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My surgeon suggested I get one right after I had surgery but I haven't been able to find one at a price I could afford. I'm looking harder now!!!

OMG, Discomom!!! I am thinking and wondering the exact same thing however, I have already been unfilled once, and now I am wondering if I should have some more taken out.

I have only been filled twice. The first one I still ate/drank just fine. I did have a couple stuck episodes. but nothing major. (I blogged about them on my other blog) But this time I have had nothing but trouble. I went 4 days and then had some taken out and now it has been 4 more and I'm thinking I should have more out, but then I'll have a meal where it is fine! I drink (sip) Water all day ok, in the morning I can take all my meds with hot coffee, no problem. I've even been able to eat a piece of toast after the coffee.< /p>

lunch comes and I can't get anything to go. maybe a bite but then it feels as tho it is stuck and hurts like crazy. No matter how small, how much I chew OR what it is... I usually end up sliming and then just sipping Water the rest of the day till I get home to eat somee kind of small dinner at 6.

dinner normally has been fine. I am starting to get concerned. But I am afraid to get more taken out for fear that I will have NO restriction and therefore NO weight loss! ADVICE PLEASE, ANYONE??? :-(

I finally came up with a great name (I think) And thanks to my DH... My port is slightly tilted so he says I should call her EILEEN... for "I Lean"... What do you think?

I went yesterday also for my 2nd fill... I was banded on 1/12. first fill 2/24 of 1.75 cc. Yesterday I got another 1.5 cc. and I'm telling you right now that I feel like I should have asked him to back down to 1 instead of the 1.5 I have ahad a hard time getting ANYTHING down last night and this morning. I wanted more because I lost nothing since the first fill! I was exactly the same weight yesterday as I was in 2/24. I've been told that it will ease up because as you lose the band loosens. I would just go with what your Dr says. Obviously you trusted him enough to do the surgery so he should know if 10 lbs a month is to much. I wouldn't stress to much over it. If your losing then you don't need more restriction. It's when you plateau, or stop (like me) that you need it.

Gee, I had thought about naming mine so long ago. and then forgot... I love all of these names. So now I'll have to put my thinking cap on again and try to come up with a good one. Right now I'm thinking maybe something like "Gurgles" because I gurgle everytime I take a drink! :-) Or maybe "Bandit"??? Any other suggestions

My surgeon told me where mine was but I knew he wanted to put it above my belly button and that is where it is. I knew it was there but didn't "feel" it till the surgeon told me to at my post op appt! I have my first fill on Monday 2/22 and am getting a little nervous. yet excited!!!:thumbdown:

Keeping my decision to myself and your experience with your friends, reinforces that choice. Thank you for sharing and best of luck in healing the friendship.

It's my experience that those who have not fought weight issues, can't possibly understand.

I told my husband and 3 close friends up until the surgery was scheduled then I told my boss and 1 co-worker. then the day of surgery I HAD to tell my brother because my dad was in the same hospital having Angioplasty! (What were the chances of THAT happening!) I will tell no one else just because it is none of thier business. I did this for me. It is a tool for me to do something that I have not been able to do all of my adult life! Be Healthy! Your storys here just reinforce my decision. :rolleyes2:

I too would love to be part of a Facebook group! I am on there all the time however, I have only told 5 people in my life about my band... NOT a single family member knows and I want to keep it that way so if you all will "pinky band swear" that you won't post anything at all about it, I will add you as soon as I get home from work tonight!!! I can't risk some of my friends (and I have almost 300) knowing about this surgery.

Chele, For me it was 5 days, and then that first one after surgery was like having a freaking baby out my butt. :smile2: You need to remember you are drinking all your "food" right now so it may be awhile. It's ok. :w00t: Get some dulcolax or mylanta. It'll help. I'm on day 16 post op and I think I've only had 3 "movements" since my band was put in place. I was as regular as the clock on the wall before surgery but now??? :tongue: I guess this is what skinny peoples "regular" is like. I am on my way to my surgeons office right now for my first post op visit.:tongue:

I have shoulder pain every afternoon/evening... so much so that one day I thought I was literally having a heart attack. When I asked the nurse about it she said I may just be drinking in to much air when I drink my water... OMG I don't know how to take a smaller sips... Any advise from anyone out there? I don't want to live on or have to take stock in gas ex!

I'm in Elmira too!!! I was banded on 1/12/10... I'm not regretting my decision at all. anyone (MedRN Cathy?? Healthy Grandma?? Karen S?) want to chat, send me a note!!! I love hearing others experiences, and am always willing to share mine! Hope to hear from you!!!

I am 12 days post-op and I am suppose to stick with mushies for 3 weeks. I have not been able to stick with it. I am struggling with head hunger and giving into regular food. My weight is already going back up!:scared2: I don't know how not to give into temptation.... Night time is my worst time. How is everyone else being able to stick with their regimen? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I too am 12 days post op... and am on the mush but told to start carefully reintroducing regular foods like chicken, fish, veggies, etc. Last night I had 3 oz of fish and 1/4 cup macaroni & cheese, technically I was supposed to have 1/4 cup of mashed potato with it but I am glad I didn't. I was SSSOOO full and still today I feel like I ate way to much! I think it may have been the pasta!

Night time snacking is my problem too! I need help when the DH comes into the room with a bowl full of popcorn or chips and I know I can't have them! Help! advice please???? :cursing:

Does anyone think of canceling their surgery? I'm scheduled for tomorrow and I'm scared.

