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The recovery is the same is the original band. Back on liquids for 2 weeks no lifting. I guess I am lucky because even though I like the brownies and cookies my band dont like them so it's easy to stay away from the for me. Maybe you need a little more of a fill. Also watch for any empty calories you may be drinking. Starbucks,Juice, Soda. If you find you are drinking a lot of it cut back on it and I bet you start to seethe weight come off

I dont know how much my slip will cost me either. I am one that had success with the band and followed the rulesSo for it to slip terrifedme.I am also terrified of it slipping again, but am also terrified of gaining some of my weight back while I am unfiled I have worked hard to get this far and will be devestated if I gain weight. I guess we will just have to make sure we are careful about everthing we eat

So I havent been on here for a while but decided to post today. I lost 120 lbs with my lap band and had virtually no problems. It was a slow but steady weight loss and I have been very happy with it. Then about 2 weeks ago I started to get Very Sick where I could not keep anything down. Lo and Behold I managed to slip my band. Not an experience I would like to live through again. I seen the Dr. at 2 pm on Friday and was in Surgery to have it fixed by 5 pm that night. I stayed in the hospital overnight and was out by 10 the next morning. It was a quick stay at the hospital and I seem to be recovering very quickly, but now I have the fear in my mind of my band slipping again. I would love to hear from anyone that may have went through the same thing to see and see how you handled it. It's really been an emotional journey for me and I really cannot imagine my life without my band. So if anyone else has been through this and has some ideas how to get over the fear let me know

Maybe you need to call around and see if there is another Dr. that you can see..My Dr. Only Charges $55 for a fill that includes the office visit. So maybe you need to find a Dr. that is willing to work a little better with you and that may be a little cheaper.

I also had a problem recently where my band became very tight and I was unable to keep anything down..I had 6.6 cc's in my band and the Dr took my down to 6. Felt much better right away. I have also noticed that I am eating foods that I have not touched in a while. I dont go back in for a fill until June 1st so I know i have to watch everything I eat or I will easily gain the weight back. I just finally hit Onderland the last thing I want is to be over 200lbs again. I am glad to see I am not the only that is dealing with this problem. I really need to get on here more. It helps to have others to talk to

I have been on Birth Control for about 14 years. After my band I found it was harder to take cause some days I just couldn't get anything down. On Friday I had the Implanon put in which is an implant in your arm..Since I have had this put in I have not been able to eat anything at all. I was just wondering if anyone else is using the implanon and if they have ran into similar problems..Am also worried about gaining any weight would love to hear from other users..Thans

Well at lot of us our coming upon our 1 year since we got the band would love to hear how everyone is doing. I see the Dr for my 1 yr appt on November 14th. According to my scale I am currently down 72 lbs. The past year has had its ups and downs but overall I am happy with my Band. I still have about 50lbs to go but am still losing. I Have not had a single month where I have not lost anything so that is really good I hope I can keep that up until I reach my goal weight. I have really been slacking on the excersice for the past month but am working getting back on track with that as well. Would love to hear from everyon else and will update you more after I meet with the Dr.

I was so glad to find this forum. Someone on another one recommend the c25k program to me and I tried it a few days ago..I was only able to complete about 1/2 of the 1st week. I think I will have to stay on week 1 for a while..How many of you had to do the same thing and how long did it take before you were able to graduate to the next week..Any advice would be great

OK I finally downloaded the C25K to my mp3 player and tried it for the first time today. I thought I was in ok Shape but I could not even complete the first step. I was able to get about 1/2 way through then I had to walk the rest. You are supposed to go up a step every week I think it will take me a little bit longer than that..I bet I feel it tomorrow.

I think it would help to have someone that has had the band for a while co host the support group then as people have questions they know who to ask.. A few months ago our support group hosted a chef who had the bypass. I think the cost was $25 a person and he cooked a meal and showed people how to measure there portions and all that good stuff. I was unable to make it but I heard it had a good turn out. I am sure who could research it on the web. I cant remember his name but sure you can come up with something..

Before I moved I went to a great support group. The lady that ran it is a lap band patient herself and actually works for the Drs office that does the surgery. She would try to have guest speakers every couple of classes one time it was a lady from the gym showing different excercises she had the dr come in, a psycholgist, A Nutrionist that took us shopping and showed us out to read labels. Twice a year they have a clothing exchange. It was stuff like that, That kept me going. It was also nice to have someone that went through what I went through cuz even though I had my surgery 10 months ago I still had questions. I hope some of this helps

Thanks for all the wonderful ideas.. I have been thinking about adding running into my schedule..So I think the c25k would be great. We have some wonderful trails here that would be great to start out on..Will definetly look into it. I am not sure about my daughter staying in her stroller though she is pretty independent wont even stay in the shopping cart. So will probably have to wait until my teenage son gets home from school so he can watch her. Thanks again

Thanks for the encouragement.. I think what I need is a routine..That will definelty keep me from snacking. I think the worst part was giving up my Gym Membership I already feel lost without it. I quit smoking 4 years ago So I feel ur pain on that one.. But I was not banded and pregnant so it made it easier..But I know u can do it without gaining weight..There are some really good sugar free candies out there you can suck on instead of the full sugar ones. Then u wont be getting all the empty calories..

Friday was my last day of work. I quit my job of almost 9 years to stay home with my 3 yr old Daughter. I am worried that with so muc free time on my hands during the day I may start snacking. Has anyone else had a similar situation and how did they deal with it? I think I am beyond that but really scared that I will relapse into old habits.. Any ideas on how to prevent this would be great. I also had to give up my Gym Membership in order to cut cost for me to be able to quit my job so any excercises I can do with my Daughter would be great as well

I was having problems as well and Started Eating the Activa Yogurt. This has really helped not only am I getting my Fiber but I am also getting my Calcium as well. Plus it is easy to get down.

I went through the same thing. I was told that the first 4 weeks are devoted to healing and that you are not trying to lose weight in that time frame. So you want to keep drinking your liquids. As soon as I got my first feel at 6 weeks post op The feeling subsided somewhat but not completely it actually took me 4 fills I am now at 6.3 before I actually got that full feeling. I would just try to be patient as we are all different and the band works differently for all of us. I think once you get a fill you will feel much better

I too was told to stay out of the swimming pool and hot tubs for 6 weeks after my surgery. They wanted the incisions to be completely healed so as to not risk infections.

I have always heard 3 bites of Protein to 1 bite of Carbs or Veggies but never just 3 bites of food per meal.

Thanks for your input sometimes I think we just need to hear it from someone else. I know I am doing better than I would withouth the surgery and like you I only only taking 1/2 of the dosage I took before. Thanks for the support I really appreciate it

Have you tried Walk away the Pounds. It is a great DVD you can do at home. I think it cost about $10 at Wal-mart. There are different levels of walking you do and you can walk anywhere from 1 to 3 miles. If you walk 1 miles I think the full workout is 20 Minutes. I know it came highly recommended in my support group and I ran out and bought it. Then my DVD Player broke, but the few times I did get to use it I absoulutely loved it

Wow 68lbs that is awesome I was banded 10 months ago and have only lost 56lbs. So I think you are doing awesome. I am original from Nebraska. I just recently moved to Colorado. But would love to talk to. Like you I am always looking for new people to chat with.

Hey I just seen you were banded the day before me and our weight loss is the same. Do you get frustrated that you have not lost more. Some days I am happy cuz I know I wouldnt of lost it without the surgery and other days am frustrated thinking I should be losing faster. I was wondering if you had type 2 diabates prior to surgery as I had and still have it and wonder it that is why my weight loss is so low

That is something else my Dr says not to do. He says you need to set down and eat and not get up and do stuff cuz when you do that you are grazing. I tried to time 3 minutes in between bites and it is way to long. If I wait about 1 minute I am good. It also depends on what I am eating. If I am eating meat I have to wait a little over a minute but If I am eating something soft like potatoes I dont have to wait at all.. I guess we are all really different

My Dr didnt require a post op diet. The only thing he required was the day before the Surgery was allowed liquids only and had to drink the Magnisum stuff to clean you out. So you will probably be ok if you slip once or twice.