rbailey60

Just wondering if the doc charges you each time you go in for your band adjustments as mine does. I have to pay $150 for each adjustment so that is why I havent gone in as much as everyone else is because of the money issues. Since I had my second fill less than 2 weeks ago & am still starving, I dont know if the doc will charge me to come in so soon to have more fill. I am so happy you have lost so much weight, wish I was as lucky.

Each fill the doc fills w/1cc. so I guess 2 cc is all I have so far since 12/21/09. My goal was to lose 50 lbs by my 50 bday which is only 2 weeks away! :thumbup::crying::smilielol5: Oh well...

Vivinthewoods...when I had my 2nd fill a week ago today, the doc would make me drink (gulp) water down as he was filling and if I felt the water was getting "stuck" he would take out a little. Wierd but when I eat, I kinda get full quicker than before the surgery but I'm still hungry. So I feel full but my stomach is still growling!

The doc felt I wasn't ready for a fill due to me "choking." I sent the doc an email today indicating to him I'm starving still (I wasn't hungry like this before my surgery) so I 'll see what he says.

This is my surgeon. I had to travel to Delano, Calif., to have my surgery by Dr. K. My insurance didn't approve of any surgeons in Bakersfield because Dr. K is an approved provider with better skills than any in Bakersfield. I also go to his L.A. office for my fills since I have to take a day off anyways. I love his bedside manner and he truly cares about his patients.

I was banded on 12/21/09. Had my second fill this past Friday. I've only lost a little weight and I'm starving all the time! How do you know if your band has slipped? I wonder if mine slipped if that is the reason why I'm constantly hungry?:thumbup:

Gosh! All I've lost is 12 lbs! I can't seem to lose any weight! I'm starving all the time! Had my second fill this past Friday and I'm still starving! How does everyone do it and not starve? I wasn't this hungry before the surgery. ARG!:thumbup:

You and I were banded on the same day and it sounds like you are feeling somewhat how I feel. The severe gas pains that finally went away; the burping that hurts your chest and soreness at the inicision area (for me the largest incision below my right breast and the huge bump). I too am taking this week off to recuperate. No way I can go back to work. You are brave to go out I dont have the energy yet. I can barely walk very far! LOL

My only pain is the large lump where I am assuming from reading the above threads, is the port site. My lump is almost directly below my right breast. It is the one incision that is the largest of the four. I don't have a large belly but carry my weight all over so my lump really protrudes and makes my stomach look like a hilly mountainous area! LOL

Well doc office never returned my call, they must be gone for the holidays. Do you have a big bulge on your right side as well? That bulge is the only area that hurts. I can't get out of bed w/out my husband's assistance. Now I have painful gas pains. I'll try to walk more. I'm not going back to work until January 4th. There's no way I'd be ready for work on Dec 28th so I cannot understand how some people are ready for work within 4 days?

Thanks for the info. My husband got me Isopure and it tastes pretty good. Now I'm getting gas pains. ouch. I froze apple juice in a 3 oz cup to "eat"

Got banded Monday the 21st. Stomach really hurts. Stomach is bloated and on right side you can see a huge bulge. I have about 4 incisions on my stomach. Dealing with heartburn all the time. On clear liquid diet and cannot get doc office to call me back to see how long I'm supposed to be on the clear liquid diet. Didnt' get to see my doc on day of discharge (Dec 22nd) because he went into surgery otherwise would have asked him a lot of questions. In a lot of pain only when I move. Cant get out of bed w/out help from husband. Will send husband to get isopure and something they were giving me in the hospital called "enliven"? never heard of that but will have husband find that as well. Don't know how I'm supposed to get any nutrients if on clear liquids. My head hurts from lack of food which happens because I have a medical condition called Intracranial Hypertension (too much fluid on my brain) I cant seem to get my ticker working. I've lost 10 lbs but when I updated it, it doesnt look like everyone elses.

I had my surgery Monday, December 21st and stayed overnight. I am to be on a clear liquid diet. Is there something else besides broth, water, tea, gatorade, apple juice that I can have? Seems I'm not getting enough nutrients starving this way! Oh, and the pain is something else! I need my husband to help me out of bed. I have heartburn (never have had this before in my life) & Pepcid seems to help. The doc did have to scrap away a lot of scar tissue from my gall bladder surgery I had a couple of years ago. He stated the scarring was pushing against my pancreas. That pain is gone now..woohoo. Anyways, I cannot get the doctor to call me back because I do not know how long I am supposed to be on a clear liquid diet. The booklet he gave me is for those getting the dual band surgery.

I wonder why my doctor did not mention for me to go on any diet prior to surgery? Two days before surgery I go on a liquid diet and day before I go on a full liquid diet and have to take magnesium citrate. But other than that, no mention to be on any special diet. I dont know of any human being that can survive on 300 calories a day!

Greetings all. My surgery is scheduled for December 21st and boy am I nervous! My pre-op is tomorrow, December 16th. My doctor hasn't put me on any special before diets like everyone else is doing. I'll find out more tomorrow on what I am to be eating before surgery because it seems the booklet the doc gave me is geared towards a non-lapband surgery. Anyways, I'll post on here tomorrow on the outcome of my pre-op. HAve already had the chest xray, EKG, 8 viles of blood taken out of me so dont know what the pre-op involves. Rebecca

Greetings all. I just found this site by Google searching. Just what I was looking for since chatting with fellow people who have something in common with you is probably the best way to find out information that perhaps the docs don't tell ya. I'm a wee bit nervous for my surgery is this coming Monday. My pre-op is tomorrow. I had to postpone the surgery due to catching a nasty cold earlier this month. All I have left is a dry cough I get only when I talk. Hoping this dry cough won't postpone my surgery again. My insurance changes in January so I need to get this surgery done this year and Monday was the last date the doc had available.

Well, you are not supposed to drink alcohol for at least two years. My suggestion is to give up the smokes and give up the drinking as well since alcohol has empty calories and can bring up your weight very fast not to mention alcohol will not make you feel very well when you drink it. Be sure to read all the literature BEFORE your surgery.