patty

This happened to me too. I am 3+ years out and I have 2.5cc in my 4cc band. I didnt get my 1st fill for a couple of months after surgery. (figured I must have had a huge stomach and that the band alone gave me great restriction). Best wishes to you!! :thumbup: Patty

What works for me... I usually have a slimfast optima with a scoop of Protein powder for Breakfast. AM Snack, trail mix or granola bar For lunch, usually, stew or chowder or chicken salad..... Afternoon snack, 100 calorie bag of popcorn. dinner protein....Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, anything like that.....and a veggie, I dont eat bread, rice, potatoes, as a rule, do I have them once in a while, yes, but I try to stay away....

PATRIOTS all the way, going to be 19-0!!! Major NSV for me on Sunday....I was asked by my company to work at the Patriots game at Gillette Stadium for 2 hours before the game at an indoor tailgate party, open bar and free food, then I was given 2 tickets to the game and free parking.... I fit in the seat with room to spare....Didnt lose my breath walking up the stairs and I had a great time!!

Thanks everybody. I was really happy with the way the video was put together....There was so much more that didnt make it on, they interviewed me for an hour and the stop was less than 2 minutes long. Thanks for all of your comments. Road King, I had a sportster about 20 years ago....Pete just got the bike in the video on Dec 22, we have already put 1000 miles on it which is pretty good considering we are in Boston and have had alot of snow.....He has a 95 lowrider which I am hoping to take over this spring!!

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Here is a link to the piece that CNN news did on me. It was supposed to air this am, but I got bumped (damn primaries), but I should be on tv tomorrow and sunday between 8 and 9 am eastern time. Surgery helps woman drop 135 pounds, 10 dress sizes - CNN.com

Make33, I know what you mean about "life is full of lessons"!! I am learning new things everyday!! Tinywishes123, Nice to meet you, neighbor, LOL!! Patty

Lizzy H--When my 1st story appeared on CNN.com, I couldnt believe the amount of people that wrote in to rip me apart for having "taken the easy way out"....They think this is easy? We all made this live saving choice for our own reasons, mine was health!! High blood pressure, borderline diabetes, mitral valve prolapse.....And believe me, it hasnt been easy as we in "band land" all know!!

Thank you!!

Thanks, hopefully I wont look like a total dork!!:smile:

Post Date: 1/16/08 12:43 pm Hi, I had LapBand surgery 02-28-05. This weekend CNN News will be airing an interview with me if anyone is interested in watching. It will be aired Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan 18, 19 and 20. They dont have an exact time, they said it would be between 8 and 9 am. (eastern time) CNN.com did a piece on me a couple of months ago which caught the producer's eye, so they came to my house last week and asked me questions for about an hour. The interview was very positive, I hope it airs that way. Thanks, Patty Hill LapBand 02/28/05 Tufts-NEMC 280/145/150 Maybe someday back to 140......

Definately better!! But watch out, I think I flipped my port during an extremely wild romp...But it flipped back a week later....LOL!!:clap2:

Thank you all. Its sites like this that keep me successfull!!

Thank you!! I have 2 daughters with weight problems....The oldest is 23 and has no intention (at this time) to have weight loss surgery. My younger daughter is 13 and really wants the "band"....I talked to my surgeon about he being banded, he was all for it, but her psychologist is against her being banded before age 16...so a little over 2 years....We are working on her dieting, but it is slow going...I was hoping my success would help motivate her, but she kind of resents it now....

Thanks, you will get here too!!

Today is my 2 year bandiversary..... I am down 132 lbs....Size 8, would it do it again....in a heartbeat!! Good luck to all of you that are just starting out!! Patty

Another bad remark was when my daughter was about 3 weeks old, I ran into an old friend that said "Shouldnt be much longer now"....I was so depressed!

Aint that the truth!! He does wish those words never came out of his mouth...I keep reminding him that there are lots of guys that would love this fat, wide ass......

I didnt have my 1st fill until I was about 2 months out of surgery, I had good restriction from the band. Dont know if your gas pains are from your fasting....Hope it goes away soon.

My husband is a bit jealous(understatement of the year) of the attention that I have been getting since my weight loss. One night he looked at me and said "I dont care how much weight you lose, you still have a flat wide ass"...What a piece of work. Well now that wide ass is in a size 8....I just ignore him.....

I could go for sex at lunch time!!

The days I forget my lunch, I usually do soup....Any kind....Or chicken salad or seafood salad in a cup....No bread, I still cant tolerate any bread.

I would have been very upset if my surgeon didnt know what size band he put in me!! I do know of some (mostly men) all different sizes that have the larger band. One man in my group had the small band put in, when they had him drink some Water in recovery, it wouldnt go through, they brought him in and had an upper GI, brought him right back into surgery and replaced the small band with the larger band...I think it depends on the shape of your stomach. One thing that aggravates me at my Dr's office is when I see someone new, like the nurse practicioner, and they ask, so which surgery did you have, for God's sake, you would think that they would look at your chart before they come in the room!! Good luck with you new fill level!! 50 Lbs is a great weight loss since August!! Keep up the good work!! Patty

Was it your surgeon that didnt know what size band he put in you? Thats incredible!!!

My Dr says forever, but who knows? How long have they actualy been around, 15 years or so?