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Well, they didn't numb it, but it was only a pinch.. totally bearable. Unfortunately they only put in 2cc's. So I have a total if 2.5cc's. I was hoping for more. Oh well. My next fill is in 4 weeks!

Congrats on your first fill!! It is exciting! And my surgeon does numb the area first before doing the actual fill. I go for my next fill in 2 weeks - can't wait!!

At home I wore a knit dress. I don't know what you call the style, but it's one piece, with a cord on either side of the wasit that ties in back. They had them at Target during the summer, cheap - like $20 - $25 each, so I bought a bunch of them b/c they're great for wearing to go out with the dog, move the sprinkler, etc. when you just don't want to wear clothes. I looked for a pic and couldn't find them exactly, but this is pretty darn close: Link My first couple days at work I ignored our dress code and went with sweats that have a really wide & loose waistband with a t-shirt or sweatshirt. I also have a few tracksuits made of t-shirt material and those were great! I've been banded for nearly 2 weeks now and today is my first day in jeans, but *shhh* I have them unbuttoned & unzipped a little at my desk because the waistband hits on my lowest incision.

I have had a really busy summer. I had my friend and her daughter visit in May. Then in June, they returned with her husband. Now, I have a a friend coming over from Ireland for two weeks and while she's here, I have my brother in law and his daughter visiting for two nights as well. Now, please know that I love everyone that is visiting and I wouldn't have it any other way. The issue is that I put so much pressure on myself to make my home look clean and welcoming. 10 years ago, I could clean my house from top to bottom, scrub the floors, clean the bathrooms, do laundry, make the beds, do dishes, and finally finish it all with dusting and vacuuming. Well, 10 years ago, my back wasn't as bad and I could wake up and have the house all done by 4pm. I would end the day by taking a shower and then getting a beer or glass of wine and relaxing on the couch while I looked around and admired my work. That's not even an option now. My back has made it so that I have to clean in spurts. Because I have procrastinated, tomorrow, I will have to suck up the pain and attack the dirt and clutter with no mercy. Now, I know my home isn't 'dirty", it's more cluttered than anything. I also have the issue that we have no storage area, so there are many things that I would throw out, but my husband SWEARS he needs that empty box in case one day it's worth money. Yes, that's all true. I have boxes of empty game boxes for him. I have found a place to store them, but if I had my way, they would all be out side in the trash. You all know that becasue this is how I feel, what will happen is one day, he will sell a game with the box and we'll have $10,000. Then I'll have to hear, "I told you so" for the rest of my life. Oh, I can't wait. LOL Ok, back to cleaning. Because I know what I have to do tomorrow, and becasue I am stressed with all I have to do before my Irish friend gets here Thursday night, I now am not able to fall asleep. So, tomorrow, I will be in pain, tired, and I will have to clean for a guest. This should be fun. The problem is I know what will happen. By the time my husband gets home from work, I will be so exhausted that I will either break down sobbing (and then have to worry about the sinus issues), or I will start a fight with him for no reason except I want to yell at someone. Gosh I hope I cry. For now, I think I will go to bed now. I will wake up around 9 or 10. I will do the laundry, dishes, and kitchen floor. Then I will do the bathrooms (quickly), and then go to the pool. Once I am done at the pool, I can come back, dust, and vacuum. Then I will make the house "company ready". You know what I mean: towels folded perfect and the bed made perfect, books placed in the perfect spot as well as a candle. I hope I'm not the only one who attempts to make my home look like it's in Good Housekeeping becasue if I am, I need more help than I thought. LOL Then on Thursday, I will relax and wait for her arrival. Yes, that sounds perfect. Problem is, I know tomorrow, I will totally mess this up and will still be running around like a chicken with his heard cut off right to the point she walks through the door. Then I will say the words we all say to company. "I'm so sorry the house is a mess, please just ignore it." Yes, that will have to do.

If you drink too fast it will HURT. I am 6 months out and if I drink to much to fast OUCH!. I also for some reason post op till about week 8 could not drink anything cold. It hurt to. I had everything at room temp, warm or hot. I did find it really odd as Popsicle's were fine.

Im right there with you friend. I went on Birth control and gain 4 pounds in a couple days and then stalled for a month. Last week I finally lost 2 pound of that and then today up a pound. UGGHHHH<, but is impossible to gain weight on 600 calories a day I keep telling myself.

