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CathyGash

LAP-BAND Patients
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Everything posted by CathyGash

  1. it took me a while to work with my band but now i am working better with it and doing the right choices and i may fall back but i got right back up and do better!
  2. yes u need to take it easy after every fill u should drink liquids the first three days. u need to follow the doc,s rules to the tee,u will feel better in the long run
  3. I dont regret having the surgery at all and I have lost 42 pounds and doing good and no throwing up or stuck episodes ! I love my band
  4. good job!
  5. I have same problem with food and since the lapband I am having to change the way i eat and the amount, u can eat some foods with no problems but i havent really done that, I stay away from breads and rice and white potatoes and I eat healthy and make sure i get the protein
  6. Are u on ure liquid diet they tell u to do after a fill? the milk and coffee u should not be drinking yet only clear for the first two days and then on to full liquids
  7. I bp but it is just a burp and nothing more, I have not thrown up and I am careful to and stop when I feel full
  8. got my second fill yesterday and doing good so far, But when i got filled i had a reaction to it and i was scared but the doc said it was normal and some ppl dont experience it
  9. i burp and that tells me I had enough
  10. no i dont think u need a fill but talk to the doc and see
  11. Im doing great, Had up and downs and I got my first fill not went back yet, I dont think i need to at this point I still got to get used to eating smaller bites and exercise more, I got banded on Oct 4th 2012
  12. Im interested! plez send them to me I am size 20 in clothes now i will email my address to u
  13. Images added to a gallery album owned by CathyGash in Before and After Lap Band Photos
    CathyGash, a weight loss surgery photo album by CathyGash on BariatricPal. 1 photo in Before and After Lap Band Photos.

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