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It can take up to 6 fills before you feel any restriction. It took me till my 3rd fill to feel the slightest bit of restriction.

Nope!

It's normal!

Yeah, hard boiled or scrambled eggs can be a problem for many of us.

Sorry to hijack this thread, but Daisy? Have you really lost 154 lbs in less than 1 year???? OMG!! You're my new heroine!! tmf

If you've been reading this forum for a while you should know you won't be losing fat till you start an exercise program and shrink your calorie intake to about 1000 calories a day. And you won't lose every day or even every week. Our bodies just don't work that way. Right now your body is adjusting to the large amount of fluids pumped into it from surgery and your new dietary programs. Don't sweat it till you get a fill that gives you some restriction. Almost every new bandster has experienced what you're experiencing. tmf

Leigh, your profile states you haven't even had surgery yet??

Lean hamburger and my band seem to like each other. I do a little meatloaf here and there, stuffed red bell peppers with rice and hamburger. Deli turkey, steak sometimes. Pretty much everything I ate before I can eat now. Reheating fish and chicken is a problem so I try to keep those meats close to 6 ozs or so.

It's no big deal. Like having your little sister pinch you.

I have to partially agree with Pebbagirl. If you eat and use Fluid to wash your food down you will lose the opportunity for the band to work it's magic. The fact is, each bite stays in your pouch just one minute. Some doctors allow their patients to sip during meals but they must wait 1 minute afer swallowing to allow the food to pass through the stoma. It's my opinion that it's good for you to learn to not use fluids as a tool during meals. The obese and newly banded can have little to no will power or control over some of our old habits. I also believe most docs have not jumped on the "sip while eating" wagon simply because many of us have so little self control that we would abuse this privilege. I learned how to eat with the band the old way. No drinking while eating. Now, it doesn't bother me that I don't drink with meals even though I have the self control to have a glass of Water beside my plate. Follow your doctor's rules and once you become a lapband ninja warrior in the green zone maybe then you can experiment with sipping? Until then, learning to live and eat with the band is going to be one of the biggest challenges you will face since being banded. tmf

Scrapmom, I know what you mean about being just a number. I dumped my first surgeon because I felt as if I were on an assembly line. Going from one room to the next, one nurse or insurance coordinator to the next. It was like, hurry up, we've got 15 people backed up behind you. I love my current surgeon. Very down to earth and practical. You need to feel comfortable with your doctors. tmf

BTW-You only need to start one topic for everyone to see.

" I don't know how to post or to how to write to you guys and ask questions" Just like you did in this topic. Or, just reply. Using a PC is much better than using an IPAD app imo. tmf

I didn't have any restriction until my 3rd fill and still not nearly enough. Fill #4 was my magic fill and fill #6 got me to the green zone.

I really hate to read these stories. Only because I don't believe you're being supported properly. My doc was never like this and it's almost as if doctors like yours don't understand how this all works. And, it seems like it could drive some patients to fall off the bandwagon altogether. jmo Did your doc support your decision to go with the band or did he/she suggest a more severe type of WLS? You might have to get in your Doc's face and demand a fill. I know I would if I were in your shoes. But, 36 lbs is OK, not great, but OK. This shouldn't be that difficult though. tmf

Short answer: No, you may need a small unfill. I wouldn't go for much. Maybe .25 CC taken out? Wednesday is good. Good luck.

I doubt anyone would lecture over binging being dangerous to one's health and for some it's an addiction of some sort. I was never a binger myself, I just ate the wrong foods and would sit down and eat too much. But sweets, ice cream, cakes etc were never my achilles heel. I still find myself standing in front of an open refrigerator door and realizing I'm not hungry and why the Hell am I standing there? The band has given me the knowledge to know when I'm hungry and when I'm craving. Right now, the band is winning but sometimes I still give in to the craving but so much less now than ever before.

What everyone else said plus, you probably won't feel full or satisfied shortly after surgery. You can expect to wait up to 6 months before you get the fill that gives you enough restriction to evade being hungry much of the time. Many find that zone or close to it within 3 months, but don't expect to get the band and instantly be less hungry. This is a process and the first 6 weeks will be a healing and learning phase. tmf

I've never seen where a patient was allowed pureed foods so quickly. It's almost always liquids for 4-7 days and then Soups and then next phase is pureed? Might want to double check those eating guidelines? Welcome to the band.

So I'm sorry to be too graphic here but remember, someone filled your body cavity full of gas, they pumped mass quantities of fluids, medications, antibiotics and anesthesia into your body. They punched 5 holes in your body, moved all your inner body parts around, shoved a tube down your throat, took an electric scalpel and burned away excess fat and tissue wrapped around your upper stomach, then wrapped a plastic strap around your stomach, stitched it in place with 5-6 sutures bringing your lower stomach up and over the band and then snaked a tube out of your body and then sewed another plastic piece to the muscle tissue on your rib cage. Now, thinking about all that has been done to your body, you're doing quite well aren't you? But yes, you should call your doctor. tmf

Good that you recognize how important after care is for we bandsters.

Call your doctor. That's not normal unless you're eating Soup? tmf

Why I failed on previous diets is because I was always hungry. It's painful/uncomfortable to feel like this every day. But, with the band, I don't feel deprived or uncomfortable. It makes my eating choices so much easier now that I don't feel desperate for my next meal. So, now I eat similar to how I ate before and like Hely, I choose to eat healthy with much better results.

Breakfast: Omelette Lunch: Flatbread turkey sandwich Dinner: Salmon w/salad and maybe some broccoli. 2 Snacks of fruit Doesn't sound like much but it's all I need and I'm satisfied.

We're all your buddy here. Lean on us. tmf