I'm sure you've thought of all of these suggestions, but here goes. My Dr. allows me to have between 1000-1200 calories per day. I can have three salad plates of food each day as long as they are within the calorie boundaries. I swim 5 days per week and try to be as active as I can. Maybe just a little tweak will get you back on track!

I can't believe it is one week away. This has been such a long process. It doesn't seem real that I am a week out. Come on April 26th!

I am noticing patterns in my weight. It goes something like this weigh morning 241.6 weigh mid morning 240.9 weight night 244.4 Weigh morning 242.2 weigh night 243.6 weigh morning 240.4 weight night 244.2 weigh morning 241.0 weigh night 242.6 weigh morning 239.4 weigh night 241.9 weigh morning 240.6 and on and on and on... I am losing only one pound a week some weeks, others (like this week) I lose up to 4 pounds. Even though my weight fluctuates greatly daily, and even throughout the day, there is a weekly pattern of losing. My lowest weights occur about 2 hours after I get up. I like knowing what my body is doing, so I weigh a lot. Sometimes I just get on the scale and stare at it, because it has been soooooo long since I have seen it this low. I pay attention to the lows, not the highs. My goal each time is to get lower than my last lowest, which happens about every 3 to 4 days, sometimes by only a fraction of a pound. It works for me. Point is, for me anyway, weight fluctuates tremendously. BTW, the day before my TOM, I gained four pounds.

My surgeon put me on a liquid diet prior to surgery and after a few days I wasn't feeling hungry anymore it was quite filling, maybe that would help you get through for a couple more weeks.

11 days with my band. I have not yet started eating foods yet. I can start on Friday. I spend so much time on the forum trying to find people who have had a successful weight loss journey with the band. Its so hard to get myself motivated when there are people who try so hard to only loose 30lbs in a year. I know that losing 30lbs is fantastic, but i want to loose 100lbs in a years time. I am young, 27. My father set up this surgery for me and paid for it 100% :Banane37:, no insurance, and the last thing I want to do is disappoint him. I am so worried that i will mess this up. I have like ZERO willpower. :cheatfree: I live with my boyfriend who is a complete saint. he is trying to help me come up with meal plans and he walks with me everyday. Its like I just cannot picture myself ever losing this fat. I have been fat me entire life, exceot for a year when I was 14. Ever since then I have fat. When I started this I weighed in at 262. As of today i weigh 252. I have been on the liquid diet for a little over two weeks. So I know the weight I have lost is because i am not eating. What happens when i start eating again? I will gain all of that weight back? I am not afraid of exercise. I am not lazy. There is a nice gym here at my complex and I dont mind going on the treadmill for an hour. Another thing i am worried about is the period of time in between my first fill. My fill is scheduled for Feb 27th. Thats a month away. It is exactly 6 weeks from my surgery date. Most people say that they are able to eat whatever they want and they go back to eating how they were before the band. That is smoething I am afraid of. before the band I was constantly eating. ALL THE TIME. One of the hardest things I am going to have to learn is 3 meals a day, NO SNACKING. But when I am hungry, I am physically in pain. So I eat. I know I can do this, I just wish I could get rid of all my fears and worries. :cheatfree:

HI there-I was banded in mid october, lost 13 lbs so far, I'm good with that! Had one fill in nov and a second one in mid dec. I could eat smaller ammounts of almost anything, if I ate slowly. Now, 2 weeks after the last fill, the food travels down with difficulty and I can feel it go into my stomach with a struggle! Does this sound familiar, and why did this happen only 2 weeks later. I'm due for another 1 cc in early Jan. It doesnt feel right that food I've chewed well should be feeling like it's huge and struggling to get in --first bite, second bite, almost everytime! Any comments would be helpful!

Take it one change at a time. Commit to doing something different each week. Now that you're on liquids, maybe start training yourself to only have 3 meals per day; no snacking-drink lots between meals. Add exercise a little at a time. Know that the band won't be able to help you much until you've probably had several fills, so it's up to you for awhile...one step at a time. You're young, the weight can come off faster if you work at it.

