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I got a fill a week ago. I believe i have finally hot the green zone but i have pbd a couple times My own fault. Now my throat feels swollen and hirts. Anyone else have this

I first contemplated bypass surgery. In the end, the decision maker for me was the complications rate. Bypass surgery has a 10% complications rate that includes some serious complications like malnutrition and death. The lap band has only .01% complication rate and those complications are usually fairly minor (slippage, which can sometimes be corrected by going back to a liquid diet, for example). Then, the recovery rate for bypass is a couple of weeks at best and can take longer. Lap band is nothing near that. While you may be tender, experience gas, etc., you can return to your normal life within days. I had surgery on Tuesday and went back to work on Friday -- yes, I have a sit-down job, but I'm betting you probably do too. With bypass, eating sweets can trigger dumping syndrome, which I hear can be pretty awful. I ate a bite of birthday cake yesterday, frosting and all, and it didn't make a bit of difference. And one other thing is that lap band is aiming for 1-2 pounds per week weight loss, which isn't crzy fast and is less likely to leave you with a lot of loose skin; not so for bypass surgery. So now you know what helped me make my decision.

I know what you mean. Everyday I have to just make myself get up and do something! Once I get going for about 2 weeks, I love the enegy I have and keep it up. I am 2 days into working out and already feel extra energy. It is good to keep yourself accountable to people on this board. I have people on 3 threads keeping me accountable and I can't lie!! So, it has helped me!

Hi! I had my lapband out in Aug 2019 and Gastric Bypass end of December. I hit a stall at 2 1/2 weeks that lasted 3 weeks. It's very common - search 3 week stall. Yours may have started a little later but don't worry. Keep following your plan and you'll be fine. (BTW - 30 lbs in 5 weeks is amazing!) Lori

I was banded July 9th. I have lost about 15 pounds. I can tell I am loosing inches, but it's pretty depressing when the scales want move. I can eat pretty much anything also. I just have to remember to eat slowly and in small portions. I really don't get enough protein though, it takes so long to chew it up good and then I get full really fast on meat. I try to eat eggs often. and also cheese. I have not been exercising. I have really bad joints but that's no excuse, I need some motivation. But I don't think they sell that in a bottle. Keep me posted. We were on vacation for several weeks and I had so much catching up to do at work I haven't been visiting the forum.

you have done well with the weight loss usually losing 2-3 lbs a week is a average the band is a tool to work with are u using because other distracting things to do is it head hunger or are u hungry

Hi, there when did you have your surgery? How many fills have you had? I've only had 1 fill, and it's been 2 weeks since the fill and I can still eat anything, and don't have much restriction either. I had surgery on April 15th and my first fill was June 15th, I'm schedule to go for my second fill on August 24th, but I might be going earlier if theres still no restriction. From what I hear reading on the site is that is usually takes a couple of weeks for the fill to kick in, so I'm going to see how it does mid July.... Get some exercise in if you're not exercising. .. Be encourage dont' give up..

Feeling sore isn't odd at all. I was tender for about 2 weeks on my larger incision. I'm 3 weeks banded & all the tenderness is gone. Everybody is different but after only 4 days I'd say your doing great. Welcome aboard on this incredible journey were all taking together.

So yesterday was my 1st visit post op with my Dr. He seems very pleased with my progress and said I was healing well... He says that I have 2 more weeks of liquids....I will keep pushing .... I have a challenge coming up ... The hubbys Christmas party is in a couple of weeks .. I can't wait to put on a cute dress and strut in ... ALL EYES ON ME... but I am worried that I will be confronted with all of that amazing food...I sould make a plan now so I don't fall into that trap....whats my plan??? I am going to drink a full protein shake about 30 mins before we go to the party so that I am full or at least not starving. I am confident in my ability to push through this!! I would like to have a drink, while I know this is not really in my food plan it is in the continuing to live my life plan... My sutures are under the skin and they are itching soooooo bad... I keep putting ice on them and it helps a little. UGH .... I look prego cause I keep rubbing my belly. I am upset with myself for not writing my questions down..I have so many for my Dr and keep forgetting to ask them when I am there sw 269.6 cw 253.4

Ok so I havent blogged in a while..... if I am honest with myself its because I was gaining a little weight..... I started solid food about 2 weeks ago and found that I could eat anything I wanted (except rice) and as much as I wanted. Needless to say Christmas was a treat!!! SO before I started solids I was at 246.6 and then I started eating and went up to 251 in 2 weeks....I guess it should be expected but it is still mentally hard to deal with...I got my 1st fill yesterday 12/29 ...3cc's (which my dr says it usually not enough) so I was back on my liquid diet for a day. I weighed this am and was back to 246.6 ....Just ate my 1st "meal" after my fill.... I had a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick Fil A... it went down easy (took about 10-12mins to eat it just to make sure). I dont really know how I feel right now...I can't tell if I am full to full or still hungry. I think that it is totally in my head, I think I am still hungry becuase I would normally have fries or coleslaw as a side and to not have anything but the chicken is a huge step for me. and no drink. I have cleareance to go back to the gym which I plan on going on Monday, and am looking forward to. I have to be firm and stay on a strict schedule it is so easy to say I dont want to go today. On a lighter note I got the x-box connect for Christmas and it is so much fun. Not to mention that it was a great workout!!! I worked up a sweat and my heart rate was up when I was done..guess I could fill in doing this when I don't feel like getting my stuff together to go to the gym

