anxiety, there is something new in your body and you have no idea what's going on in there. Try and relax, I'm sure your fist fill will go great.

I can see why You look GREAT, keep it up!!

Yes. In fact as you heal you will be able to feel it under that large incision. I just got my first fill which left a bruise and the needle went in directly under and centered from the large incision. Good luck =)

Normal. By the time of my first fill i really needed it!

You will do GREAT!! I am 6 weeks out and I feel amazing!! YOU WILL TOO =) GOOD LUCK!

I'm not a doctor, but I do know that caffeine did not make me fat, overeating did. That being said even though I have been "reccomended" to not have coffee except for decaf, I do have my regular coffee, only one cup and not every day either. Everything in moderation!! (and my band is the moderation LOL) Good Luck =)

That is definatly more strict than my diet, and unfortunatly I do believe you should follow the diet of YOUR surgeon and no body else's. That being said, I think it's okay to have some things in moderation. If you have milk once a week I doubt it will hurt you. We all got fat from overeating, not because we had skim milk or soup here and there. But again, I am just a patient too and not a nutritionist. Good luck!!

canned chicken and tuna have been my best friends! I liked to take a box of Green Giant veggies and lite sauce (divided by 2...1/2 cup servings) and then 2-3 oz of canned chicken or tuna. I also bought some soups with beef, chicken, etc. dumped the Water and grinded those as well for a quick and easy lunch. Egg beaters, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, and fat free refried Beans are now staples as well. Good luck =)

Yes, I'm also on three meals a day to total one cup of protien and vegetable, and two snacks. At first it seemed like way to much but this week I'm getting HUNGRY!! I could easily eat two cups now but am trying to stay focused. My first fill is Friday so hopefully it helps me =) Good luck to you ....we can do this!!

Whoo hoo! At my initail consult I met with a nurse for background health information, a nutritionist to know what to expect, and the surgeon who gave me all my options. I was then given a long list of "To Dos' that took three months to complete (psych, sleep study, labs, etc.) I am proof that this is possible!! Good luck =)

Technically 30 since my pre-op started on Feb 18th....so about 6 weeks. I got the shirt at cafepress.com....just put lapband in the search box I got the milestone numbers on etsy.com...they are technically baby milestone stickers LOL!

Four weeks out and I am in what I believe you guys have been warning about "Bandster Hell" I am having a horrible time sticking to my diet rules, am hungry all the time, and am justifying mashing a cheeto to dust in my mouth as a puree food. UGH! Help! (I wrote my blog on this very thing FYI if you are interested to hear the whole ordeal) (Next appointment Friday!! Should get my first fill =)