BeachBish

Any tips out there to advise us to WHEN we have hit the green zone? What are the real signs? Not loosing 2#'s a week as of yet and have had several fills - now at a 7.1/4 out of a 10 band. (However went in time before alst and nusrse said I had a 14cc band-so I am really confused)

I'm sorry and totally agree with the disheartening of OUR New site. Complied with Gastric Sleeve patients. Hummmm~~~~ Not sure of the reson behind this one!?!? It's kinda like shopping for a new car... I KNOW what I want so that's why I visit a FORD dealership or Chevy - whatever, and not all the OTHER ones combined. I dont understand WHY they were combined to begin with!?!?!? Yes, weight loss is the ultimate goal- however I tend to get aggravated when I read and read and then see -OHHH - She had GBP...or he had.... Sure miss the old site, friends, post, and boards!

250 - INSANE! (My doctor recommends 100 per day which is tough) Must be ALL he eats! Sounds like he needs more of a balanced diet!?!!?!? I also had some sort of FUNK - where every four to 6 weeks I would get sick be in the bed, throwing up and unable to cope for 24-36 hours...aftre about a year it disappeared. This was all prior to Lap-Band! THE ONLY thing I changed was 1,000 Vitamin D a day - treating my bronchitus - seems I treated this FUNK as well. Good Luck - I am sure he is MISERABLE!

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Awesome post! Makes em wonder if I should haev had the VS instead of Lapband now that I read your blog! Thanks for posting - I enjoyed you daily diet of foods you mentioned for ideas myself. Good Luck - Keep it going!

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Good for YOU! I am going to try and presuede my nurse to put atleast .5 back in as right now It's like I don't even have a band!!! I think everyone is different in what they ned and how th band reacts. When was your surgery?

How's this one for a laugh...I did a facial side by side comparison. Showed it to what I thought was a very caring loving girlfriend. Her comment on the picture...THAt doesn't EVEN look like the same person does it? I just said no...but inside I was breaking down... YES.I.am.the .very.same.person.inside.! UGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

The ONE and only time I got stuck... At first a tad of food came back up...it was like a BAD feeling of indesgestion on my left side. I walked, I teared up, I was scared. I finally posted here to get some other advice. After about ten minutes I tried taking a tad of Water...NOPE - wasn't happening!! I then started THE SLIMMING EPISODE - of which lasted no less than 35 - 40 minutes and continous spitting up what looked like mucus. I then tried to sip water. After about 20 min into the episode I could SIP tiny and I do mean tiny sips of water. Once it started sating down, I waited another 20 minutes or so and sipped hot water....finally some relief. The warm/hot helps the band to espand so that the food particle can pass through easier. I HAVE NEVER been so scared. I had NO clue what was going on... they fail to tell you THIS happens - IF you do not chew enough before swallowing. I put myself on a liquid diet for the rest of the weekend. I was sore for the next 2 days in my upper mid section area as if I had done 2,000 sit ups. UNREAL !! The following Monday I went and got .5 removed from my band. Now the gates of the dam are OPEN and I am hungry! Ohhhh What to do what to do????

I seem to have ADDITIONAL spare tire since I had the band....Does anyone else have this issue?

NO BIG DEAL! Just dont look the first time- Doesnt hurt at all.... Fear is only the not knowing!

I return for a fill in a week... I don't kmow how much they really LISTEN to the patient and judge your fills accordingly?!?! I am wanting the full .5 back...as I am beginning to wonder if I didn't jump the gun and just freak out the initial time of sticking and slimming. "LESSON WELL LEARNED" !!

I think it truly depends on the individual... Some say blueberry's, strawberry's - most breads - (That is not a bad thing) There isn't a special list persay - I think it is what you can not tolerate after the surgery. I am careful about stringy foods...BBQ -OUT! Steak...I will probably never eat again and I have a very hard time even with ground beef. For me the lap band is was noninvasive and simple recovery time and it's not liek they are slicing your guts right and left ad rearranging your stomach. So it was an easy yes for me. Go thru the evaluation if it is offered.

