DonHoll1

So sorry that happened to you. Donna

Welcome to both of you! Hope you love your band as much as i do . Just follow you docs orders and you will do fine. Surf this site for info. Donna

Pretty common. Welcome to the site. Donna

Congrats to both of you and welcome to the site. Donna

I did not even consider bypass. Too dangerous for me. Everyone is different. Donna

Welcome to the site and please let us know how you do. Donna

Welcome to all the new people. You will find lots of great info and support here. Just surf the site for info. Donna

Hi Waco! Welcome to the board. donna

I would not try to hide it at that stage. It is very important that you stick to your docs diet plan at that time or you could mess up your band. If you do not tell them you might try to eat things you should not eat. You will still be healing at that point. Good luck and welcome to bandland! Donna

I write down everything i eat. I pretty much know the calorie count on most foods. I drink no soft drinks and try not to eat junk food. Sometimes i mess up, but not very often. I exercise regulary. Donna

At three months i had lost about 35 pounds. I did not have to do a pre-op diet so it was all after banding. I am at 43 pounds lost now. It is slowing down but still coming off. I love this band. Donna

I could not take the fish oil at all, the taste and aftertaste made me sick. My doc put me on flax seed oil instead. Still they are hard to get down. I drink a hot cup of coffee before i take my meds. Helps open the band a little, I think. Donna

I have had three fills and i still eat about 1600 cal a day . I eat several small meals. I exercise regulary. I am losing so this works for me. Donna

Welcome to the site!!! Glad you are doing well. Donna

Welcome to the site and good luck! Jello of any flavor is fine, and i believe your port will be a little deeper as it is sewn to the muscle. Donna

I think we have all become so thin skinned and PC that people are afraid to say anything. The post did not advocate hate or violence against anyone. I was raised in the 50s when everything was fair game. I think it was an easier time. People were not so up-tight. I guess i just do not believe free speech should be restricted an any way. The way we are going pretty soon off color jokes will be against the law. Donna

So Funny!! I will make fun of anything! Thus the word fun. Donna

Because i want to hit 180 by Xmas. Donna

I was surprised by your post. I have never heard anyone say the band would ever have to come out. I went to a seminar and they did not mention anything like that. I would like to know what others have heard about this. I will say tho that i love this band and i am so..... glad i did this. Donna PS welcome to the site.

:clap2::clap2::clap2:Congrats to both of you and welcome to the site. Donna

My son is there, working on an army base in Taji. He was in the army for eight years and now works as a contractor . He is a defense comm. expert and he supports the war fully. I just support him as i am very torn as to weather or not we should be there. I think it is very complex. Donna

Good luck! I got good restriction on my second fill and it lasted until i lost another 11 pounds. Then it kind of eased up. The doc said that is because my stomach is getting smaller so the band gets loose. I got my third fill a few days ago and i am really tight. Love this band! Donna

It sounds like you are having problems with head hunger not real hunger. Make a comittment to yourself and jump back on the bandwagon. lol Donna

It is really up to your doctor. Some will not do the surgery if you have not lost any weight. I had my surgery in Mexico and my doc did not make you do a pre-op diet. Some docs do not believe it helps anything. But yours does, so he may postpone. Have you lost any weight??Hope it works out ok. To ease your mind maybe you should call your doc, and tell them you are having a tough time. See what they say. Good luck Donna

Hi and welcome to the site! I did not feel anything when i got my fills, my doctors really good. I got restriction on the second fill , then lost it when i lost about 11 pounds. I just got another fill and have very good restriction. As you lose weight you may also lose restriction and need another fill to lose more. At least that is how it has been for me. It seems everyone is a little different in how the band works for them. Good luck Donna