tish76

By the way I just want to say you look great!!

Thanks so much for the suggestion and support. I will check out the site.

Hi,

I am 33 years old and live in Harrisburg, PA. I was banded April 3, 2009. Within 30 days I was down 22 pounds and over the next few months I lost about 10 more. Then about Oct of 09 I hit a wall. I started to crave more sweets like Cookies, and cakes. Things I never really ate before my surgery. Now in the last 5 months I have not lost anything, I gained like 2 pounds back. I find that now when I eat if I get full after a few bits, I then start to spread that meal or whatever Im eating out over like an hour period till I done. I use to be excited about the band but now I am not because I can not seem to help the cravings and I try to eat anything I can. I want to get back on the right track, but need some suggestions and support on what I can try to do to get back on track how I was in the beginning... Thanks!!!

Thanks...I will try to get a hold of my doctor in the morning and try doing liquids..

Has anyone experience this?? I got banded in April 09 I got my third fill Aug 06 (4 1/2 cc), just this week it has been really hard for me to get any food down, even eggs I struggle with. Anything other than liquid texture I can not keep down. Now this was not like this when I got the fill it just started 3 weeks after the fill. Now I have a tightness in my throat and it seems really sore, tight, and tender.. Has anyone experiennce this or know why the change..

Thanks so much!!

Hi Guys,

How can you tell if you stretched your stomach pouch? Also once it is stretched, is there away to shrink it without surgery? Thanks guys!!

Thanks, that helps alot...

Hi guys,

Do any of you guys having any suggestions or tips on what exercises give you a good workout and helps you lose weight more quicker..Thanks!!!

Thanks guys!!

Thanks guys for your responses. I guess I was asking when do u start to feel more restriction. I lost thirty pounds the first 4 weeks and since things have been slow.. I've had two fills already with a total of 4cc and I only lost about 4 pounds since I started receiving the fills. Starting to get frustrated because I do eat right and exercise.

How many fills does it take until you really start to notice the weight loss?

Hi Jaytee,

I'm in the same boat as you are I had my first fill in mid May and they will not do my second until July 25. They said I have to wait 8 weeks in between, even though I do not have much restriction. So I'm pretty bumped about that.:tongue:

Tish, I'm prone to hernias and knew I'd have more after surgery. I had such pain in the port after surgery, at the post op appt, we found that it wasn't actually the port that caused the pain, but a new hernia next to the port.

Wow thanks for the info i did not know you were prone to them.. i know i this one lady in my area developed a hernia after her surgery, so i thought it could be caused from the band

Wow 15 pokes, and I thought my 6-7 pokes were bad. How did you know you had a hernia. Is it something you can feel just by touching?

Hi Guys,

Today was my first fill. My band was empty and they put 3cc in it. It took about 6-7 pokes to get it in the right spot. He could feel the port but could not find the right spot to put the saline (ouch stung quit a bit but went a lot better then what I thought). I can not tell yet if there is a lot restriction because I am only on liquids. But I did notice that when I drink it kinda sits for a few seconds before it goes down, so hopefully I have a lot more restriction with food.:smile:

Congratulations hopeful41411, you look great...Keep up the good work..

I am going to call doctor in the morning but today is my third day post op and i just started to notice a lil blood in my urine..I read up on it and it said some causes can be from certain medications like blood thinners, aspirin and penicilin...They did give me blood thinners twice while in the hospital but has anyone else experience this..thanks

Thanks so much!!!

like a gassey pressure like i'm full, but its in my mid upper chest. I will call my doctor first thing in the morning. Thanks so much

Does anyone know what the pressure in my chest is from and is it normal?..Thanks!!

That is what im scared of is messing up my port

I got my surgery two days ago and I have been sleeping on my back. After while that starts to get uncomfortable because I am not use to sleeping that way the whole nite. Does any one now if its alright to sleep on my side only being two days post op? Thanks!!

Got my surgery last nite..The pain is not as bad as I thought just muscle soreness in my stomach and a lot of pressure in my mid to upper chest.. But other than that my surgery went great, can't wait to see results

Tommorow is my surgery date and im soooo scared especially cause different family members are just as worried and saying when u wake up u can always change ur mind.....my boyfriend is so upset something may happen