You should call your Dr. and ask them to be on the safe side.

Hummmm....Why would you?

You will be releived to have the hiatial hernia repaired. I had one and didn't even know it. What do you mean you feel WIERD???

NEVER in my life have I had an issue about constipation until after my surgery. (6.21.13) Now....EVERYDAY consist of a stool softner and 3 fiber chews - NON FAIL! If I miss any ...we got issues!

HI! RESEARCH!!! Talk to people that haev had it ... do your homework! I researched for over a year before I decided to get banded. Thought I knew all there was to know to find out once I got it (6.21.13) ...there's still tons to learn. * You will NOT drink 30 before or after a meal - start practiicng now... * Trail and error of finding your green zone. * You will chew your food to itty bitty shreds BEFORE you swallow. (Start practiicng now; doesn't sound hard, but trust me it is) * You will NEVER eat in a rush again... or GRAB a quick bite. * YOU will NEVER PIG out again...this is a good thing and this is why we are the way we are. * There are certain foods you may NEVER eat again. * You may have foods that get stuck and have what is called a SLIMMING EPISODE - hence the definitaion of episode. * You will be on multivitaimins and stool softners the rest of your life. * You will be on a liquid diest for 24 hours after each fill/unfill or stick. * Make sure your mind set is with the band as every and all rules apply. * It is easier to eat at night (the worst time to eat, as we haev always been taught) the band is tigher in the mornings and mid day than dinner. NOT to put you in shock...but all of the above I did not read about or find out about to the degree in which each * states. IT IS A LIFE STYLE CHANGE! Do I regret it? NO - I do not...but there are BIG adjustments to make and keep. I am still not in the green zone yet and there has been alot of T&E...to get there. Hopefully once I make it...all all settle down. I have lost 35# and determined to reach 125#. Good Luck - Keep me posted! IT IS A LIFETIME CHANGE!

WOW! Makes much more sense to tweek it as you get closer to the green zone. !!! Ditto!!! I know all about that dam! It's almost like I don't haev a band now for soem reason.... ?!?!?!? Seems all of this is trial and error and you don't know what questions to actually ask until you get there, because you have blinders on until things unfold for us. I wonder what's next...hummmmm...LOL! Thanks for all the replies. Hope everyone has a Marvelous Monday!

I would like to know some experiences on getting unfills vs. fill !?!?!?! I am a tad confused!?!?!? Nurse took out .5 as I seemed to tight. (4t fill) One week later and I feel NO RESTRICTION and I am hungry. How does one go from miserable to No restriction. Then when I asked for it back the way it was, she tells me to go on sugar busters for 2 weeks. Anyone had any experiences with this ??

GOOD FOR YOU!!!! Love this positive attitude! Keep it UP!

JUST what I did! - the driving part. Was at 7 - THOUGHT I was way too tight, always slimming and had one horrible episode od BP'ing in which I never want to haev again!!! Went and had 1/2 cc removed...now I feel NO restriction at all and I am hungry all the time! I AM SO CONFUSED and aggravated! :huh:

SO TRUE!!!!!!!! I am 4 months out from surgery and STILL confused.

Stop weighing and start believing! Trust me - Get off the scales. Do the 2 weeks and see where you are the very last day! XO :wub:

Thanks for information everyone! Back for an unfill of .5 yesterday and now on liquids. Took it REAL easy over the weekend. I NEVER EVER EVER want to experiece that again!!! Now I am scared to eat chicken!?!?!? When they say a NEW life style - they TRULY MEAN a "NEW LIFE STYLE"!!! Some days I feel deprived and disapointed I had this done. Hopefully the weight will start dropping and IT WILL ALL be a million times worth the pain and aggrivation. I don't care to cook anymore...not go out to eat. By the time I eat a tiny meal - it's cold. SMH!?!?!?!!