Kickash73

if it's any reasurance, i can tell you that i felt no restriction until i was at 6cc, my surgeon does all my fills myself and i feel very confident that he's doing them properly. i expressed my concern with him with i got in the 5cc range and had no restriction as well, and he said that everyone is different, i was worried about a leak, and he said take some time, and come back in 2 weeks, well now i have restriction. he also told me that because i was not as heavy as most of his pacients that my band was loose when he placed it and that could be a contribuiting factor to why it took so long for me to get restriction, he also said i will prob never reach 8.5cc so hopefuly things will work out now. with that all being said i just went in for another fill last week and i feel like i got more of an unfill than a fill, don't know why but i'm going back next wednesday to have him tweak it. just work with your band, remember it's a tool, and try to have pacients.

Ok... so... i just got my 2nd fill yesterday 10/15 and today, i have an extremely sore throat, congestion, ect. ect. anyways, my question is does anyone have any suggestion of what i might be able to take? My dr told me to not take my regular tylonol for 3 - 4 days, so to me that means i can't take regular cold medicine either... any good liquid medicines out there other that cough meds. Thanks!

Try not to get frustrated, i feel your pain, i'm 6 weeks out and only 12lbs down since surgery, 24lbs total, and i know thats 2lbs a week, but still... just try to keep your head up, do some cardio, things will work it's self out

I went with baylor grapevine, Dr. Matin and my cash pay was $15,000 and fills for life no charge

Question for everyone, and before you say it, I know i should consult my Dr. and I will, but i wanted to find out everyone elses opinion. Ok, so next weekend i will be 3 1/2 weeks post op, do you think it's ok to go to six flags and enjoy some roller coasters? Also has anyone gone and been or or had any problems? Let me know... Thanks!

i wouldn't think so exp because that has to do with your lungs not your stomach, now if you get sick and throw up that different

Bariatric Vitamins | Bariatric Surgery & Nutrition | Life after Bariatric Surgery is the website, thats the only way i know of to purchase them go to the agb chewable and the Calcium plus chewable

my liquid includes pudding, jello, cream of wheat, along with all of your liquids, but so far i havn't taken much advantage of all that i can have, and i'm onto mushies after one week

i was banded on thursday and my stomach is growling as well, but i'm not hungry, in fact i've only had water a little k2o and about 1/3 of pudding so far and i'm fine, i'm sure tomorrow i'll need to try and get on more of an eatin schedule but for now i haven't been hungry... maybe i'm lucky

it hurts in my upper left chest area, i don't know about the overeating of being hungery part since i've been banded so recently, but i'm with ya it hurts like HELL!!

OMG!! YESSSSS it kills me when i hipcup, does this go away?? i just had surgery on thursday and i'm hopeing it does...

nope the dr stiched me inside and then put water proof surgical glue on it and i was told i could shower bath do whatever since the surgical glue is water proof i was free to do as i pleased

it feels like my port is smack dab right in the middle of my abdomen as well, but i have cut above that and i'm wondering if thats it and i just can't feel it and my what i think i'm feeling as my port is actually something else, maybe my band.. i guess i'll as my dr on the followup

It went very well, it's day 3 and i now need nearly no pain meds it's all managable except i'm now starting to cough up from the sleep medicine during surgery, which is no biggie it just hurts a bit, and i can't cough as big as i would like to

i didn't know i had a herna going into surgery and my dr fixed it for me while he was doing my band, you'll hear that from a lot of people on here, so i wouldn't think it would be a problem