I am able to eat pretty much anything! Fill July 16th ...tell me it gets better!!!???

Yes it DOES get better----slowly. Usually it take from 1-6 months to get your band properly adjusted. It's a slow process. Most doctors take their time filling the band (cause it's the safest way to do it). So don't expect that as soon as you get a fill you'll be fine, cause most likely you will need SEVERAL fills to get good restriction and that takes a while. Just be as patient as you can be, watch what u eat, and remember it's a process! Good Luck

Can you request an earlier date? All they can say is no.

I hated bandster hell but I have to admit I learned a lot about my eating habits and how my band reacts to certain foods.

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I had my 3rd full on 6/20. I now have 4.5cc and I feel as though I may have approached the green zone. I've lost 2.5 lbs this week and have successfully pushed away healthy choices at a Mexican food restaurant and Chinese food with my hubby. I do have a PBR tonight when I thought I was eating very slowly and chewing my food to superfine consistency... But I guess I wasn't slow enough.

Bandster Hell sucks but stick with it. Use that time to get a good exercise regimen started and stick with the rules. It's tough, I questioned the money I spent on the surgery through that process but now that I've reached a point where I want to make healthy decisions and don't need to eat as much to feel full, I'm reminded that it is with it.

Stick with it and log your food!

Good luck.

Thanks everyone! My Dr is very strict to wait 6 weeks for fill after surgery so I will wait..i can say that soft bread hurts my belly..cant eat it even with no fill! Chest starts hurting and feel so sick if I eat it!

Please remember the band is not meant to prevent you from eating anything. It's to help you eat less of things. You will still need will power to turn down cake, ice cream, or even pizza.

I still eat pizza but it is one piece of thin crust instead a 3 pieces of thick crust.

But that might change with more restriction.

I still eat pizza but it is one piece of thin crust instead a 3 pieces of thick crust.

But that might change with more restriction.

I can still eat pizza and I feel that I'm at proper restriction. I can eat a small meal and do not get hungry for 4-5 hours. I get stuck if I don't chew thoroughly.

I think my idea of restriction I'd a lot looser than others, as I wanted the band for hunger/portion control and not for restricting the types of food I can eat.

Its a personal choice for everyone as to what they eat, and with restriction the band will help with how much you eat. If u are happy to take a chance u might put on weight or lose but very slowly before u hit the green zone then u can carry on eating bread/ processed foods or junk foods like pizza . To me its food like that that got most people to the point where they needed a band .. Isnt it like thinking its ok for an alcoholic to have a small drink each day ?

Some of you of course will be able to eat some junk food and not have any effects at all, but for others if u are gaining weight and dont want to then u need to change something like your diet or exercise till u can rely on the band a little more .

Only a few people are lucky enough to eat everyday food including junk food in smaller portions and still lose weight, but for the most of us those junk and processed foods need to be eliminated from our food intake in order to lose weight .

I had my surgery the 18th of June and just want to start getting better the incisions opened two of them. The Dr put sterile strips has anyone else had this issue? And how long did it take for your incisions to heal?

I had my surgery the 18th of June and just want to start getting better the incisions opened two of them. The Dr put sterile strips has anyone else had this issue? And how long did it take for your incisions to heal?

What do you mean the incisions opened two of them?

I had my Surgery June 18th as well and my Doctor only waits 3 weeks to do a fill...but he also said if I ever wake up one morning and feel starved like I could eat a house then its time for the fill

I think my idea of restriction I'd a lot looser than others, as I wanted the band for hunger/portion control and not for restricting the types of food I can eat.

I totally agree!

What do you mean the incisions opened two of them?

I had my Surgery June 18th as well and my Doctor only waits 3 weeks to do a fill...but he also said if I ever wake up one morning and feel starved like I could eat a house then its time for the fill

Yes I had 5 incisions total and the Dr put dermabond on all of them. When I woke up post op day 2 two of them were opened. I see the Dr on the 6/26/12 so all they put were steri strips until then. As for my first fill my next appt is after the post op is 7/24/12 I think that's when I would get it. Anyone else has had this happen?