Jessiebear

YAY! Congrats! Sounds like you have a good doc. You're right to be cautious. Take it easy & do exactly what he says. & remember, it sometimes takes 2-3 weeks for a fill to really kick in. So have patience. Good luck!

PBing or PB is "Productive Burping" or "Productive Burp". Same things, but folks say it in different ways. You get the golf ball feeling (food won't go through the band & is painful). You then get the slimes (your body's way of producing saliva to help ease the food down. The only problem is, the saliva has nowhere to go & just keeps backing up into your mouth). You eventually end up doing what we so delicately call a PB (Productive Burp). You actually hack up the food that is sitting in your pouch blocking the small opening made by your band (the stoma). The contents from the pouch usually have little to no digestive juices, so it's really not as bad as it sounds. After this happens the majority of us go on liquids or at least mushies for at least 24 hours. Hope that clears it up for everyone! LOL!

I have only done it 4 or 5 times since I was banded a little over 14 months ago.

The first word out of my mouth when I was coming out form under anesthesia was nausea! I said that & I have never seen any one person move so fast in my life! LOL! The nurse gave me some meds & I was fine. Other than that, sleepy.

You might ask for phenergan suppositories also. You really don't need to vomit! Call ASAP!!

WOW! Congrats! Welcome to Band Land! Hope you have a speed, pain & gas-free recovery!

Thank goodness neither one of you had a slip! Sorry you had to go through that with your doc, Brenda. I just can't comprehend how some people can have such rude personalities & still have a business. Good for you for getting a new doc! Take care of yourself!

Goodness! So sorry you're having problems. I can kind of empathize with you. I was also self pay & had a unaccessible tilted port for the first 3 months or so after being banded. I'm with Jamie. Don't give up! I'm keeping you in my thoughts & prayers. Let us know how things go. If you need someone to talk to just PM me.

Thanks Keri! I'm going right now!!

Congrats on the interview! Let us know how it goes. Thanks for the info on BD. You make it sound soooo...... good. Sounds like good things are happening for you. You deserve it girlie! Love ya!

To supplement my Protein intake, I use vanilla Boost-High Protein. They have 15g of protein per serving. They are small & tastey. I just went to their website looking for coupons (there aren't any) & found that they had recipes. I think they might be worth looking into for the new bandsters. There were 2 recipes for Soup, lots of shakes & beverages & even Desserts. I love my Boost High Protein. www.boost.com

Mine tilted right after surgery. It caused me a lot of pain & my doc was not able to access it for fills. I had the repair done in an outpatient procedure that took about an hour to an hour & a half (due to all the scar tissue that had built up). The procedure cost me $700. I was self pay. The repair procedure was a breeze. My recovery time was like 1 day. So even if you do have to have it repaired it's not a big deal! Good luck to you!!

If all else fails to give you gas relief, try glycerine suppositories. They saved my life! Just kidding. But they did make the gas go away. Good luck everyone!!

I have PCOS. I have been banded a little over 14 months. I've lost 75 lbs.. That averages out to be 5.35 lbs. a month. That's not bad at all when you look at it all averaged out. Of course I didn't lose it like that. There were many months the scale wouldn't move & then wham -10 lbs. over night. In my opinion it's harder, but definately doable! Good luck to you!

Don't worry! You're normal! You don't have restriction. Keep getting fills until you feel like you are comfortable with your level of restriction. Sometimes it takes up to 3 weeks for a fill to kick in. Believe me, you will know when you get restriction. If it were me, I would wait 3 weeks to a month between fills. Hang in there!!

YAY!!! Congrats!! Your pre-op diet sounds so much better than mine was! I had to do sugar free Clear Liquids for 3 weeks. You can do it!

What a beauty! Well done!!

WOW!! You look great!

Cool NSV! Way to go margo!! Congrats!!!

LOL! Sorry! Let me clarify a few things. First of all I have 2.9cc in a 4cc band. This is really tight for me. I have to be extra special careful about chewing well, taking small bites, etc.. That day I PB'd I was really rushing myself because we were traveling. Lonnie doesn't like to stop & eat when we travel. He had rather do fast food to make better time. My Mom & Grandma were with us so we stopped. FOR EVERY MEAL. I have also come to realize that when I get upset or really emotional, my band clamps down. So all this combined is what I think made me PB so badly. I have had like 4 PBs in over 14 months of being banded.

Soooooooooo....... Do you need a fill?

Are you losing weight?

Are you eating any & everything you want & as much of it as you want?

Can you eat bread with no problem?

If you're losing, then probably not.

If you answered yes to the other 2 questions & you are not losing, then in my opinion, if it were me, I would get a fill. Even though you are at 3.2cc in a 4cc band. No restriction is no restriction. But if you don't have restriction with 3.2cc, I would ask my doc to make sure that the 3.2cc were actually in there. Some people have had leaks on here.

Okay! I rambled with you! LOL! Hope that clears things up for you!

I think most docs say to stay away from carbs. That doesn't mean that we do it. Personally, I can't! I have a tight fill & I am asking for trouble if I try bread, potatoes or potato products. They are problem foods for most banders with good restriction (they cause PBs or the dreaded golf ball). We all know that bad carbs = slow to no weight loss & possible gain. I hope that helps! It sucks, but I hope it helps!

LOL!! Congrats!!

Congrats! That's awesome!

Welcome! Nice to meet you! Congrats! Keep us updated!

Hi Molly! Welcome! It's nice to meet you! Congrats on your upcoming banding!! Keep us updated on how you're doing.

Congrats! Happy belated Bandiversary!! Awesome job!!