Pattypoo1

Let me tell you something. Now that my band is tight, I realize what it means. this is great. You can binge, you can't physically do it. You eat your little teeny meal, you stay full for hours. My God, this is exactly what you need. You WANT to eat all that stuff, but you can't. You change because you have to. The you realize that food doesn't control your life anymore and you move on to something more constructive. After a while you forget about the food, because you no longer focus all your energy on eating. You move on, and I'll tell you, it is wonderful. It took me 6 months and 5 fills to get tight. WOW, ehat a difference. It is all worth it. Hang in there. Food will no longer rule your life.

I have visited for 3 days a couple of weeks ago. After I got home, I decided I wanted to move there. (exactly 200 this morning) So I have packed my bags, just waiting for the moving van. I have a lot of junk in the trunk that I would like to unload ASAP.

1. Momto1plus1.......241...............238..............229...........9 2. TxArcher...........360........Last week, 357......???...........12 3. Hungryforchange...227.5..........225..............215.5........10 4 shortgal ............. 198............195................192...........3 5. Hollyberries.........298............293................285........... 8 6. Tyman311..........167............168................150...........17 7. Trixie.................264............255................244........ .11 8. plump_princess.....237...........233................227........... 6 9. Foofy ................249...........244................237............7 10. wnt2lose..........236............233.8.............225............8.8 11. BarbBee...........284.............278...............272............6 12. Longhorn..........211.............209..............199...........10 13. Pattypoo1........202.............198...............192...........6

HEY mom, I was banded by Wilfred Aguila from Memorial Hospital. Whole experience has been great. I think he is fantastic. Aftercare is great. I have had 2 fills, and he has hit it right on...first try. Give him a call 657-BAND

Bebers, I started on Nutrisystem a year ago, that was my highest weight. I was 220 at surgery, so I've lost 21 since surgery. Cyndi, I got fill number two on 1/14. I asked for a total of 6. He looked at me over his glasses and said don't be a hero. So we played around with the numbers a little, he put in the 6 MY GOD The Water backed up, he totally openend it and I felt it all go down...swoosh...I said MAN that was fun! So I ended up with 5.5. I am just now starting to eat solids, tried to eat a 3 oz bag of tuna today, OMG I felt the tightness in the chest, and the pain, I had to stop. Couldn't do it, I figure I better work up to it slowly, but I think I have some great restriction as I am not hungry at all. Did you get your fill?. Any way, the thread is about how many cc's do they put in your fill. I think it's really based on how your hunger is and how your weight gain/loss is. I would rather move it up slowly than to feel like I did with 6cc in there. That was brutal.

Hey Shortgal, I had my 2nd fill yesterday, and BOY, took off more overnight than I had in 5 weeks!!! They were all rejoicing at a 2 pound weight loss in 5 weeks, I was pissed. I told them, That's $7500 a pound!!! Anyway, I'M IN ONEDERLAND FINALLY. That was my Christmas goal. And Dr liked my new BMI of under 35...I think I'm just obese now. I told him I wanted to be overweight for my birthday in March. The fill did wonders for me. One more day of fluids, then 2 of mushies and we both should be on our way. We might make the challenge after all. I put 10 which I thought was puching it, but I knew the fill would help.

I was given 1gram of Ancef in the IV. That's it.

Trixie, that's the fill center guy so he has all that info... Thanks fill center guy, that's exactly what I wanted....

I am a MAJOR coffee addict. It is my only vice, I don't drink, smoke, and now I don't do chocolate anymore. It's the only thing I have left. I used to drink a pot a day, I tapered off before surgery. I was told to leave it off for at least 3 days, due to dehydration. Once you are getting enough fluids and are adequately hydrated, they say it is ok. Now I drink 1 maybe 2 cups and I am done. I threw my old pot away and got a Hamilton Beach hot beverage station (something like that) and brew one cup at a time. I seem to be satisfied with that.

Hell yeah I would do it...The proctor won't let him do anything stupid. Reminds me of when I was married to husband #1, the dentist. When he was in dental school, I let him do everything I needed, crowns, fillings, onlays, etc, at the clinic in the dental school. Every step of the way he had to get the instructor over to check it. That was in 1984 and I still have every one of the things in my teeth. My current dentist always comments on how nice these things are! The only thing to think about is, what is going to happen when it is time for a fill? Will he be able to do it without puncturing the tubing? I was the first APS band that my surgeon did. (He had done about 100 of the 4cc bands) I have had NO problems. I think they are overly cautious on the first, and strive to get it right. It may take longer, but I think it would be fantastic to have that opportunity.

Warm liquids..

Sades and Longhorn, We were all banded the same day. I get my second fill on 1/14. I have been eating way too much so I can't wait. I'm hoping for 5cc in my APS

Karen...you did it, you did it, you did it... Someone please rescue me...I have been hovering at 202 for 3 weeks. Over Christmas I changed the eating plan to protein, vegg, sweets, but hey, a small lapse. I have been on track for over a week and nothing. I was very inspired by TracyinKS's picture of the scale reading 199.4. I take my camera to the scale with me every morning. I even have yellow post-it-notes with numbers on them on my bathroom mirror. I have to look around them to fix my hair. I have all the numbers ready, I wonder when I will be able to change them!

Stacy: how is the 6.8 doing for you??