Lisamarie

I did check with the Dr and they really had no explanation but just so you know it is 95% back to normal. I don't even notice it anymore and mine was my right leg too. Since writing that my band slipped and was removed and 4 months later put back on. I have had no problems with numb thighs or anything else this time around!!! I'd say it did last about 6 months though. Good luck to you!

Thanks for your support and you'll be happy to know that I was rebanded on the 19th of Nov, 2008 and it is very different from the first. I do not have the immediate restriction that I did with the first but it is good because I think I can live the rest of my life with this one because with the old one I wasn't sure how I would stop losing once I got to my goal. This one is definitely taking alot longer to find my sweet spot and I am not losing yet but I do think I will within the next couple of fills!!! Good luck to you, I truely believe in the band!!!!!

Just wanted to say goodbye to this part of my life. I unfortunately lost my band on July 14,2008 after having it for only 7 months. I was on vacation when it slipped and after 4 horrible days of throwing up and pain and visiting 3 different hospitals to get better, Dr DelaTorre removed it at the hospital in Columbia MO. Unfortunately I also aspirated on the OR table and wound up in ICU for 4 days and almost on the ventilator. Thank God I didn't but it was rough! I missed my whole vacation with my family by being in the hospital instead. I would love to have the band again but I am very scared of any surgery again because of the fear of aspirating again. I have gained almost 10lbs since removal 2 months ago and I am very scared of gaining my 60 lbs back that I lost already. I am watching the scale everyday but my will power isn't that good that's why the lap band was so wonderful for me! I believe my band slipped because when I was on vacation and I threw up because of eating to fast or not chewing well enough I was able to sit on the side of the tub and bend in half and throw up in the toilet which was very comfortable but I think it put too much pressure on my stomach and that is why it slipped. At home if I got sick I only could lean over from a standing position because my tub has slidining doors on it. I wish I would have known this before and maybe I would still have the band and be losing instead of gaining! Good Luck to everyone and remember--don't sit down to throw up! Good Bye, Lisamarie

I have had 3 fills and 1 unfill for a total of 4cc left in my 10cc band and I am still having a hard time keeping food down with anything other than soft foods and liquids. It was better for about 5 days after my unfill but now it is getting hard again to eat food. I really think I am chewing and eating slow enough but maybe not??? I have never been able to eat like I did before surgery. I think I may need to have another unfill. I would love for somebody to do a poll on how much and how many fills people have when they reach there "sweet spot"!!!

Thanks for the poll!!! I am curious on how everyone is doing too!

I did have to see a dr. for 6 months before my insurance would approve. I even lost 40 lbs and they still approved the surgery! The whole process took close to a year with the 6 month of dr visits.

Jazz did you ever have your surgery? I had surgery at DePaul in Dec 07.

From what I understand the new band made by Johnson & Johnson is basically the same thing only they offer a new online support program that is suppose to be pretty helpful! I would ask more questions if I were you, but either one will work the same.

I am having trouble adjusting to my last fill too. I even had an appt. to be unfilled alittle bit but it got better and I cancelled. I have 4 3/4 cc in a 10 cc band. I really don't enjoy eating anymore, most things are getting stuck or hurt going down, but I do like the scale and the way I feel. I am suppose to go back on 5-3-08 for another fill but I may hold off on adding to it. I will see how I am doing when that day comes. I am looking forward to having my blood work rechecked next visit to see if I am eating enough nutrionally.

I am 18 wks post-op and have had 3 fills totaling 4 3/4 cc's in a 10cc band. I have lost a total of 26lbs lost. It might not be a large amount, but I am very happy going in the right direction and more importantly I feel so much better!!!!:rolleyes2:

I am almost 18 wks post op and my thigh has been numb since day of surgery! I have about a 4X6 inch area on the top part of my right upper thigh that has been changing and somewhat improving but definitely not gone yet. I asked my doc at my first post op exam and he said it should be gone within a month and he was not sure why it happens. I haven't mentioned it since. For at least 1 month the area became very sensitive to the touch, almost like a burn. Now it is just partially numb and hasn't change in a very long time, so I think it may be permanent! Wondering if anyone else has this problem and how long they have had it.

If you have the time to wait, try the online stores like womans view, romans, or lane bryant. Great selection and prices!

That's what I am not good about doing the exercise!!!Yuck!!! I know that it will boost my losing if I could just get with it. I just hate sweating! Good luck on your next fill!

Wow that is fantastic weight loss. I only had 2cc of fluid put in on my first fill out of 10cc. I can't even tell a difference. I still cannot eat alot at one time but I get hungry in between. I was amazed how easy it was to have filled and how it didn't hurt!

I too am having a very hard time getting in my protein! I just can't drink anymore Protein drinks and with the little bit I can eat, it isn't adding up to 60 grams! I still have a hard time eating more than a tablespoon or 2 of soft food but I have lost 10 lbs!!!:whoo: Hopefully it gets better before I develop problems from lack of protein in my system! Good luck to you, Lisa

I too lost 8.5lbs since surgery on the 19th!! Hooray for both of us!!!!

Hi Ann I was banded on 12-19 and I have lost 8.5 lbs so far. As of now though I really don't want to eat or drink anything so much. I really am having a hard time getting my Protein in. Nothing appeals to me and I am not really hungry. Hopefully this improves I know I can't keep this up. Lisa

Thanks to everyone who answered all of my Pre banding questions!!:clap2: I was banded 2 days ago on the 19th and I am feeling preety good! Everything went well! I had a total of 6 incisions and 24 staples UGH! but in all honesty they look like they are healing nicely and they really don't hurt. My stomach is tender and I am still taking the pain med with codeine at least for a few more days I think. I also have liquid tylenol for adults to take next instead. I go back to the Drs on Wed to have the staples removed! I really think that will go alright too. I am just a little nervous:nervous.

Yes I did get a bracelet. I bought mine from Lauren's Hope online and spent about $60 on it but I can't swim with it. (I was told it would last longer if I kept it as dry as possible) The clasps are very hard for me to put on and take off so I sent it back to have a magnetic clasp put on it but because I didn't do that at the time I first placed the order I had to pay an additional $30 for the magnetic clasp, labor and shipping! It has turned out to be pretty costly, but it is very nice to look at and pretty important to have in case of emergency!

Good Luck to you and post how you are doing! I am having it done on the 19th and I will do the same. Just hope for the best, that is what I am going to do and keep a positive attitude!!!

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Great! My doc is Roger DelaTorre (I forget how to spell it) My husband thinks I am crazy for doing this but is still supportive of me if it is what I want. I just want it to be over, the closer it gets the more nervous I get. I still want it but I just want it to be 2 weeks from today!

I wish I could tell you. I am trying to figure it out too!!

I am having mine done on Dec 19 at DePaul Hospital in St Louis. Anyone else??

Centrum chewables are pretty good, but the Centrum Silver chewables which have more of what you need are pretty nasty. I bought the Baraiatric Advantage Vitamins that I can swallow. They are in a small thin capsule form that has been OK'd to take.