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I went for my first follow up, surgery was May 3rd looks like Im down 11lbs so far but I don't go back to see him til June 11th and then he will schedule a fill that seems like a really long time to wait. I am starving and am hoping I don't put on the weight that I lost!!!! HELP!!!!:)

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You need to have self control during this time! Eat the right things and go for walks.

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Yeah I do know this but I just thought I have a fill a little sooner, oh well I guess have to handle what I have been dealt with.

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You never know...he may give you a fill that day. I know a person who recently went to her 6 week follow-up appt and left with an unexpected fill.

Or as the date gets close and you find yourself really fighting the hunger pains call him and say you really think you'll need a fill on the 11th.

Good Luck

Melissa

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It's hard for me too. I was banded on 4/22 and I have no fill yet. What has been helping me is planning out 3 small meals and 3 healthy Snacks, and drinking lots of Water in between, so that I don't get too terribly hungry.

And coming here for moral support is wonderful. We're all in this together -- we can do it!

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I would ask for a fill at your next appt. I had my first fill 6 weeks out. Just be aware the first fill may not do it. It often takes several to get restriction- took me 3. Until then, hang in there. I suggest focusing on eating the right things, even if your portions are bigger than they will be with restriction. Best wishes!

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That is what Im going to do just be healthier with the eating. I had some instant mashed potatoes with skim milk and some pureed Soup it was awesome. I'm going to join the gym this weekend and start out slowly on the treadmill hopefully that will help me continue to lose weight!!!!!! Thanks guys for your support.

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Hi,

I was banded May 4th and have my first fill schedule June 14th. I am managing well at this time, but I too want to keep off what I have lost and make good choices until that time.

Good luck

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I have an appointment 1 month out too and he may or may not do a fill at that time. I have zero in my band now.My PA said she has many patients with nothing in there band and 1 patient that has 6 cc's - the most she's ever put in a band. It all depends on you. I have a friend that is a year out from surgery and still has 0 in her band and is still losing! Just listen to your body and your doctor. This is all new for us and in time we will figure it out. A whole new way to live. Cheers!

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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