NewMechelle

Hi everyone. I have been banded for almost three weeks.(will be three on thursday) and I was wondering if some one could explain something to me. Of course I havent had any fills yet so I dont know if it makes a difference but why arent you supposed to drink while eating meals? Is it because food can get stuck easier with liquid, Is it because you "wash" the food out of your upper stomach leaving you hungry what? I am just real curious. Thanks and God bless:drool:

i dont know why i am responding, i just felt truely led to do so. You are not alone in your addiction. There is a small percentage of people with thyroid problems or a screwed up matabilism but most of the rest of us are just like you, addicts. I think that food is the worse and hardest of them all. If you truely seek out treatment with drugs and alcohol the best thing in the world to do is to go cold turkey, stay away from friends that do the drugs, stay out of bars etc. with food it is different. We have to eat to live. The problem is some of us lived to eat.n when i look at the big picture, i realize this is going to be a long daily battle. But I did it for me and my family. I love love love food but I love my family more. They are worth it. I am worth it. I am 14 days banded, early in the game for me too. You feel now like you may have made a horrible quick decision, before you make another one sit back enjoy the small things like your pants fitting just a little better, 9 pounds that is awesome, Give it some time, dont jump the gun. My good friend(when I was having a horrible day and was starving and feeling sorry for myself) said to me"Girl, nothing tastes as good as skinny will feel." God bless you and I hope you get this message. I will be thinking of you

Hey I feel for you but if it makes you feel better I think it may be normal for some of us. I was banded on the 28th. I was told I shouldnt be hungry for two or three weeks. I was of course on a strict diet before the surgery. When I woke up from surgery, I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse. Iam not kidding. The combination between that and the severe gas you get is very painful. Try taking a couple of gas x strips and see if it lets up, then maybe try (yes I know this sounds wierd) low fat choc milk. It is something a little more substantial in your belly and heavy enough to help the gas too. If you dont start feeling much better, get your butt to the doctor, it is nothing to play with. The chances of it being serious is slim but not worth the risk. Go to the emergency room if you have too. God Bless and good luck.I will keep you in my prayers tonight.

Okay so I realize most of us are just people going thru life tryng to lose weight and do this band thing. I wont hold any one legally responsible for advice etc. I had my realize band done on the 28th of May. I still have my staples and everything. SO... I wont get my first fill for about four weeks(6 weeks post op). Am I supposed to be less hungry NOW before I get a fill at all?(Just from the band) or is it normal to be really hungry untill I start getting fills and reach that eventual "sweet spot" then once I hit that spot, will I get used to that "sweet spot" need more fills till I hit it again? Then what happens when I get as filled as my band will go? Does any one know how many cc's a realize band takes? I am doing well on the diet but man it is a struggle. I was private pay and on top of it i just feel like I went thru too much (surgery etc) to not make this a success. I am scared to death once the honey moon phase is over with this thing I will start gaining again. Any body got any good advice and answers for me? Thanks and God bless.

Okay so I realize most of us are just people going thru life tryng to lose weight and do this band thing. I wont hold any one legally responsible for advice etc. I had my realize band done on the 28th of May. I still have my staples and everything. SO... I wont get my first fill for about four weeks(6 weeks post op). Am I supposed to be less hungry NOW before I get a fill at all?(Just from the band) or is it normal to be really hungry untill I start getting fills and reach that eventual "sweet spot" then once I hit that spot, will I get used to that "sweet spot" need more fills till I hit it again? Then what happens when I get as filled as my band will go? Does any one know how many cc's a realize band takes? I am doing well on the diet but man it is a struggle. I was private pay and on top of it i just feel like I went thru too much (surgery etc) to not make this a success. I am scared to death once the honey moon phase is over with this thing I will start gaining again. Any body got any good advice and answers for me? Thanks and God bless.

:thumbup:well, I am 9 days post op and feel a little better every day. I still get tired easy but no pain, no problems. I am 20.5 pounds down, that includes pre surgery diet and after the band combined. I can tell any one who is about to do this, it is such a breeze compared to what i expected. I feel so blessed. I would still love to eat lots of good stuff but I can already look at my face and tell the weighyt is coming off and it is so worth it. A very dear friend of mine recently said "nothing tastes as good as skinny will feel" I think that will be my new motto. I have started eating a few soft foods, no problems. Just cheese soup stuff, all is well. I have tons more to lose and I am afraid I will start getting discouraged when the weight loss slows way down but I am going to try and start walking every day and keep the momentum going. I wish I knew people locally who have this band too. I was so absolutely terrified and even just a few days out I know I am going to be so thankful for this chance to change my life, God bless to all.

