beachlover

I got my 2nd fill this past Tuesday and it burned this time. My first fill didn't hurt at all. What does the restriction feel like?

I was told that if I would do the outpatient instead of staying overnight, my insurance company would agree faster. They did. I just slept all the way home (in and out) and then went straight to bed when I got home, slept for most of the weekend actually. When I first started the program this past summer I weighed 272 lbs. I had to do the pre-op liquid diet in order to shrink my liver and I lost 12 lbs. The rest has been after surgery (the first few weeks you do not feel like eating, or at least I didn't), when I went for my post-op visit (a week after) I weighed 251 and this past week (Tuesday 9th) I went for my first fill and I weighed 242. I received 2.5 cc's of saline but I don't really think I have that much restriction. Of course, I am not going to push it either because I do not want to throw up or get something stuck. My goal weight is 144 lbs. I believe it will take me at least until the end of next summer to get close. My doctor said about 2 lbs. per week. I go for my second fill on January 13th.

Everything went just fine. The actual procedure was less than an hour and I went home by 11:30 a.m. I had to be there at 7:00 a.m. The hardest part was the drive home. I was 2 hours away. I just received my first fill this past Tuesday. I have lost a total of 30 lbs. Of course, you want the weight to come off quicker but that is not good for you. I am also walking at least 3 to 4 times a week for 40 minutes on my treadmill. Now, I can start doing some type of weights, or swimming also.

During my pre-op testing, I failed by stress test. I had to have the nuclear kind since I had a broken foot. Since I failed, and they do not repeat them here, I was scheduled for a cardiac catherization. I also had to check my family history and found out that my grandmother (on my mom's side) had had a massive heart attack at the age of 58. I am only 48 but that was enough to scare me. I had the cath and everything was clear all the way to the heart. Yippee!! The cardiologist told me right after she was done that all was ok and I would be approved for the surgery. I felt the stress test failing was a blessing in disguise. I had the surgery two weeks after the cath October 31st and have lost 22 lbs. I am also walking on my treadmill 30 - 35 minutes a day at 2.5 mph. I feel better already. So keep you chin up, the testing really is important.

I was banded by Dr. Wagner on Halloween as an outpatient. Surgery was done at the Ballas Surgery Center.

I am looking for any other lap bandsters who had the procedure performed by Dr. Van Wagner in St. Louis, MO.

I am three weeks out with the band and have only lost 20 lbs. Of course, I cannot do any exercise yet because I have a broken foot. Have you had your first fill?

I was banded on Halloween and felt like you the first couple of days. By the 5th day I started feeling a lot better. I didn't do the protein shakes but I had to do broth or jello. I am only on my full liquid diet now, but I get to start soft foods on Thursday. Good Luck!

I had my lap band surgery on Halloween and am not scheduled for my first fill until December 9th.

Congratulations! Any weight lost is a bonus.

I had my lap band performed as an outpatient at Ballas Outpatient Surgery Center on Halloween. It has only been a week and so far I am healing more each day. I am not able to start my walking right yet because I broke my foot. But I am hoping to start right away.