OMG... I am scheduled for tomorrow 1/12, I have so thought about cancelling!!! I've lost 4 lbs on the preop. But now I am more nervous than ever about having the actual surgery cuz I'm thinking I can do it on my own... OMG... I need this help cuz I know I can't!

I have told a few people (I think 5 total know now) but only those that I know will support me and not break my confidence! I want to do this for me. The people that need to know, (the boss, the husband) know. The people that don't need to know, (co-workers, people at church) don't. They will know that I have lost weight and it was my 2010 new year resolution to get healthy, off medication and lose weight! And that is what I will begin my journey toward on January 12th 2010. (at aprox 3 pm)

AAAHHHH It is getting closer! Seriously... I cannot wait to get my journey started and be happier and healthier than I have been in years!

The decision to tell or not to tell is up to you! Personally for me it was to NOT tell.

This is my first post also. I started the process in August as well. I was denied by my insurance and then reversed. My surgery is scheduled for this coming Monday, December 28th. I am happy and nervous at the same time.

Hey... You were banded on Monday... How are you doing? please tell!?

I will be banded on January 12th too!!! However, it will be in Upstate NY. I do not have any pre-op paperwork yet... Maybe I should call my surgeon? I was there yesterday and gave them the paperwork I need them to fill out for me to take the time off work.

Oh, Man! Yes my husband loves women with "meat on thier bones" and he didn't want me to have this done. he wants me to just be happy like I am. So When I told him that I would be happier if I were thinner. he started researching and reading right along with me. he has come to consultations with me and is now on board whole heartedly. He is also overweight but not enough to warrant him having surgery too. he has NEVER been Fat like me. where I have been all my life. He wants me happy and healthy and more active/less sedantary. My mother passed away 5 years ago due to complications from morbid obesity and, as much as I loved her, I do not want to end up like her. So in 28 days I will start my journey to health! As nervous as I am about the change I am ready.

I am nervous too...I have always been overweight and it feels normal to me...I hope to adjust the new "me" O.K. My surgery is in 10 days and I am most nervous about missing foods...not being able to eat normally. Most of what I read talks about what it is like post op but not what LIFE is going to be like afterwards...my extended family is trying to talk me out of it and have me cancel my date but I don't know...HELP!

OMG... you sound so much like myself! the smallest I have ever been is 150 lbs and amazingly a size 10/12. THAT was as a Sr in high school after I dropped almost 85 lbs just to "look good" in a prom dress! UGH then I almost didn't even go to the prom! Now, 28 years later I am at the heaviest I have ever been and 28 days away from surgery. I am so scared I am going to fail. I mean, face it, I love to eat. I'm already trying to plan what I will be able to have in the mushy stage. and for lunch today I had mashed potatoes and gravy! LOL! Well the 150 lb mark is my ultimate goal after banding... Here's hoping I don't chicken out/fail!

OMG... I am so glad I ran across this list... I am scheduled for January 12, 2010 and have been starting to plan for the post op stuff that I will need to have ready. I'm also getting extreamly nervous. Backing out is NOT an option, however, I have to ask how did you handle the nerves, pre-op?

Thank you so, so much for posting this... Any other "good tips" you want to pass along???

Hi all, I just got confirmation that I am getting banded January 12th in Upstate NY... I'm interested in talking to anyone that is joining me. I need a support person that is local since all the support groups around here are for the Gastric Bypass or the RNY procedure... I need a friend!!!

Getting Mine done in Elmira, NY at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center

HI there fellow up-stater! I to am in that infamous "UPSTATE" NY Category. I actually live in PA, 6 miles from the border. Everything is done in Upstate for me, work, Dr's hospitals etc..

I am not banded yet however, I also joined this site on the advise of my surgeon. and altho I really need to get on here more often, I find it very helpful!

My journey started in May 2009 when I finally decided on my own to get a consultation and picked up the phone to call. And as of yesterday at about 4:45 I am approved and scheduled for banding on January 15th 2010. I am excited, yet nervous. But more than either of those I am READY!!! Good luck with your journey and let's be friends/buddies!

Hi Nancy, I'm Sandy, I felt like you did about 6 - 8 months ago! Scared to death about having the surgery but needed to do something... I have not been banded yet. But have had everything done that needs to be. I am waiting on insurance approval right now.

Diets yeah done them all. and yeah lost weight, but likeyou gained it all, plus some back. I finally had the original consultation with my surgeon last May 28th and then a friend of mine had the Bypass surgery. I've watched her lose 76 pounds since July and she has been so supportive of my decision to go thru with the lapband.

I decided on lapband because I have less than 100 pounds to lose to my goal weight and when I get there I will be happy for the rest of my life.

Good Luck with your journey... as you read and learn more you will become more comfortable... I did!

Keep in touch!

OK, here I am at work again! LOL !!!

So, I just have to tell ya, all this waiting is driving me insane! :blink:Everything went so fast after the first appointment and now I feel likeI am stuck in limbo waiting for the insurance co. At least I hope that is all I am waiting on. I called my Dr's office and asked (actually left a message for the girl that does this stuff) if there was anything else that I needed to do to get a surgery date and they haven't called me back So I assumes that means everything is there. But that was almost 2 weeks ago. :thumbup: It appears from everything here that I have read or that I have heard from friends that have had the RNY done, it seems that they get approved within 2 or 3 days. :w00t: I don't know what to think? Maybe I'm getting disapproved? UGH! Now that would really suck the big one! :eek: I'm so ready to change my life it isn't funny. I've even already lost 10 pounds but man, it wasn't easy!

P.S. YAY!!! It worked!!!:biggrin::thumbup: