taylorsmom5

Hi all, I am a newbie also. I am so glad that I found this thread. It seems to be very encouraging. I have been praying for years that my insurance would cover my surgery and would'nt you know that after prayer it finally came true! I managed to jump through the hoops of requirements and I was approved for surgery literally overnight! What an answer to prayer. I was banded Dec. 28th 2007. I felt totally unprepaired and everything was happening so fast. After 6weeks I had a 37 lb. weight loss. Now I am stuck and don't want to get discouraged. I have only had 1 fill. I am supposed to have another fill this friday. I really don't want to have it done. My first fill did not go so well I had chest pains for 2 days. The fluids passed well, but I felt like my stomach was in the lower part of my throat. I pray that it will go better next time. I am just very thankful that the Lord made all of this possible. And thankful that there are other christians to hear from. Many blessings to you all.

You will start to feel better. My incisions did heal and are still healing up nicely. My only problem is the actual feeling of the band squeezing my stomach. So far of all the folks I've talked with I am the only one that has that sensation. But still hopeful that wil go away with time.

Sounds like we are very close in our surgical dates. I had my surg 6 weeks ago and I can feel everything. I feel the band aound my stomach and when any pressure hits the port site, oh boy is that uncomfortable. I also have cats that like to sleep on me at nite, and that wakes me up constantly. But I am hoping that with more weight loss the belly pressure will go away. Do you guys feel the band around your stomach at all? ~Heidi

Hi Ky, You are doing great. I pretty much started in the same place as you did, and I have lost 37lbs so far. My surgical date was 12/28/08. So it will be fun to track our losses. This is actually the first time that I have made a post. I usually don't do online chat or anything this all very new for me. Have you had much discomfort since your surgery?