Hi all i haven't posted much here because i was feeling like band failure. I only had my op on Feb 4th and had 4cc put in my 10cc band during the op.

I lost 15lbs including my seven day milk diet but regained 2 back in the last few weeks, i was able to eat anything really but tried to be careful.

I had my first fill of 1cc on Friday so am now on soft foods but all day I've been sipping cold water all day and can actually feel it passing through my band. Im so happy, i actually know i have a band now ha and haven't really been hungry since. Small amounts fill me up for a long while.

I just wanted to say Yippie and hello to you all!

Good news u can feel the water ,,keep up the good work and be careful what u eat and how u eat it from now !

Yay!

I'm glad to hear there's hope. Sometimes I feel like I've just got a port with nothing attached. I'm at 4.2 cc with my next fill in April. The only time I feel anything at all is when I eat too fast. Other than that, so far I'm doing this all on my own! I'm ready for that helpful "tool" to start helping!

Thanks all!

I started this journey with positivity running through my veins and took in all the warnings that it takes time and is only a tool etc and gave myself two years to lose the weight even though lots of people have done it in less than one.

Even with all that and the knowledge that it takes time, i really got disheartened. I then stopped being so careful, exercise got left "for tomorrow" and i began remembering all the band failed me stories i had read.

Im back to my old self now, Im aware that it's only a tool and i need to work it and make good decisions and ignore head hunger.

Im just so so glad i can feel it there

Congratulations! So that's 5cc total?

F YI it may not last, or be permanent I should say. Most people's come and go at this point but it is enough to let you know what better things there are to come.

As a side note, there are actually people, who have been banded, that is against feeling any restriction at all! Go Figure!

And to make things more insane, they belong to a support group where people are trying to be successful!

Like they don't want to feel restriction??

I'll take theirs!

Ah i know it won't last and will need another fill-when would that usually be roughly?-

Yeah it's 5cc in total, was getting really scared that i had 4 in and felt nothing!