La_madam

You healed up nicely from surgery..restriction comes from fills and you have no fill so it is quite normal to not feel any restriction. Not to worry, it is normal to be hungrier as you get father post op. Once you get your fills things will change.

I had the same thing happen. I take a B100 complex everyday..you may have to cut it up or get a liquid version to get it down.

There is nothing easy about WLS How many of us have struggled to not drink with meals and to wait an hour after we eat to drink? How many of us have struggled to not drink carbonation? How many of us have struggled eating Protein first then veggies then fruits then carbs? How many of us have struggled with taking small bites and chewing until our food is in liquid state? How many of us have struggled with the dreaded PB or the golf ball feeling in the chest or the slimes? None of this has been easy... Walk a mile in a WLS patients shoes, then judge is all I can say to anyone who thinks this is the easy way out.

Congratulations Heather...great accomplishment..Be Proud

Yes all doctors are more lenient in MX,

you are too tight, plain and simple! Having as little as .2-.4 cc's removed will make a huge difference in being able to eat but yet still give enough restriction to lose weight. 1.8 is alot of a fill to add to your prior fill, did he use flouro to see your restriction? Call your Dr. be a responsible bandster, there is no reason to have this much restriction, it is not healthy for you or your band!

I will be interested in hearing what your band Dr. has to say about these new findings...Please keep us posted and Iam sorry you are going through this but happy you have answers. Good Luck

I gained 65 -75 lbs in a year and a half due to an anti depressant.

Today has been a good day... I have made good food choices and have drank 40 oz of Water so far. My next goal for the day is to exercise 20 minutes. I have no hunger thanks to my hoodia Penni thanks again for starting this thread..it is helping me and it seems to be helping you too...You go girl!

Try wearing a mouthpiece, the kind the atheltes wear. It works I promise and it is a cheap fix!

When I was banded I would always wash my pouch out with a 20 oz glass of water before bedtime..to help ensure no reflux at night and that no food was sitting in my pouch all night long and it helped for me to be able to not be so restricted in the morning.

Proud of you Penni, way to go girlfriend!!!

I'm a smoker..

up your calories to atleast 1200 that may get things going again..800 -1000 is too low, your body may think you are starving it and remember if you are working out, muscle weighs more then fat, you may be producing some muscle there with all your crosstraining, for me easing up on the exercise and uping my caloreis always worked..whenever I exercised I never lost weight if you can beleive that!

Hmmm..interesting Here here..I second that..I too lost my band due to erosion. Be thankful everyday for your band!

There is no rule that says you have to get your first fill at 6 weeks post op..the 6 weeks post op is only there because that is as soon as most doctors will give you a first fill. If you are losing on a steady basis 1-3 lbs a week, there is no need to get a fill at 6 weeks post op. I did not have my first fill until almostthe 10th week post op. No need to rush it..this is a journey..the longer you can go without a fil lthe better longevity of your band is how I see it. Don't mess with success, like the saying goes..if it aint broken, don't fix it. Get your first fill after you have seen a plateau for a couple of weeks with no weight loss andwhen you see yourself being able to eat more. Here is a good site for fills http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm Good Luck and congrats on the 22 lbs..you are off to a great start :eek:

LOL...I have been telling my hubby for years that tan fat looks better then white fat...he now says to me after losing over 100 lbs " Now what is your excuse for tanning since you have no more fat?"

2.5 was my highest but not my most comfortablest...after an unfill for 2 months my best fill level was 1.5

Today has been good so far... I have made wise choices in my food Breakfast I had 1 scrambled egg and 1/2 hamburger patty. lunch I split a chicken ceasar salad w/ my co-worker so far I have drank 40 oz of Water and that is not counting my 3 cups of coffee. This afternoon and Tonight I plan to ride my incumbent bike for 30 minutes and eat a small healthy dinner and drink the rest of my water ONE DAY AT A TIME IS ALL I CAN DO!

I will give you a little advice, once your pouch is full with hard proteins and you go to drink..you will not do it again, OUCH it hurts, when your pouch is full and you drink while eating or too son after eating you get backed up like a toliet and it is painful, you may not notice it now with mushies but I guarantee you will notice the pain once you are on solids , when I'd go out to eat, I'd order NO drink and not ask for water, if it is there so is the tmeptation, so to avoid it, dont have it near you..and hopefully you will not be ordering value meals any longer so that will not be an issue either. if you drink while eating you defeat the purpose of filling your pouch or having the band since the liquids will push the food through your band quicker and you will be hungry again sooner... I hope this helps you some Good Luck

I was under light sedation, the call it twilight, the procedure too kabout 3 minutes once they got the scope in..total time for me was less then 10 minutes, yes there was an IV needle to administer the sedation medicine I had mine in Mexico, it was cheaper too even if my insurance covered it here in the US it still was cheaper in MX and I had resutls instantly, with video and print out of pictures and a typed written report

I was on liquids for 3 weeks, 2 weeks of clear liquids and 1 week of full liquids...you need to folllow your Dr.s post op instructions, every Dr. has a different post op plan. Follow the rules , do not deviate from his instructions, there is a reason he gave them to you. You need to heal, eating too soon before your Dr. allows it could jeopardize things with your band. I know it is hard but there is light at the end of the tunnel, hang in there Drink Protein drinks to get in your protein, it helps curb hunger and may help with the nausea

iam the LBT tanning QUEEN...I have been tanning for years I am tan 365 days a year...my scars look great all exept for the one I got from my band removal, it is a little browner then the rest of them , but yes you can cover them up or just put a dab of sunscreen on the scar before tanning

I'm telling you it works for me.. thanks for asking and thinking of me I appreciate that more then you know! Today so far I have eaten 2 egg whites w/ a small piece of turkey ham for Breakfast lunch a small green salad and I had to force the salad down, was not hungry but I still need to eat.. it is 4:00 now and I'm not hungry. I do not have the jitters but it affects us all differently, right now for me it is my saving grace not having my band ...even if I DO NOT LOSE lose another pound and DO NOT GAIN I am happy!

Yeah! Leatha is staying!!!!! You know I got mad love for you girlfriend