sunflower26

good for you too i have just hit the 50 lbs mark too its has not been easy a lot of ups and downs

down 50 lbs banded in dec

ya we all get stressed out

i dont think ive ever been in the green zone going for fill monday i just cant handle much fill in my band it make me feel tight under my ribs so they have to take it out every time so its in and out 3 times now omg

after not so much but before is ok like 2 hours or so

i have been filled to tight 3 time iam just very senstive dr will un fill very easy and fill very easy not much pain and it has been hard for me to get ajusted but weight coming off good

Was banded on dec 3 the frist time i was to tight right out of sergery so they took out fill then about 6 weeks out my frist fill had the same thing happen day before yesterday was my fill for the 3 time got 2 ccs i havr very little fill in my band from day one this was to tight so went back yesterday had half taken out its been really hard to get my band ajusted i have a wondeful dr he says iam very sensitve but i have lost 50 lbs so its working just a hard time to get ajusted got it right now i hope but this has been a hell of a ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! would do it again if i had to think its right now

i was banded by dr michaelson dec 2012 down 47 ibs live in bellingham wish there was a support group up here its just to far to drive to NWWLS

well i quess its very hard to think of myself as thinner its like somedays i grab my upper stomach wont go down same as 47 lbs ago i keep doing exersice and sit ups its right about where my port is i quess i still have swallowing after 3 months you would think not but i have had fills and i think it makes me swollon there but yes i still feel fat i gained all this weight the past 15 years and its very hard to think my self thin so even after losing 47 lbs i still feel over weight and fat omg what did i look like before well on the road to a better me inside and out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! some days i just get down i wish i could post a pic but i cant get it to load right

well you have your frist stuck you will know it and i think it happens to every one so just remember you can still breathe and you dont need to call 911 or panic its very hard for me to stay CLAM AT THAT FEELING but i did i have had small stucks but not to bad i really make sure i dont eat any thing thats to big of a bite join the stuck club hahahah

i was stuck once the frist week on egg well now chew and rest chew and rest i have always been a fast eater so this is really been a lot to learn

IAM 3 MONTHS OUT AND I USE ONE EVERY OTHER DAY A MILD ONE BUT IF I DONT I GET VERY CONSTIPATED SO I THINK ITS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY ON GOING

IAM 3 MONTHS OUT LOST 46 LBS I HAVE 3 CC IN MY BAND REALLY FEELING GOOD NOW STARTING TO GET MY LIFE BACK YAYAYAYA

i have only lost l lb in 15 days but i just think i need a fill only have 1.cc so far banded dec 4 but lost 45 sofar so yayaay but i eat no rice pasta bread or sweet sounds like we have the same drs i will cut back on the oatmeal too

YES, BUT I JUST WAS BANDED DEC 4 2012 BUT I HAD A TIME A FRIST THAT I WAS TO TIGHT NOW DOWN 46 LBS AND I FEEL THAT ITS TO LOSES AND AM ARE TIGHT SOME TIME DR TOLD ME STRESS CAN MAKE THE BAND FEEL TIGHTER AND RELAXEING CAN MAKE IT CHANGE TOO SO THERE WE GO UP AND DOWN AND YES MY MY BAND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN

SLIMING IS ALL THE MUCUS YOU GET IF YOU GET SOMETHING STUCK IF YOU HAVE IT HAPPEN YOU KNOW IT IS A VERY ODD THING I DONT LIKE IT, GOT EGG STUCK AT FRIST BEEN VERY CAREFUL NOW BANDED DEC 4 2012 YAYA DOWN 45 LBS YAYAYA IT FEELS LIKE YO SWALLOWED A GOLF BALL YOU WILL KNOW

I HAVE BEEN VERY PROD OF MY BAND AND MY DR IVE TOLD EVERY ONE IF THEY DONT HAVE ANY THING GOOD TO SAY I DONT REALLY CARE BUT MY JOB IS THE KIND THAT I HAD TO TAKE 2 WEEKS OFF AND HAD MEDICAL SLIP SO PEOPLE AT WORK NEW I REALLY DONT CARE I DID THIS FOR ME NO ONE ELSE SO THE HECK WITH ALL THE BAD NEG ATIVE THINGS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA THAT THIS IS A VERY HARD THING TO DO MY FAMILY HAS BEEN GREAT HUBBY AND DAUGHTER SHES A NURSE AND SON ALL HAVE JUST BEEN SO GREAT DOWN 45 LBS OTHER DAY AT WORK SOME ONE SAID I JUST DONT SEE THE WEIGHT LOSS AND I SAID WHO CARES I DIDNT DO IT FOR YOU HAHAHAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

banded dec 4 had to have my fill removed so they had to put fill in in jan now i have only 1 and half cc and lost 45 lbs iam verysesative they say and dr has not put any more in iam in the green zone and its great just dont need a lot of fill every ones differnt i was very restricted after sergery

i felt the same way at day 5 so hang it there it gets better iam 10 weeks out and doing well lost 45 lbs and holding my own it will get better

its very funny ive lost 45 lbs banded dec 4 but only lost 2 inches on bust an i thnk its from the band too but i wear my bras big due to a rib engery years ago i think its the last place to heal

BEEN IN THE GREEN ZONE FOR 3 WEEKS NOW DOWN 45 LBS FROM DAY ONE THIS IS REALLY BEEN A RIDE I HAVE HAD 2 SMALL FILLS BANED ON DEC 4 FILLED ONCE IN JAN AND THEN END OF FEB STARTING TO GET THE HANDLE ON BEING A BANSTER WAY OF LIFE AT FRIST I WAS SO CONFUED ABOUT EVERY THING BUT AFTER 10 WEEKS NOW I REALLY AM GLAD I DID THIS

frist fill today doing well only got 1 cc very small start but ok with me growling yes but have not eaten today only protien shakes for 24 hours and water and liquids

COSCO HAS THE BEST PROTEIN SHAKES THERE CALLED PREMIER THEY COME IN CHOC OR VANILLA THEY ARE APROVED BY MY DR AND THE PROTEIN IS 30 GRAMS THERE THE ONLY OTHERE SHAKE EXCEPT FOR BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE THE OTHERE STUFF YOUR BYING ARE VERY LOW IN PROTEIN THIS HAS 30 GRAMS AND VERY TASTYGOOD LUCKY

i use these gas x strips that mealt in your mouth i have had bad gas and it feel some time like its in my throat i will get my frist fill wed iam 7 week out dec 4

i have had to stuck times once it felt like a golf ball then i had fliud taken out i was to tight but better now its been 6 weeks get my frist fill wed the23