rbmk14

Thank you for the suggestions! I tried to make an appointment a couple weeks ago for spring break, and apparently everyone has the same idea because they're completely booked! I told them the situation and they put my name down in case someone cancels so hopefully I can get in. As far as the rules, I haven't been following pretty much any of them the last few months, I know it's horrible! I was doing really well at first, but since I haven't had a fill my band is completely empty and it's doing me no good right now. I really haven't been following them because I'm just as hungry as before I had the band, but I know some of it is emotional/bored eating as well. The closest doctor to me is 2 hours away but it's still better than 4 hours.

I am in desperate need of a Lap Band guru and mentor. I had my Lap Band surgery in July 2013 and am failing miserably. I've only lost 15 pounds and I don't know what to do next. I haven't had a fill because TR in Houston (where I had my surgery) didn't tell me that they don't do fills on fridays, and I live 3 hours away from there at college and can only get home on fridays. I haven't been able to stick to the rules at all since like September and I don't know what to do next but I don't want to give up! Can someone please help me?

I had my surgery in July 2013 and am sad to say I've only lost 20 pounds . I know for sure I'm not doing my part like I should be doing, but I also haven't been able to have one fill since my surgery. My doctor's office told me AFTER surgery that they don't do fills on Fridays, and since I go to college 4 hours away from my doctors office, it's pretty much impossible to be there on a day other than Friday. How hard is it to switch doctors for fills/aftercare? There's one closer to my parents house that does fills on Friday and also has once a month saturday fills, and also a TR office only 1 1/2 from my school that I could do a weekday appointment at. Can you do fills at more than one office? Since my surgery was entirely covered by insurance, what do I need to do with them to switch?

I also love the cottage cheese with cinnamon! It's so good! I also like turkey sausage and egg whites, and usually will eat that for lunch or something on a whole wheat wrap. Really good!

Mine has been awesome! I did it through True Results Houston and they were really nice and helpful.

I haven't heard that. I'm 2 weeks out and have vomited once. It was absolutely no fun so I definitely will try to avoid that in the future. On a side note, I specifically asked my doctor about vomiting because I don't live close to his office so I was worried about stomach bands and such, and he said while they advise to get an unfill if you're really ill, he's never personally had a patient slip their band from vomiting, and he's had a lot of patients. So that gives me a little piece of mind!

I think you would know! I was banded 2 weeks ago and on day 2 I was having hunger pains, just the same as before the surgery, so I don't think they'd be any different.

No advice as I just got my band and I haven't been pregnant but congratulations!!!

I haven't heard of anything in Waco, as far as I know there aren't any lap band surgeons around here either. I got my band in Houston 2 weeks ago! When do you get yours?

I'm not in Temple but Waco so pretty close! Don't know of any support groups around here though:/

My steristrips fell off but I'm putting new bandaids on my incisions every day or every other day. I don't really like leaving them without anything, and they didn't tell me not to.

I feel the same way! I can eat the same amount I could pre-band, but I do see some differences because I did throw up today when I ate too fast and a few things feel tight doing down. I actually like feeling those things because it reminds me that the band is really there! When I really do eat really slow and take small bites and chew a lot, I definitely eat less just because I'm not shoveling it all in before I even know I'm stuffed. I feel satisfied, but not full, and feel like I've been eating for a while so I'm done. It works! I just need to make myself eat slowly EVERY meal, and not just when I'm afraid I'll throw up lol.

Happened to me this morning. It sucked!! I didn't go back to liquids for the rest of the day but made sure I ate A LOT slower and smaller bites when I did lunch and dinner. I knew I was eating too fast when I was doing it but I was with friends and we were in a rush to eat breakfast so we could go shopping at a really great antique place, but next time I'll know just to hold off until I have time to eat slowly!!!

It's almost 1am here and of course I'm now hungry! Ate dinner at like 7 30 and haven't had anything since then so I don't know if I'm actually hungry or head hungry. On the bright side, I have a friend staying with me for the weekend who's sleeping on my couch, so I know I won't be tempted to go to the kitchen to get something! That's always a way to keep you from nighttime snacking;)

I could sleep on my side and stomach 2nd night post op. totally comfortable once I got there, but a little painful getting there since your ab muscles are so sore. I also slept on my stomach on top of a soft ice pack with a towel on top and felt really comfortable to me. I'm a week and a half post op and still do that on days when my incisions are sore.