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Trish Congratulations! Im happy to see you are home and doing so well. Those little aches and pains get better as each day passes. I agree , a heating pad was my friend. My main pain was from the gas , so I would place it on my tummy like a hot water bottle.

Hi Flower, I was not laid up at all, as a matter of fact me and two other of my band buddies who were banded at the same time as I was in Mexico all went shopping the very next day in TJ on El Revolucion ( main shopping street in TJ where all tourists go) I was not even prescribed pain meds, I was just told to take liquid tylenol. Everyone is different however and I am sure you will get various replies on this subject. Good luck on your upcoming surgery

Flour tortillas and Sushi were two of my worst PB's ever. I do miss a Krispy Creme Donut

Everyone is so different in this category. I was able to get my first fill at 6 weeks post op, but I had enough restriction from surgery to not need one until 10 weeks post op. I had restriction once I was on solids.I have had 3 fills in a 13 months down 91 lbs

Babs, I know for me, I do not lose lbs but I lose inches. It is a mind set we have to get over, we can not let the scale dictate to us on our success. Inches lost is just as good as lbs lost in my book. How are your clothes fitting? Any looser? I went from a 16-12 quickly with not much lbs lost , it was the inches. Don't get discouraged. You know you are doing everything right The scale will move but in the meantime focus on the possitive things you have noticed from working out so diligently and eating healthier.

Hi Natalie, Welcome, you have come to the right place for support and knowledge. Lots of good people here who care. I'm glad you have come out of "lurk" mode and decided to join us I wish you luck on your approval. I hope you get your band by the end of the year. Please comtinue to post and ask questions

Hi David, Welcome to LBT and Congratulations on your new band! Looks like you are off to a successful start on your journey

My step total for all day Monday from 5:00 am until 8:00 pm was 9451 I am liking this challenge Today Iam going to add in a brisk walk above and beyond my regular routine and see if I can break 10,000 I've kind of challeneged myself to having more steps then the previous day. I'm going to get these last 9 lbs off it if kills me

bigmom, Great news! I know for me when I get a fill, it is rejuvenating and makes me more diligent & focused, it is almost like starting over. I hope the same for you Good Luck

Nykee, now that is progress!!! You have done great, remember baby steps. One day at a time. Looks like you have the right attitude and are realing trying to deal with those "head demons". If you can do that then you are going to do great.Breaking old habits that we have done for years can be difficult but it sounds like you are really putting forth an effort. I'm happy for you

Corgi, that is great news. I'm so glad you are feeling better Strange how so little a .25 cc's can make such a huge difference in being able to eat but still give good restriction. If you look at how much .25cc's is, it does not look like much. Thanks for letting us all know how you are doing.

Sushi and I are good friends, in place of the seaweed though I ask them to use rice paper, it is much thinner and much easier to chew then the seaweed. Just be careful with the rice, I was fine with it until I started getting my fills, my 2nd official PB was on rice form sushi, but now I have learned

A reason for hair loss I was told are lack of protein and the anasthesia from surgery can do thisas well. I have been banded for 1 year now and I still lose hair so when I see more hair then normal I know I need more protein in my diet.

What a great day to be banded on, April 26th is my birthday Congratulations to you, hope you have a successful journey.

True or False? --- banding is better for large eaters, by-pass for those who eat normal amounts of junk food or sweet tooths. True or False? --- banding has a higher long-term success due to the ability to re-fill versus a weight loss window. True in my opinion and al lthat I have read on the subject True or False? ---- you do not lose your hair with banding. False I lost hair True or false? --- banding requires much more will power and ability to avoid fattening high calory foods like chips, sweets, carbs. which could prevent any weight loss. I eat pretty much what I want, It's all about quantity now with the band True or False? ---- if you don't lose the weight within your 13-15 month period with by-pass, you are stuck since your body will have become efficient at working on less caloriesand make it near impossible to lose more. True or False? --- many people with banding only lose a small amout of weight in the first two years and often require up to four years to lose 100 or more pounds? False, I have lot 91 lbs in a year and 3 weeks. These answers are from my experience only

What a beautiful morning! 174 was my weight this morning -1 lb for me this week which makes me 9 lbs from goal WOW!! I feel Good!

