tomjerry

Hi Mine is 12ml band and I have 10ml of liquid so far and havent had any for a while....Doctor will tell you when to stop. If you arent loosing weight then you need to go back to the doctor. One lady i met at the doctors office had her band done 2 years ago and put on weight and then lost weight and then didnt stick to diet. She then went back to the doctor and had the liquid all removed out and reinserted slowly...she is now loosing weight.....So keep an eye on your loss of weight and if you are loosing weight then no need for more fills....

Hi there I had my lap band on the 23rd March this year....I wont be having any fills for a while. I am upto 10mils....As for meat, well honestly I havent been able to have any kind of meat. I tried twice and like you it doesnt stay in....They say to make it moist and soft by adding maybe a sauce or some gravy so why dont you try that. I am not much of a meat person so it doesnt bother me at....Good Luck...Let me know how you go.....:cool2:

Yes, congratulations..it will be worth the wait...I was banded last month so I am very very excited for you...Keep us posted on your progress

So sorry for you. Can I ask how did you know the band slipped...What did you feel....

Congratulations - you have made the first step to changing your future....We are all 100% behind him and here to help. I was banded 23 March so am still new to Lap Banding myself. This forum is great and keep us posted on your progress....Go Girl.......:smile:

Yes, I quiet like March Madness....as well.. How is everyone going....

I've had 2 fills so far - 1 one last of 6mil and one yesterday of 2mils so that makes it 8 mils to date. Going in for 1 or 2 mils next week, not sure exactly how much. Maxium he will go is 12mils....Feel great. End of this week go back to dieticican for next stage - solid foods (bring it on)....Hope everyone is ok out there and enjoying seeing the weight come off. The only thing i dont like so far is the scales show a difference amount from my/dietician and surgeons...Surgeons is always more so I have told him I dont like his scales plus there on carpet......:smile::thumbup::w00t:

My dietician gave me the following advice and I hope this helps you. After surgery your on a liquid diet for approximately 2 weeks. Must be in liquid form, thin enough to pass through a straw, smooth, has no lumps and no fizzy. Suitable fluids Commercial Protein drinks Plain Water Coffee/tea Drinking yogurt fruit juice Vegetable Juice Tin strained soup/stocks They also recommend you take a liquid Multivitamin. For constipation take prune juice or benifiber. Hope this information helps you, I could email you the information which will be in more detail if you like, just email me your email address.

Well its been 2 weeks since my surgery and so far all well.. Still a bit of soreness but not very bad. Have lost 10kgs so far since pre surgery on optifast til now....so 4 weeks all up....Still on liquid diet til tomorrow night when I go and see the dietician for the next stage - mussy stage..

Hi there Did you want to know what to eat pre surgery or after surgery???

Hi there Sorry to hear your having a bad time with you fills.. I am due at my sugeon next week as its been 3 weeks since my surgery so no fills for me as yet. He did say that he doesnt do the fills and that he would send me to someone else to do them. He said that he uses a x-ray machine when it comes time for my fills. Hope the 2nd fill works out for you. As for where the port is placed im not sure but i will find out next week...

Hi all...just checking with you all and I am pleased to say that I have done it...my surgury was on Monday 23rd March..Went well..... Came out the next week and have been at my parents has being spoilt.... Have been a bit sore and tight around the stomach and where the cuts are in 5 place. A bit of pain but not too much. Feel a bit tight around the chest. Cant believe I was first on the list for the operation, went in at 8.30 and woke up around 1.00.....ended up in ICU has I had some breathing problems. When I woke up at 1.00 the surgeon was there so that was very assuring to see him. Was so sleeping and that slept til around 4.30. Was very very thursty but they gave me nothing until around 5.00 and that was ice cubs. So now at home on liquid diet til I go to the dietician end of next week. :thumbup:

Very sad to hear your sad news but like everyone has said so far hang in there....think about how much you have lost so far and having surgury again will be worth it as you can achieve it and you will continue to achieve loosing weight..hang in there...we are here to support you..as for work, take things further and make sure they look after you....

Congratulations...you look great.....

Hi...I went to SIOS in Ashfield and that is the price they told me as well..I am booked in for Westmead Private and it will cost me $2.5k plus cost of top of that for Dietician, 2 visits to the surgeon but this can be claimed through medicare. I will know the exact price next week when I go back and will finalise the details and will let you know. Baulkham Hills private hospital is $4,500 so both alot cheaper than Ashfield....Dont know why you have to wait 1 year for Ashfield they were going to book me in 1 month after I saw them which was early Feb this year....Happy to provide more details if you want..:thumbup::scared2: