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my first fill was pretty much the same... he put 4 cc's in my band then took the needle out and told me to drink water. i couldnt even drink the water so i had to lay back down and he couldnt find the port the second time.. he stuck me around 20 times no numbing just my doc and the needle.. my port started bleeding and blood was going into the needle.. he took out .5cc s and im at my sweet spot.. it wasnt that bad... the next day i was fine just a lil pain at the port side and bruising.. i love my doc and just because we had difficulties this one time doesnt make me wanna change docs....

hey gurl im sorry to hear that ur daughter isnt feeling so well. i was banded on oct 28th. n e ways im down 54 pounds from the begining of this journey... i had one fill so i think i have around 4.5 cc's in my band and i am just like you.. i can eat more then i want to. i went in to get another fill but my doc said no.. i was staying full for 3 or 4 hours after each meal so he said im doing great.. i told him i can eat a lot more now and he said why am i eating that much... my reply was umm because i love food and it taste soo good. so basiclly he told me to eat half cup meals and just stop right there.. its really self control.. i eat out of small bowls... fill up half cup worth of whatever food i want and that is it... i find myself eating sometimes even when im not hungry and thats my problem.. but i am still loosing because i am active.. i do not go to the gym but i am constantly cleaning wen im at home and constantly moving around wen im at work.. i know if i was to work out i would loose more faster.. my advice to you is to just hang in there. carry around a half cup bowl and wen you sit down to eat just put what you want to eat in that bowl... and if it dont fit then dont eat it... and only eat wen your hungry...

ok so yesterday i went in to get another fill. my last fill was 7 weeks ago and it was my first fill. i have a total of 3.5 ccs in my band now.. n e ways i wanted a new fill cuz i gained 3 pounds and the weight wasnt really comming off.. it felt like i needed the fill to start loosing again.. well i went in and my doctor shut me down.. basiclly he said that i was doing very good. he said i shud be happy wit my weight loss cuz i lost 50 pounds since my surgery which was 3 months ago.. i told him that im just really serious about this and i want to loose all of my weight asap.. aahhh... basiclly he said no fill and get my ass to the gym.. let me remind u that these was his exact words... haha military doctors rule..

ok so yesterday i went in to get another fill. my last fill was 7 weeks ago and it was my first fill. i have a total of 3.5 ccs in my band now.. n e ways i wanted a new fill cuz i gained 3 pounds and the weight wasnt really comming off.. it felt like i needed the fill to start loosing again.. well i went in and my doctor shut me down.. basiclly he said that i was doing very good. he said i shud be happy wit my weight loss cuz i lost 50 pounds since my surgery which was 3 months ago.. i told him that im just really serious about this and i want to loose all of my weight asap.. aahhh... basiclly he said no fill and get my ass to the gym.. let me remind u that these was his exact words... haha military doctors rule..

hey guys.. i was banded oct 27, 2009. as of right now im down 33 pounds and cant wait to loose more..... whooo hoooo i am dieing to get my first fill next week.. i havent had restriction yet and its driving me crazy already

LMAO!!!!! i bet it was:thumbup:

i was banded on oct 28 as well!!! i hit the same point your at last week... aaahhhh i wanted to die....:ohmy: i couldnt understand why. so basiclly had a mini break down but then thought if i keep eating healthy and 1/2 cup portions it will all work out. i stayed off the scale and i just weighed myself today and i lost 5 more pounds... whooo hoooo:thumbup: total of 30 as of now... my cal intake is around 800 everyday. i have no restriction either and i am gettin more hungry as the days go by. i try to fill my hunger with eating veggies or fruits or tofu and it has been helping and im still loosing.. if i get stuck and start to gain weight again i am planning on going on a soup and tofu diet for a few days.. n e ways hoope the weight balancedd out by now.. dont freak out itll come off..:confused:

i was banded oct 28 and my post op diet was the same way. i was back to normal and eating normal food quickly. i didnt have no complications at all.

