2savemylife
LAP-BAND Patients
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what does a fill feel like? how do i know if its enough? and how long does it last? i know you have to be on liquids for a few days and I am a lil nervous I wont know if its tight enough there... and I cannot afford to ge fill after fill... floro is really expensive here too... input? thanks yall...
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ok so im really excited because I have been trying to be such a good girl but I havent lost or gained any weight in almost 2weeks, so i scheduled my first post op fill for my 6 week anniversary What to expect though... I don't know. So help me please, what is it like? does it hurt? what do they do? and did it work for you? and anything you might feel I should know I Like said I am soo stoked for this but still unsure of what to expect. Thanks for your feedback yall
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ok so i am week 4 now and in bandster hell... so how far out was your 1st fill? What size band did you have ( mine is 10cc) and was it effective? did you feel restriction? also did you se floro? thanks yall
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pre op i lost 25 lbs on a low carb diet, but since my surgery which was 4 weeks ago I have only lost 11 lbs, and i am happy about that but i havent lost anything in about 2 weeks, so i was thinking about going low carb till my 1st fill in a few weeks... what did you do? I am not gaining but i am aloso not losing. thanks yall
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ok so i am in the middle of week 3 almost 4 weeks post op, now I havent lost weight in like almost 2 weeks, havent gained, but havent lost is this normal? I added mushies last week, but still I think I should be losing something right? Or am I just weird... I guess I feel like ok... I have the lap band now... its in there, so that means I lose weight now right/// funny way to feel i know because in my head I know I havent had a fill yet so it's not like that. I feel like maybe I am just like ok... I waited soo long to get this done ( 2yrs+) now shouldnt this be working... just a little bummed its not like I thought thats all. tell me it gets batter after a fill right?
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how hungry were you after swelling went down but before first fill? how much food did you eat at a time? any ideas for tricks not to eat too much? freaking out a little bit that I wont eat well prior to my 1st fill... not eatting things i shouldnt and I am not eatting too much by most standards but banded people are different.
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couple things. how long after surgery was it when you recieved your first fill? how many cc's was it in what size band? and was it effective / did you get restriction? also how much weight did you lose following your surgery? pre and post fill. was there a big change? I know this is alot of questions but , I really am interested in finding out. I have not recieved a fill yet, in fact I was just banded 7/25 and so I am not able to get my 1st fill till I am 6 weeks post op. Now I have only lost 10lbs since my surgery... ang dont know if this is common? or how much I should expect this could change post fill. thanks for your input yall
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i had low carb diet prior to my surgery with liquids only 48hrs out. ggod luck , and thank you to everyone else for your advice.
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btw the reason I am eatting the creamy soups and I have also added really lose grits too is because I am hungry all the time now... weird?
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how important is limiting carbs in the full liquid stage? i always watched my carbs pre op all sugar free stuff, and things like cream of chicken soup which i am eatting now, wer not a part of my diet then. i am having a hard time treading the water . how can I get in the protein needed without spending a fortune on shakes? and I am wondering about the carbs because i had lost 10 lbs after my surgery but since entering my full liquid phase I have gained 3 lbs. and I would have thought in this time i would have lost more weight and I am wondering if carbs are the reason? I had my surgery in mexico and it was fine but i dont have many options for followup advice. thanks for you help yall.
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thanks you all for your help. You know I had my surgery on the 25th and I am coming up on my 3rd week. I had my surgery done in mexico because I don't have insurance and even though I am very pleased with my service and surgery, some things like follow up ar not as great. Thats one of the reasons why I have found help from people like yall on this site to be so valuable! Thanks again .
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hi there, at what point did you add watered down/ lose things like grits, or mashed potatoes. pudding , regular yogurt etc? did you do it when you started to get hungry again a couple weeks after surgery or later? what were the first foods you added? any other food Ideas?
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hi there, at what point did you add watered down/ lose things like grits, or mashed potatoes. pudding , regular yogurt etc? did you do it when you started to get hungry again a couple weeks after surgery or later? what were the first foods you added? any other food Ideas?
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hi there.. I was banded on the 25th and although I could not be happier to finally have my band placed and to be feeling better, I am worried because I expected a lump where my port is but my port area is normal looking not red or infected but is swollen and har for approx 3 inches diam. its weird, its like my muscle there has just become raised and riggid a couple inches all the way around my incision? I am concerned becasue although I fdont have much pain normally I do have alot of pain when standing back up after bending or sitting for a while. I am also becoming very hungry and frankly this is scary to me! I cannot hav a fill for atleast a few more weeks and dont want to regain any weight. I am still on full liquid diet and surviving mostly on soups and gatorade and water. Please tell me if this stuff is normal or what I can do about it.. thanks yall
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im in lake county but can travel some if needed. Im about an hour north of orlando
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hi yall, I am in central florida and was relying on fill center usa to arrange my fills, however, they went out of business during the 2 years it took me to get my band not I am scared because I cannot find anyone who will take out of country banded patients. I would like floro but could do without, but I just cannot afford to pay a huge bunch of money up front like some of them are wanting. please help... last thing i want is to come this far, get the band and never be ale to afford a fill! thanks for your help
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i noticed like today this is what I have had.... I have had a protein shake this morning , and like 3 bowls of soup, a s/f ice pop and a s/f jello... seems like more than I should be eating?
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congrats! I was banded on the same day... wow there are alot of us huh...lol I am so excited to keep up with everyone, and share our journey. I dont know about yall , but I am feeling much better and about to start school on monday, i noticed my gas pains which were the worst part of all of this have faded, but in its place is an appetite? I am concerned because although I am on full liquids and maintaining around 700-900 cals. daily that I may end up "eating" too much . Is anyone else having this problem? How are yall feeling?
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i am 8 days out and find i am snacking more on s/f jello... and ice pops.. also able to drink more , and added soups , and am able to have a bowl without a problem. I am nervous about eatting too much . so can you tell me please how many calories & carbs do i need to limit my daily intake to. thanks yall for your help
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i forgot to ask, where is the old/ new location of your port?
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deb 32 thats awesome progress! good for you! and lilbit... i wish I had gotten one of those but did not recieve one
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so both of yall were banded this week too? thats awesome! hope we can keep in touch maybe motivate eachother u know so if you don't mind my asking what are your highest/ current/ goal weights?
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cool yeh that would be great, each dr seems to be different, and each patient i too, so maybe ur diet will work better for me? thank you ! and thank you both for your feedback. my email is : justmenikip@yahoo.com
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so i feel bloated and full all the time even when I drink only a little bit. seems not more than an oz or maybe 2 b4 I am in pain? I am taking gas ex... heck not sure how many u can have in a day, gotta check on that....lol but doesnt seem to work. I am due to add liquid yogurt tomorrow, wondering if I am too swollen to do that? is this my diaphram or the band... I dont know. I have no PCP and my surgery was in mexico because I paid out of pocket. So I am kinda relying on your help. thanks for your input . I just want this bloated, rumbling in my tummy to stop already... any ideas would be great. thank you. also I have been being more active and it seems like its worse when I am moving around ?