:thumbup:well, I am 9 days post op and feel a little better every day. I still get tired easy but no pain, no problems. I am 20.5 pounds down, that includes pre surgery diet and after the band combined. I can tell any one who is about to do this, it is such a breeze compared to what i expected. I feel so blessed. I would still love to eat lots of good stuff but I can already look at my face and tell the weighyt is coming off and it is so worth it. A very dear friend of mine recently said "nothing tastes as good as skinny will feel" I think that will be my new motto. I have started eating a few soft foods, no problems. Just cheese soup stuff, all is well. I have tons more to lose and I am afraid I will start getting discouraged when the weight loss slows way down but I am going to try and start walking every day and keep the momentum going. I wish I knew people locally who have this band too. I was so absolutely terrified and even just a few days out I know I am going to be so thankful for this chance to change my life, God bless to all.

Yesterday was the day. I did it, I got banded. I was terrified, kept going over all the things in my mind that could go wrong, worried I wouldnt wake up etc. So 6 am I wake up with a migraine, not a head ache but a full blown think I am going to die migraine. Did not start well. was at the hospital by 7, gave my urine sample, ekg, blood work (again) and got hooked up to iv. I am very sore today feeling weak but honestly cant believe how good I feel considering what i went thru yesterday. The worst part of it all was the migraine that I woke up with and kept till I took excedrin migraine today. Lortabs wernt even touching it. We were home by 4:30 and other than being sore, gassy and starved to death, I am doing great. Wish I was able to eat real food. Cant tell what is gas and how much is hunger. It hurts tho. The liquids are not doing the trick, I am so grateful this is behind me. TIme to start my new life, God is so good.Time for my meds and a nap. There is no bigger wuss in the world than me and I tell you this is not NEAR as rough as I thought it would be. I could eat a horse but all is good. till next time, God bless:rolleyes:

Yesterday was the day. I did it, I got banded. I was terrified, kept going over all the things in my mind that could go wrong, worried I wouldnt wake up etc. So 6 am I wake up with a migraine, not a head ache but a full blown think I am going to die migraine. Did not start well. was at the hospital by 7, gave my urine sample, ekg, blood work (again) and got hooked up to iv. I am very sore today feeling weak but honestly cant believe how good I feel considering what i went thru yesterday. The worst part of it all was the migraine that I woke up with and kept till I took excedrin migraine today. Lortabs wernt even touching it. We were home by 4:30 and other than being sore, gassy and starved to death, I am doing great. Wish I was able to eat real food. Cant tell what is gas and how much is hunger. It hurts tho. The liquids are not doing the trick, I am so grateful this is behind me. TIme to start my new life, God is so good.Time for my meds and a nap. There is no bigger wuss in the world than me and I tell you this is not NEAR as rough as I thought it would be. I could eat a horse but all is good. till next time, God bless:rolleyes:

I bought one of those magic bullets. It is awesome.It is little, just add ice and water, you drink out of your "blender" it blends quickly and not as noisy as a regular blender. try it.

I am with you and totally understand where you are coming from. I have my surgery next week and I am scared to death. I am scared of the surgery but more than that, I fear failing. I am private pay so this has cost SO much money. My family and friends are pulling for me and everyone knows I am getting this done. I am scared to death to have people see me and say "hey I thought you were having surgery to help you lose wt and your still fat" or even worse than all that....lose the wt just to have it return. it wont be the first time you know. I am glad to know I am not the only little "scardy cat"

you are one of the lucky ones! I am with you. Makes me so mad. They have some nerve. I have high blood pressure, sleep apnea, asthma, high cholesterol pitting edema in my legs and am a borderline diabetic. I am having surgery a week from tomorrow. We are private pay because our insurance company said this lap band was cosmetic. Are they nuts? We pay tons and tons of money for insuance and when we need them, they would rather see us die.

