cproctor501

Well my surgery was a bear, I spent 10 weeks recovering at home and thats when I lost the lions share of my weight, I had to be opened completely up instead of laproscopic surgery due to scar tissue from a previous surgery, I have been trying to do a little Atkins dieting, just eating small amounts of meat and eggs and such, pork rinds make a good snack just remember to chew chew chew. Good luck on your continued success.

Yeah, you gotta admire him though, he got the hospital to work well with me on the "added" expense I incurred cause I had to stay 8 days, 6 of those in intensive care cause of my complications, however I went back after 10 weeks and he put in 3cc's, then I went back 7 weeks later and I got him to put in 4cc's more putting me at 7cc's and restricted well.......more so in the mornings but I do ok, im down 65lbs since 10-14-08 but I lost allot while I was recovering at home, I actually left the hospital 5 lbs heavier than when I came in, they said because of all the I V fluids,,,,,anyway good to hear from some fellow shina peeps. holler if you need anything:eek::thumbup::eek::thumbup:

If you want to have some fun with him mention my name as being a friend (Chris Proctor), then say I hope you dont make that mistake twice, LOL watch him turn blue..........He tells me I had the most difficult surgery to date for him, and I am the ONLY patient that had any complications from surgery, I really liked Jo, Tammy and Dr. Shina, they are all class acts.:thumbup:

Dr. Shina did my band in 10-08 at St Catherine Hospital in Charlestown IN, He is an excellent surgeon, however he does have a brash bedside manner,I have absolutely no regrets from using him even though a complilcation with surgery because I had to be opened up due to previous scar tissue(not related to the band) almost killed me, I live in Madisonville,KY and have to travel to Charlestown(200miles) to get my fills is the only (if any) drawback. Feel free to contact me with any questions / concerns you may have at cproctor501@newwavecomm.net , Oh BTW i have lost about 65 lbs since 10-14-08 but am currentally stuck with 2 fills equaling 7cc's. I cant eat hardley anything unless I chew chew chew chew it up good, I also have a problem not drinking with my meals, I am still working on that. Holler at me if ya want! :thumbup:

I was banded 10-16-08 or so? and at 6 weeks I had lost 50lbs without a fill, however my surgery was very difficult due to a heart condition that was discovered after surgery, since I have gotten back on my feet I have started eating whatI call regular and gained back 25lbs in the 4 weeks after the first six. I have since then lost the 25lbs again. My surgeon tells me that since I was so sick after my surgery (9 days in hospital) that I lost muscle and water weight and little fat and he gave me a fill 6 weeks ago and I havent lost a lb since, I am looking forward to my second fill on 2-12-09 that will put me at 6cc in a 10 cc band.

I forgot to mention that I spent 8 days in the hospitol, 6 of those in intensive care after my surgery (open procedure) , I apparentally had a heart condition that the pre-op screening didn't catch and it flared up the day after my surgery causing a irregular heartbeat / collapsed lung / yada yada yada, from what the doctor's tell me I'm lucky to be here so I guess I shouldn't sweat the small stuff so much. I will update after my next fill the first week of Feb! C-Ya

Yes, my doctor did the first fill under the flouroscope, he said he could see everything fine, I go back in a couple of weeks, we shall see then! Thanks!

Ok people here is my story, I was banded on 10-16-08 since then I have lost 50lbs, but.........after my first fill( 3cc) I noticed a actual reduction in my restriction after a few days, and even though I have tried to start walking on my treadmill 15-20min / 4x week I have managed to gain 8lbs back :cursing:, I talked to my surgeon and he said he wasn't worried about it because I haven't gotten to my "sweet spot" and I had lost the weight too fast to begin with and he could get it back off but he was happy I gained some weight becasue he was thinking there might be a problem with my digestive tract becasue of loosing so much so fast. My Question is this, has anyone ever lost restriction with a fill? It doesn't make sence to me? I have been sneezing and coughing a tremendous amount with the weather here lately, one day 70 degrees next day 12 degrees, I have thought maybe I had a slip or erosoin?but wouldnt that cause other problems? (besides weight gain) but I am probably just being over thoughtfull on the whole matter and should wait until my next fill to see if the restriction comes back.........RIGHT? I still have lost 42lbs in less than three months. :bigear:Thanks for listening:bigear:

Well I can't be positive it's not acid reflux but I do take a prilosec everyday so I wouldnt think its that, but I'm no doctor, maybe im just getting sick?

Has anyone else had a problem with a nagging dry cough after surgery? I am about 3 months post-op now and I have started to get a dry unproductive cough mainly at night when I sit or lie down, let me know if anyone else has this problem, I am going in for a second adjustment Feb 2 and will speak to my Dr about it then, Thanks!!:party::w00t::w00t:

I had a bout with A-Fib after my surgery, I had to be opened up all the way due to adhesions from a previous surgery, my heart rate jumped to 200 bpm on the day after my surgery when I started tapering off the morphine pump. They kept me a week and then let me go home on kumadin 6mgx1 day. I havent had a episode since then and I am glad, I am sorry for you guys that have to live everyday with that because its no fun for sure. I actually thought I had thrown a clot and was going to die from a pulmonary embolism , man it was a scary half day. I have a nuclear stress test scheduled in Jan and if thats ok then I am off the kumadin. Hope you qall get straightend out.

I actually lost 44lbs in the frist month:eek: but I had a very complicated surgery due to previous scar tissue issues, It was supposed to take 45 minutes and I was to go home the same day instead it took 5 hours and I had to stay in the hospital for 8 days:frown:, so dont get discouraged if you dont loose that much as I am a special case (Ive been told by my doctor) LoL that being said I have started adding regular foods now that I am 5 weeks post op and I have actually gained 2 lbs this week:scared2:, but the doctor said he wanted me to gain a few lbs back and loose about 8 to 10 lbs per month from here on out:thumbup:. I am scheduled for a fill possibly in 3 weeks, but to be honest I cant hardly eat anything without that stuck feeling starting:confused_smile:, kinda feels like you swallowed a big gulp of air and the pressure is pushing on your throat, doc says to get used to it because thats the way the band works, I have seen people on here that say they can eat a 12" sub from subway:ohmy: after there surgery and I cant imagine even eating a piece of bread much less a whole sandwich, I will post some pictures in 3 weeks then I will be 2 months out. Thanks for all the encouraging words from you guys! C U Later:tt2:

A couple of pictures of my progress so far.

Thats a tough one, you have to look at the long term issues I would imagine. I love my band too but if it were between keeping the band and spending the lion's share of my time comming and going to the Doctor's office for a situation like yours the band would have to come out. Keep your hopes up until all else fails, try the antibiotics and go from there. Good Luck to you.

Don't get discouraged shafe, and DONT weigh everyday, try once a week, you will see it gets easier to get the liquid down, I was just banded 10-16 and have lost 25 lbs so far, all will be well my friend keep ya chin up~!