August Rush in bandland!

[kellyodoran 12]

How many of you August Rushers have had fill number three, I get mine in 11 days and can't wait. Oh yeah, how much did it help?

[shadena32 0]

How many of you August Rushers have had fill number three, I get mine in 11 days and can't wait. Oh yeah, how much did it help?

I hade my 3rd fill today, .5cc =4.5cc total. I can not tell the difference as of yet, but i will keep you posted!!!

[spoiltmom 44]

I got my third fill on Tuesday. I'm not as restricted as I was with my first fill but I do get full on small amounts of food so I'm good with it for now.

[JanB23 23]

I am still waiting on my 1st fill!!!

[spoiltmom 44]

I am still waiting on my 1st fill!!!

Wow! How often does your doc do fills?

[tylee72198 10]

I had my 3rd fill 10 days ago, and I can tell a difference. I eat a smaller amount of food, and I stay full longer. He told me that I needed a fill when I went in, so he gave me 1 cc instead of the normal .5 cc.

[thsisme 14]

Have not had a fill as of yet. My surgeon told me that as long as I am averaging 2-3 lbs /week we will wait until a fill is needed. However, I am taking this time to read and learn from others so that I can be as prepared as realistically possible for the "fill experience".

[JanB23 23]

My first post op visit was 5 weeks post op. My weight loss was good so doc said come back in 6 weeks. I begged him to see me sooner as my weight loss had slowed right down. Saw him 2 weeks later and he tried to do a fill but my port was surrounded by Fluid and he could not access it. Then i was going on holiday and now he is on holiday so in just under 2 weeks he will attempt a fill under xray. Mean time, I am hungry, hungry, hungry and struggling to maintain my weight loss.

[ashbe925 0]

I am still eating too fast, will anything bad happen to my band by doing this? I have never PB'd, but it only takes me 15 minutes to eat a meal. I was told that it takes 30-40 minutes to eat after the band. Am I doing this right?

[kellyodoran 12]

I am still eating too fast, will anything bad happen to my band by doing this? I have never PB'd, but it only takes me 15 minutes to eat a meal. I was told that it takes 30-40 minutes to eat after the band. Am I doing this right?

I wolf mine down in about that time too, or less!

[tylee72198 10]

I'm so frustrated. Friday I weighed 269. Today I weigh 274. I have been sick since Friday, so I know it wasn't what I ate. Maybe it was what I didn't eat. All I had on Friday was 1/4 of a baked potato. I couldn't keep any thing in my system all weekend until last night. Then I didn't eat very much because my stomach was still crampy feeling. Any ideas on what to do?

[Angera 2]

3 Month Post Op Update:

Hello all! Things have been going great on my end. I've been working hard to learn this new lifestyle. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a bite of halloween candy or other little indulgences. The difference this time around is I don't eat the whole bag of halloween candy and i'm not having 2-3 additional servings of indulgences!

I still don't regret this decision at all! I look forward to meeting my many goals down the road. As of 11-12-2010, I am down 86 pounds, which includes my pre-op preparations. I've updated some pictures in my album, check them out!!!

I hope everyone else is doing great on their journey! Good luck, it's a long road ahead but so worth it :thumbup:

[spoiltmom 44]

Wow! congrats Angela!

I've had to go back to Weight Watchers. I'm not losing and I'm fighting back and forth with the same 5 pounds:( I have very little restriction and my surgeon doesn't want to see me again for 3 MONTHS! Sometimes I wish I would have done the sleeve instead:(

[tylee72198 10]

3 Month Post Op Update:

Hello all! Things have been going great on my end. I've been working hard to learn this new lifestyle. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a bite of halloween candy or other little indulgences. The difference this time around is I don't eat the whole bag of halloween candy and i'm not having 2-3 additional servings of indulgences!

I still don't regret this decision at all! I look forward to meeting my many goals down the road. As of 11-12-2010, I am down 86 pounds, which includes my pre-op preparations. I've updated some pictures in my album, check them out!!!

I hope everyone else is doing great on their journey! Good luck, it's a long road ahead but so worth it :thumbup:

Congratulations!!!

[juliek1968 1]

Amanda I feel the same way!! my sister-inlaw had the gastric bypass in July and she is down 75 pounds already. I am yo-yoing up and down with my weight and it is so fustrating. I have had one fill and am not due to go back to the docs until dec 22nd it was Feb, but I called and had it moved up. Dec was the earliest they would give me :thumbup: the doctor likes to take fills slow he said. I have no restriction and am going crazy. I go to the gym everyday and do 45 mins of cardio and weights every other day. I really thought this weight would drop off of me...boy was I wrong...its a struggle :laugh:(