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I got my 11cc realize band June 13th and I just got my 2nd fill. I'm now at 7ccs and I'm hoping to feel some restriction since I didn't feel a single difference after the 1st fill. So far I'm down 27 pounds...pretty excited

They basically removed part of her stomach to make it smaller. She only eats a few bites at a time because her stomach is so small, but it's different than gastric bypass because nothing is bypassed or re-routed.

My mother-in-law wanted the band and went through kaiser. She had to lose 10% of her body weight on her own and then go through 6 weeks of nutrition classes. In the end they said they wouldn't do the band because it's not successful and convinced her to get the sleeve.

When I was banded it was empty and I went in for my first fill about 2 weeks ago. She put in 6ccs and I never felt any different at all. I have heard it takes a couple of fills before you have restriction, but I guess I just assumed I would have felt something. I let it go until last night...I was putting some lotion on my scars and for the first time I actually could feel my port (both grossed out and excited at the same time since apparently that means I have lost some fat in that area). Problem is, when I got my fill, it was about 3 inches lower than where I feel my port now. I am assuming it doesn't move around, so is it possible that the saline was just injected into my body and not my port? Seems a little far-fetched since I go to a specialty center that does this all day every day but I was just wondering if anyone had any similar experiences.

I was wondering what workout DVDs you like to use? I feel like every time I buy one it's either too difficult or too boring. I want something fun that works. Any suggestions??

It took me about 15 days to feel normal again. Be prepared for it to take longer than expected. Everyone kept telling me 7 days and at 7 days I still felt horrible! Hopefully I'm just abnormal and you will be back to yourself faster

Hi everyone, I am 26 years old and had my surgery on June 13th. I started out feeling great and everything was healing as I assumed it was supposed to. I didn't have to do any type of pre-op diet, but since the surgery I have lost 23 pounds in 15 days. A few days ago I wasn't feeling well and my Dr. wanted to see me. I was told that I was losing weight a little too fast and I needed to skip forward to week 5 eating which of course is meat and cheese and things like that. Since I have been actually eating I feel a lot better, but I still don't feel 100% myself. I keep wondering if this surgery was a mistake. I am so tired, whenever I go out and do things I constantly have to sit down (which I never had to do before surgery) and I'm just wondering if this is normal and does it ever go away. I just want to feel 100% and feel like myself again, and I'm starting to wonder if that's ever going to happen....