ImaGoofball

Hey there... where in so cal? I'm in OC! :tongue:

Where in OC are u?

I was banded on June 5th this year and i'm down 51 lbs. I've been filled twice, i'm at 5 CC in my 10 CC band. I felt huge restriction for the first 3 weeks after my 2nd fill, but now, no as much, so I may analyze it a couple more weeks, but I'm thinking i need another fill. I dont "pig out" persay, but I do eat more than I was able to a month ago. ANyway, congrats on your loss... keep it up!!

I was banded June 5th, i'm down 51 lbs! I've restricted myself from eating any bread or bread related products (Tortillas, buns,pasta, etc). I eat pretty much anything now. I always have to coach myself when i eat. SMALL bites, chew SLOW and relax! I also chose not to eat any sugar. I drink only water and an occasional glass of white or red wine. I have steak, chicken, salads, you name it, i eat it. I'm at 5.5 CC's in a 10CC band and i might be a tiny bit too filled but i'm giving it one more week... we'll see. Good luck, let me know how it turns out!!

It's subsided.... but man was it scary. 2 hours is what scared me the most! Thanks for the reply.

So I had one bite of an egg white omelet with ham. BIG MISTAKE. I'm here at work and dying a slow death. It's been stuck for almost 2 hours now. I've been sliming the whole time. Throwing up periodically, obviously nothing coming out but saliva, in chunks! :crying: Has anyone else experienced this and for this long? Will it ever pass? I feel like there's a tennis ball in my chest that won't go up or down. Please go away!!

Just curious, i know what the Dr.'s tell you about alcohol consumption and I know about not drinking beer because it's carbonated. What about Wine? My friends mom is a year out and can drink wine like crazy... in fact she drinks wine almost every night with dinner. Anyone else have any input on whether or not you consume wine post op? I'm not talking weeks out or anything, but after a couple months or even a bit longer, have you given wine a shot?

I had my first fill at 5 weeks. I have a 10 cc band and was filled 1.5 cc at time of surgery. At time of fill, my Dr. put another 1.5 cc in so my band is now filled at 3 cc total. I felt like you did after the fill. It was hard to even get soup down. My fill was on a Thursday afternoon and I couldn't eat anything solid until Saturday night, when I had chicken, but chewed really well. Now it's Tuesday 5 days later and i'm doing good. I eat normal again, but have to chew SUPER good or else it gets stuck. If I take too big a gulp of water, same thing. I am getting a LUMP FEELING in my throat a lot and I hate it, it's so scary, but in a few hours it'll go away. I'm telling you, it's so scary to have that feeling. Anyway, hope that helped... it does get better :embaressed_smile:

Ok, so I'm 5 weeks post op, i had my first fill yesterday. All went well. I'm down 30lbs in 5 weeks. YAAY! :thumbup: I have this horrible feeling though, as if there is a golfball sitting in my throat. It's not food stuck, as i'm on a liquid diet for 2 days (Post fill) and all i've had is Soup, Water, Protein shake. I've had this feeling for 2 days now and it's more annoying than anything, but it also makes me worry quite a bit. I've read before where this has happend to other people, but they thought food might be stuck?? I dont think that's what i'm experiencing at all, again, since i haven't eaten anything solid in 2 days. Has anyone had this feeling before? If so, how long did it last? Please help!

All I know is I was the most skeptical out there. I finally did it on June 5th and have lost 30lbs in 5 weeks. Oh my god how my life has changed. I am 5'10, 270lbs at time of surgery. It's the most amazing thing I could've ever done for myself. Go for it! :thumbs_down:

I was able to finally sleep on my stomach about 7-8 days. It was HEAVENLY!

Give me your email and email me... let's chat.......

I do use those bullets. They are called "New Whey Protein Bullets". They are gross straight up, but I drink them that way. Takes me about 3 full minutes to get one down, one sip at a time, but it's a perfect amount of protein and it does fill me up!

How long did you wait post op, to go in the pool and cool off? Not planning on swimming laps... just want to enjoy it with the kids.

Anyone know how long they waiting before going into a pool for recreation? I'm not going to be swimming laps or anything, i just want to cool off and enjoy the nice weather!! How long did you wait??

I was banded on Thursday 6/5(2 days ago) and immediately started to have a decent sized cough. Naturally it hurts to cough due to all the stomach incisions and just natural soreness. I was wondering, has anyone else developed a cough from the anestesia? (Sp?) Please shed some light and tell me i'm not the only one to have this annoyance. It's keeping me up at night! Grrrrr.....

I'll be banded on June 5th, i'm terrified!

Still waiting for ins. approval. Supposedly i'll know tomorrow YAY! Thanks for getting back to me... I can't wait to hear how your sugery went. Please keep me posted!

Cuz I'm SCAARED! LOL

This is where i'll be banded and I was wondering if anyone has had their surgery here at this hospital?:crying:

Has anyone been or know anyone who's been to this Dr. in L.A.? Joseph Naim? I have an appt. with him and was just curious as to what I should expect. Would appreciate any feeback anyone has!!

Anyone use this hospital for surgery? I have my first appt. April 16th. I was just curious if anyone had any input?! :thumbup: