Shirley V

I have called this Dr several times over the past 6 months they do not have office staff that awnsers the phone nor do they return calls

I had my first fill and not knowing how I should fell I assumed I had enough fill. I left the office and once home ate dinner. I noticed I hate more than I had over the past 6 weeks. I had my first fill 4 days ago and have called the doctors office every day and they keep telling me I should feel hungry and to eat.......HUM I just paid a lot of money to not eat as mush. I am eating solid foods such as fish but 15 - 20 min's later I am hungry again After hours of calling a doctors office that doesn't listen to what I am saying I am now looking for somewhere to do a fill for me

I am now adicted to powder protien I buy the fruit flavors and love them. I blend them in my Magic bullet

the longer they are on they will fall off and the scar will be less

I went to several doc's before picking the one I did. I thought about going to Mexico and tg I didn't because finding someone to fill the bands in my area that they didn't do the surgery was impossible

if it is anything like mine was it was a lot of gas. If you are eatting slow and small bites then watch what you eat some foods might give you gas

I found so really good protien powder 100 cal. at the health food store and it is Mango flavored and I used the slim fast as well. next I went and bought a Magic Bullett and pretend they are all shakes. Hope this helps a little

omg all of these posts sure helped me. I was starting to feel alone. I was even mad because the doctors office wouldn't let me come back for more fill THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

well I could kick myself because when I had my band filled I did not know what to expect and was scared and I thought I had enough fill and didn't because now I stay hungry all the time. When I had my surgery he said they put air in not filler and he let the air out and put fill in on my first fill. I called his office back and was told it was normal to be hungry just eat I cried for a couple of days because the hunger and not wanting to gain the weight back. I am not happy you are hungry too but I am glad I have someone to talk to that is going through kind of the same thing

I start my day with a protein shake with 1/4 fresh fruit mixed with it mid day I have a couple of hard boiled eggs once in a while if I can I turn the hard boiled eggs into develed eggs lunch I usually have soup split pea-tomato or bean with bacon those were the least abount of calories and they have them in the can that is ready to go so I just heat it in the afternoon if I get hungry I found some beef sticks at the health food store 15g of protein no fat dinner I have some kind of fish usually salmon and if I'm not full I have green veggies an hour after dinner another protein shake I found limonaide flavor and its really good

your guys may want to call your doctors. They say have the band filled about 4-6 weeks sounds like you are ready for a fill. The first fill doesn't hurt just make sure the doctor explains what kind of a feeling you should have when he/she fills it

I was on 40 g of protein a day and lost a pound a day. When I went to the doctor this week he told me to increase the protein to 70 - 80 g per day to aid in the weight loss. I found fruit flavored protein and I don't seem to have as much gas

I am glad its over for you. I agree not bad but I was so scared and didn't know what to expect I dont think I got enough fill. I called the doctors office back and they are still going to make me wait a month to come in for the next one. I am glad it went well for you

remember3 days out you still have a lot of swelling. I was told by my Dr. that the first month while the swelling is still there no more than an oz at a time

I have BS of Calif and it took 3 days and was approved on the first try. Good Luck hope your goes through as quick

I went to an office in SoCal (getslim) they ran a bunch of tests and told me there was no cost to me TG I marked that on my paperwork before signing. I got a bill fo 10,000.00 for just one procedure. I contacted obesitylaw.com and they took care of everything. I then contacted the medical board. Hang in there and exersise the anger off

Congratulations! I think we all went through that you will be happy you did it. Wis

thank you for the response

you are more than welcome hope you like them. Do you know how to get the BMI and weight at the bottom of the posts

Happy Bandiversary Happy Bandiversary Happy Bandiversary :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

the protein sticks are OS TRIM high protein and they are an ostrich stick like the beef sticks you find in mini markets they are so good I take really small bits and I chew chew chew. I buy them at the health food store and I buy a box at a time so I have plenty of them on hand

I just had jmy first fill. The doctors office said what ever you are doing keep doing it so I stayed on the liquids and mush and was staying hungry. Someone on here told me to eat a pc of fish which I did about the size of 2 fingers and I am so full I can eat my veggies. From what I have learned is keep with high protien items. Stay away from hard to digest items like steak. Every morning I have a protien shake 1/4 cup fresh fruit I keep it frozen in bags 1/4 cup fruit juice ice powder protien it comes in diffrent fruit flavors because I hated the reg ones. I now eat a small lunch and have a snack if I am hungry I found some protien sticks and they are so good 15 g of protien and no fat and every now and than I have a yogart finally full once I ate a small amount of meat/ fish

I just went in for my first fill and I have lost 36lbs in 6 weeks. I was weighing in every day because I was so excited but I stopped doing that so if the weight didn't change I would not be discouraged. My doctors office made the mistake of telling me to keep doing what I was doing so I didn't go on solid foods and for 3 days was so hungry, I went on the chat room here and was told to eat some meat as soon as I ate some fish about the size of two fingers I was full infact to full to eat my veggies I am just starting the exersises and just started walking I figure it is more than I did in the past. I am still drinking my protein shakes because they are so good.