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WOW! How freaky is that? And do you see that we have lost about the same amount of weight? I've met my banster twin! LOL

We should definitely keep in touch. Hope all goes well with you!

Hi fellow bansters! I am 33 and just found out that I am pregnant for the first time with twins...and scared half to death! Will the port site hurt as my abdomen becomes larger? I am really afraid of this. I am a year out so I waited the suggested time but non-the-less, I wasn't trying and was actually pretty shocked when I found out I was pregnant. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I miss sleeping on my tummy!!! 6 1/2 months out and it just bothers me. No pain, but definitely some discomfort when I try it. I guess everyone's different.

Thank you all so much. I will call on Monday and get a fill. Don't know why I'm so darn embarrased about it!!!!!!

It's been five months since being banded and the last month or so I have been experiencing extreme hunger. I have been filled twice and getting kind of embarrassed as I feel my eating is out of control. Is this normal? Should I continue getting fills or just try to tackle the mental as I am certain most of my hunger is just being down right greedy!!! My weight loss has hit a plateau for about two months and that's getting very discouraging. I don’t know if the increase in hunger is connected to the fact that I don’t feel that I’m doing as well as I should be or what. One good thing is that I am exercising more trying to compensate for the hunger so we’ll see. Just getting very sad with all of this…like I’m failing.

Please make sure to contact your MD in the midst of all that is going on. We all can tell you about our experiences but at the end of the day, your surgeon should always be aware of problems that will unfortunately arise. Take care and hope you feel better soon!

I had my first fill on July 7th and ever since, I've been ridiculously hungry! My hunger has actually gotten worse since my fill. I think I should go back for an adjustment very soon cause I'm starving. I have been doing great but today at lunch, I overate. I have to admit, the familiar feeling of being "full" felt horrible so I'm not sure why I did it. I'm not full to the point of being sick-just uncomfortable. I feel bad because I had been doing so well. I'm going to try very hard to not let old habits creep back into my life. Just needed to vent as I feel so very guilty...

Thanks everyone for the info. I kind of thought that was PB'ing but since it was my first episode (and hopefully my last), I wasn't convinced. Take care to all.

OK, I went for my first fill on Monday (which went very well) and haven't had any complications other than a post op infection (which was 2 of the small circular incisions and not the port incision thank goodness) since surgery but today something weird happened. I was eating my usual hard boiled egg minus the yolk when all of a sudden, I started to feel this tightness in my throat as if the food was getting stuck. The episode increased in intensity for about 1 1/2 minutes. I was relieved by belching but felt as if I needed to throw up (which I successfully tried very hard not to do). Think I just swallowed too much at one time? While the episode was occurring, even swallowing my own spit was too much and only made the feeling worse. Anyone relate to this? I was worried about it all day at work and therefore didn't eat another thing out of fear.

I haven't tried any ice cream of any type yet but dying for some. Good question...

Your pain sounds a lot like mine. I too was scared but it turned out to be gas. It was pain like I had never felt before and took about 6 days to finally subside. Definitely let your surgeon know to be on the safe side. I truely hope that's all it is. Take care and keep us posted.

I was told by my MD that the carbonated drinks could stretch the pouch therefore causing slippage. Definitly missing my Cokes...

When they place the band, it's empty. Yes, it's normal to be hungry but that too will get better. Some people have a lot of swelling and therefore, the sensation of hunger may be decreased. Hang in there for that 6 weeks!! We all know it's not easy but it's better for your healing process. I found that the hunger went away in about 1 1/2 weeks. Take care!!!

And by the way, the Unjury unflavored is 80 cals/20 gr protein. Hope this helps!