Hi!

I was banded on 11/29/2010 and am feeling really good- to good. I just had my first fill of 3cc and don't feel much of a change. I really thought I would be more restricted. I am having a hard time with my food choices. I would love to speak to someone that had surgery around the same time and see how they are doing.

Thanks for the support!

Hello, I was banded on 12/01/10. I have found that I do best if I drink the protein drinks in the morning. I do feel a restriction when I eat. I just try not to eat too much and make healthy food chocies. Anything worth doing is not always easy. I had 4cc put in my band on 01/04/11. Keep in touch and let's help each other on our jouney! I live in New Jersey near the coast. Good luck!

Hi!

I was banded on 11/29/2010 and am feeling really good- to good. I just had my first fill of 3cc and don't feel much of a change. I really thought I would be more restricted. I am having a hard time with my food choices. I would love to speak to someone that had surgery around the same time and see how they are doing.

Thanks for the support!

Hi,

I was banded on 12/2/2010. I have been feeling good. I had a lot of restriction at first because of the swelling, but not so much now. I go on Jan. 13th for my first fill. I am worried about not having a big change appetite with my first fill. I have lost about 10 pounds post op but it seems to have slowed down. Have you started any exercise yet?

Hi AnneB, I too was banded on 11/29/10. I was given the go ahead to eat solids 3 weeks post op and though I still had no hunger I ate freely the week of Christmas. I had lost about 25 lbs, but gained back about 7 during that week. Luckily I had my 1st fill of 3 ccs on 12/27/10, though I still didn't notice much change in restriction. I recomitted to myself to get back on track and am doing much better. I still don't have any hunger pains which is awesome! My surgeon keeps stressing, don't eat if you aren't hungry, so I eat very little as I am not hungry....ever. I get head hungry and think I want food, but I know it's not my stomach that is hungry so I stay away from the kitchen at those times. I do eat lean meat every few days to get some protein and I noticed that I now have some restriction when I eat it. It took about a week for me to notice any change from the fill. I start Spring classes Tuesday and am looking forward to keeping my mind more on my studies than on food I also will be getting my 2nd fill on Wednesday, so I am curious to see the difference in restriction. I have not weighed myself again since I recieved my 1st fill and am waiting until I go in again Wednesday to see if I am doing better. It's great to talk to someone who had surgery the same day as I did Feel free to message me with any comments or questions. Good luck to you!!!

Thank you so much for replying I really need the support. I started feeling a little restriction and I am trying to make the right food choices its a battle but I am going to keep trying, Thank again, Anne.