Well, I have been on my pre-surgery diet for almost a week and have to admit I am starved. I am so motivated that it hasnt been that bad. I have dropped ten pounds though realistically I know most of it is probably water. Heck if i could do this long term, I wouldnt need the surgery. I have surgery a week from tomorrow. Still having the same feelings, very excited and scared. Hoping this works, hoping I have taken off enough time to heal (only have one week of vacation) but each day brings me closer. I wish the weight loss would be this quick after the band. How cool would that be at ten pounds a week? I would be in ONEDERLAND in no time. ha. Wish me luck guys. Seven days to go.........:smile2:

Well, I have been on my pre-surgery diet for almost a week and have to admit I am starved. I am so motivated that it hasnt been that bad. I have dropped ten pounds though realistically I know most of it is probably water. Heck if i could do this long term, I wouldnt need the surgery. I have surgery a week from tomorrow. Still having the same feelings, very excited and scared. Hoping this works, hoping I have taken off enough time to heal (only have one week of vacation) but each day brings me closer. I wish the weight loss would be this quick after the band. How cool would that be at ten pounds a week? I would be in ONEDERLAND in no time. ha. Wish me luck guys. Seven days to go.........:cursing:

Well it's time. Time to start my new life. I have to admit, I am not sure if I am more excited or more nervous. Tomorrrow, I start my pre-surgery diet. I have my surgery two weeks from Tomorrow. So my mind is racing and I am already having trouble sleeping because I cant turn it off. Can I do this? Will I be successful? Will I spend all this money for nothing? Can I stay motivated? Will I make it thru the surgery? Will I make my family, friends and self proud or will I be terribly discouraged when I dont do as well as I want? I dont do "hungry" well. Obviously or I wouldnt be in this spot. Will I even be able to do the two week pre-op diet? I am starved just thinking about it. LOL So today they are having a pitch in dinner at work. I guess this will be my last day to participate in "normal for me" eating. I am ready for this, I can do this. I want to be healthy for my kids. I want to see grand children some day and I want to be beautiful for my husband. I want to be able to take care of my parents, not have them take care of me because of comorbidities. I CAN DO THIS!!!!! READY START GO..... IN THE MORNING.:ohmy:

Well it's time. Time to start my new life. I have to admit, I am not sure if I am more excited or more nervous. Tomorrrow, I start my pre-surgery diet. I have my surgery two weeks from Tomorrow. So my mind is racing and I am already having trouble sleeping because I cant turn it off. Can I do this? Will I be successful? Will I spend all this money for nothing? Can I stay motivated? Will I make it thru the surgery? Will I make my family, friends and self proud or will I be terribly discouraged when I dont do as well as I want? I dont do "hungry" well. Obviously or I wouldnt be in this spot. Will I even be able to do the two week pre-op diet? I am starved just thinking about it. LOL So today they are having a pitch in dinner at work. I guess this will be my last day to participate in "normal for me" eating. I am ready for this, I can do this. I want to be healthy for my kids. I want to see grand children some day and I want to be beautiful for my husband. I want to be able to take care of my parents, not have them take care of me because of comorbidities. I CAN DO THIS!!!!! READY START GO..... IN THE MORNING.

Hi,Your story is amazing and made me smile. I too have children spread out.I am 42, my kids are 19, 15 and 9. I would be thrilled to death to get the surprise you got but my tubes are tied and so I just look foreward to grand babies.I am not banded yet.I am supposed to go on the 28thbut am having financial issues. Any way contratulations and good luck. What a blessing and gift from God. Enjoy, i dont have to tell you they grow up SOOOOOOO fast.God bless you and yours

Hi. This is my first time doing this and I admit I feel a little odd. I am considering lap band surgery. I am a 42 year old with about a hundred pounds to lose. I have been lucky so far with my health. I am not diabetic and don't have heart disease (yet) I do however have high blood pressure sleep apnea and depression all related to my weight. I have found a doctor, have an appointment for the psychiatrist and nutrionist but I have to admit, I am scared to death. Scared it wont work, scared I wont live to raise my kids if I don't make it thru the surgery. I could really use some good advice from you who have been here. I have spent countless hours on the internet researching and feel I am more than ready but I am scared.:ohmy: