Gary John

Question I have a band now not happy with it probaly my fault but i was thinking of a sleeve any one done this let me know thanks

yes the first few hardly anything after the a week but now i am up to 7 cc in a 14 cc band i am there . put it this way me and my wife can split a 6 inch steak and i be eating around 2 1/2 inches of it ful till the next day

Weight loss is differnt for evreryone i was stuck a 319 pounds for almost 3 months now its going down again. all i eat is mostly meat and if i do it right i can eat some vegs but vry little . i do drink protien shakes for the good stuff i can not eat.

Well i get the hipcups and if i go on my mouth will fill up with slim i guess thats what it is called then off and running to the bathroom nor a good feeling but time goe on you learn what it is and then u know to stop.

Good luck it will all be worth it

was a Breakfast sandwich minus the bread only ate the egg and little of the sauage. and for information i did not glup the Water was a small drink probaly a fast one thought LOL

Well probaly not that bad but let me tell you this much, Wife and I had a late lunch, I only had a plain hamberg. which filled me up, around 8:30 pm I thought I was hungery so grab something small to eat and a bottle of Water, holy cow what a Big mistake that was it felt like the Water I drink got stuck and would not me do anything felt like a gas bubble. like if you drink a real cold soda fast. for a split second could not beather which was not true but i did gag and vomit my water up. so lessson learn again which is a on going thing for me and problay a bunch of others

bread for me is also a no no but like we have to try once awhile and ooops there goes stuff like a Tomato, had a peice of chess and peprione bread last night thought i was gonna bust. That be last of the bread now,

Been there and still struggling and i think i also going back my protien shakes for aweek or so liquried diet maybe

i am now at 7 cc of a 14 cc band and i do think i am just about there i stay full almost all day from the night before. Only thing i need to do is stop drinking coffee after i eat my dinner because doing so i am no longer full . i think it is it is washing down my food. As i am sitting here i can still feel full, but i am craving for something sweet, as i read in other formuns that will pass i am hoping soon. Also as far as my weight its been staying close the last two months has not changed much. i think i gained a pound since my last fill and fill before that was i gained a ounce. but now i think i am going to make it right, another reason is i am getting discoreaged because my wife told me i lost the weight she would also and quit smoking but she gaining and i am sorta losing

Same problem I had but learning to a slower, also stress has a lot to do with no6t eating slow, I have 7 cc in a 14 cc band I am almost there but time will tell it takes about two weeks to see how much food you do eat. Also I did the unfill at first mistake very discoveging because youeat twice as much. you remmber the band is a tool

Well I know that feeling chicken was one of my favorite foods to eat now if i eat any it must always have to be the dark meat, white is out to dry, as far as being full up i think i am starting to undrstand that part. most times when i think i am full i stop eating and wait, most times i find out that i am full and then i stop. if i do not stop i be running to the bathroom and food does not taste the same second time around..

You will find that after a week or so you eat more then u think you should biggest thing is called will power and get the fills right. myself been finding that out my self i also go on the 11 for a another fill, i should be getting close now since i am half full already but no rush, any case good luck in school and keep smiling it will all be worth it

Weight loss back on track again starting to see some weight loss, but a funny thing was happing up til now i had no clue why i was feeling full and was not able to eat, i thought my band was to tight the problem was that i can only use the bathroom like once a week pass my bowl so for some strange reason was giving me pressure and tell me that i was full. it happened a week ago and never dawn on me that was going on. yes i tryied Fiber and no help. so i found out if i drink hot coco i can use the bathroom. just figured i share a strange thing since i had my band the longest out of the people on this posting thanks for linstening

Well i am glad all is good with you as far i am going weight is at a stand still, had a check up and fill today and i gained 2 ounces which i was not thrilled about. so Dr Marker which was there today put another 1.5 cc in for a total of 7 cc in my band hopefully it works better. now i am half full i was told. The scale is not anyones friend for the first few months we all go on it hoping for a micreal happens to some but not others i be happy if i can start to lose 2 pounds aweek or more,

Well I hope your next fill is more successful for you. How much do they put in at a fill, is it standard or does it varies from person to person?

I have anesthesia this afternoon and then my procedure is only 1 day and a wake away!!! I hope I get to leave the same day but if I have a hiatal hernia, which Dr. Robbins suspects that I do because of the medications I currently take, then I will have to stay over night since that is the only way my insurance will cover it. It doesn't bother me either way, I rather have everything addressed while I am opened up then to have multiple procedures anyway!

As far as fills go it depends on your weight los or gain i got as much as 2 1/2 c then as low as 1 cc he told me i have a 14 cc band which is a big one so i have plenty of fill room if needed. as of this date i have 5 1/2 cc going on the 19 for another fill plus a i have a few more questions for them. i been getting a real upset tummy no clue why but i am sure they can tell me well let me know how it went and hope you are feeling good

another thing u probaly go home same day so it is walk in the park i got there 6 am home before 300 pm just wanted to share that even tho i posted it awhile ago anyway good luck i go for anothr fill on the 19 so makes 4 i think but they gonna have to tighten it up still eating to much alot more then 4 ouchs ameal enogh said

You will do just fine it is not all that bad. i can tell you this get pre regersterd before you go makes it easier when you get there you can go online and do it.

The hardest part afterwards is the gas pains but walk and much as you can it helps also keep a can of air fresher around. You will read that peole you gas x and other stuff really does not work just keep your head up and relax keep us posted how it goes take care

Well i was a 2 pack a day smoker and smoked over 40 years I quit may 11 and yes they tested was a urine test i had my surgey done in october 2013 and as far as smoking i miss it at times but not as much as i thought i would good luck with your surgery but not doing what the Doctors say can hurt your banding but it is your choice of doing what u want

I have had two i think lol at the being i had to get a unfill but only for a week ate string meat which was not a good idea got stuck and vomot all it out and could not stll eat lesson learn. i had a fill in nov. 2 1/2 cc then in dec another 2 cc and go this month get another fill problay same. i have a large band so it takes a bit to get it right i guess. i have noticed that the first week after fil i get ful but after that time i eat lots more the i should mostly meats and greens so thats a good thing.

Do not know who she is doing but so far so good for me weight slowly leaving but all is good still not at the no fill zone but time will tell. I find that I still have problems i forget there is a catch up time when u eat u need to stop and wait a few making sure you not full. but getting beter with that. at time i can eat a bunch of meat and veg but then there are times i eat a small amount and full the rest of the day.

Well now i know i am not totally crazy most days i eat because it is what most people do there been times that i would not eat just dinner even then i question myself why i am eating i know i am not in the Green zone yet but almost there i have had three fills and when i do eat to much i get the hipcups and lots of Water in my mouth.

got my second fill today and before it i gain three pounds i am hoping this will hold me back so i can lose it again

Nov 25

Awesome! I have mine December 19th... did you give yourself the lovenox? I'm nervous about giving myself an injection :/

The shots do not hurt easy very small needle I was luckie I only need it three times once before and twice after wards.but good luck it is all good, and my will power is fading here and there i know they gonna be upset with me tommorow but it be all good I also get a fill tomoorow

well i had an unfilled because i was throwing everything up found out that pot roast not good to eat to striny. thats was on 11/7 dr removed 2. cc . went back on 11/13 had a fill 2.1/2 cc but i think not enough i eat way to much but good thing i only eat meat and greens no crabs or should say very very little, my wife watches what i eat. still i am losing weight because of a great well power, put it this way i do not know many people who can quit smoking and still lose weight. well i also go back on the 17 dec and hopefully they put in more i need to get tighter just want to share