RockinGal

I think your being to hard on yourself. I am at same timeframe you are post surgical and haven't had a fill yet. Mine will be on 21st as well.
I think we need to remember that the 1st month post OP is about healing and getting used to band just being there. Once we get that 1st fill and start learning how to work with our band then I think we can start to set a monthly goal with the help of your team. I was told 1-2 lbs a week was realistic goal. I was told from the get go that normal for bands is slower in the short term but by 5th year out results were close to sleeve or bypass.
That being said, I also want the satisfaction of immediate results but know it took me a long time to get to place where I needed to be banded so I shouldn't expect it to just fall away post band.
Guess I am writing this to myself as well. I am reminding myself that there is always going to be an accountability factor since that band won't make chocolate cake or toffee bars taste any less amazing. We have to work the tool we chose.
I truly know how you feel about losing quickly. I caught stomach flu Friday and thought well at least I'm cleaned out and should drop 5# with luck. The following day I got influenza and am miserable. Again, my thoughts went to well, since I can't swallow much (sore throat), am still very nauseous etc... and basically drinking power aide zero and soup/broth at least my scale should make me smile. Wrong thinking. Guess what? I stepped on scale & I gained 2#. Don't know how but I know I can't let my scale rule my happiness if I know I am making the right decisions.
Not all successes are in #'s, losing inches is another way to get positive reinforcement without scale. Also, if you are exercising a lot you can gain muscle and it weighs more than fat, so don't be so hard on yourself. We just are getting started.
Smile, we are all on a journey and here to help each other.

I love Dr. Robbins as well. Was banded Jan. 22nd & will be getting 1st fill in a little over a week. I think we have a very good team and are pretty lucky to be working with people who are passionate about understanding the issues of obesity and get the huge component of emotional/addiction eating.

So far I'm impressed with the staff/team at the office. Has anyone else had Dr. Robbins? Im currently following the 3 month plan. Just wondering how soon after the 3 months you were scheduled for surgery.

Hi there, sounds like you are detoxing. Just think how great you're going to feel when you are stepping on the scale a month from now! I know what you mean about the variation in protocols. Just stick with yours and you'll be good. He relationship with your surgeon is long-term -- aftercare in first year very important. Think of yourself as a team. My pre-op was two weeks liquids then post-op was one day clear, one week full liquids, one week mushies then smooth foods. I worried because I didn't have the clear liquid protocol for a week like some others but I just did what was in the plan provided by my surgeon. Congratulations on your upcoming surgery. Keep your eyes in the prize and that prize is a healthy happy you!

I'm a hiccuper too! I can kind of feel when I get to the right point and I set my utensil down and sure enough, within a minute or 2, here comes the hiccup

Thanks to you all, will be going in tomorrow. Wish this all hadn't occurred over the weekend. Fluids are going in fine but have to be room temp or warm tea and broth.
Hate the onset of evenings when fevers go up and you feel worse in general. Using my post surgical pain meds and anti nausea. So much drainage that tummy is very irritated plus all the coughing/sneezing is making main incision and port sore. Hanging in there.
So sorry it hit you so hard it landed you in hospital. 30# of fluids would totally waterlog you, hope you weren't that dehydrated and that some of that was preventative fluids.
Leepers, nice to see you all over the board.

I was just in the hospital for a week was a serious case of gastrointestinal infection. I was pumped with 30# of Fluid by the time I left. When I left on Friday my surgeon told me to stick with the mushy food for another week.

Fluids, fluids, fluids.

Words of wisdom received. Thank you. I am 3 weeks out and am down just over 30# but that includes weight from pre OP and just had the stomach flu. I was so scared I was going to hurt myself by vomiting. It hurt and sounded like nothing I've experienced before. I wanted to lose quick but not by stomach flu. WARNING FOR ALL JUST POST SURGICAL, PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM PUBLIC PLACES WHILE ALL THIS ILLNESS IS GOING AROUND.

Dilation only occurs when you are over eating and food backs up into the esophagus. You have to measure your portions out and try not to go over that. Having your band too tight makes the food go down slower and it backing up.

Hi everyone,
My pre-op is scheduled for Jan. 8th with surgery on the 17th. Can't believe it is so close! Keep thinking about how different life will be next year at this time!

I am told my date will be in January and have Liver class on the 2nd but ran into trouble not having weighed enough by 7# in 2011. They are going to use weight from January, 2014 to get me through. I am so ready to be able to have the band as a tool to help me conquer weight once and for all. I have struggled since adolescence . This is for my well being but also to set a good healthy example for my Son. I was blessed at 38 with the child I had been told my whole life I would never be able to have. His biological Father is exceptionally large both in height @ 6`5 & I am guessing somewhere between 300-350, with multiple health problems. As much as I want this for myself, I want to lead him to make the best choices possible to keep from going down the painful path his Father and I have felt.
That being said, I am 5 foot & weigh roughly 225#. I know that may sound like a goal weight for some but I have degenerative disc disease, a rare collagen disorder EDS that causes my joints to dislocate. I have to get the weight off these joints, just this year my knee went out I fell down the stairs and broke 5 bones in my right leg. I also have other health issues that can only improve as I go on my journey with you all.
IS ANYONE IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA DOWN TO PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA AREA THAT WANTS TO GET TOGETHER?

I am told my date will be in January and have Liver class on the 2nd but ran into trouble not having weighed enough by 7# in 2011. They are going to use weight from January, 2014 to get me through. I am so ready to be able to have the band as a tool to help me conquer weight once and for all. I have struggled since adolescence . This is for my well being but also to set a good healthy example for my Son. I was blessed at 38 with the child I had been told my whole life I would never be able to have. His biological Father is exceptionally large both in height @ 6`5 & I am guessing somewhere between 300-350, with multiple health problems. As much as I want this for myself, I want to lead him to make the best choices possible to keep from going down the painful path his Father and I have felt.
That being said, I am 5 foot & weigh roughly 225#. I know that may sound like a goal weight for some but I have degenerative disc disease, a rare collagen disorder EDS that causes my joints to dislocate. I have to get the weight off these joints, just this year my knee went out I fell down the stairs and broke 5 bones in my right leg. I also have other health issues that can only improve as I go on my journey with you all.
IS ANYONE IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA DOWN TO PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA AREA THAT WANTS TO GET TOGETHER?

heating pad to help gas pain. ice pack to help incisional pain. walk and drink warm drinks. did i mention walk. that will be the best friend you have. take pain med's prescribed for you so you will walk. and drink fluids, and rest. give yourself time to recover. so get in your recliner and watch some movies. good luck on your surgery. i wish you fast and speedy recovery