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:hungry: come on down mikey and crew....i don't mean to brag but my banana pudding is the best!!!!

:hungry: :beer: thanks! looking forward to it. i love potatoes and booze...mmmmm

hey girls! is it okay if i bring a friend that is considering lap band? is it still set for may 13? i will bring banana pudding. let me know....

i would love to join you guys. willowbrook works best for me but anywhere is fine. may 13 sounds great!

congrats to stocky!! i know she was very nervous and will be glad the surgery is behind her...now the real fun starts! gotta love those protein drinks!

hi all..i am going to my dr..dr.hadar spivak in houston, texas for my first fill on 3/23. has anyone had a fill with him? does he give a local ?

valentine...i too was concerned because i wasn't losing any weight and the people on this forum are right...you should concentrate on healing right now and don't beat yourself up. i really put myself through the wringer when i should have been more concerned with getting better.the people on this forum are right and they are always full of great info....chin up! you are doing great! i have lost 10 lbs since my band and that is better results than any of the things i have tried in the past. all the best!

you go stocky!!! you are going to do great. i am going for my first fill on 3/23/2006 and i am really looking forward to it. i can still eat way too much...even though i don't. i have lost 10 lbs and my surgeon tells me i will lose much more after my first fill. i hope so ...i keep reading these stories about people losing 20 and 30+lbs the 1st week and i get really discouraged. why is it some people lose so much before the 1st fill ? anyone out there with some answers?

yes, a good surgeon will talk with you about how many cc's you would like removed and then he will tell you if that is realistic. i had mine done in 1998 and it is the best thing i ever did for myself....lapband runs a very close second!

going into a size 16 and a comment from one of my daughters friends "your mother is beautiful.....but she'd be more beautiful if she weren't fat"...not sure why that bothered me so much but it did.

hi nicole, i was banded 3/3/2006 so i am a little over 1 week post-op and i really don't think it was that bad. i only had real pain for a few hours following the surgery and the next morning i had some moderate pain but the pain meds(i was given darvocet)took care of it really well. the real problem was the gas immediatley following surgery....but again....meds really helped(i took chewable gas-x)me alot. my final word on lap band sx...not bad at all. good luck to you and hang in there. you should really visit this sight post-operatively, it is really encouraging.

hi nicole, i was banded 3/3/2006 so i am a little over 1 week post-op and i really don't think it was that bad. i only had real pain for a few hours following the surgery and the next morning i had some moderate pain but the pain meds(i was given darvocet)took care of it really well. the real problem was the gas immediatley following surgery....but again....meds really helped(i took chewable gas-x)me alot. my final word on lap band sx...not bad at all. good luck to you and hang in there. you should really visit this sight post-operatively, it is really encouraging.

hi stocky...i was not in alot of pain when i woke up...just felt woozy. i had pain a few hours later but mostly from the gas.....you can feel it all the way into your shoulders! make sure you have plenty of chewable gas remedy on hand. the following morning i woke up with pain but not severe. don't worry! you are going to feel fine. i was banded on friday and back to work(desk duty)on monday. it has been a week now and i feel great except for that pesky gas bloated feeling which is getting better. hang in there!!!

glad everyone is feeling well. i am 7 days post op and feeling great but no weight lost and still able to eat too much......very discouraged. any thoughts?

congrats!!!! hope you have a speedy recovery!!

i recently saw a comment from an australian....i think her title was "banded down under" or something like that.

i was banded on 3/3/2006 and they have scheduled my first fill for 3/23/2006. my nutritionist says this is because i was only 39BMI and don't have enough fat(i don't understand that comment...guess it is relative to the BMI's she sees in the practice)or swelling and i am able to eat unrestricted at one week post op....no kidding...i can really put it away if i want to but i really haven't . i reported to her that i am hungry all the time and she says that is another reason for the early fill. hope this helps. good luck with your recovery.

i am getting plenty of fluids and i feel great. i just went through so much to get this surgery that i want to make sure that i don't do anything to screw up my success. i think i will call my doc's office again...thanks

thanks for the reply. i am 6 days post op and am on "soft" foods and have yet to have any of the problems i am hearing about. i have not had nausea,vomiting,or PBing. i guess i am lucky. the way my appetite has been the past 2 days i am starting to wonder if i actually had a band put in! i am so hungry all the time and i am not sure i am chewing my food well enough or even if i am eating the right thing. this forum is more helpful than my surgeons office...they make me feel like a pest when i call...

what is a PB?

i was banded on 3/3/2006 and i was not hungry at all for the first few days but when i regained my appetite it was sudden and strong. don't worry ...it will come back. my incisions are still tender and i am still slightly swollen today but like the other reader said it is mostly gas and although misereable it will pass. hang in there!!!

i have been si busy worrying about my calorie count that i have not given any thought to carbs!!! should i be ? i was banded on 3/3/2006 and i am not sure what i am doing. my doc's nutritionist told me stay between 800-1200 calories a day but she did not mention fat or carbs. i feel like such a pest when i call but i have so many questions!! any guidelines you guys can offer me?help!!

i was banded on 3/3/2006 and have been very discouraged at the amount i have been able to eat. doc says it is because i have not had my first fill and that i should stay between 800 and 1200 calories per day. i have managed so far to keep it at 1200(maybe a little above)but it has :cry not been easy. i am not sure how to start a thread but i would love some feedback on how bandsters coped pre fill and how many calories they are eating :hungry: at this stage. just needing some encouragement. thanks!!

i was banded on 3/1/2006 by dr. spivak in houston, tx. i had NO appetite at all for first 2 days but now feel as though i can eat without restriction. doc says this is normal and to try eating 5 small meals a day and stay under 1200 calories. he says my first fill will restrict my eating again...i hope he's right. my first fill is scheduled for 3/23/2006.

how much does great west cover? will i just have to meet my deductable?