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Hello my october bandsters.!! So my surgery date was October 14, 2011 and I just had my 4th fill to my 14cc band. I am now 9cc filled and FINALLY!! I feel the restriction...man...o..man...it has been hard...But finally I think Im there..and I started and 304 pre op diet and got my band at 287 now I am 264lbs so you can see that my weightloss has been very very slow. I been in a bootcamp training for 1 month, I go 2x a week because it IS very hard on my knees and wrists. but i joined again for this month in feb. I think even if it is 2x and some speed walking the other days..I should be good...praying to be in my low 250's by the end of the month...feeling Good.... How is every one else...??

Hi my fellow oct bandsters, so I went to see my dr. yesturday and I was hoping for an early fill...heheh...No go..I have to wait until my six weeks..nov 26..I guess that is okay..he gave me full clearance to work out and Im feeling real good...Im going to start today. Yay...Hope my body starts to firm up...I feel kinda soft and not much liking it...lol.... GONNA TONE UP ....GONNA TONE UP....AND BUILD MUSCLE TO BURN MORE FAT...YAYAYYY... Oh yeah my husband got his surgery 2 weeks after me and is 2 lbs ahead of me in weight loss....GRRRRRR MEN!!!

I suppose we are going to have to count calories and try to eat as much protien possible....without...overeating..Im at a standstill on my weightloss but Im okay I know I will stimulate it again..I just must admit I hate feeling hungry so often...

Omg..seriously...hungry hungry..I eat....then...Im hungry again in about 2 hours sometimes less...Hmm....Please....I need a fill....to control the hunger pains.....My first fill on November 26....Grrrrr...Sign...

I was back to work 5 days laters and intimate 1 1/2 week later...I was okay with it...

Wow 30 days on liquids..is real long...after 7 days my doctor told me to start mushies..to get more calories in..i was only getting an average of 500 a day on my protien shakes....so basically im on blended food..but yes I totally understand about being fed up on protien shakes... You should ask your doctor to see if you can alternate blended food with liquids.. I portsite is real tender and it does hurt most times but I have been off meds for 6 days now...because im back to work and i have to drive. I had my surgery Oct. 14th. Im going on my second week and its not too bad..I did go to a holloween party on Sat and THAT was real hard...Sooo Much Fooooddddd.!!!! I had to stay away from the food .....it was hard...

You know your really lucky for all that support from your doctor and nutritionist for the weight loss. I wish mine was like that. As of today im 7 days out and Im feeling pretty darn good. No problems..Thank Goodness. Im back to work and taking it pretty easy.

My doctor does not tell me much just to read literature. But I do and I go on this boards and I get as much info as I can. Im now 6 days post op and im doing okay im sure im down to 278 from 285 when I went in to surgery. That is amazing..114 pounds...omg ...I wish I can only imagine...do u keep real low calorie intake and much excersise DOOO TELLL.

Got my surgery on the 14th and I feel okay. I have been doing plenty of walking. the gas pains are not unmanageable, I can feel them build up, although they do hurt when it comes out but only a bit. I am on thicker liquids protien shakes, tomato Soup seems to be pretty good with a little of spice and seasoning. Im constantly sipping on Water. I dont really know how many calories im drinking but I dont thinks its much at all. My belly does feel pretty bloated still and YES the second day was the worst pain EVER...but it gets better. So Im 5 days post op and feeling tired and achy from sleeping on my back but I just keep thinking that I want my clothes to fall off of my body...real soon...that is what is keeping me going... Im back to work today also, and I wish I was not..Im still tired and feel like Im dragging but..Im already here just going to finish my day at the office...somehow..

7 months...wow..that is amazing..I started at 304 and I am 284.5 today on my preop and tommorrow my surgery...Im glad to witness that this amount of weightloss IS possible...I keep hearing so many stories of people who do not loose any weight...Glad to have read ur story.

I quite the soda diet and all of it completely. I drink the sugar free powdered drinks every day just to get something sweet in. BUT...!! Coffee I can not!! I tried drinking Decaf...UUUGGhhh no way...I dont know what to do.....All I need is 1 cup of coffee in the morning...Please..

Im on my 7th day pre-op and i got 7 more days to go... it is not easy at all and I did sneek in some fresh cucumber only to stop the dizziness from eating so little I suppose in the begining..But Im feeling much better now I dont feel light headed anymore when I get real hungry well I just tell myself..Am I really hungry? Or Do I just want to put something in my mouth? I can tell Im not really Hunger-Hungry...so i deal with it.. But I have lost 8 lbs so far. Good luck

I also are on 2 protien shakes and 1 meal of 4oz lean meat 1/2 cup veggies and 1 cup broth...Im hungry...but mostly I have a constant headache...grrrrr but I have to hang in there....

Im in day 2 of pre op diet. I have a constant headache but Im not going to turn back now. I forgot to ask, If I was suppose to stop drinking coffee? THAT I doubt that I can do, i can only cut back but not out. Ooohhh my head.

Hernandez, I start my liquid diet on friday the 30th and I have already started to eat less to prepare to the very very little amount of food and protien shake im going to be drinking.

Yay I got my approval today and my surgery date for October 14, 2011. Im soo happy! So will be here ...from now on..I have been on this journey for over a year now to get an approval...Sooo Happy.!!!!

I was too sitting in a NA and AA support groups all before i was 25 and my im going to be 37 next month. when I said junkies and drunks is because that is how i saw myself. No offense to anyone esle. besides that if i have moved from one addiction to another I am now...working towards better eating habits.

Well I talked to my insurance and yes they are the ones who require a 12 month program..Well I will hit my 12 months in July and I guess I will have to make sure everything is in order so there is not more delays for my approval..

I know exactly what you are talking about and I am too wondering about this. I am reading a book i found on this topic (just started) and i guess i will see what I learn and I will share whatever information I get from it. But this is my miserable existence also, and I cant bear it anymore. Sometimes I wonder if I should go to overeaters anonymous but I cant make myself. The thought of doing a 12 step program like im a drunk or a junkie does not sit well with me. But I have a couple of months (four) to figure out how to manage my self destructive eating habits before presenting to my insurance. I need this surgery I feel like it will help me to not eat as much and give me time to change my bad habit of overeating

Has anyone had to go through a 12 month medically supervised diet and exercise program in order to even be considered for bariatric surgery? This sounds extreme to me.

Well, our insurance does cover the lap band or any weightloss surgery but they want me to do a 12 month medically supervised diet and excerise program so now i have to do that before i get the surgery. I guess I have to do it..dont know what else to do at this point. thanks for the responses.:smile2:

So, Im going through Weight loss centers, top surgeons, 1-800-getslim...or whatever they are called and intially i was told that they verified my insurance and my lap band would be covered and that I only need 1 month of nutrition class. Well, now Im told I need a 12 month medically supervised diet and excerise program and that my insurance is not going to pay for this. I called them and that is what they said ..( the insuarance) so im so upset right now and have been since they told me. I dont know what to do now....:smile2:

Im also, giving myself an anxiety attack...waiting for a response...and I just only found out that my paperwork was submitted to my insurance on friday 9/3/10 and it being a long holiday..and all that...I hope I dont have to wait soo long..Im such an impatient person...omg...

amazing!!!!! lucky you...i still waiting for my paperwork to be submitted to the insurance....hopefully i will get lucky and i will have a very short wait...