dmia

Thanks for the comments! It's now day 4 and I'm doing much better! I was able to eat some fish today...a little veggies and felt full, but no pain! Yeah! I am definitely more cautious about what I'm eating and I think I'm going to be ok. Good luck on your journey! Donna

Hello Everyone: I was banded on 11/8/10 and so far I have lost 32 pounds. I had no restriction, but I still watched my portions and was very careful with what I ate. I saw my Dr. on Wed. this week for my first fill and I was under the impression that I would probably receive 1/2 cc to 1cc of saline. However...he placed in 4cc., which I was surprised. I was able to drink water fine, continued on liquids for 24 hours and then proceeded to mushy foods. I ate a little egg drop soup with little star pasta in it. I barely got in a few bites and felt tremendous pain...pressure in the middle of my chest....had to let it come back up! Since then, I have only been able to eat a little yogurt, pudding, plus protein shakes. Did I try to eat too much, too quickly? I am feeling definite restriction, ....will it go down some or do I have too much fill for the first time? Will some of you share with me your experiences...please....just trying to walk this thing out in the right way. Thanks!

I too have struggled with my weight since I was a little girl, up and down, losing 40 pounds every few years and then putting it right back on and then some! Keep pressing on towards getting the Lapband....it took me 18 months to get approval from my insurance company...I had to jump through hoops...but they finally approved me and now I'm having my surgery tommorrow morning! I've waited so long, it doesn't seem real! Good luck to you and God bless you in this journey!