tuckygirl

I was the same way until my last fill. Now I truly feel like the band is working the way I thought it would. I am now seeing that I have to chew my food up and take small bites. The amount of food I can eat is much less. It took 3 fills for me and 4 weeks of not losing weight.

The first couple of days were tough but it gets better. I found that if I mixed some instant coffee and splenda in the vanilla shake and blended with ice it is wonderful!! Day 3-4 was the hardest but it's all worth it. I was so happy that in 2 weeks I lost 13 lbs! That's would have taken me 6 months to lose any other time. Hang in there!! I'm 11 days post op and down 21 lbs since I started the pre-op diet! Good luck!:biggrin:

Thanks for asking this questions! I'm 8 days since surgery and mine are still on too. I saw my surgeon 2 days ago and he said just to leave them alone and they will eventually fall off but they are itching!

Congrats! The day I got my approval call I just couldn't believe it was actually going to happen! Good luck!!

Thanks for all of your replies! I was so stressed I ended up calling my doctor's office and they said just what all of you told me. If there was a problem I would have know within 10 minutes! It's so weird, since eating those grits at 8:30 this morning I was feeling full until around 4:30 this afternoon! I love that this may be what the future looks like!!!

:confused:I need some reassurance! I must have mis-read my eating guidelines. I am 7 days post surgical and I thought on my Phase II of eating I could have grits. My instructions actually say Hot Cereal. I hade about 1/4 of a cup of grits this morning for Breakfast. They were very thin and soupy but now I'm scared. I don't want to mess anything up and damage anything. Did anyone eat anything like this this soon? Thanks!

#1. Surgery date? 2/25/2010 #2. State you live in? Florida #3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Wilfred Aguila/Memorial Hospital #4. Insurance or self pay? Insurance + Out of pocket cost #5. Age and height 34/5' #6. Current weight and goal weight? 261/130 #7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? Just tired of being overweight! #7. Do you have the support of family and friends? YES! #8. Concerns and questions?

I'm also having surgery on the 25th. Very excited, can't wait for it to be over. Have been on an all liquid pre-op diet for almost 2 weeks. It's been tough but I know it will be worth it! Good luck!:redface:

Thanks for all the replies!! So great to know I'm not the only one who has these issues. I have my first appt. with the surgeon next week to start my 6 month's. I am so excited and all of the encouraging things I have read on here really help!

I am just starting out in my journey but have planned to not share that I am having Lap-band surgery. I am only telling my family and a few close friends. Several people I work with have made negative comments about weight loss surgery and how it is cheating. I just don't feel like I need to share my story with them. Did you tell co-workers and friends?