Diamondbeys

Apea, You will most likely not get a fill unless your dr doesn't want you to heal. The normal time period for a fill is 6 weeks post-op. You need to heal first.

Keep up the great work Jolly. Lilbelly, it is not unusal to feel full very quickly. You stomach has a lot of swelling after surgery. Also you band might not be completely empty. This depends on the dr. They have to test the band once it is put on you. Then they let the stomach determine how much Fluid it wants in the band. With my first band, I had 5cc in it after surgery. I won't know with this one until I go for my first fill. Enjoy that feeling cause it will help you lose the weight.

Evening all, I use to be a regular visit of this forum back in the late 2010. See I was originally banded on 11/19/2010. Right about Christmas time last year (just over a year after my band), I went for a fill, as I wasn't finding the same amount of restriction. Instead, I received a complete unfilled. I had a slip. I was so upset. I had lost 100 lbs and was doing so well. Since I had no symptoms, the Dr wanted to see if the unfilled would work. I went back a month later and there was no change. They put me on a course of prednisone and that did not work. That was when they decided to do surgery to fix it. Now I was playing the waiting game with the insurance. Went back and forth and it was taking forever. As the months were going by I was starting to have increase gas and heartburn. I was also having a harder time eating. Then on Sunday, 5/20, I got very sick. I could not keep anything down and was in the worse pain ever. I finally feel asleep and first thing Monday morning called the Dr. They called me in some pain meds and other meds and got me the Dr next appointment, Thursday. Needless to say I tried to get in sooner, but he was either in surgery or at the other office that was further away from me. Still I called every day asking if I could get in sooner. I could not wait for Thursday. When I showed up at the Dr on Thursday, the Dr gave me one look and sent me to the hospital. One good thing was that my insurance had finally sent the approval for the revision. When I was settled in at the hospital, I was dehydrated and in a lot of pain. They hooked me up with the good meds got me lots of fluids. Dr came to see me Friday morning and they were able to get me on the books for surgery Saturday morning. This time around was a little harder on me. I was having a lot of nauseous and ended up staying in the hospital til Monday. So even though I was already banded, I am starting out all over again. I hope you do not mind of I join this group. Even though I have done this all before, I will still need the support that I got from this forum last time. I am currently on my two weeks of liquids post-op and I am already struggling. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I had not had anything to eat a week prior to surgery. Now I know you cannot eat before surgery, but I was getting nothing in. I was drinking about 10oz of Water a day. My body wants to play catch up. Ok I am off to bed. Been still sleeping a lot as my body has been through a lot. Sweet dreams all!

So Sorry all, I have been MIA. Things got crazy after my surgery and then I ended up with pneumonia for Christmas. But I am back on track now. I just had my first fill today. Had 5 cc in band from surgery and she added 4.5 for total of 9.5 cc in band. I am on liquids for two days and then purees for two days. I am really hoping this will jump start my weight lost a little more as I have only lost 10 pounds since surgery. I have, however, lost two entire Jean size. I was in a 22 and now wearing an 18. They are a little tight but worth it! I also start my next round of class today. I have just under 2 years to finish my degree. That will keep me busy in the evenings, so I really need to find time to work out. I already take the stairs at work, both up and down, and I am on the 5th floor. When I go shopping I always make sure I walk all the aisle and as fast as I can. This depends on other people in the store of course. I set a New's Years' goal of working out at the gym in my club house at least 3 times a week. So far that isn't looking too good for this week. I am going to really try when I get home tonight though and before I sit down on the couch to start school work. I hope everyone else is doing well. If has been awfully quiet in here lately. Remember that support is the biggest key to success!

I haven't had any problem with getting my protein in, maybe because I haven't had a fill yet. I also bought one of those little protein pack tubes. I have it in the fridge downstairs. i hadn't tried it yet. But I got mine from Wal-Mart. I also agree that the Isopure is great!

Thanks Cangel! I also hope that it will help

Well we lost our old Introduction posts with the new boards. I hope everyone find their way. I'm Melissa, 32 married with no children yet. I am from Massachusetts, born and raised, but after I got married in May 07, my husband and I moved to NC. Then this past April moved right over the boarder to SC. I am 5 minutes from the line and 25 to downtown Charlotte. We tried to have a baby last year. I went through one round of fertilty treatments and no luck. I knew it was going to be hard with my PCOS. It was then I decided that I needed to lose weight once and for all. I hope this will help me with conceiving. I also have sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and board line diabetic. I work full time and just finished my Associates degree. I will be starting my Bachelor's in January. I am doing it all online. Good luck to all!

