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my highest weight was 254, and when i had surgery i was at 250. i'm pleased to say that i am at around 212 right now, and have had to buy all new clothes : ) hoping to reach 200 by the new year!

my highest weight was 254, and when i had surgery i was at 250. i'm pleased to say that i am at around 212 right now, and have had to buy all new clothes : ) hoping to reach 200 by the new year!

just be completely open about it. you should have no shame! things will get better, just give it some time.

it NORMAL to gain a few lbs of your initial weight loss back since obvioulsy you are going to be started to eat more normally again soon... don't worry though. things will smooth out. i lost 20 the 1st weeks after surgery, gained 4, and now have lost another 12 at 3 months out. ps: try some yogurts, custard, puree some clam chowder or some other chunky soup you love...

it took me 2 weeks of constant sleep, and only liquids to feel normal again after surgery... no #2 for me for 5 or 6 days either, and then things got normal again. the port sight may hurt for a couple more weeks but that will get better as well, and sleeping will become comfortable again.

can go down sometimes if you wait long enough... for me i get mouthfuls of "slime"- thick saliva, that i have to spit out. at times getting rid of the slime is enough, however at other times i have to sort of encourage things to come up.. not to be gross but if i bend down over the toilet and "get in position" stuff comes back up my throat.... not the same as vomiting- hard to explain. as long as you chew 5,000 times and are really aware it doesn't happen all that often. hope that helps.

first couple weeks? nothing. protein shakes of various brands... broth, juice, carnation instant breakfast, then on to cream of wheat, puddings, etc

my weight has fluctuated some, but if you go by todays reading i am at 224.3, which is like just over 2lbs lost since my last fill... (not enough!) so today he filled .5 mls.... we shall see if this makes a difference or not. im starving right now, i can tell you that for sure. no responses on my earlier post regarding occasional Left shoulder pain... oh well. how are other folks doing?

my weight has fluctuated some, but if you go by todays reading i am at 224.3, which is like just over 2lbs lost since my last fill... (not enough!) so today he filled .5 mls.... we shall see if this makes a difference or not. im starving right now, i can tell you that for sure. no responses on my earlier post regarding occasional Left shoulder pain... oh well. how are other folks doing?

So occasionally I am getting left shoulder pain... ususally when I'm heading towards eating too fast or too quickly--- feels like it did post op with all the gas. Is this weird? Anyone else experience this? Quick update: So I'm scheduled for my 4th fill next week. I have lost almost 30lbs which is great, but only like 1-2 lbs in the past few weeks. Started at 250-254lbs, and now weigh 225. I'm hoping for at least a ml.... Insurance stopped paying at the end of next month for fills:ohmy:

So occasionally I am getting left shoulder pain... ususally when I'm heading towards eating too fast or too quickly--- feels like it did post op with all the gas. Is this weird? Anyone else experience this? Quick update: So I'm scheduled for my 4th fill next week. I have lost almost 30lbs which is great, but only like 1-2 lbs in the past few weeks. Started at 250-254lbs, and now weigh 225. I'm hoping for at least a ml.... Insurance stopped paying at the end of next month for fills:ohmy:

:thumbup:I have lost 26.5 lbs total.... 20 of them came off right after surgery because of all the liquids... 1st fill: 4cc's 2nd fill: 1.5 cc's 3rd fill: (this week) .75 cc's Down to around 227 lbs, which means 27 more until I reach my first goal weight of 200. (Thats my doctors goal).... Ultimately I'd like to get down to around 170... We shall see. I continue to eat less and less, use much less insulin, I don't snore anymore according to my hubby, and all my clothes are getting way loose. I can't eat anything but oatmeal, yogurt, etc (slidy things) in the morning, which is fine because I'm not too much of a breakfast fan anyway. For whatever reason my band seems to become looser during the course of the day, and is loosest late at night which happens to be when I'm way more likely to pig out unfortunately. can't tolerate any white breads anymore, toasted or not, no rice, no cold chicken (random I know, but I found this out last night, yikes) Stuff getting stuck is the most painful thing ever. I absolutely hate it. This can happen when I havn't chewed sufficiently, or when I try something my band rejects... For instance I chewed the living daylights out of a bite of blueberry muffin the other day, was pratically liquid going down... couldn't tolerate it, came back up. I do tend to feel satisfied longer, on smaller portions, although not drinking anything during meals sucks. It's a strange, crazy trip. I hope I continue too lose, and hope the pace picks up a bit. I'de be more than happy with a pound or 2 a week but sometimes dont' budge one bit.