Hi Sandra, Things are going okay for me. I was very afraid of beginning any exercise too early and have now been on my 5K training program for 3 weeks without any problems. I too have had 2 fills. Not quite at the sweet spot, but hopefully that will be soon. I suppose slower is better...don't want to stretch the pouch. I have a total loss of 31 pounds, but only 15 of that is since surgery. I only lost 1 pound last last month. I think I was eating too much at mealtimes, however, my surgeon told me to eat whenever I got hungry as it is too hard to eat slowly and small bites when hungry, which is still a problem for me, and I have pretty bad pain from the restriction when I swallow too much or too often. It's a learned process. I just hope I don't damage something while learning. Anyway, hope you continue with your success. It sounds like you are doing an awesome job! Keep me posted! And yes, I try to only weigh once a week, but it is hard not to every day!

Thank you soccer - I know I've seen people older than me one week post op at the support meetings and ill ask there next meeting too! I really appreciate the response

Yummy that sounds great!! I have another week also, sleeved May 23 down 21 lbs. Sent from my iPhone using VST

Not sure of your dietary restrictions, but here's some stuff I enjoyed at three weeks: low fat lunchmeat Turkey Chili Anderson Split Pea Soup No sugar added applesauce Moist chicken mixed with a little BBQ sauce Turkey meatloaf (found it in the deli case at Walmart) Crabmeat Shrimp Lynda

Now, three months out, I take ibuprofen for headaches. I only get them very occasionally, and I was old it is ok if it is occasional. I find it works much better than Tylenol for me. I've taken it for various things a couple times with no ill effect.

I totally understand, I'm in the same situation. I lost 10 lbs on liquids the month after banding, which I put back on over the next 5 weeks. Then I got my first fill and nothing was different. I've had 3 fills now and just have a little restriction; ugh, time to schedule the 4th. It seems like it takes forever to get started losing, but it will be worth it in the end!

I started getting The Worst headaches after my surgery - worse than migraines. Turns out they were cluster headaches and I was given tramedol for pain and a pb medicine for a couple of weeks. I had some leftover pain medicine from my surgery and I was taking that before I went to the doctor and got the prescriptions.

Escape_Pod, I will gladly give you what I have. There is a large sealed bag, never been opened, of vanilla shake powder that can be mixed with Water or milk. I also have plastic bottles that have different flavors of the Protein shake powder, which is meant as a convenient way to take the product with you to work or wherever. I think this is at least 2 weeks worth. If you private message me with your address, my husband will mail you the products right away. I gave the chewable supplements to my stepson who likes them a lot. Funny how we are all so different! I'm kind of sorry that I vented because my surgeon is great at his technique. I did go to the office the other day and told them that their product does not agree with me. Regardless, I do like to be given reasonable choices in life - just sayin'. Thanks all for your comments - at least I know I'm not alone in my thoughts on the subject.

I am 1 month and 1 week down and we have the exact same stats!! SW:232 CW:203 Keep up the GREAT WORK

I'm at 7 weeks post op... There have been times I get so bored with whatever I'm eating, I just stop. Those times eating is a chore. I've been frustrated at the fact that it takes me 20 minutes to eat 1/2 an egg. I've also had times where I'm completely satisfied when I finish eating and don't have that feeling of "I'd like more." The range of emotions has been surprising to me - I wasn't prepared for it. I also realized AFTER surgery, that I had emotional issues and attachments to food that I didn't realize I had. Hang in there! It will get better - this is becoming my new normal.

I wish I could say it gets better but.... I am 2,5 mos post op. Before surgery, food was my best friend (how sad!). Now that I can barely get in 600 cals a day, i had times where I felt like something was missing. And it was, no watching TV while stuffing my face to the point of exhaustion. No running (ok waddling) back and forth to the fridge. I plan my meals in the beginning of the week and it has freed up so much time, I now find time to exercise every morning. Even if its only 15 min....i spend time looking for healthy recipes. What I am not doing is feeding my unhappiness. I dont plan any jaunts based on where we can eat, i dont spend alot of money on junk food or midnight raids. I havent lost as much as I think I should have but its almost 50 lbs gone and I feel like a new person. I am more content with myself. It took a while to get here. In the beginning stages I kind of felt lost, but now I am discovering a new me. You will too. Just keep on keeping on!! Good luck

Thank you all for the wonderful replies! I feel better knowing that I am not the only one out there who has these types of days-or weeks! I mean it...thanks! Going to start working out more. I notice when i stay busy i dont want to eat.....its the night times..movie nights with the family and days when i am home alone! I did drink coffee last night while cooking and it did fill me up enough to keep from picking at everything.