jlray

I'll check in every Friday!! But I must admit I'll probably weigh every day anyway. :thumbsup:

Yay!! March 6 here too!! I'll never forget the date... ahhh. I've only lost 16 lbs since surgery, but 8 since my first fill last Tuesday!! Way to go **fill**!! :thumbsup:

I can say that tonight I ate two slices of pizza and a small scoop of ice cream and I only stopped because I knew I should, not because I was full. But last week, I couldn't even hold more than two bites of scrambled eggs down. I'm confused too - wish I had a good answer!!

I had my surgery in Juarez, and people were urging me not to go because of all the drug violence. Well, I went and didn't get shot, and I'm banded! I went for a fill on Tuesday, and people urged me not to go because of swine flu. Well, I went and didn't get the swine flu, and got an excellent fluoro fill. My shuttle bus driver also told me there was little cause for concern in Juarez, as they had no cases of the virus. However, they did take the threat seriously and closed down schools - just to be safe. I say go have your surgery - don't worry about the swine flu, because fact of the matter is - you can get it in the US too! Just stay clean-handed and you'll be fine.

Maybe you should have only had a half cc removed. 1 cc is a big big difference. You should be able to keep down water, so if you couldn't then you were definitely overfilled. So, I would say have a little put back in... maybe .5 cc? JMHO.

I was banded March 09!! Can I be a Lucky Loser?! I had my first fill on Tuesday, April 28 under fluoro. 3.25 cc's in a 10cc band. I have really good restriction and have already lost 4 pounds since the fill.

The best tasting protein powder I've found is from Unjury - Strawberry Sorbet flavor, but you can only get it online. I ran out, so I went to GNC to get more. I got a big barrel (exaggerating) of strawberry powder in a black container with red letters. Sorry - that's all I know. It's ok stuff, but not near as good as the Unjury. Unjury also makes a chicken soup flavored powder. Excellent for clear liquids stage.

Phentermine is an appetite suppressant, is that correct? What else does it do? You shouldn't need it if you're at a good fill, I would say. That's JMO, and I'm still new at this and not a doctor, so not sure it's worth much. Have you had a fill done under fluoro?

I was worried, too. I lost some weight on liquids, but then I stopped losing, and even gained four pounds on soft and regular food. I just got my first fill on Tuesday, and trust me - it makes a huge difference. Especially if you're getting it under fluoro. Way to target the salt intake! That should make a difference in the swelling. Let us know how it goes. Hang in there!!! We're all in this 2gether!

272 is my starting weight too!!! I had my surgery in March, and now that I have a good fill, hopefully I'm on my way to awesome results too... Congrats!!!

Yes, God is good!! I prayed for the same thing - for weeks before and the whole four-hour drive to the hospital. And not only did my surgery go smoothly, but I was not at all nervous. I felt complete peace about it. My pain after surgery was minimal. I didn't have much gas pains, but I did feel discomfort when changing positions (from sitting to standing, and vice versa). But I was up walking way before the other two patients who had their surgery a couple of hours before me. He hears us and best of all - He answers!!

I'm from West Texas - little town called Monahans. I was banded March 6 in Juarez, Mexico, and I just got my first fill today!! I've lost a total of 21 pounds, but hopefully the weightloss will speed up now that I have restriction. Jessica 272/251/130ish