April Bandster Bunnies

[Windus 0]

Hello everyone!

I just found this thread tonight so I am jumping in a little behind. I was banded in Cancun on 4/23/10. Everything went great and it was a great experience - not to mention the awesome vacation I had for several days beforehand.

I am all healed and getting very hungry. My band is empty but I am looking forward to my first fill which is one week from Friday. Hoping it will cut out this gnawing hunger that I keep experiencing. I can see that even without it my portions are smaller and I did have one nasty stuck episode with a vicious bite of chicken that left me sore for the whole next day but live and learn I guess. Have lost about 22 lbs all in all so I guess I can live with that for now.

Anywho just wanted to jump in and say hello.

[djbabe 0]

Had my first fill today. It was a breeze. It hurt less than a blood draw. He just used iodine. It took about 3 seconds as you can feel my port under the skin easily. I have a drop of blood on the bandaide, but no noticible bruising, yet anyway. Did you bruise?

I expressed my concerns about being too restricted like I keep reading about so he did 1.5 cc instead of the 2cc they usually do. I scheduled to go back in 4 weeks. He said I should feel restriction for 2-3 weeks and start feeling hungry again about week four.

So how have you done with your fill? Are you feeling restriction? Are you hungry? Are you losing weight?

Hope you are doing great and seeing the pounds drop off.:biggrin:

Hey D!

No bruising here either! Barely a pin prick to see. My Dr is a real pro. I still feel like I am eating more than what has been laid out for us. I actually have a tummy growling low then moves up high....Like STEREO I guess. And the funny thing is when I get hungry, it is like instant. One minute I feel satisfied. 10 minutes later my lower half of my stomach rumbles, the top over the band joins in and I have to eat or my stomach begins to hurt.

I have noticed that I can drink Water and belch. Not sure what that's all about but I have tried everything that I was able to eat before and am still able to eat it. I go back mid June for my next fill and I hope it will keep my appetite under control longer. I have felt some pressure in my chest if I eat too fast or when I had a small slice of banana bread, even though I chewed like a million times. That was enough to stop me right there. My daily menu as been somewhat as follows:

I have been drinking a cup of tea and bottle of water first thing in the morning while getting the boys ready for school. Then make it to work and have a cup of low carb yogurt with low fat/low cal granola on top. By 10 am another bottle of water. Sometimes can make it till noon but most of the time about 11:30 fat free turkey with lo cal dressing in a tortilla wrap. Crystal light with meal and after. Then around 3-4pm hungry again and have a 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese with splenda on top. This gets me to dinner around 7pm and for the last 3 nights I have had salad with chopped/diced chicken breast on top and ranch dressing. A Jello mouse whips for dessert and then off to bed. So far I have not weighed myself. I am trying to do it once a week so i won't obsess over losing or not. I feel better, feel like I am eating healthier and it seems like I am getting into a routine. I am walking for 20 mins at work during the day but hope to start an actual program and join a gym...will be a few months though as the boys come first and boy scouts has been breaking the bank!

I am so glad you had an easy fill. I have to admit that I had read through the fill thread on here and was very concerned when I went for mine only to be ecstatic and delirously happy that all went so well. Tell me how you are eating and how things are progressing. I miss rolls, I miss pizza but not enough to try them and regurgitate them.

BTW, has everyone moved to another thread? I am trying to check in every other day and see what is happening with the April Bunnies. Best of luck to all of us!

[marsmom 2]

I know! where is everyone? let us know if you are on another thread.

[BusyMom1961 1]

It seems that everyone is busy with their new lives.

May is incredibly busy for me. I know that I haven't been on as much as I would like.

I get my first fill next Thursday the 20th. Very excited. I am getting hungry and have been trying to not eat more than I should.

We really do need to start a thread on the "Post" side. If no one does it in the next day or two I will start one and post it on this thread.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Deena :w00t:

[Froggie D 1]

djbabe,

Got my fill on Tuesday and did liquids for all of that day and Breakfast and lunch yesterday. For dinner I had canned chicken mixed into refried Beans with salsa. I was really hungry and did not feel much restriction.

Today, however, I feel it. I had three ounces of chicken with a tablespoon of mayo and 3/4 of a fresh pear and started the hiccups. I was able to eat the last couple bites of pear but was really full. For dinner I had a 4 ounce fish fillet and some broccoli but could not eat everything I put on my plate. I am really full now.

They said you could start to feel the restriction in 1-10 days. I can't figure out why it would take time to feel and not be immediate. But here is day 3 and I am tighter.

I have not tried any bread, tortillas, rice, crackers, etc yet as I am still having fasting blood sugars that are a bit above where I want them to be, especially since I stopped my diabetes meds. I figure if I lose more weight I will bring those down and then I can try some whole grain stuff.

I have not lost any weight in almost a week, but I figure it will start now that I am feeling some real restriction.

I am feeling really good. I need to exercise but that is my weak point. That is my next goal.

[happytrucker280 0]

I was filled on 5/13 with 2.5 mL which gives me a total of 3.0 mL as the Surgeon had left 0.5 mL in the band after surg. From what I gather the size of my opening now is the circumference of the middle of my thumb. The fill process was not very painful at all. My NP numbed the area 1st then placed the needle and filled. I drank a few sips of Water to make sure that I wasn't too tight and then off I went. Restriction? Not real sure. I have been on soft, mushies until today. I'll have a real lunch and then check back in. This morning I had a shake and water. Lunch will probably be shrimp and veggies.

[BusyMom1961 1]

I started a thread on the "Post Surgical" side.

Let's move on over.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f178/april-bandsters-how-you-doing-114998/#post1464174