fatgirlinNY

it sounds to me like gas pains Bu my dr also told me to remeber my port is stitched to a muscle and if you need/use that muscle you will have discomfort

holy cow that is a long time

would love to keep in touch with you all my surgery was March 25th down about 20 pounds just had my 3rd fill today so have a total of 4.5 cc's

good to know, thanks, how do you take it?

why after a fill do you need to be on liquids for 24 hours. I never asked?:wink:

does it seem like a lot?? I have a total of 4.5 cc's in my band Had a fill today and hoping I dont have to have any more fills any time soon!!!!!!!

I asked last week about pain after eating, she expalined that as the muscles start to digest your food, the muscle the port is stitched to may move a bit and it thats waht may be causing the pain she said anything band related will be felt in the chest area Also, I asked her why after and adjustment, it seems like I have restriction and then it evens out and she informed me that you have fat around your stomach band and as you loose weight, you loose that fat also causing the band to have more room, she said it will eventually stop doing that so Im only down 21 pounds in 2.5 months BUT Im not giving up.

does anyone experience pain after eating? Not "stuck" pain but a dull stabbing pain on your left right under your rib cage?

I felt exactly the same way. I had such anxiety attacks and could not sleep. It was aweful but it passed quickly

well surgery was 3/25 and Im only down 21 pounds. I have had 2 fills and thinking of going for a third

Oh Geez sounds terrible. I was short of breath right after surgery but my Dr gave me breathing excercises that really helped.

Well slowly but surely Im down 21 pounds:redface: Wish it were more:confused: Ivae had 2 fills, first one was 2cc's, had my second one 2 weeks later, she added 2 cc's again but the x-ray showed my stoamch emptying to slow so she took out .5 cc's Still able to eat pretty much everything so a lot is my own will power. How is everyone else?

Dear Italy, Have you had any fills? I think the carb diet your Dr recommends is way to much in my opinion. Do you have other Dr's there you can look into switching

I was banded on 3/25/09 and have lost 18 pounds:glare: My dr said because I started at a low BMI (pre-op I was 211) that I will loose slower so I have to be patient

Honestly, I weigh myself 2-3 times a day:blush: I know I know, so not good but I can't help it:rolleyes:

my dr had told that she prefers the lap badn because the port is easier to find when giving fills. Hope that helps:redface:

that happened to me also, keep doing deep breathing, it will get better

when their surgery was and how much wieght they have lost (please dont include wieght loss pre-surgery from liquid diet) I was banded 3/25 and have lost only 17 pounds:unsure: I just had my first fill last week and still not feeling much restriction (only 2cc's) I would love to hear how everyone else is doing:redface:

woohooooooooo, count me in. I think a new thread every friday would be great. See you on friday:tongue_smilie:

Im also feeling "uncomfortable" is this normal, some pain, nothing major

Ok so I had my first fill today and she only put in 2cc's. Dosen't this seem low? I have an 11cc band:blushing:

HI All, Cannot believe how far past surgery we all are:lol: Ben, Welcome, looks like you are doing fantastic with your weight loss Bravo :thumbdown: Going for my first fill today and really hoping it makes a difference. I have not lost ANY weight in 2 weeks (although I didnt gain either:wink2:) Im hoping to really feel some restriction and hope this weight starts coming off more quickly.

Hi all, sounds like everyone is doing well I go for my first fill on tuesday (I was banded on the 25th) I can't wait I have no constriction although I threw up for the first time today and it was aweful and scary Ive only lost 12-15 pounds and that was really only 2 weeks after surgery and since then, no weight loss....arghhh Really hoping the fill does the trick

Hi there, just wanted to let you know I did the same thing:confused: It was very hard, BUT I made sure I stuck to the diet 2 days before, I have heard of people being cancelled because of not sticking to it:ohmy: Don't beat yourself up, I had Wendys 2 days before:w00t: good luck, you will be fine

Banded 3/25 Ive lost about 11-13 pounds but that was all within the first 10 days after surgery, since then nothing:cool: I feel No restriction so it has been very difficult to keep my eating in check. Im not sure when my first fill is, I will find out this Monday. I really hope the fill makes a big difference:sneaky: Please keep checking in, it's gret to hear from everyone