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The whole purpose of the band is to allow you to eat a very small meal and to keep you full for approximately 5 hours. This should eliminate the need for Snacks due to hunger if your meals are spaced about that far apart. As for blood sugar issues, I had them before the band but now that I eat significantly less, I don't have the problem anymore (unless I have an unfortunate encounter with some ice cream). I also find that I am not usually hungry for a snack, I just think I am. I also stop losing weight if I get in the habit of snacking regularly. I try to keep it to once in a while when I'm having a late dinner.

I'm not sure what is going on with you, but I can offer some helpful tips. When you eat and you have good restriction, you have to chew, chew, chew and don't swallow until your food is mushy. The times that I PB are ususally because I swallowed a bite of food before it was small enough. I know for me I have to really pay attention when I am eating, because if I'm not that is the time that I usually swallow too soon. It's is also normal to be able to eat about 1 cup of food (give or take a little and depending on what you are eating) at a sitting. I have never really gotten "full" on just a few bites. I also struggle daily with my head hunger even after almost 3 years being banded. But to answer your question, yes you can PB even when you don't have good restriction. The biggest cause for me is usually not chewing enough.

Maybe I can help. I am a registered dietitian that has a lap band and works with a surgeon that does lap bands. I instruct all his patients on the diet stages before surgery. All surgeons do give different advice and advance the diet stages at different rates. Even the doc I work with advances too fast sometimes. I always tell my patients that if you move up a stage in consistancy and it doesn't go well, just go back to the previous stage. I usually recommend liquids for a week or two just because of post op swelling. But everybody is different and some can progress faster than others. I was on liquids for 3 weeks before I started mushies. As for the saline already being in your band. That is not supposed to happen until approximately 6-8 weeks post op. I hope that helps. Hang in there.

My BM's are just as frequent as they were before banding, but they are definitely harder to get out sometimes. Kind of like little pellets. I wouldn't call it constipation in my case.

Mine is in the middle about 2 inches below my bra. My doc told me he put it there because there is less chance of it flipping when you lose a large amount of weight. So far no problems. I can feel mine too if I'm laying on my stomach, but it doesn't hurt.

When I get a fill, my doc wants me not eat 4 hours before. Clear liquids are okay. And after it's liquids for the rest of the day.

You guys will get a good laugh out of this. I am a Registered Dietitian. I work 20 hours a week in a hospital. I also invest in real estate with my husband. We have several rental properties that I manage. People always want me to give them a diet when they find out what I do. I usually tell them that I can't even manage my own diet!!

My doc said only Tylenol. Said NSAIDS were a stomach irritant and didn't want to do anything to irritate it or the band. I can only take the liquid because of the amount of fill. I used to take Zoloft and had to crush it up because it got stuck a few time and hurt soo bad. I have since weaned off of it.

I had my third fill in April and finally had really good restriction. I also had good weight loss. Now I have started noticing that I can physically eat more food at one sitting. Is this normal after some weight loss? I don't really get hungry all that often, but I still have the voices in my head that tell me I am hungry. I guess my question is .... Is it normal to be able to eat more after some weight loss, even with an adequate fill?

I love your babies! I have a 9 month old boxer mix (girl) named Scout that I adopted from the animal shelter. She looks mostly like a boxer but her nose isn't as squished up. She is a trip. She rips her bed apart just like yours do. Good luck with your band. You are on the right track.

I had my surgery done by Dr. Ponce in Dalton. I have no complaints and like him and his staff very much. I am a 4 hour drive away. Well worth the trip.

I had surgery with Dr. Ponce in September and although my weight loss has been slow, I have been very pleased. I feel like I have made some really good changes and that the weight will never come back. I loved Dr. Ponce and his staff. They are very friendly and knowledgable and are very easy to get in touch with if you need something. Good luck. You're gonna be so glad you did this.

That was a fabulous post. I only wish I had read it before my first PB. I unfortunately did take a sip of a drink to try to flush the food down. Big mistake. Huge! I ended up in the bathroom really quickly. I also tried to eat something else once after I got stuck and that was a mistake too. PB'd even more. Yuck. I am definitely living and learning, but I love my band.

I had outpatient surgery too. I had my surgery about 1pm and left by 5:30pm. I did stay in a hotel with my mom and best friend for the weekend. It was great having them help me out. Good luck with yours.

I was banded in Dalton, Georgia by Dr. Ponce. The cost was $13,700 which includes fill for the first year (but I still have to pay for the floro). It was an outpatient surgery and I stayed overnight in a hotel close to the hospital. I had a wonderful experience and love Dr. Ponce and his staff.