JULY 2013 BAND BUDDIES

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

I so need a fill!! Banded July 5th I see the dr Tuesday.. Ugh

I got 1cc. Need more. This journey is one of waiting. Of which, I suck.

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

Banded July 8th and won't get my first fill till Aug 27th' date=' and can not come soon enough! Almost feels like I haven't had the band surgery at all! It only talks to me if I eat to fast.[/quote']

I don't know what I would do if I had to wait until then...

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

I should have posted that I also have PCOS and my doctor is pretty aggressive with me! He wants me to continue losing weight and not stall! I will tell you that getting filled so quick had made me learn my body better! I only have 3 cc's but can only eat about a cup of food at a time! My body lets me know when enough is enough! Learning to listen has been hard! Because I remember how I use to eat and so does my family! Now I hear ... That's not enough ... You're going to starve! I can't win for losing! But I will get there! And so will they! I will say that getting didn't stop me from being hungry! So may e I am not in my green zone yet! Good luck all! Fills are in your future!

Sorry to hear about your PCOS. Would prefer to eat less than more, hence why I got the surgery. Lol. I think if I can talk my doc into a filling a little more, I should be good. Good luck to you but it sounds like you're doing great!

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

The last couple of days I have not been the best about my diet. Yesterday I could not get satisfied. Today was better but I feel no restriction since the swelling has gone down. I do get fuller faster but don't really stau that way long. Pretty much only if I drink fast does I even know its there. I get my first fill in a week. I hope this gets better after a fill. I am still under my calories and tracking everything but I am frustrated because I am not losing and I have been exercising too. Ok I am done whining now. Just a little discouraged tonight.

God, I think we've all been there. I know I can way too much and it doesn't last as long as it should. You're not whining. I know I have had depressing moments.

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

Can I join the July band buddies? I was banded July 30' date='2013[/quote']

Sure. Welcome aboard!

[Brittani87 30]

Thanks

[BringingSexyBackToTX 51]

I'm glad I read these posts. I was Banded (3+ weeks ago - on July 17th) and feel great, but I am starting to get hungry and I am not feeling satisfied as fast as I was since the surgery. I haven't weighed myself in weeks because I had read here how many people were frustrated post-op/pre-1st fill that I decided to not get frustrated this early on as I was already in a weird post-op place.

I have now had 2 "stuck" moments that were not fun but I was really relieved to know that I didn't panic like I thought I would - for some reason, I thought that if you had a stuck episode that you couldn't breath and that freaked me out. You can breathe but it is still really damn awful to have to deal with and figure out how to help it pass quickly. Both times it was because I ate too much/too fast - like a normal pre-op bite. It was miserable and not something I want to repeat but at least it was panic attack inducing which is what I thought would happen.

Now my nerves are what to expect post-my first fill. I go on Tuesday morning for my first post-op appointment and then go to the other location for my first post-op fill. I hope that it isn't as miserable as some people had reported - but then again some people seem to report that once they get their first fill that weight really starts to come off (which is what were are all here for!) and that it isn't that miserable. Here's hoping!

Thanks for everyone sharing their stories - this forum has brought me so much peace of mind and knowledge.

[Angelina913 10]

No fill until August 21.....starting to struggle here:(

[mreusch 30]

No fill until August 21.....starting to struggle here:(

Right there with you! I go the 22nd. I feel like my appetite is back. Not hunger, but appetite. I'm doing ok, but its getting harder!!

[dragonflylvr21 161]

My first fill was done unexpectedly so I didn't have time to be nervous! Honestly for me is was a breeze! My doctor found the port... All I felt was a little needle pinch and within a few seconds he was done! I drank some Water and sent home!

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

My first fill was done unexpectedly so I didn't have time to be nervous! Honestly for me is was a breeze! My doctor found the port... All I felt was a little needle pinch and within a few seconds he was done! I drank some Water and sent home!

Mine was pretty much the same but I knew he was going to do it. I wasn't worried about it though, I wanted it.

[GeorgeSeifert 49]

No fill until August 21.....starting to struggle here:(

I hear ya, I struggled hard till I got a fill. A little help but I need some more in it.

[PlanoMom 6]

My first fill is on the 20th. Will be so glad because my appetite isback and I'm starting to eat more than I should. Have to keep making myself stop.

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[Brittani87 30]

I'm on soft foods right now and I feel like I could eat every couple hours I am starving. So today I had a break down and don't know if I could do this and maybe I shouldn't of done it I had my cry but people keep reassuring me that once I can introduce food back into my life I will get full and once I get the band filled it will help even more.

My fill isn't until September 10. But my doctor gets a visit from me tomorrow even though I seem him last week...I think one of my incisions is infected and for some reason I'm having really bad stomach pain so guess we shall see what happens

[MammaJamma42 106]

I go for my first fill next Monday, the 19th, and I can't wait! I have started having more and more hunger and feel like I'm eating more too. Weight loss has really slowed down. This Thursday will be 4 weeks since my surgery. Ready to really get going again. I have no idea how much he will put in my band though.