hey so i was banded oct 28th and i kinda went through this.. i lost 25 pounds and then i was stuck and i even gained almost 3 pounds. i started frreaking out. i only eat 1/2 cup meals and in between i eat fruits or veggies. i eat no carbs at all and its basiclly meat n veggies or tofu.. wen i jumped back on the scale after the gain i realized that i lost the weight i gained and even more. now i am at total of 33 pounds down.. 10 pre op and 23 post op.. i say just eat healthy and really try to eat 1/2 cup meals.. i know chicken breast keeps me full for hours.. i have no restriction either and if i wanted to i would be able to eat a lot.. but u gotta hang in there... good luck...

ok so i know this couple who strictly do it anally.. she is about the double penetration... likes somethin in the butt and in her triangle.. hehe. they talk about it all the time and are soo crazy about it.. as for me.. i have dipped in that pool a few times wit different guys and all i can say is the only time i liked it was wen i was drunk... and besides i would rather have my man and his toungue doing "other" things with his time.. :redface: as of the size thing.... u can never tell how big a guys junk is by looki8ng at the person. i have been wit a skinny white boy that surprised the hell out of me.. and then i was with this black guy who was :confused:.. but to me size really doesnt matter its the motion of the ocean. some guys are big for nothing and those average men put them to shame... n e ways hope that wasnt tmi for everyone.. i really held back a lot of details tryin to keep it from going to far... hehe.. by the way this is the most entertaining thread i have ran across yet!!:ohmy:

damn i got banded on the 28th and i was put on 2 days clear liquid then move on to full liquids for a few days and then mushies.. i got my surgery done in a military hospital. im kinda gettin nervous cuz all of you have 2 week liquids.. but i feel just fine and almost back to my old self. just slight pain wen i lay on my tummy.

hey guys i was banded on Oct 28th whooo hooo... but yea my gas pains were the biggest problems i have had. i stayed in the hospital overnight and my belly was really hard and full of gas and i couldnt get n e thing out.. eventually i started burping which really helped... other then that i walked and walked and walked. that night after surgery i was up walking around the hospital with my husband. there were 9 others that got the surgery and i didnt see n e one come out of their rooms.. but i know they had to walk cuz the restroom didnt come to them. i had bad chest pains also and heart pains. i felt soo congested and terrible. as of today i feel great and let me tell u i have noooo problems gettin the gas out now!! im very proud of myself:thumbup:. hehe..

ok so i finally got my surgery date.. it took me about 4 months to get my last appt to see my surgeon and as soon as i seen him it was a 30 min talk and BAM!! he asked me when i wanted to do the surgery and i said today so then he booked the next op-en day he had.. so on OCtober 28 i will be banded.. i am sooo excited... he didnt put me on any special diet or n e thing.. basiclly just come in the day before and run some tests then the next day i have the surgery... Cant wait to get banded and start this process.:confused:

ok so i finally got my surgery date.. it took me about 4 months to get my last appt to see my surgeon and as soon as i seen him it was a 30 min talk and BAM!! he asked me when i wanted to do the surgery and i said today so then he booked the next op-en day he had.. so on OCtober 28 i will be banded.. i am sooo excited... he didnt put me on any special diet or n e thing.. basiclly just come in the day before and run some tests then the next day i have the surgery... Cant wait to get banded and start this process.:thumbup:

ok so i know this maybe selfish and yes i do love my freedom and safety of being an AMERICAN but this war is pissing me off!!! so i have done everything and we just need one more visit with the surgeon then BAM i can have the surgery... ohh but guess what my damn surgeon is deploying so who knows wen i will be able to do it now... this damn war not only takes my husband every other nine months for nine months and make me live a life as a single parent but it wants to take my surgeon as well.. :cool2: i dont complain at all about being a military wife.. i dont say a word wen we get orders

ok so i know this maybe selfish and yes i do love my freedom and safety of being an AMERICAN but this war is pissing me off!!! so i have done everything and we just need one more visit with the surgeon then BAM i can have the surgery... ohh but guess what my damn surgeon is deploying so who knows wen i will be able to do it now... this damn war not only takes my husband every other nine months for nine months and make me live a life as a single parent but it wants to take my surgeon as well.. i dont complain at all about being a military wife.. i dont say a word wen we get orders

