dlynn44

Thank you all for your input. I really appreciate it. The doc decided to do a .8cc fill today and I am to call if I have any problems. I was told to re-introduce food slowly and to see what it is that is giving me problems and to avoid eating them, also that with each fill you may not be able to eat the same things as before. Sooooo... we will see what happens! I feel better, liquids are going down with no problem and I guess I will know better about food in a few days. I will let you know how it goes. The up side is that I was down another 5.2 lbs from last month and that was with no fill last month! I am now at 5.6cc in a 10cc band.

I have run into an issue with my band and I don't know what to do... My last appointment three weeks ago it was decided not to add or subtract any fluid because I was doing really well with the amount of restriction that I had. I lost 10 lbs in three weeks!! However, over this last three weeks I have been having a lot of trouble eating and drinking, no vomiting, but lots of getting stuck, pbing and sliming. And I have only dropped a couple of pounds. I don't understand why that is??? What could cause this to happen? I go back in tomorrow and I need to decide if I want to have fluid removed. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

I was banded July 14 and have lost 34lbs. Right after surgery with on fill I lost 4lbs. At my first fill I had lost 7lbs, second fill 10lbs, third appt 10lbs (no fill done due to weight lost and not being hungry between meals). Currently at 4.5cc in a 10cc band. I am scheduled every 3 weeks for an adjustment. I feel that I will need another fill when I go next week, due to being able to eat more and being hungry between meals. It is strange how the weight comes off because my scale will not move for about two weeks and then that third week before my appt I will see this tremendous drop in weight. I can feel it in my clothes before I see it on the scale. Is anyone else experiencing this??? :frown:

WOW!! you look awesome. Do you have to do a double take when walking past a mirror? :biggrin: You had your surgery after me and have lost double the weight that I have... You are certainly an inspiration!! :laugh: Congrats!

I can't remember who it was that made the suggestion of Amplified Wheybiolic Protien Advanced powder. But THANK YOU!! :tt2: I went and bought the pouch for $25.99 from GNC on Thursday last week, drank for the first time on Friday and once a day since and I have dropped 5 lbs and gotten my energy back! I was feeling so tired from apparently not getting enough protein daily and my weight loss was bouncing up and down like a yo-yo. I am going to invest in the big container next and make it a daily part of my diet from now on. The only downside is that if you make the full serving amount it gives it will take most of the day to finish drinking it, or at least it did me. I used a smaller 16 oz container this morning and one scoop of powder which the guy at the store recommened and it was easier to finish. So I may have to do one in the morning and one at night, probably after I work out... :smile2:

I had my third fill on 09/21/2010 which places me at 4.8cc's in a 10cc band. I have been having a REALLY hard time eating since then. After a couple of bites I am done, I am full and I am near the overfull point. Anything that has to be chewed, is not going down very easily, I have to drink in small sips to get liquids down. A friend of mine told me to try to wait for a week or two before going back in for an unfill. Is this normal when you reach restriction? All of the things that I was told prior to surgery are coming to mind now of chew, chew, chew, drink in small sips, wait a minute between each bite. I am doing all of this. My main concern is that I am not getting enough calories and protien in. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :smile:

I was banded on July 14, 2010 and have a 10cc band. I had my third fill on 09/21 and I am now at 4.8cc and that is good restriction for me right now. I have dropped 3lbs over the last 3 days! :biggrin: Not normal I am sure but I am not complaining! I was told my my technician that it depends on the size of the band as well as the person, every individual is different. I had spent so much time wondering if I would recognize the sweet spot, and actually my body has told me I am currently there. I have had fills done every 3 weeks following surgery and I am finally satiated. YAY!!! I love my BAND

Boston Market's chicken tortilla soup... I don't like chili :wub: although that seems to be very popular for most.

I was banded on 7/14 and a week later I was so hungry that I was nearly in tears because I couldn't eat solid foods to satisfy what I was feeling. :smile: This feeling/ stomach growling/ gnawing hunger pains, got better after my first fill, and waaaayyy better after my second one. :crying: I am at 4cc's in a 10cc band and I think that I will be in the sweet zone with just a little fill that I have scheduled next week. It does get better, which is good because after surgery I was really wondering if I had done the right thing!

Sounds good!!! Would love the recipe...

I had that feeling as well and I used the ice pack that they gave me and kept in on my stomach for the first week after surgery anytime that I started to feel any discomfort. It wasn't so much pain as it was discomfort. Continue with the small sips and try hot instead of cold, it may go down better! Good luck!!! :smile:

Banded July 14th lost 19lbs since surgery.