:thumbup:I have lost 26.5 lbs total.... 20 of them came off right after surgery because of all the liquids... 1st fill: 4cc's 2nd fill: 1.5 cc's 3rd fill: (this week) .75 cc's Down to around 227 lbs, which means 27 more until I reach my first goal weight of 200. (Thats my doctors goal).... Ultimately I'd like to get down to around 170... We shall see. I continue to eat less and less, use much less insulin, I don't snore anymore according to my hubby, and all my clothes are getting way loose. I can't eat anything but oatmeal, yogurt, etc (slidy things) in the morning, which is fine because I'm not too much of a breakfast fan anyway. For whatever reason my band seems to become looser during the course of the day, and is loosest late at night which happens to be when I'm way more likely to pig out unfortunately. can't tolerate any white breads anymore, toasted or not, no rice, no cold chicken (random I know, but I found this out last night, yikes) Stuff getting stuck is the most painful thing ever. I absolutely hate it. This can happen when I havn't chewed sufficiently, or when I try something my band rejects... For instance I chewed the living daylights out of a bite of blueberry muffin the other day, was pratically liquid going down... couldn't tolerate it, came back up. I do tend to feel satisfied longer, on smaller portions, although not drinking anything during meals sucks. It's a strange, crazy trip. I hope I continue too lose, and hope the pace picks up a bit. I'de be more than happy with a pound or 2 a week but sometimes dont' budge one bit.

yay. loved this post

interesting about the eggs... i tried one the day of my second fill thinking i'de be fine if i chewed like crazy but about 1/2 hr later i threw up .... nasty. and painful as all hell.

damn gurgs. glad im not alone.

hi, was banded 6/23 and lost around 20lbs, mostly the first week of post op liquids... i had my second fill today, and now have a total of 5.5mls in my band.

A little over a week after my first fill a had my second one (about an hour ago) my weight went from 230.8 to 232.1 so just around 1lb of weight loss. My first fill was 4mls, and todays was 1.5mls.... so I have 5.5 in a 14ml band. I have got the BIGTIME gurgles... has anyone else ever experienced this? not burbs, just gurgles. They are so loud it seems the whole world can hear them. Yikes.

A little over a week after my first fill a had my second one (about an hour ago) my weight went from 230.8 to 232.1 so just around 1lb of weight loss. My first fill was 4mls, and todays was 1.5mls.... so I have 5.5 in a 14ml band. I have got the BIGTIME gurgles... has anyone else ever experienced this? not burbs, just gurgles. They are so loud it seems the whole world can hear them. Yikes.

I know exactly what you mean about the gurgling! i got my first fill last week (4cc in a 14cc band) and gurgled like crazy for a few days after. now its seemed to go away. next week: 8/5 is my next scheduled fill... wonder how much i'll get put in. i can still eat a pretty dang big meal at dinner...

good to know! thanks for the info!

just curious- do they use xray while doing the fills? im wondering if they missed the port a few times?

Ended up having my first fill today after a couple cancelations. Here's how it went: he had my lie down flat, and felt around until he was sure he had located the port. He then cleaned the area with alcohol, and injected some Lidocaine to numb the area (ouch!) I closed my eyes, put my hands behind my head, and the rest was finished within a couple minutes. I didn't feel the actual fill at all! He had me sit up, take a drink of water to make sure I had no trouble swallowing liquid, and sent me on my way. I have scheduled 2 more fills: one in a weekish, and one a weekish later. Apparently my insurance only pays for fills/unfills for 90 days after surgery! Would have been nice to know that ahead of time- the surgeon told me this today! So, hopefully I can find a sweet spot by the end of September. I wonder how much a fill costs with no coverage- yikes!

Ended up having my first fill today after a couple cancelations. Here's how it went: he had my lie down flat, and felt around until he was sure he had located the port. He then cleaned the area with alcohol, and injected some Lidocaine to numb the area (ouch!) I closed my eyes, put my hands behind my head, and the rest was finished within a couple minutes. I didn't feel the actual fill at all! He had me sit up, take a drink of water to make sure I had no trouble swallowing liquid, and sent me on my way. I have scheduled 2 more fills: one in a weekish, and one a weekish later. Apparently my insurance only pays for fills/unfills for 90 days after surgery! Would have been nice to know that ahead of time- the surgeon told me this today! So, hopefully I can find a sweet spot by the end of September. I wonder how much a fill costs with no coverage- yikes!

gotta agree with everyone else. good ole scrambled eggs. not cooked too much though- you don't want them too dry! also loved cream of wheat.