I always lost alot of hair, in the shower it would come out in clumps and even after it was dry, I could run my fingers through my hair and always come out with strands. You should see my hairbrush! The past week I have noticed my hair rolling around the house like hayballs! This morning it was all over my bed. It is definitely falling out even more now. Luckily I have thick hair and lots of it, but I swear I feel a bald spot happening on the top in the back.

My surgery was 9a on Wed. Feb 11th. I was mostly out of it after being brought to my room. When I became coherent, I did feel a little nausea and had the burn in my chest. I'm sure they had pain meds in my iv, but I don't remember asking for anything. The largest of my incisions had some pain, so I was aftaid to get up without help, but once I did get up I realized it wasn't that bad and did not require assistance again. Since you are on iv, you cannot drink until you do your dye test. I recommend packing a saline spray for your sinuses and a little bottle of mouthwash. I washed my mouth with water frequently durng day one. Late in the afternoon dr. b came in to see if I was up to the dye test and I didn't think I could , so we planned for day two. They gave me the test a 9a on day two. The liquid was like drinking liquid levaquin which is like a clear worse tasting nyquil. Suggestions here, ask them to put you in an area where you can wash the taste out of your mouth afterward, you still can't drink until they read the results, but getting that taste out was a life saver as they parked me by a sink while waiting to go back upstairs. Day two was much better, I was experiencing pain from gas or hunger but it would pass quickly, like a bad gas pain. I couldn't tell which was causing it so I will attribute to both. Before the dye, you are untethered from the iv and they got back to me pretty quickly to tell me everything looked fine and I could have a tray of clear liquids. The first thing I tried was the diluted juice and I think the sugar was too much for my stomache as it caused some pain. so I tried the horrible chicken broth, then just stuck to water. I they did give me a suger free frozen popsicle which I had half of. So I was realeased that afternoon and my husband picked me up at 6p. We went straight to the pharmacy to fill my pain med. I was worried the gas/hunger pain would keep me from sleeping. So I did take it at bedtime and I did wake up a 3am with a pain, so I took some more. Today is day three and the pain hasn't come up as much. It's like a bad gas bubble, not too bad and passes quickly. I am feeling really good today, took my shower and removed the bandaids. Did two loads of wash and took care of a sink of dirty dishes left by my loved ones. So I am expecting to feel mostly normal by tomorrow, I have a little discomfort bending over, but not real pain. I am glad I had this done, the recovery has actually been easier than when I had my lapband put in (by a different doctor). So if any of you have any other questions, fire away. I'm feeling good and am very pleased at this point. Now we will have to see how much I shrink, keep your fingers crossed.

Hi there. I am such a hard time getting filled. I have been twice in the last 2 weeks, 12 sticks, several different needles and done under fluro with not luck. I am SOOOOOOOOO bummed out. I can eat almost what I want and I know that I should not. I was unfilled last time by mistake and I am nothing in my band according to the barium swallow. Another doc is coming Oct 4th to try to hit my port. If that does not work I so do not know what I am going to do. Thanks for listening.

I FINALLY got up enough nerve to call and schedule an appointment for a consult! My consult will be April 9th, 2007 a 4:00. I hope I don't chicken out and cancel:phanvan !! I called 3-26-07, I was hoping that I could do a phone consult, but Marilyn said he will only do consults over the phone with out of state patients...boooooo! When I told my husband, he was okay with it. I think he just wants me to be happy. My children too. My oldest son said he thinks I should go for it because it will make me happier! Their support is awesome! I have been talking about having it done for a long time(years and years). I chickened out about four years ago. I was going to have the gastric bypass. My insurance even said they would cover 100 percent, I would just have to pay the $50.00 co-pay! Oh well, I chickened out and now I am going i to talk to Dr. K about the lapband and my insurance will not pay for anything now, so I will be self paying(I hate the sound of that). One week away from the consult, I log onto the website every chance I get to read, read, read. This site is so inspiring and infomative. I don't want to chicken out this time, so I am looking for all the support I can get!!

This week has been extremely busy at work. I haven’t been getting home till almost 7pm each night and before I know it the evening is gone and midnight is around the corner. I have had no time for my LBT friends and boy do I miss it!! This is the first time since being banded that life has got hectic on me. Did it affect my band? I think so, I have suffered from what I call last bites syndrome. Similar to first bite syndrome when you are so hungry that your first bite is too big and not chewed enough…. You know what that is like. Well, last bite syndrome is when you only have 1 or 2 bites left on your plate and you quickly stuff them in your mouth, don’t chew enough & swallow as you are taking places to the kitchen to wash…. Ughhh. I’ve done this a couple of times this week simply because I wanted to get things done & rushed my meal time. Boy it is the most discomforting feeling, the weight on the chest, the extra saliva in the mouth. All I can do is wait it out. I am to blame for the discomfort, my own impatients. It is so easy to do, hurt yourself (and your band) by being careless. The band does forgive, however as this week goes on I find my band getting tighter & tighter. Stress of the week? Sinus drainage from my head cold last week? Is it in my head? These questions start running through my mind. I can eat and drink (as long as I slow down and follow the rules), so I know it’s not too tight. I look forward to the weekend and relaxing!!!! Hopefully spend some time catching up with my LBT friends…..I miss you guys!

