new from Alberta

[trassy 0]

Hi everyone

I was banded on March 23, 2010. I have been in the WeightWise Program for the past year and have worked very hard to finally be approved for surgery. I lost 50lbs through the program before they would consider performing the LAP-BAND® surgery. After the surgery, (while on the yummy liquid diet for 2 wks), I lost another 10lbs. I am feeling a bit discouraged right now though cause since I was able to go back on solids I've gained back 2lbs. I am not feeling any restrictions with the band now that the surgery swelling etc. has gone down and I realize that my band has still not had a fill yet but this is the first time since I began this journey that the scale has gone up on me and it freaked me out a little. Not really sure what to expect from here..I have a 3wk post op appt. with my surgeon tomorrow so I'll see what happens next I guess. I am so happy at this stage of things to have found this site so I can see I'm not going through this alone.

[Devana 0]

Hang in there trassy, things will start happening when you get to your "sweet spot" with your fills.

Good luck!

[trassy 0]

Thanks! I take it this is quite common to feel this way in the beginning then, until the fills start happening? Right now I can see the scars and feel the port in there so I know I've had surgery...but other than that I feel like will this surgery ever work?...lol