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How long does the gurgling last? I am so afraid that they are going to have a hard time finding the port or it will be flipped or something I have read some horror stories on here. I just really have to make sure I chew chew chew, I have not had any bread, pasta, or rice at all and no soda in 6 weeks so I should be ok in that area.

I am supposed to have my first fill tomorrow, can anyone tell me how much they usually put in the first time or is it always different? Do you usually feel any restriction with the first one? Also is it scary when you first eat after a fill with food getting stuck and sliming?

I am so obsessed with the scale at this point that once a week would be fine. I wonder if there is something we can set up on here where we can go automatically to check in.

Monday would be great now I do have a follow up appt with the dr. on Friday so I will be weighed then. Do you want to do every other week or every monday?

Great you pick the day and date that will be our next weigh in!!!!! AND NO CHEATING!!!LOL

I think we should all make a pact and choose one day every two weeks to weigh in and share our experiences with each other and hopefully we can keep motivating one another to keep going. Let me know what you all think!!!!

Hi, I was banded May 3rd and would love to have some support I am from South Jersey near Cherry Hill. Not sure exactly where you live in NJ.

Thank you guys, I did just get from the gym and did a hard workout but then I come home and get on scale. I have to stop getting on it every single day but its like I am obsessed with it!!!! I go to the dr on Friday and hopefully I will get a fill.

GM, today is not a good day. Actually the past few days I am feeling really down in the dumps. I feel like eating everything in sight but I am controlling myself. I go to the gym 5 days a week and the scale doesn't move. Starting to think couldn't I have just done this myself.

Hello, I am 5 weeks post op and for the past 3 weeks I have been going to the gym. The past 2 weeks it has been 5 days a week for about 35 to 40 minutes each day. I haven't started any abdominal exercises yet as I am not sure when I should start that and what is the best kind to do???? Also anyone have any good exercises for under the arms??

I was close to the weight range as you Cynthia when I started and have about 45 lbs left to lose as well and my arms are awful too, can't stand it and I am at the gym everyday. Now I am only 5 weeks out but still I can see a difference everywhere else but the arms!!!!!!! Let me know if you find something that works good for you.

I was banded 5-3-10 and to date have only lost 19lbs and I go to the gym everyday and am there like 40 minutes a day. I am hoping inches at least are coming off!!!! Hang in there. This little bit of weight is better than nothing.

I actually didn't see the surgeon he is an hr away from me but I talked to him over the phone and he thought it was infected, I go in to see him on Friday. It just doesn't seem to be clearing up. Do you think it would hurt to take like a benedryl a few hours after i take the antibiotic to see if it helps.

No Dr. never told me to put anything on it, I was just listening to everybody telling me to.

Thats the thing I didn't have any adhesive and I am 5weeks post op and this just started like the beginning of last week so I don't get it. I just want it to start healing I don't see any difference since Thurs yet. I go back to the surgeon on Friday so we will see. Thanks for the advice.

I am 4 days into my antibiotic treatment for the red bumps everywhere on my stomach, pain in the incision sites and SOOOOOOO itchy, I thought it would start looking a little better by now but it actually looks worse. Don't know if the sweat and heat is making it look worse. I just bought some neosporin and put that on after I just took a shower. Anyone else have this problem????? I don't know if its me but I am having all this fear that it will travel into my blood stream and stuff like that.

Thanks for all your responses at least I am not the only one a little frustrated. I guess we will all be buying new wardrobes soon enough, we should be enjoying not having to shell out a bunch of money already!!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!

I have a question, I know I ask a million questions but I have lost 17lbs since my surgery day which was May 3rd but I haven't noticed a change in pant size, the legs are alot bigger but the waist seems to not being moving much. I am on antibiotics for an infection in my incisions, could it be that I am still swollen in the stomach area.

I also am 4 weeks out and can eat anything except hard boiled eggs!!!! Remember we have no restriction at this time so of course once the swelling goes down we can eat anything!!!! Hang in there a fill is coming soon.

You are doing great Dave, you have lost alot so far... I too like you need a fill soon, I am hoping at my follow up appt on the 11th they will give me a fill. Keep up the great work and keep me posted on how you are doing.

I am a month post op and I am sooooo gassy, both ends its all day long!!!!!!! I don't eat much I am staying around 800 calories a day. I drink a ton of water and exercise but it is always there and I don't know what I can do to get rid of it. Any suggestions?

Banded May 3rd!!!!! Everything has been going good, down about 15lbs have been working out at the gym almost everyday now. Clothes feeling alot looser. Still having alot of gas not sure if that is normal or not!!!!! Trying to stay motivated, thought the weight would come off a little faster than it has been.

I would def. like to know this too, mine are about a month out and still healing so would like to do something.

From what I have read on here taking benefiber or something like that should be fine. I would call your dr. just to be sure.

Wow you got a fill already? You are so lucky, I am trying to stay around 800 or 900 calories a day every now and then I am up to 1000. How was the fill? Was it painful? I did find that I had a problem with a hard boiled egg and haven't eaten that again. That is great you are down 14lbs!!! AWESOME... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!