armywife4life

billy and cathy your doing great. 2 lbs a week is healthy weight loss, you might feel your slow losers, but hey i bet you have alot less saggin skin. It has been proven slow and steady weight loss usually leads to less sagginess. Keep your heads up your doing great!!!

dont' give up, find another way, you can do it!!

ohhh wow, i have only met dr.weiner for my surgery, he seemed very kind and concerned. Now im worried though. I went for my one month check up and saw a different surgeon. they would not give me a fill because i had lost 21 lbs. Said to come back for my 3 mth check up. I hope i continue to lose weight and don't need a fill if you all are having problems with him. geesh this really bums me out. keep me posted and also let me know if you find a good fill doc you like.

way to go chicky!! i love to hear stories like yours. Im hoping in 1 year i have a brag story to.

Hi, this is my husbands and mine first duty station and we are stationed in schweinfurt germany. We like it here so much we have extended till 2010. My husband is prior air force and i believe he was stationed in buloxie MS. Where have you all been stationed and how did you like each place? We will have to pick a new duty station after he comes back from one more tour of Iraq so id like to hear your thoughts. He wants Ft. Lewis in Washington we hear its the best post ever. but i would like ft. leanord wood in missouri because it is closer to both of our families. Let me hear from you all. and have a great day.:cry_smile:

hi, i was banded on the the 27th of june My doc says no fills until 3 mth check up unless my weight stalls. I dont know im losing weight yes, but geesh i really think i eat to much and maybe ill end up stretching my pouch. gosh i wish all doctors could follow some of same stuff LOL

i had a hinatel hernia, never knew about until the day before surgery. Im thinking he fixed it when he did the band, i forgot to ask LOL..

okay the search engine seems to not like me so im gonna have to post new question sorry if you've answered before. Tonight i threw up. was feeling crappy most of the day ended up throwing up. Not supper hard but still nice amount. After i could actually feel my band, before now, i have never really noticed it for a moment it kinda was like a burning sensation then it was fine again.:thumbup:. Im kinda worried, has people thrown up and had their band stay put and not slip? Im a lil over a month and worry maybe it hadnt' had enough time to set yet. Im interested in hearing what you all have to say. And yes ill see about emailing my doc to. Thanks.

banded june 27th, no pre op diet, but down 25lbs since the band!!!

congrats girl!! good work

mine is also listed in my signature!!!

yes ma'am they can and the surgery is way easier than the band surgery.

congradulations on your decision to get banded. And welcome to our forum!!

my doc firmly believes 7 days clear liquids 14 days full liquids. He wholeheartedly believes that if you work your stomach to soon you will hurt the stitch work

ive stalked this site for a long time LOL, what you are feeling is very common. I am also curious why no fill til now? I also have no fill and seem to be losing weight so will not consider one for now. I like the fact i can eat pretty much anything, but just alot less without getting a fill quite yet.

wayyyyy awesome, congrats!!

congradulations to all the about to be lap banders, you all rock!! Way to keep going and getting it approved.

keep you head up girl, my husband returned from 15 mth tour in baghdad, you will be scared really scared for a lil while but soon you will get a routine going, that will make things easier for you.. Just trust that you soldier knows what he is doing and will take care of himself. And as for having the band, just think that you have this 10 mths to go and get healthy and when he comes home welll..... my favorite quote is " You think Iraq is hot, wait till you get home" LOL.. good luck and pm me if you need to chat, like i said ive been thru one deployment already and my husband is right now in the field training for 60 days to go back to Iraq again in a few months. Take care HOOAH!!

well its been lil over a month since banding date and i can honestly say i feel great. I was very lucky i did not suffer much the first few days afterwards. no gas pains, weird sounds, etc. easy peasy and i am so grateful for that. I had the surgery done on a friday and went back to work the following tues. Probably could of went back on monday but i had already scheduled it off so i just took it. I have lost 21 lbs when i went to the doc office they said they would not put a fill in their for me until my weight stalls or gains. But thats okay cause i do feel some restriction and im not usually to hungry. Im paranoid about doing something bad to it though. I did not see my doc for my check up but one of the fellow intern surgeons he checked my port and gall bladder to make sure all was okay. Im kinda unhappy about not seeing my doc but he was still in surgery so i understand. I have his email address so im gonna email him some questions i have. Ive been told he responds promptly so here's hoping. People are commenting already on my weight loss. Wow it feels good. im just under 220lbs right now and im hoping to lose another 10 or 15 by the time my husband comes back from field training sept 4th.(my b-day) I want to see how he likes the slightly thinner me LOL.. oh yea and collect my present:biggrin: My next doc appt is in 2 mths which will be my 3 mth check up but if i think i need a fill before then i am soooooo going to call them. All and all so far so good, im very happy with my decision. Each day is brighter for me because i know each day i am getting healthier.

well its been lil over a month since banding date and i can honestly say i feel great. I was very lucky i did not suffer much the first few days afterwards. no gas pains, weird sounds, etc. easy peasy and i am so grateful for that. I had the surgery done on a friday and went back to work the following tues. Probably could of went back on monday but i had already scheduled it off so i just took it. I have lost 21 lbs when i went to the doc office they said they would not put a fill in their for me until my weight stalls or gains. But thats okay cause i do feel some restriction and im not usually to hungry. Im paranoid about doing something bad to it though. I did not see my doc for my check up but one of the fellow intern surgeons he checked my port and gall bladder to make sure all was okay. Im kinda unhappy about not seeing my doc but he was still in surgery so i understand. I have his email address so im gonna email him some questions i have. Ive been told he responds promptly so here's hoping. People are commenting already on my weight loss. Wow it feels good. im just under 220lbs right now and im hoping to lose another 10 or 15 by the time my husband comes back from field training sept 4th.(my b-day) I want to see how he likes the slightly thinner me LOL.. oh yea and collect my present:biggrin: My next doc appt is in 2 mths which will be my 3 mth check up but if i think i need a fill before then i am soooooo going to call them. All and all so far so good, im very happy with my decision. Each day is brighter for me because i know each day i am getting healthier.:redface:

hey congradualtions!!

i have tri care overseas, but it took 7 days for mine, so try to stay calm, and good luck!!

meekie, expect to wait awhile after you appt. time LOL...Also because we are american he will ask if you are sure about lapband, because we have so many soft foods that can slip thru the band. Just be firm and tell him lapband is your only choice. He will respect that. He then had me lay down and looked at my gal bladder and liver and kidneys with ultrasound. I was in and out of his office with a surgery appt. within 12 min. Easy peasy...Good luck

good luck you made a awesome decision and soon you will have great results.

keep trying, you should qualify