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HEY!!! I am an Alabama Bandster...I was banded 1-31-08 by Dr. Cliff Black in Anniston! Weight loss is starting a little slow for me... TamifromAL WOW on your weight loss!!!!

HAHA..I just realized that this post was done 2-2-07 I'm a little behind....oh well

For breakfast I usually eat Cottage Doubles...Its cottage cheese and fruit...it has 11g protein for 5.5 oz thats something really soft and it may help....A lot of ppl say that breakfast is smetimes the hardest meal of the day...are you taking SMALL bites and chew chew chewing??????? That for me is t he hardest part...GOOD LUCK!!! btw how much do you have in your band?

I would def talk to your surgeon. And prob your GYN....my doctor told me though that as long as youre taking in the calories and nutrients for you and baby then you can get a fill- unfill whatever while breastfeeding.

I understand that this is a marathon. I actually don't ALLOw myself to eat more than a cup the prob is I dont feel full and I am hungry 2-3 hrs later....I can't eat that often. Anyway, I never came into this thinking it was going to be easy....Its just the last time I saw my dr he didnt want to do a fill and even though I havent lost any weight I'm afraid he wont want to do another even though I only have 5cc in........

what do I tell my surgeon when he says wellI really dont want to do another fill...bc I know thats what hes gonna say

So, I have 5cc in a 14cc band...I hear everyone talking about the "sweet spot" but I was just wondering how to tell if youre there? I can still eat SOMETIMES more than a cup.....the only thing that really bothers me is bread...it seems to want to get stuck. I am not losing any weight but I am going to start exercising today.....should I tell my doc at my visit in june that I need more of a fill next visit or stick with where I am? The last fill he really didnt want to do bc he said he did want me to start throwing up....I have thrown up once....but I think I took way too big of a bite....if it looks like I need a fill what do I tell him? Anyway, I guess this isnt making as big of a difference as I thought it would......:confused2:

My nutritionist also told me to watch out for seafood...but I LOVE SEAFOOD and it is really good for you so I am trying to see what I can and cant eat. I was REALLY hungry when I started eating that crab so you're right I prob didnt CHEW CHEW CHEW and I tell you that has been my biggest habit to break....I'm a nurse and have gotten used to having to down my lunch in 5 min or less but I cant do that anymore...but I have gotten so used to eating fast that this is really a challenge for me but its a work in progress!

HA, our chinese rest has some non chinese food items on their menu...they even sell pizza....which is good you know for ppl who love chinese food and ppl with them dont. crab bake basically is just crab meat topped with cheese and baked...pretty simple but very good. I did return the crab bake and tried peel and eat shrimp....did just fine....but at that point I was so upset that I cut it into microscopic bites so that there was NO way I would have probs.

With my first fill I could eat just about anything and have NO problems. I just had my 2nd fill a week ago and have now have 5cc in 14cc band. So, yesterday my husband and I wanted to go out to our fav chinese place. I LOVE their crab bake and I thought ooohhh I have been doing SOOO good I want to try it. Plus I though crab and cheeze good protein Anyhow I took 3 bites and got this AWFUL pain in my chest. I though uh oh...I'm about to throw this up....I ran to the bathroom and sure enough up my food came.....it really threw me for a loop bc up until now I havent had that prob. Anyway it scared me enough that I have gone back to soft food......so I guess no crab bake for me. I dont even want to think about trying meat.

OK, 30 lbs is awesome esp since I was banded 1/31 and have only lost 26 lbs!! You have to remember that this isnt as fast as the gastric bypass....it will take time...you can do it!!! Just set aside 1 day a week to weigh and dont weigh before then and only weigh ONE time that day!!! you'll drive yourself u the wall weighing everyday!!! and weigh at the same time during the day! one thing I have noticed for me is my tastebuds have changed...my fav dessert used to be tiramisu from olive garden...I got one just a few days ago before my recent fill and ate it...it tasted OK...it wasnt great like usual...plus it made me REALLY sick so I dont like tiramisu anymore.......anyhow Good luck to you but I think 30 lbs is AWESOME!!!

I agree it could easily be a yeast infection due to antibiotics. If you were going to develop a rash due to the surgery it would have happened sooner than a week. Also, have you been sweating a lot or anything bc that could just be a heat rash or something...no new soaps or detergents? Hope it get better.

Girl YOU ARE SO NOT ALONE!!! Much congrats on the total weight loss btw...and dont worry about those pounds gained you can keep going!!!!!!!!! It seems like execising is the hardest thing for me 2 do...I saw my surgeon the other day and I go and have my second fill this thursday and hes like ok are you exercising...and as I am crossing my fingers I say of course at least 4-5 days per week....WHAT A LIAR!!! I HATE TO EXERCISE!!!! and it seems like this last week I want to eat absolutely everything that I shouldnt....sooooo you are not alone...and WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!

