stacy73

I had the same problem at week 3- I had not lost any weight-the last week I got my fill and BAM!! I have lost 3 lbs since then- have you lost inches?? sometimes the scale doesn't always reflect all losses-be patient.. hard, I know.. it will come off.

what are you eating to consume those calories? When I went on my preop full liquid diet... soup, protein drinks, jello, pudding, etc.- I lost about 10 lbs in 10 days.. may help to switch things up a bit

I am not sure why they use the different sizes on different people-I have the 10cc- I would think with the smaller you could get restriction quicker-but then what do I know??lol.. it would seem to take more fills on the 14 cc band unless you have a very aggressive doc.

I am having same problem- my doc said fiber, stool softener, and milk of magnesia if needed.

I was just told by my doc to up my protein to 90 gr-but mine is low right now- most people are told to get about 60-

my dr told me last week that the fill they add at surgery in the band is 2.4 cc that is for the 10 cc band- so my first fill I got an addl 2 cc added totalling 4.4 cc. hope this helps.

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I had the same problem- you have to be very persistant and annoying to get everything done!

that is awesome-can't wait to join your club hopefully soon!!great accomplishment!!you are almost halfway there!!!

did your doc give you nausea meds? if so take them- need to avoid the nausea as much as possible-nausea is probably caused by the anasthesia-sometimes it takes awhile for it to get out of your system.

congrats... good luck.. gas x works wonders-

welcome-what area are you from in wash?

Diane- WOW! your poicks look awesome-imagine how you will look when the swelling goes down-it is amazing what PS will do!!Congrats on the great results!!Hope to be where you are sometime next year!

Stacy 73.....38lbs TulipStar.....22lbs Mdicurn .....20lbs time4me.....27.8 lbs Magooz07….11 lbs Caresarn…..16 lbs. Klpdbl………..31 lbs. Lapband4me.32lbs. Sirusman……32lbs. Allisarin…….23lbs. Tishamarie….49lbs. EL1…………23lbs.

unfortunately that is not my experience-but what I can say is some days I feel like I am starving-others not hungry at all- today I had a half of the inside of a baked potato for dinner and that was enough for me-that potato has carbs but I talked to nutritionist and she said potatoes are good because of the nutrients. Just to limit to 1-2 x a week.

yay!!! Laurend-awesome job..

I was filled yesterday-4.4 cc-I feel restriction-like it was the first 2 weeks after surgery- not hungry at all-we will see if it lasts.

maybe just limit the carbs and concentrate on protein -that has been my biggest challenge is the protein.you have to remember that you most likely do not have any restriction right now so you are basically dieting following your surgeons guidelines-I think the hunger comes when we are re-introducing foods with sugar-even if it is a low amount-I just try to be conscious of the sugar content-I will not say I have been completely faithful-but I definitely could not come anywhere near where I used to in regards to how much I eat-I had my fill yesterday and today-I had 800 calories-450 of those were protein drinks.

Most people are on a full liquid diet-protein shakes, sf liquids, etc. you could lose all your weight on this-but our problem is keeping it off and this is what I hope the lap band will do for me once I reach goal.

my advice is to follow dr orders on post op eating/drinking-I know it is tough-at about 3 weeks I was starving!!!at my 3 week post op visit my doc said I could add in cottage cheese and scrambled egg-as long as you puree it- I am not sure if this falls within your guidelines but it did help as by that time I had been on liquids for over a month-everyone heals differently but this is the time for healing and I think it takes at least 6-8 weeks or longer for healing- I just at 6 weeks post op have started to try solid foods.what we want to avoid is stretching the pouch-if we do this we eat more and this is not the goal-also be aware you may not lose or even gain before your first fill.I haven't lost anything for 3 weeks.It is normal.

dave-I cannot drink while laying down either- massive side ache.... rivekthr6- some docs take it slow with fills some are more aggressive-I would say if you go in once a month your doc should be able to give you a fill each time until you feel you are there-in the meantime be conscious of your calories, exercise, and Water and see if that helps- I need to regroup as well.So I am going to start to write things down again- I am more conscious of what I am eating when I do that.

Wow.. 6cc's that is a lot for a first fill- hopefully you get your restriction right away-I had my first fill today and I got 4.4 cc's-he tried to do 5 cc's but then he said he felt he should back off a little.. its amazing how different docs do diff amts.

I had my fill today-it was weird becasue my doc said he just knew how much to put it-he put in 4.4 cc-my band holds 10cc- I do feel a bit different and have any had 1 c soup total all day-could barely get the water down at the dr ofc-it took me 15 min to sip 3 little dixie cups full of water- I hope this starts up my weight loss again- I have been at a standstill the last 3 weeks- I lost most of the weight to date just right after banding.next fill is not until 11/29

I had my fill today too-pretty much the same procedure-they injected me with Lidocaine-I could feel it go through the tubing-really weird-it stung a little but nothing that bad- then they injected the saline-couldn't feel that at all-I have a 10cc band and my doc gave me 4.4 cc fill-i go in every 30 days for the first year..thats basically it- I do feel different-no hunger at all right now- I had 1/2 c soup for lunch, and 1/2 c soup for dinner-one more day on liquids..

Stacy 73.....38lbs TulipStar.....22lbs Mdicurn .....20lbs time4me.....27.8 lbs Magooz07….11 lbs Caresarn…..16 lbs. Klpdbl………..31 lbs.