oops... n e ways he is going out of town for military purposes and they keep telling me to call back and i do and they make me feel like im being annoying. N e ways they finally said they are doing a waiting list and they will get in touch wit me. anyways they finally called me... yeaaayy.. the bad news is that my phone didnt have service and wen i called back the entire hospital was closed for military training... aaaahhhhh talk about driving me crazy... so i feel your pain girl... i am impatient and i want a date and this surgery. i cant wait to start getting this weight off

omg i am in the same boat as you.... im gettin my surgery done at a military hospital and i got my classes done and my tests and all i need is the final visit with the surgeon then he is supposed to get me approved through my insurance and set a date.. but being military he is going on TDY... basiclly soMEHWERE

ok so i went to my psych eval... i was a lil nervous and didnt know what to expect.. so when i finally got there and met the therapist she came out and said right from the start she has had the lap band done 3 years ago... soo the psych eval went great. we just basiclly hung out and talked about the lap band and she answered a lot of my questions. it went waay better than i expected. :thumbup:

ok so i went to my psych eval... i was a lil nervous and didnt know what to expect.. so when i finally got there and met the therapist she came out and said right from the start she has had the lap band done 3 years ago... soo the psych eval went great. we just basiclly hung out and talked about the lap band and she answered a lot of my questions. it went waay better than i expected. :sad:

i did an orientation where it was a classroom of people and the surgeons came and gave a presentation. then i have to do the psych eval and nutrition class and after those are done i have to make an appointment with the surgeon which will be a one on one thing.. and basiclly the final step appointment wise..

okay so i met with the surgeons and they said that i need to get a psych eval and take a nutrition class then i can get a second appointment and set a surgery date.... sooo right after those words were said and i left the class i called to schedule appointments even before the doc placed the referrals in.... the psych eval is this thursday:thumbup: But wen i called to schedule the nutrition class they said all of the classes were full for the next month....:eek: HELL NOO!!! no nutrition class is gonna put me a month behind schedule... okay so i wasnt accepting the fact that i would have to wait another month just to do this class and then another month after that to see a surgeon... soo i called back the next day and reworded my question a lil... hehe... soo i just asked wen the next nutrition class was again because i forgot.... then i found out its next week.. so i ran my mouth for a couple of minutes talking about who knows what i was just trying to distract the nutrition schedule lady:blink: who is probably just some 18 year old straight out of boot camp... military hospital for you... lmao okay sorry to go off subjuect but if you folks havent noticed i think everyone at that hospital, besides the docs of coarse, are 18 years olld and straight out of bootcamp... i find this funny if you dont then sorry but its my blog and you should...:wink: ok so back to my story....after distracting her with random questions and crazy conversation i got her laughing and then said ohh do i have to have an appointment or do i just show up... she said that im supposed to have an appointment and i said i didnt know that then this lovely lady told me to just show up early and they will squeeze me in and assume it was a mix up.. and besides its a classroom with a bunch of people i would be able to squeeze in... BAM!! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! I AM THE BOMB DIGGITY!!1:thumbup: so i will be at my nutrition class next week... whoo hooo. its hard to get appointment because you have to book a month in advance just to see your primary care physician for a cough... n e ways now that i have my 2 appointments scheduled and ready to go. i am able to set my appointment to see my surgeon... ohhh but they only schedule appoints 2 weeks in advance and they are booked for august.... aaaahhhhhhh:cursing: so i have to call back wenthe schedule openes up for sept... its whatever... once again military facility... i think im gonna call everyday and ask if anyone canceled their appointments for august... which i think is a briliant idea...