I too have the 14 cc band but I onlyhave 3cc in it....I am going next monday for another fill I am hoping he will put another 3cc in it like last time....its really hard to access my port so he said he was being more agressive than usual!!! I cant wait to be full off 1/2 c

yeah for me burping is no biggy....but yeah I def have a LOT more gas post-banding...but hey I'll deal with it!!

If the RN doesn't call you wed-CALL her!! Good luck to ya!!! I was pretty fortunated with EMpire BCBS bc they told me it would be another 2 weeks or so before they knew anything and the RN called me 3 days later and gave me the news...

I am also a tummy sleeper and for the first week I slept with a pillow over my stomach and slept on my side....I couldnt sleep on my stomach bc I was soooo sore...but I am back to norm now!!!!

I was TOLD by 2 different insurance companies that most will cover with a 35 BMI if you have 2 comorbidities...which you have with HTN and high cholesterol!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

For me it was a very easy decision bc I worked in ICU and took care of MANY gastric bypass pts that did NOT do well. The risk of mortality or morbidity is greater with gastric bypass. To me losing weight THAT FAST is not healthy. I did not want to run the risk of having to take prenatal vits, get monthly B12 shots, or be malnourished for the rest of my life bc it takes a toll on your body....gastric bypass pts lose their hair more often than not...PLUS I had a friend who had bypass and SHE has lost a LOT of weight mind you BUT for the first 2 1/2 years after surgery she was in the hospital all but 3 months due to complications...she lost her hair and to this day....JUST LOOKS SICKLY.....but some do well...I take care of a pt that had bypass (she has to have iron infusions and b12 shots monthly bc of it) but overall she has done great and she looks fab!!! So....for me lapband all the way bc you can basically continue a normal life and lose weight at a healthy pace!

Wow, how big is your band?? I thought they only went up to like 14cc....

Ok, when I had mine done under fluro I did not have to drink barium....whats up....why is mine so different????

I got 3 cc 6 weeks after surgery and have to wait another 6 weeks after that

We've all done at one point or another :drool: You know honestly it makes no sense to me how fills can kick in a few days or weeks later....I'm going to have to research this one....Hey give me something to do;)

Listen, thanks bunches to everyone...snowbird I appreciate your apology and I to apologize bc I was a BI***** and ***** when I snapped back at you so quickly...... And its true we cant talk to just anyone about this....I try to tell my husband about my fill and he is concerned but doesnt understand.... NOW, update.....my fill seems to be showing a little more retsriction. I had a very *mushy* dinner last night and usually I wake up in the mornings absolutely starving....this morning I wasnt hungry :huh2: So I think that it is going well.I dont know if I am supposed to fill any other difference or not.....even if there is no restriction for the next 6 weeks til my follow up I am def going to *diet* bc I want to continue losing weight....GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!

Some ppl consider being stuck a bunch of time over a 10 min timeframe a bit of a disaster...if you would have seen the bent needle when it came out of my stomach you would have been worried too.....but my story that I deleted was this ( I DELETED IT BC SNOWBRD WAS SO VERY RUDE IN RESPONSE AND I BELEIVED THAT PPL ARE ON HERE TO LEARN!!!!!!! not to be told their whining and so forth bc I was just trying to learn what to expect) Monday I went to my doc for 6 week eval he said lets fill and he was going to put 2 cc in my 14 cc band...no LUCK I was hurting BIG time after I left bc he tried for about 10 min or more to get my port and when he pulled the needle out it was all bent...I am a nurse and have never seen a needle bend like that...he said it was bc I had a lot of scar tissue there...so imagine how painful that was....he scheduled me for fluro and since it was so difficult to get he put in 3 cc instead of just 2.....he said I could go to a reg diet and not worry about liquids etc. I didnt eat until luch....I just drank Water all morning......so MY QUESTIONS WERE AS FOLLOW: 1. When I ate lunch there was NO restriction...is it going to be like this until I see him again in 6 weeks??? 2. Should I call him and see him sooner if I dont notice any restriction. 3. Anyone else had this prob and have to have fluro? I dont mind the fluro 1 bit...in fact I am glad that he used it bc it only took a couple of minutes and I got to see my actual port in my body..pretty cool.....SO I dont think I am whining when I express my concerns ABOUT MY BODY.....I am VERY happy with having the band and cant wait for pounds to shed.......SO PLEASE BE HONEST BUT KIND in your posts to ppl who have had a bad day.......you'll make them feel a lot better and thats what we're all here for is to help ppl and give them our experiences.....not piss them off so that they'll never come back here.