I am on my way to my dr this morning. Hopefully for my first fill...

Let us know how it went!

Please let us know how it goes.

He had trouble hitting the port with the needle so wasnt as comfortable as i had hoped. it didnt really hurt just uncomfortable stinging when he was trying to enter the port. He has promised wont be as hard next time. I was very scared of being over filled so i may have been able to been a little tighter but with my dr being 2 1/2 hours away i was determined not to be to tight. I ended up with 2 cc in my band and i feel fine. Back on liquids for the next 48 hours. According to my scale i had not lost anything this week but the dr scale said i had lost 4 lbs in the 2 weeks since i last saw him. I go back July 5th for my next fill. He told me this fill gets us in the neigborhood of where i need to be, next fill will get me on the right street and the 3rd fill should do it. I hope so.

I'm so happy to read you got a fill today, and I hope it makes a difference!

He had trouble hitting the port with the needle so wasnt as comfortable as i had hoped. it didnt really hurt just uncomfortable stinging when he was trying to enter the port. He has promised wont be as hard next time. I was very scared of being over filled so i may have been able to been a little tighter but with my dr being 2 1/2 hours away i was determined not to be to tight. I ended up with 2 cc in my band and i feel fine. Back on liquids for the next 48 hours. According to my scale i had not lost anything this week but the dr scale said i had lost 4 lbs in the 2 weeks since i last saw him. I go back July 5th for my next fill. He told me this fill gets us in the neigborhood of where i need to be, next fill will get me on the right street and the 3rd fill should do it. I hope so.

 

how r u feeling?

how r u feeling?

I am feeling good. A slight soreness occasionally but nothing big. I did eat a few bites of a turnover today I know i wasnt suppose to but did and it did not get stuck. Will do liquids the rest of the day as the dr said.

Has your hunger diminished any since the fill?

wasnt that hungry before fill. I could eat more then i should though before the fill. Today is my first day when i am back to food and I have to say my one protien bar for breakfest filled me up. So guess i will be able to tell more later today how it goes.

it's great to read that a protein bar filled you up. Can you recommend a good protein bar? I can't have any yet, but I am wondering what will work in the future. I LOVE the Kashi Mocha Almond type but don't know if I will be able to eat them now that I am banded. I am getting tired of the Premier shakes and know I won't want to take the time to make a smoothie in the morning. Morning hunger has never been as much of an issue for me.

Actually my surgeon has banned me from protien shakes or smoothies. He says you need solid food and that anything you can eat with a spoon is a no no.. I like the zone bars pretty good. They are tasty almost like eating a candy bar. Also even though i am not suppose to have any liquids calories I have been drinking Special K drink mixs. One pack has 5 grams of protien and only 30 calories. So if i do 2 of those a day its an extra 10 grams protien and only 60 calories. I tend to have trouble getting in all that protien.

Thanks for the tips, Deb! I will likely have trouble getting the protein in, too. I have been drinking two Premier shakes before I eat anything else, just to be sure to get my 60 grams in.

it is really hard once you are on regular foods again to get all your protien in and still stay under your calorie count. I kinda like the pure protien bars.

the special K protein bars are pretty good too, but i know there are other bars out there that have more protein. also the "think thin" bars are good. i havent tried them since surgery yet because i'm still on soft foods

Congrats on your first fill. I'm sure you'll do great!