jenontheband

Teacher, Southern California:)

My husband and children. My closest friend who is also getting the surgery. That's it.

I had my first fill on Friday and had shakes that day. On Saturday, I had an extremely small meal and let me tell you....I am TIGHT. That night I felt like I was sleeping with a baseball in my chest. I had gas, diarrhea, etc up until yesterday night. I am hoping I am done with that. I've been back on mainly liquids since it freaked me out a bit. I am going to try a meal tomorrow at lunch to see how it goes but nothing today. If worse comes to worse, I'll go back and unfill a bit. I hope not but I can't have another weekend like this one!

I think sometimes too, it's like the old dieting we all used to do...yeah, okay it didn't work AGAIN and then you start beating yourself up about it. Lapband is different. You CAN do something...you sound much happier in your second post...go for it! Lucky to have a doc who cares enough to give them to you free too!

My encouragement is to call you doc. He/She works for you and if the fill didn't work for you then give the doc a call. On the flip side, I think you are lucky to already have a fill! I was banded 8/11 and got REAL hungry around Day8/9. I gave up and started eating...yogurt and stuff first but then moved up to the big time. Nothing crazy or anything but believe me I understand the hunger. I'm a little more sensible about it now and I do see that I have four or five hours between meals with no hunger so I know everything's working, but I guess I'm just saying I'm jealous of you already starting your fills!

mbwalker, I freaked out too. It's scary to have any procedure done...what will happen? Will something completely weird or out of the ordinary happen? However, as I read this thread I would continually see people go in for the surgery and come right back out...sometimes posting on the same day! I, too, have done the same...it has now almost been two weeks. My incisions are healing over nicely and I have no pain other than an occasional nudge from my portsite to remind me it's there. I'm even painting my bedroom (no small feat!). Try not to fester too much on the surgery part but on all the other great things...losing weight, feeling healthier, stabilizing your weight for the first time in your life. These are all great things and I am already experiencing them. Look at it as just a few more days and you, too, get to start this phase of your life!

Lose It is great!

Good luck to this week's banders! Wishing the best!!!

So those who have gone before us...here's the question...did you cheat when you got hungry? What did you do to muddle through? I am 10 days post op and I am cheating. It's the truth. The last couple days I went from full liquids to eating mushy things that I used to eat before but seriously I am sitting here eating chips and I KNOW that aint right. I'm hungry. This is why I got the band. It's not working for me right now. I need a fill or whatever it is to bridge over. What did you all do? Are there any tricks out there that I can implement to get me to that first fill?

It's so interesting how the docs are. i was told three weeks only liquid protein shakes but had to go out to a birthday dinner so even though most of my dinner was chicken broth from chicken tortilla soup and from the wine I had at dinner, I still ate (pulverized?) some lettuce from the salad and vegetables from the soup. I was scared and absolutely didn't want a problem. My eating didn't go unnoticed and I was asked about why I was only eating proteins and vegies....however, I didn't have any lapband issues (hiccuping, pbing, etc) and I was just bound and determined to make it through this social event. I am still tired and worried about repercussions but am happy that i didn't eat or intake what Iwould have if I wasn't lap band. Am I alone in this?

Congrats Tracy and Renee you will be so happy to do this! I know I am! Welcome!

Congrats to everyone being banded. I would not trade this for the world! I feel stronger and more in control everyday!

Six days out and nor hungry yet. Feeling much more human today. Yesterday I was getting there but today has been great so far.

Let me just drop in here and say that I am now 4 days post op and I was just as stressed and anxious and completely nuts over this surgery too. I am NOW so glad to have done it and now it's over and I can move on with the next part! There is life on the other side and it's so much better!!! Hang in there!

Good for you msdv! I don't want you mistreated and it sounds like you aren't going to let that happen!!!

Rocketray...I totally agree...with everything You need the heating pad...it's so great when you are not used to sleeping or sitting certain ways or for long periods of time. The pain meds keep you relaxed and healing and why torture yourself? Today was my first day postop when I felt like I might not need them. Take care of yourself, sleep and don't push it. This is the healing time.

Great answer rkwilliams!!!

Congratulations!!!

I worry about those who are having trouble with their doctors' staffs. These people are providing you with a service and you are paying their bills. Don't allow them to treat you this way. Have a conversation with the doctor (their employer). Guaranteed you won't be the first complaint but the doctor needs to know so that he can log it and hopefully get rid of those who are not supportive of his patients. I guess, I would just want to know if my staff was treating my patients that way. In the end, part of my own mental outlook in the past has been to just go with it and tolerate...I think this is indicative of many overweight people. We don't have to tolerate anything. It's our body, our money (via our health ins or self pay) and it's our choice whether we use whomever we use. Just my two cents! I don't like hearing that any of my fellow banders are being abused!

It's funny about the hiccups...I've had one or two a day for the past two days. Just that and then nothing...funny.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU!!! I know how nervous you were and LOOK...now it's done and you can move on with the next part of your life! so happy for you!!!

Wow! Look how fast that was TimanMich! Seriously, how great!!! Let us know how you are doing!

When I drank part of a protein shake this morning, I definitley knew when to stop. I could feel it. Weird.

It's good to hear your experience since I was delayed and in pain as well. It's just good to hear someone else felt that way too. Maybe it was an 8/11 thing:tt2: Anyways, glad to hear you are out and doing better! The best is yet to come!

I had sweats and a sportsbra. I wore them in and I wore them out with flip flops!