My consultation was 3 weeks after approval, as the surgeon was booked. Surgery was about a month after consultation.

I would be inclined to think maybe since he has only done 150, that no one else had mentioned it to him. Hair loss following any big weight loss is very common. If you will go to the Search tab in the menu and search hair loss, you can find tons of people with the problem. I am 6 months out, mine just started within the last 4-6 weeks, and is getting pretty bad now. I had this happen when I lost 60+ pounds with Atkins too....so when they tell me "more protein!" I have to laugh, I lived on Protein with Atkins, and still lost it!! In that instance it shed for about 3 months, slowly tapering off in severity, and then began regrowing. It grew in fairly quickly, and was healthy as ever, now here we go again. The exciting thing is, when it grows back in this time, it will stay!!! I feel like I have been on a roller coaster with my hair. I used to have long straight blonde hair. Then cancer struck, lost it to the chemo, and it grew in curly and darker. Then lost a ton of hair with Atkins, grew it back, at least it didn't change color and texture that time. And here we go one more time!!! It WILL be worth it!!! Try the Search---you get lots of opinions....but nothing concrete. My Dr.'s both surgeon and fill Dr. say it is common with weight loss, one told me to take Biotin supplements, the other, just eat a healthy diet, it will grow back. Good Luck!!! Kat

I'm riding right next to ya, Jenn Hopefully this is a short ride... But we will lose again. Stalls are so blah.

Three months and 46 lbs down and stalled at 172 lbs. Been here for two weeks. Stepped up exercise and cut back calories. Just have to ride it out I guess. Wonder how long.

I struggled till past 8 weeks. I was so scared to go back to work. But now at 3.5 months out is feel great and so glad I trudged through those first 8 weeks. You can do it!!!

Hey Texusa. Thanks for asking. I feel Awesome. I had the Op in the Frisco Medical Center at 7.45 am Last Tuesday. The staff there were awesome and looked after me so well. I knew I had to walk and pee and then I could go home. as soon as I woke up in the room, I was like, get me up I am gonna walk an pee (but not together as that was a health hazard). I was out the hospital and walking round Target at 12.30. The Wednesday I was really woozy, and slept most of the day. On the Thursday and Friday I could start feeling better and now I am over a week I feel fine and love the liquids and don't feel hungry at all. I have people eating in front of me at work and at home and even though I love the smell, I don't feel hungry. Its so strange, but exciting. I started my pre op diet 2 weeks out and lost 12lbs. I have lost another 10 lbs since the operation and yesterday gained 0.8lbs and today lost 0.6lbs, however its all going the right way and I should learn not to be a slave to the scales. I have energy back and I feel amazing. Its the best decision I have ever made. I can't wait to see myself in 6 months time. Hope that helps. any other questions, just ask away.

I start my 2 week liquid diet on the 22nd. We'll see how it goes.

If I read your post right you are 3 weeks out? I think my recovery was pretty text book and at three weeks out, even though I was back to work, I was incredibly week, dehydrated, sore, grumpy and the weight wasn't coming off like I thought it would. In the days following surgery I felt improvement hour by hour, then week by week. It wasn't until I hit about 2months that I started to feel almost normal again. You'll get there.

The first month is so hard, it can be a very trying time. I had serious buyer's remorse for the first 5 days because I couldn't keep fluids down. I had a problem with acid. A liquid antacid worked much better for me than the crushed pills. My surgeon figured that out and I was good to go. After I healed I switched to pills (tip - get a prescription as it is cheaper than buying it over the counter) and they work fine. I turned a corner during weeks 5 and 6, I bet you do too! I will be three months out on 3/16. I'm at Zumba 3 days a week and feel great! The biggest problem I have is keeping my pants up! Keep your eye on the prize - things will get better!

It's been so difficult for me too. People say its so easy no pain no gas feel great up walking exercising so happy!! Well that's not the case for everybody. I've been struggling. I'm still struggling I wish I didn't do this, I say this to myself all the time. People say they are not hungry. Well I'm hungry all the time and everything hurts on the way down even water. I also ended up in the ER. People tell me this is the hardest part it will get better. It's not really getting better!! Maybe we just have to wait 6 months to a year to get as close to normal as we can. I don't know. The only thing that even remotely makes me happy is the scale, but now at 3 weeks it has stopped. So there's no happiness about anything now. I know where you are coming from I think this sux! Bigtime! I only want to sleep and stay in bed and never get up.