Esmeralda

I had my surgery with Dr. Kuri and I would do it again in a heart beat, he makes you feel very comfortable and always calls back if we run into problems after a fill. The day of my surgery he went in to say hi and then afterwards (before I left the hospital) he went in twice just to make sure I was feeling good enough to leave. He has excellent bed side manners!!

Penni remember a few weeks back you posted when you could we would meet, just let me know when your available!!! The pictures look like you were having so much fun!!

I had a fill on 04/16 and it was so hard for me to eat for the first week in a half. I was finally able to eat yesterday without PB. I am finally feeling motivated and I just started to be positive about my band (maybe now I can lose faster)!!

I had my surgery on 01/07/05 and I am down 23.5, you are doing really good! At first I was kind of upset because I was expecting to lose faster but hey I am going down and not up. Also I see that inches go way faster than the pounds!!

Another dumb question, how can you eat too much??? When I do I BP really bad!! I try to eat very little, for example today for lunch I had a (Pollo Loco) chicken leg with 3 spoons of beans and lots of tomato salsa to moisten my chicken and when I was done I felt so full that it almost came back up!!

I have been wanting to buy my kids that game so they can do some sort of exercise also!! Thanks guys!! Also I have started working out on Monday and I am doing the elliptical machine everyday for 30 minutes and I feel so good!!

Does anyone work out??? Is anyone interested in answering my question??

vikka, I am sorry this is a dumb question but how did you know your band slipped?? Did you have symptoms?? Who pays for this???

I had my surgery back 01/07/05 and to date I have lost 24.5 pounds, since I have not workout but 2 or 3 days since my band I finally started to feel quitly so I made myself go yesterday and I will go today and the following day until I get myself set on a schedule. Can everyone tell me how much you exercise a week and how much you normally loss a week when you do exercise and if you don't how much have you lost without exercising.

I had the same problem with my boyfriend of 2 years, I am 30 years old and was at 253 when he meet me, I lost some weight (to 204) and gained it back (to 243.5), he is 24 and at 195 lbs. the day that I was leaving (my sister went with me to TJ) he looked at me and cried and told me he didnt want me to have it done, so I told him this was a personal choice and he could either support me or leave me. The next day I talked to him and he told me that he was afraid of what I could FIND when I lost weight, so I think it is definitely an insecurity issue, but if they trully love you they will support your decision. What's funny is that being that I am older I would think he would leave me but it's the other way around!!

I always gain any where from 3 - 5 pounds when I am on or about to start my period!

I was ready to go for an unfill this weekend but I did what I had mentioned before. I went on liquids for a few days and realized that I was geting full with 4-5 spoons of food and when I keeped on eating even one more it would make me pb because I was way to full but didnt realize it. I did find this weekend and even lost some weight!!

I haven’t been doing to good since my fill on Saturday 04/16. I have had a lot of PB and throwing up this week the only times I don’t is when I eat Soup. I can drink with no problem (when I drink a slim fast because it’s thicker I could here it gurgle when it goes down), its just when I try solids that I PB really bad (lasting an hour at times) and I want to make sure that my stoma is not just swollen and that I am actually tight so I am going to try my best not to get an un-fill. I will be going on liquids for 3-4 days or until I can see if I really need a un-fill. Can anyone recommend and good Protein Drink and also tell me where you bought them!! I am going to do a Protein Drink for Breakfast and one for lunch and a small meal.

I could'nt take a deep breath and had sortness of breath for about 4 weeks. I also had phlem and a cough, later when I went to the doctor he told me I had bronchitis.

Estela, How filled is your band now?? I am also afraid of not lossing because I eat so little but I am starting to drink some Slim Fast in the morning and at lunch today I had something small but for break at 2:00 I will have a Jello. Its been really hard this week because its my second fill and I am just getting to figure it out but I think in the long run it will be worth it!

I can eat mashed potates with no problem. I just can't eat till the evenings!! This morning when I was having my Slim Fast I can hear the girggle when it goes down and I am constantly burping , does anyone else have that problem??

I have seen in different boards where alot of people who have a band have problems eating in the morning but they are okay in the evenings. When I ate the spagetti I was fine but it seems to be when I eat about noon or so that I have problems. This is my second fill, with my first one I didnt have any of these problems. I am also afraid of not lossing because I am not eating enough calories!!

I posted on Monday about a PB episode I had on Sunday after getting a fill on Saturday 04/16, after that I went back on liquids, Monday and Tuesday I had Soup almost all day and yesterday evening I was able to eat about 5-6 spoons of food (some spagetti) I know it isnt band food but I had just a little bite because that was all I could eat. Well today I tried to have toast and oatmeal in the morning and all I was able to eat was 2 bites of toast and 3 spoons of oatmeal and I felt so full like it I was about to throw up (very uncomfortable) but no PB, before lunch (30 minutes before) I drank a tea so the warmth could help relax my stomache and at lunch time I had a Healthy Choice meal that had meat loaf, mashed potatoes and green Beans, I had about 5 spoons full and guess what I was in the bathroom 5 times each time coughing up what I just ate, that lasted about 30 minutes, so now I just drank a slim fast and I feel fine. Am I to tight or should I stick to mostly liquids (tea, de-cafe coffee, water) I mean I have no problem drinking and when I eat sometimes it will stay and sometimes it wont!! Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I am doing good, I really notice the difference in the amount of food I can eat. Today I had 2 bites of toast and about 4 spoons of oatmeal and that was it, I was really full. I have been able to drink my liquids like I am suppose to but when I eat and my stomache is full I feel like I am going to throw up and that is with very little food. I have not felt like I did on Sunday so I think it was the chewing and the big bite! Thanks everyone for your quick response and for caring!

I would love to meet with you Penni. I see that you are so active on the board and I would love to get some tips from you!! E-mail me when you are back!

Hi Everyone, I live in Lakewood California and work in Fullerton. Would anyone like to meet for lunch or dinner to exchange experiences with the band?? This past weekend that I got my fill, this girl that got her band 10 days after me (we met thru a bandster board) went with me to get her fill and we had so much fun. The next day we meet again for a California bandster meeting and I just loved exchanging information. I would love to meet more people that are also banded, if you are interested please e-mail me!

Thats what I ate on Suday when I had that BP episode, my chicken bowl hardly had any but I picked out the chicken and the beans, I did put some of there watery salsa just to make it moist! I am realy watching it because that was a scary feeling.

After that episode on Sunday I was scared to eat so I went back on liquids for another half a day and yesterday I did soup in the morning and for dinner I went to Pollo loco and had a chopped chicken salad (it has chicken, rice, beans, lettuce and salsa) and I could,nt even eat half. I really do feel full with very little food. I am doing alot better, Sunday just wasnt a good day for me.

I had a fill on Saturday 04/16 and when I got my fill the doctor gave me a .5cc fill, then I go an unfill, checked again and I was still to tight, another unfill, checked again and it was okay so I was left with a .2 fill (now I am at 2.2cc). I was able to drink liquids okay but yesterday at 3:00 I tried to eat and my second spoon of food just came back, after that I visited the restroom about 4 more time each time coughing and with some food out. When I left on my way home I had that slimy stuff coming out and after that I was foaming, this happened for about an hour. Am I too tight or did I just eat to fast and not chew good enough???? I am afraid to eat because I don’t want to go thru that again. Any suggestions?? I am back on liquids (tea, Water and Ispopure).

I don't know about anyone else but I was banded on 01/07/05 and I had shortness of breath for about 3 - 4 weeks, and I also had a problem taking in deep breaths due to the anasthesia. I really didnt have pain it was the disconfort of not being able to take a deep breath that bothered me.