Tina..Congratulations. I'm so happy to hear you had such a wonderful experience in Mexico and a recovering so greatly! That is awesome. Some bounce back right away and some don't , I was like you, felt great except for the gas. I was shopping in TJ on El Revolucion the day after my surgery. We all are so different. Well take it easy this week even though you feel great you still did have surgery. Best of luck to you with your new band

My Dr. requires 24 hours of liquids after a PB, I did not take his instructions very well and had a horrible PB which then resulted in a terrible case of Esophagitis for 2 weeks where all I could do was liquids. , so now I do the 24 hours of liquids after a PB, I do not wish esophagitis on my worst enemy. Sometimes a PB can be a vicisous cycle if you do not go on liquids since a PB can cause swelling in the esophagus, if you try to eat again later or the next day there is a higher chance of PBing again. PB, eat, Pb eat..vicious cycle. If it were me I would do liquids for 24 hours. PS. tortillas are one of the only things I can not and will not eat ever again unlees they are fried. I had a horrible PB on a bite of a tortilla from a burrito. Never again will I eat a tortilla!

Hi Ryanne Welcome to LBT It would be my guess that you are stilll swollen, since your surgery was less then a week ago. You are one of the lucky ones. I was not on mush food until 4 week post op and solids at 6 weeks post op. I was on liquids for the first 3 weeks for the reason of swelling and wanting to be sure my band set in place and I did not have to digest any food that could create a problem since digestion is such a turning and churning process for your stomach, my Dr. wants to make sure all the swelling from surgery is gone and my band is anchored in tightly and I am healed before I get food, however once the swelling went down for me and I was able to eat I did have the pain in my chest like restriction feels like. I was lucky enough to not need a fill until 10 weeks post op. I had decent restriction from the initial placement of the band. So it could be a little of both you are experiencing. Good Luck to you and Congratulations on your new band

Corgi, remember that sometime a PB can cause swelling which will make you feel like you have more restriction if you try to eat solids, this is why most Dr.s reccomend 24 hrs ofliquids after a PB otherwise it can become a vicious cycle. PB..eat..PB..eat etc.. Give it some time, your body went through an ordeal thislast week with all of this. It iwll loosen up in time. Hang in there

Hi Denise Welcome and Congratulations on your new band. I wish you much success with your new band, this is a great site for support. Many members here have lots of advice and knowledge which will help you along in your journey

Debbie, I have the "sweet spot" to be a myth but I ave also heard it to be true from fellow bandsters. In my own experience, I do not think I ever have hit it or ever will. I am 10 lbs from goal and have lost 90 lbs in a little over a year. I have had 3 fills in that time. I do not plan on getting any more fills. Somedays it feels like I have great restriction and I do not get hungry for hours and hours and other days I have no restrictiomn where I am hungry again within 1-2 hours. I just take it as it comes. I'm trying like hell to get these 10 lbs off using my head more then the band but the band is there to help me, no doubt about it. This is just my experience

Hi J.S. Welcome to LBT Congratulatiuons on your new band! Sounds like things are going good so far by the tone of your post. Who did your surgery? Where do you live? Hows the weight loss going so far? Dixie, to answer your question I do believe there is a member here who is 62 who has the band. Her name is Sharbythesea, if you do a member search and send her a PM I am sure she will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Her and I were banded by the same Dr. Best of luck to both of you

Sounds like gas to me too. Iam a year post op and I find that if I sit for a period of time I get horrible gas pains. I just had it happen the other night sitting for 2 hours keeping score at my son's baseball game. I had to get up and walk around in between innings. I was dying. I keep Gas X with me all time in my purse, sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesnt. Walking helps!

are you allowed to have protein shakes yet? If so go to the store and grab a ready made can of the Atkins Advantage Chocolate flavor and pour it over ice. It has lots of protein and the protein will help with the hunger. Be careful with the mashed potatoes so soon after surgery. I know every doctor gives different post op instructions, I was not allowed mashed potatoes until 3 weeks post op. I was told eating anything that I would have to digest was not good for me so soon after surgery. It is important to let your band set in place and for you to heal from the inside. Digestion can make your tummy have a work out trying to digest any mushy or solid foods. Take it slow. Try a protein shake it will help. Hang in there it does get better