RedStorm

Thank you so much. The band has really changed my life and my relationship with food.

It is different for everyone. Got my band 4/1/14 and only have had one fill and they put 1.5 cc in my band. I am down 75 pounds and really don't feel that I need a fill any time soon, but again the could change any day. Keep doing what your doing and you will know when you need another fill.

You are amazing. Such an inspiration!

Good luck! I am having my gallbladder removed next week as well on Wednesday. I have a band and the dr kept telling me it was my band because my pain started in the middle of my chest and right shoulder. I have had back pain for a long time so maybe that was early signs. Well good luck to you and hopefully we are both feeling a lot better after this surgery.

Did they use surgical glue in your incisions? I am allergic to adhesives and now I know surgical glue as well. I had big read rash and blistering around each incision. It took weeks to clear up and a prescription for steroids and a steroid cream to clear it up.

9/1 204 9/30 196 Total lost 8 pounds. Reached my weight goal and will be getting my gallbladder out this month.

Thank you everyone. I am hoping it is very easy! Guess I am nervous because a co worker just had it done and she was in horrible pain and throwing up for a week. She also said she did not feel normal for like a month. Hoping it is not like that for me.

Had pains below my breast bone and in my right shoulder three times and almost landed in ER because the pain was so bad. It took my breath away and lasted about 25 minutes. First time was about a month and a half ago and PA said my band was too tight and took half a cc out even though I only had 2 cc in it. I had an attack last Thursday at work and one on Sunday and went to my doctor on Monday. The PA have me the song and dance about band issues and told me I may have a slipped band. I told I don't have the symptoms and I thought it was my gallbladder. She said she did not think so and scheduled am ultrasound and an EGD for same day. I told them no I was not doing the EGD till ultrasound came back. So today I went to the doctor for the results and I have a bunch of stones and gallbladder wall is thickening. They are going to call me to set up my surgery date, but I so wanted to tell the PA "I told you so!" Sometimes we know our bodies better and I had no symptoms of a slipped band. Really scared for the surgery and being put under. That always makes me so nervous. But glad I know the reasons for the pain now.

My doc said it is a pretty easy procedure to fix it. So far I can live with it so I am just going to live with it this way

Thank you everyone. It feels good. No, it feels great!!!!

I hit onderland today and did the happy dance right on my scale. I am almost 6 months out from surgery and have lost 64 pounds and have 1.5cc in my band. So, happy i made the decision to get the lapband even though my doctors office was trying to talk me into the sleeve. i knew what was right for me!!!!

I hit 199.6 today. I did a happy dance right in the scale.

9/22 201

My port is what they call tilted but in other words sideways. I am 6 months out and at times I have a little discomfort there. When I have gotten fills they have to press on it a certain way to have it lay flat to be able to do the fill. They have said they can go in and fix it and it is a minor surgery but to me it is not that bad where I want another surgery right now.

9/1 204 9/8 202 9/15 202