Keia

If I drink too fast (not waiting until all of the liquid has gone down), then I get hiccups. Cold Water especially give me the hiccups if I drink it too fast. I try not to take more than two drinks at one time.

I'm a year out and still have shoulder pain if I eat too much.

I saw 212 last week and literally cried. Cried! I was like what? This isn't a major number, what's wrong with you. LOL. But now I'm officially 31.5 pounds down. The weight loss has come off very slowly for me. So I am so excited to hit a major hurdle. Gosh, now I really wonder what I'll do at 199 . Congrats to everyone, whatever milestone you hit.

My hair was coming out really bad about five months after surgery. Then it tapered off for a while. Now at 7 /12 months post op, it's still isn't right. My hairstylist noticed that it still isn't as thick as it used to be. I will start taking bioten also. Is 5000 mg the standard? I think I saw some at Walmart.

I lost 36 pounds 8 years ago and maintained 197 for 2 years. I wasn't too excited then (kind of took it for granted). But now that I KNOW it will be the last time that I cross that treshhold, I want to rejoice. So even if I don't scream, I'm going to have a big ole' . Congrats to you!

You are not a wimp! Each one of mine hurt. She always has trouble finding the middle of my port and all of that digging around is not fun. Fortunately she does numb me first, but a couple of times she had to poke me where there wasn't any lidocaine. Since she had finally found the middle, I just had to suck it up and tough it out. But ooooooooouch! lol. Good luck, just breathe a lot and pray! Oh, BTW, my hunger did not subside until my last fill (5.5 cc's). I wish I had been more dligent in getting my fills, I could have been here months ago. Good luck.

Congrats! It is amazing how much one night's sleep can change things. Continued success to you!

Me, too! Me, too!

Oh my gosh! Wow. Well, it's good that I'm not the only person with this. But six years later... Well, ok. I handle being skinny drinking lukewarm Water. :-)

Yes, food goes down fine. I do drink room temp but it's hot outside and cold water is so refreshing. Ugh.

I had a fill Thursday. Now when I drink cold stuff it makes me really tight. It takes a lot longer to go down, and sometimes it's really uncomfortable. Any ideas?

I'm just excited to be feeling anything. I think you'll just have to keep "experimenting" to see what's too much/too little for you. If you are too full, I don't think anyone will have to tell you that. Your body will let you know that a change is needed. I feel like I'm re-learning, too. But I'm glad to finally be feeling what everyone else has been talking about. This feeling is one of the features that I liked about the band. Hang in there!

I got a fill Thursday and I'm not sure if I'm at my sweet spot or too tight either. I'm delighted that I can eat less and feel restriction (first time). But really cold water takes a moment to go down; room temp is much better. I can finally go longer without eating. So I think I'm at my sweet spot. We'll see :-)

Sorry to hear that. Definitely appeal!