I also have posted my recipes, but on livestrong.com http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/ This is my favorite shake http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/snicker-bar-protein-shake/

I am on liquids and jello for 2 weeks post op. This has been hard than the 2 weeks pre-op I already did. I have been drinking protein shakes, adding the unflavored Unjury to soups, and drinking Special K Protein Powder. I am still hungry, but trying to ignore it. I did have some cheese the other day and I have also been eating more than a spoonful of applesauce with my meds. I usually eat a full cup. I have no restriction so it has been hard.

I got mine from Vitamin Shoppe. GNC has them also but there were $1 more a bottle and at $3.79 a bottle that was already pricey so VS it was. They had only 2 flavors, grape & orange, in the singles. If I had know I was going to like it so much I would have bought a case. I HIGHLY recommend getting them and having them in house before surgery, but if you are post-op get some now and start drinking.

If you go to the top and click on the little black arrow next to your name and select My settings Then to the left, click Notifications Options. This is where you can change all of your notifications. The one for when someone quote's you is the third check box under Topics & Posts Notification method to use for new topics and topic digests Notification method to use for topic replies and reply digests Notify me when someone quotes my posts Hope that helps!

Well tomorrow is my day. Got to be there at 7am for a 8:45am surgery. I am looking forward to this, but still nervous. I just took my first shower with Hyberclens (sp?). Going to do some updating and then bed. Good luck everyone else that is being Banded this week! See you over at Post-op tomorrow.

Good luck to all the Bandsters this week. I go in at 7am Thursday. I am ready.

I was very hungry for the first few days. Today is day 8 of liquids and I found if I have something with protein in it every 2 hours I am good. I have to keep my calories under 1000, so it is very hard. I drink a lot of water ~100 oz a day and ~100 grams of protein a day. More than is required, but that is the only way to keep the hungry at bay. I also have the same "bathroom" issues. There is nothing solid in our body to form it solid so water it is. I know that it is not a liquid, but I started having a little bit of fat free cheese to help with binding.

So yesterday was my 1.5 hour Pre-op class. And today is pre-op with the Dr. At least it is a good reason to get out of work early today. I have been trying to get work all this week done that needs to be done next week too. I'm tired. One week to surgery! Mel

Great date! Thats mine too. So today marks the first full week on my liquid diet and I am down nearly 10 pounds. Too bad I couldn't stand this diet forever, cause then I wouldn't need the surgery.:rolleyes2:

Good luck tomorrow!

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The pain in your neck and shoulder is from the doctor not getting all the gas out of you belly. There is a nerve that runs up your side and ends in your shoulder and the extra gas puts presure on that nerve. You know they fill you up with gas to to be able to see. I have had this happen before and was in more pain from that then from the incision sites. Are you sure they put "super glue" on your incisions. They usually stitch and put steri-strips over. What every you do don't itch it. It has been itching since day one I would say yest, but if it just started it could be a sign of infection. Either way I would call your doctor.

Just got to work after my first pre-op appoint of the week. This morning it was with the Anesthesiologist. Not too bad. Means I am going closer to my day. I can't wait. As it gets closer though, I am getting more and more nervous. I am so glad we have this board. Mel

9 Pounds is great. I lost 6 on my first 4 days of liquids.. I am also being banded on the 18th. To set up the ticker tape, just click on mine and then set yourself up one. At the end it will give you a string of code. You paste that into your signature on here. You can find that in the User CP Hope that helps. Mel

So I just created a post and it was there and now it is gone, go figure. I just made this very yummy shake. The Liquid Thin Mint Protein Shake Ingredients 8 ounces skim, 1% or soymilk 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1 Tablespoon chocolate fudge sugar-free instant pudding mix ½ teaspoon peppermint extract handful of ice Directions 1. In a blender, combine all ingredients, blending until smooth. Add more ice if desired. Enjoy your “Liquid Thin Mint” cold and frothy! I made it with Silk, Chocolate Unjury, and added a tablespoon of cool whip (fat-free) Servings 1 Cals 252.5 Fat 5 Chol 0 Sodium 467.5 Carbs 20.5 Fiber 2 Prot 28 Sugars 8.5

Good luck. Anything salmon sounds good right now. Going to go make a shake.

Good Luck!

Well today is day 4 of my diet and I have cheated. Not anything serious, but I had solid food. I had a wheat wrap (just the wrap) and some cheese. I am going to be strong here on out. I have already lost 6 pounds however. Hope everyone is doing well. Mel