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I would think the unfill should help. I have to watch what I eat. But I don't seem to have any trouble with protiens. I do have to watch the stringy stuff like green Beans and turkey and breads (unless they are hard crusted or toasted. I have only had those types of things get stuck to the point of pb and sliming. I have never thrown up anything. Hope the unfill works and I think it will. Good luck !!! Banded June 28, 07 first fill Aug 3rd - 1.6cc 2nd fill sept 1st

I slept in a recliner for about two days and then I slept on the couch on my right side for about 2 more days then I was finally able to sleep in bed on my right side now i can sleep anyway i want to . I was mostly the getting up from a flat position for 6 days that kept me from sleeping in bed the getting up and down were the main issues as my stomach muscles were very sore. Holding a pillow against my stomch when getting up and down helped a great deal. Banded 6/21/07 First fill 8/4/07 1.6cc

I got my first fill 6 weeks after surgery. I went in for my 4 week post-op appt and was hoping for a fill only to find out my Dr does the first fill under flouroscopy and I would have to wait another 2 weeks for my first fill. I have that done 1 1/2 weeks ago and my next fill is schedualed for Sept 4th. It is really hard going 4 weeks before i can get my next fill.' I have 1.5 cc's in . I need to ask the size of my band and find out what type of band that I have. I have some restriction but not enough. Can't wait for the next fill. Banded 6/21/07 First fill 1.5cc Second fill Sept 4th

Yes i was on a full liquid diet for 3 weeks after surgery. I think I ate almost any cream soup there was. Then mushies after that. Now that I am eating real food my weight does not want to move downward!!!

I have had my first fill and i am still in bandster hell. I lost 24 lb before my first fill and since my fill I have lost nothing. My weight keeps bouncing between 246 and 250. It is so hard to keep telling myself the weight will come off. I am keeping my food diary and staying on track but it is really hard when you are not loosing. Hope I get out of nuetral soon and get back to seeing my weight go down. It has been 1 week since my first fill and I have to wait till Sept 4th before i get another fill. So believe me I feel your pain because I am right there with you. Banded 6/21/07 first fill 1.5cc on 7/3/07

Hey Does anyone know of a good online diary or tracking program? I find it hard to keep a written food diary on me all day at work so an internet based food diary would be great. Has anyone ran across a good web site to do that ? Banded 6-21-07 First fill 7-3-07 1.5cc 2nd fill in one month

hi DLW, I am 51 yrs old and my starting weight was 270 i am now down to 246 in about 2 months. I expect to be down to at least 150 in the time span of a year. I can eat read meat I just have to really chew. Stringy stuff like turkey and green Beans is more of a challenge for me and I can eat very little bread. Rice does not seem to bother me. I now eat very slowly and my band tells me if I am eating too fast or if it doesn/t like something. I am so glad that I was banded!!!!! Almost 25lb ligher and my knees feel so much better. I was baned by DR Needleman at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus and I just love him. I Would recomend him to anyone. In fact my husband's friend is haveing Gastric by pass done with him. Banded 6/21/07 First fill 1.5cc feeling some restriction and still loosing. Second fill in one month

Congratz on your date!!!!! You are right self-pay and totaly woprth it!!!!! Banded 7/21/07

Becky42 Try drinking all of your liquids through a straw. You can't gulp if you are drinking through a straw. Good luck with your band Banded 7/21/07 First fill today !!!!! Whoo hoo

All I know is that it does because it is nothing but protien. I think it keep us from losing muscle mass as we take in less food. It will help us the same as it helps the body builder build muscle mass. As we loose weight we all need to improve our muscle mass by exercising. Muscle use burns fat and so we loose our weight. Hope this explanation helps. If we don't get enough protien we will burn muscle mass instead of fat. Banded 7/21/07 First fill tomorrow

Becky42 you will fell some pain and pressure mid chest if something does not go down and believe me you will know it. Pressure is pretty normal but when you feel the pain you will know that something is stuck. I knew it right a way the first time I got something stuck and had to pb to get it out. It was scary also. Sometime when i eat to fast my band tells me by causing pressure and a little discomfort in my chest that is when i stop eating for about 5 min untill it passes. My band it teaching me how to eat slowly very slowly that was one of my worst problems. Good luck with your band banded 7/21 first fill tomorrow

Hey Dave I could not have said it better . I am starting to miss my diet coke though. Everyone just keep on working on it and the pounds will come off. Banded 6/21 First fill tomorrow

I like the nuwhey protien bullets. I lived on those the first week after my surgery and all you do is pour them over ice and sip. I also like the matrix Cookies and cream just mix with milk and add ice cubes and blend like a thick milk shake. I can tolerate the isopure in the bottles not to bad at all if poured over ice and sipped all day. Baratriceating.com has a sample pack of a variaty of protiens. I bought that and tried them before my surgery they also have high protien Snacks for when you start eating real food. That site is my favorite for healthy snacks. Good luck finding a protien you like. Also Glucerna is very good right out of the bottle and you can get that at walmart. I use that for Breakfast a lot of the time. Can't wait to get my first fill tomorrow. lost 22lb in 6 weeks with my band and I don't have any restriction yet. Gotta love this band!!!

The deciding factor for me and I am an xray tech so I see lots of wls patients and those with the bypass seem to have problems later down the line. Also the recovery time is shorter. And I wanted a slower weightloss so that hopefully I won't need plastic surgery for sagging skin. and another positive factor is that if I would get a serious illness the band could be deflated for better nutrition ,or even remove if it should be nessary. I think that band was the best decision for me and I love it . I am 6 weeks post opp and have lost 22lb and I have my first fill on Friday. I love my band!!!

I have found that I can eat small amounts of toasted or crusty whole grain bread like what they sell at panara bread. but only very small amouts at a time and my jaw gets a workout because it takes a longtime to chew. It is important to chew, chew, chew.

I am also 5 weeks post op and I just seem to be in a holding pattern. I get my first fill next week and I hope that it helps. At least I haven't gained anything I have lost back. I think this is normal at this point before a fill. I hope we all start losing again soon.

Hi cookielover, I would be glad to scan the book i recieved from my nutirion classes that give you a post 0pp progression diet. Just private message me and give me your email address. Ohio State University Medical center's 4 week pre-opp program was great i learned how to eat the lapband way even before I was banded. Good luck with your band.

Thanks for the info on the salads now I have something to look forward too again.

I was wondering how long it is going to be before I can eat salad again? I am 3 weeks post op and I am really missing my salad. I know it is going to be awhile but I was wondering how long? I get my first fill next week and I am so ready, starting to get really hungery.:hungry: Banded 7/21/07:clap2:

I am three weeks out and feel the same way. Thanks for the advice to stay off the scale. I gonna try and do that. I realized yesterday that I was in Bandster Hell!!!! I have less than a week till my first fill and I get hungrey and my stomach makes all sorts of weird noise just before lunch. I am eating small portions and sipping, sipping, sipping. and I walk a mile a day on my treadmill. You are all right we did not gain it over night. I guess we just needed the peptalk that you guys provided. Thanks everyone!!!! Banded 6/21/07 Dr Needleman, Ohio State Medical Center

Hi please add my name to the calendar i was banded June 21,07 Thank you so much.

I was told to give up caffine for ever. I am now trying to drink decaf coffee and tea. I was told caffine irratates your stomach.

My doc says no carbonation for 6 months. I doubt that I will ever go back to drinking pop again if I haven't had any for 6 months why go back to it. Banded 6/21/07

Congratz to all of you!!!! I was banded 2 weeks ago and doing very well. You all will do just fine. Just follow what you doctor says. I love my band and wouldn't have it anyother way. Banded 6/21/07 Dr Needleman ,Columbus, Ohio

Caffine irritates the stomch you are not suppose to have caffine for at leat 6 months after the surgery. Didn't your doctor tell you that. I have done very well giving up caffine as I lived on the stuff. If I can do it anyone can. I now drink lots of Water and crystal light and decaf coffee. I am two weeks post band. Welcome to bandland. My experiance seems to have been the same as your having. The nurses laughed when Physical Threapy came to get me out of bed because I had been up and walking down the halls. It took about 4 days before the sitting up and lying down got better. I could not lie down in bed till day 5. That is when I was off all pain meds. Glad you had a good experience. Banded 06/21/07 Dr Needleman, OSU Medical Center , Columbus ,Ohio