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Watch out. Hungry will probably resurrect itself in the coming weeks. You seem very prepared for it though. Glad all went well.

I had a fill of 5.2 cc fill on my first try and nothing. I will go back in a few for another one.

The oddest thing happend. I have been quite ill with a cold. about 3 days ago my right side below my ribcage started hurting and continued to hurt pretty bad for about 3 days. This morning I woke up and the pain had almost gone away. I have been quite bloated/gassy sorry about the tmi but can't figure out the pain. My first though is gall blader. pain radiated to my back. a heating pad helped. Felt like bad gas pains but in a odd place. I thought gall bladder because of the system but most of my reading said it comes and goes and this was consistent for 3 days. I had a fill on the 28th. I just don't see how it could be band related but you never know. Greg

2 flinstone chewables and a viactiv does the trick according to my MD. Greg

I thought papaya enzymes only broke down meat, not bread? do they work on things other than meat? Greg

I had it under Flouro so after he stuck me i had to hold the syringe while they read the image. it hurt no more than getting any kind of shot. The needle is very thin. GReg

it depends. 5 cc's may be too much or to little. If you don't acheive restriction it is not enough, If you can't eat, it is too much. Dr's will either do it under flouro which lets them see how much Fluid goes through when you drink barium, or they will do it by having you drink Water and have you see how it goes down. My first fill was 5.2 and I have very little to no restriction. Greg

realize bands are implanted empty. The Lap band is typically implanted with 3 to 4cc's in the band. I think if you search around most people that have the Lap band AP are implanted with some Fluid in the band. Rarely is this an issue. You could have very well had excessive swelling which could have caused these issues. I don't think you should be wary. After you heal and start getting appropriate fills I think you will feel better. It was a really tough way to start. Hopefully you will be better soon. Best of luck. Greg

I am about 5 weeks post op amd have lost 16 pounds since surgery. Greg

unless it is chunky it should move through the pouch rather quickly. I think if you drink pretty slow, you should be fine.

From most of the people I have tallked to Flouro is the way to go. They are free for me until the end of DEC so I hope to get 1 to 2 or til my sweet spot by then. Like I said my doc will do them fairly often. He can be more agressive. He got it to the point where the barium was slowly passing through. I can't figure out why I wouldn't have restriction after that but I am not counting on it.

seems crazy to have to wait long periods of time between fills. My DR. wants you to give it 2 weeks but If you aren't restricted by then come back in. 6 weeks seems rediculous to me. Greg

Anyone get decent restriction after your first fill? I have the realize band and got my my first fill under Flouroscope and he put in 5.2 cc's. He said it was pretty aggressive and the barium went through pretty slowly. For about an hour I could feel liquids going down. They would slow for a split second then go through. After a couple hours liquids went down just fine. Greg

I had my first fill today and I got 5.2 cc. They did it under flouro so they could be pretty aggressive. I guess I will know by monday night when I get back to solids if it is giving me restriction. Greg

It happened to me with hernia surgery once. It got straight. Call you Dr's office and tell them what has happened and I am sure they will get it straight. Greg

I think the habits will catch up with her in the end. With RNY their seems to be a point you stop losing and start gaining as the body adjusts to the Malapsorption. Over 5 years the loss is close to identical with RNY. Your loss is great and I wouldn't worry about comparisons. I have a friend in the company and he had RNY. Used to weigh 525 and he now weighs 250. He could not be more supportive. That is what friends do. Greg

Depends on the Doctor. mine was 1 week full liquids and 2 weeks Mushies. It varies greatly Doctor to Doctor.

Congratulations. It is nice to hear the success stories. We tend to hear more about problems around here than the successes. Greg

Before you go through everything. Find out from your insurance company what their requirements are and make sure that they even pay for WLS. Then you will have a better idea of what you need to do. Greg

Many people feel very tight in the morning. While I don't believe there is a scientific consensus as to why, many believe it has to do with lack of hydration. Since we don't drink while sleeping some believe it causes a bit of dehydration. I have heard drinking warm liquids first thing can help or drink a good amount of fluids prior to bed Greg

I lost 16 pounds pre-op 8 the week after the surgery and then nothing for 9 days. Then it started back, I didn't do anything different. Your body just adjusts. Keep doing what you are doing and it will start coming off again. I just hit 30 today. Good luck

I have been banded for almost a month and am down 29 pounds. No fill yet so no restriction. I really am finding myself not thinking about food alot as time goes along. Haven't really found a hobby, just came to accept that the food I eat is to keep me alive and enjoyment of eating will come at a later time. Not sure that is the right way to look at it but I am 30 days in and 1/3 of my way to my goal. I also have to deal with hunger that I have not in the past. Before when I was hungry I ate. Now I wait for 3 hours regardless. Hopefully I will not be hungry as much once the fills start but I am getting used to it. Greg

i agree. I don't think he pulled the fluid out. I think he just assumed he would have restriction at 6.4 but I am sure it could take more than that/

So I have a friend who had the realize band implanted about a month ago and the Dr. feels as though it may have a leak. Does either lap band or realize take any responsibilty for the defective band placed in him a month prior or is he on the hook for a whole new surgery? I am not convinced that he has a leak. He has 6.4 cc's in a 10 or 11 CC band (realize C) I am guessing he could just not have restriction yet. Greg

As much as I hated the pre-op diet it gave me discipline. It taught me how to live better with hunger. The swelling has gone down and I have no restriction so I just eat as if I have restriction and deal with being hungry. My hope is once I get a couple of fills I won't be hungry so often.