okay so i met with the surgeons and they said that i need to get a psych eval and take a nutrition class then i can get a second appointment and set a surgery date.... sooo right after those words were said and i left the class i called to schedule appointments even before the doc placed the referrals in.... the psych eval is this thursday:thumbup: But wen i called to schedule the nutrition class they said all of the classes were full for the next month....:biggrin: HELL NOO!!! no nutrition class is gonna put me a month behind schedule... okay so i wasnt accepting the fact that i would have to wait another month just to do this class and then another month after that to see a surgeon... soo i called back the next day and reworded my question a lil... hehe... soo i just asked wen the next nutrition class was again because i forgot.... then i found out its next week.. so i ran my mouth for a couple of minutes talking about who knows what i was just trying to distract the nutrition schedule lady:blink: who is probably just some 18 year old straight out of boot camp... military hospital for you... lmao okay sorry to go off subjuect but if you folks havent noticed i think everyone at that hospital, besides the docs of coarse, are 18 years olld and straight out of bootcamp... i find this funny if you dont then sorry but its my blog and you should...:sad: ok so back to my story....after distracting her with random questions and crazy conversation i got her laughing and then said ohh do i have to have an appointment or do i just show up... she said that im supposed to have an appointment and i said i didnt know that then this lovely lady told me to just show up early and they will squeeze me in and assume it was a mix up.. and besides its a classroom with a bunch of people i would be able to squeeze in... BAM!! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! I AM THE BOMB DIGGITY!!1:thumbup: so i will be at my nutrition class next week... whoo hooo. its hard to get appointment because you have to book a month in advance just to see your primary care physician for a cough... n e ways now that i have my 2 appointments scheduled and ready to go. i am able to set my appointment to see my surgeon... ohhh but they only schedule appoints 2 weeks in advance and they are booked for august.... aaaahhhhhhh:cursing: so i have to call back wenthe schedule openes up for sept... its whatever... once again military facility... i think im gonna call everyday and ask if anyone canceled their appointments for august... which i think is a briliant idea...

I had my appointment to meet up with my surgeon on base. It was actually a class full of people sitting down at desks while 2 surgeons talked and explained everything. it was very informative and we filled out a booklet of questions.. which asked about previous diets and stuff like that... N e ways the surgeons were really laid back and supportive towards everyone getting the surgery.. which was a surprise because military docs can be real stuck up a holes that judge... but these were understanding and supported the surgery all the way. They want me to log everything that i eat from now on... yea soo im gonna start tommorrow.. they also said that it is reccommended that we go on a high protein shake diet 2 weeks prior but they were really laid back about it. They basiclly said we could eat too but the surgeon would appreciate the protein shake diet for a smaller liver.. basiclly they didnt even really care they just suggested it.. i dont know if they are being laid back now because its just the begining and they dont wanna scare me away....and then they will snap the whip and make me go through hell at last minute... but whatever it takes i am ready for. if im gonna go all out and get this surgery done I will be sucessfull and be an allstar and loose the weight... im just soo excited and driven to get this done... So basiclly the next steps will be to go to a nutrition class :scared2:and have a psych eval and then back to the surgeon for a second visit and to schedule an appointment. :thumbup: The surgeon said it would be about a month and a half to two month wait to get everything done and get the band put it... to me thats fast and i cant wait... :thumbdown: IM SOOOO EXCITED AND I JUST CANT HIDE IT!!!! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW IM GONNA GET BANDED!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO....

I had my appointment to meet up with my surgeon on base. It was actually a class full of people sitting down at desks while 2 surgeons talked and explained everything. it was very informative and we filled out a booklet of questions.. which asked about previous diets and stuff like that... N e ways the surgeons were really laid back and supportive towards everyone getting the surgery.. which was a surprise because military docs can be real stuck up a holes that judge... but these were understanding and supported the surgery all the way. They want me to log everything that i eat from now on... yea soo im gonna start tommorrow.. they also said that it is reccommended that we go on a high protein shake diet 2 weeks prior but they were really laid back about it. They basiclly said we could eat too but the surgeon would appreciate the protein shake diet for a smaller liver.. basiclly they didnt even really care they just suggested it.. i dont know if they are being laid back now because its just the begining and they dont wanna scare me away....and then they will snap the whip and make me go through hell at last minute... but whatever it takes i am ready for. if im gonna go all out and get this surgery done I will be sucessfull and be an allstar and loose the weight... im just soo excited and driven to get this done...:sad: So basiclly the next steps will be to go to a nutrition class :scared2:and have a psych eval :tt2: and then back to the surgeon for a second visit and to schedule an appointment. :thumbup: The surgeon said it would be about a month and a half to two month wait to get everything done and get the band put it... to me thats fast and i cant wait... :biggrin: IM SOOOO EXCITED AND I JUST CANT HIDE IT!!!! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW IM GONNA GET BANDED!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO....