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You need to contact your doctor do barium swallow test and have them adjust your band accordingly. Also you want to make sure your band didn't slip.

Happy Anniversary. Good job on your weight loss. And you just gave me words of encouragment.

I know exactly how you feel I felt like that too after I had my surgery. I prayed for God to take one pain away and he would send me another pain.. I was like what have I done. But trust me after a week you feel back to normal. Hang in there the results are wonderful.

Wow I think you should consult a doctor here in the states and possible get it removed. I'm sure your not suppose to have the pain your having.

I'm mean I'm getting it at 3 weeks instead of 4.

Thanks Humming Bird, my doctor said not to eat 4hrs before and don't drink 2hrs before. I guess every doctor is diffrent like you said because one of my friends who had the surgery said his doctor said no eating only drink liquids and broth 24hrs before. I want to know which one is the best because I need my band filled good because right now I'm able to eat whatever I want. My doctor told me that I have the smallest band on and its still to big for me I have a lot of room so food will easly go down like I never had a band. Today I'm suppose to get it filled to the max so it will be tight around my stomach. I'm hetting at fill at 6weeks instead of 4 weeks because of this.

Thanks Elgrad.

I had surgery October 14th and I get my first fill tomorrow. What should I expect? Is it going to hurt? What are some of the do's and dont's?

I had surgery October 14th and I get my first fill tomorrow. What should I expect? Is it going to hurt? What are some of the do's and dont's?

I had my surgery October 14th and I get my 1st fill tomorrow what should I expect? Is it going to hurt? Is there any do's or don'ts I should know about?

Try egg drop soup strained of course. And chicken noodle soup from Chick-Fil-A is good. Ask them for as much juice as possible and strain that as well. Yummy.

How did the solids do tonight at dinner?

20lbs wow... Keep up the good work.

Jac why did you choose a out of country doctor vs one here?

Keep up the good work.

When where you banded? And girl I'm sure you will get fine in no time.

I went to my follow up appt yesterday and my doctor walked in laughing at me.. he said you poor thing you must be starving.. I'm like hell yeah i am.. he said I know you are because your band is not tight.. we used the smallest band on you and you still have alot of room right now you can eat like you normally would before you had the band. I'm looking at him like WHAT?? He said my stomach was so small that the smallest band was still to small. He said they dont fill the band up with fluid in surgery because normally it would be to tight. He said in all his years he have never came across someone who band didnt fit. He said I can go to eating mush remind you this only 1 week post op where normally you are suppose to be on liquids 2 weeks then go to mush. Then he said at 3 weeks go to regular food and get my fill at 3 weeks instead of 4. He said normally on a person 1st fill which aint until 4 weeks they will get 3-5cc's he said I will need like 5-8cc's to fill the band tight round my stomach.. So by this time tears are forming in my eyes and Im thinking in my head did I do this sh*t for nothing. He must of been reading my mind because he was like dont get discourged it was not for nothing you will just take more fluid to fill your band and I may require more fills then a normal person...now that is what you call discouraging

I went to my follow up appt yesterday and my doctor walked in laughing at me.. he said you poor thing you must be starving.. I'm like hell yeah i am.. he said I know you are because your band is not tight.. we used the smallest band on you and you still have alot of room right now you can eat like you normally would before you had the band. I'm looking at him like WHAT?? He said my stomach was so small that the smallest band was still to small. He said they dont fill the band up with fluid in surgery because normally it would be to tight. He said in all his years he have never came across someone who band didnt fit. He said I can go to eating mush remind you this only 1 week post op where normally you are suppose to be on liquids 2 weeks then go to mush. Then he said at 3 weeks go to regular food and get my fill at 3 weeks instead of 4. He said normally on a person 1st fill which aint until 4 weeks they will get 3-5cc's he said I will need like 5-8cc's to fill the band tight round my stomach.. So by this time tears are forming in my eyes and Im thinking in my head did I do this sh*t for nothing. He must of been reading my mind because he was like dont get discourged it was not for nothing you will just take more fluid to fill your band and I may require more fills then a normal person...now that is what you call discouraging

Let me tell you my story I did cry.. I went to my follow up appt yesterday and my doctor walked in laughing at me.. he said you poor thing you must be starving.. I'm like hell yeah i am.. he said I know you are because your band is not tight.. we used the smallest band on you and you still have alot of room right now you can eat like you normally would before you had the band. I'm looking at him like WHAT?? He said my stomach was so small that the smallest band was still to small. He said they dont fill the band up with fluid in surgery because normally it would be to tight. He said in all his years he have never came across someone who band didnt fit. He said I can go to eating mush remind you this only 1 week post op where normally you are suppose to be on liquids 2 weeks then go to mush. Then he said at 3 weeks go to regular food and get my fill at 3 weeks instead of 4. He said normally on a person 1st fill which aint until 4 weeks they will get 3cc's he said I will need like 5-8cc's to fill the band tight round my stomach.. So by this time tears are forming in my eyes and Im thinking in my head did I do this sh*t for nothing. He must of been reading my mind because he was like dont get discourged it was not for nothing you will just take more fluid to fill your band and I may require more fills then a normal person...now that is what you call discouraging. And stay off the scale it is not your friend. LOL.

Don't get discouraged girl. I am just one week post op myself so I dont know if it's normal or not. But just hang in there and don't give up. I'm sure was thinking did I waste my time having this surgery. But I'm sure in a couple of months the resulst will be wonderful.

You can do it..Keep up the good work.

I am on the well I am suppose to be on a pre-op diet, However I can not stomach the protein shakes. My surgery is scheduled for October 14th and I still can follow my diet. I tried the slim fast but I don't like milk so it taste gross to me. I tried another suppliment that my friend who recently had the surgery gave me and he said it taste good. I tried it this morning and it was worse then slim fast. I threw it right back up. What am I suppose to do. I need to do this diet for the next 10 days.