This is going to be a fresh thread for all the band buddies that got banded July 2013

I'm getting banded tuesday July 30th a lil nervous but as well excited

Hope all is going well in your early stage

Hi all! I was banded this morning 7/26 and so far I'm feeling great! So thankful!

Same here struggled heaps today. How are you going in the hunger department?

Hi I was banded again on the 15/7 still very sore and the pain 2nd time round is a killer. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Hi I was banded again on the 15/7 still very sore and the pain 2nd time round is a killer. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Hope all goes well this time for you. Where did you have your done?

Feeling great more energy than i've had in years. Hope everyone stays strong and is doing good and if not it gets better. new moto EAT TO LIVE , DONT LIVE TO EAT

Feeling great more energy than i've had in years. Hope everyone stays strong and is doing good and if not it gets better. new moto EAT TO LIVE ' date=' DONT LIVE TO EAT[/quote']

Me too! I have energy and I just feel upbeat

Ugh... feel good and I am SO glad I'm finally done with the gas pains in the shoulder... BUT protein shakes or not, I am having huge issues getting in enough food/protein/calories.... it's making me crazy! Thrilled I'm full so quickly 2 1/2 weeks out, but don't want to get stuck in starvation mode either......help!

Ugh... feel good and I am SO glad I'm finally done with the gas pains in the shoulder... BUT protein shakes or not' date=' I am having huge issues getting in enough food/protein/calories.... it's making me crazy! Thrilled I'm full so quickly 2 1/2 weeks out, but don't want to get stuck in starvation mode either......help![/quote']

Are you able to get in with a nutritionist? S/he may be able to create a meal plan that will work for you specifically.

It is so great to see everyone doing well. Everyone keep it up!!

Have a question I feel full after drinking a little bit of protein shake and water i was banded 31 of July please help I don't like feeling like this start off. What should I do?

Ugh... feel good and I am SO glad I'm finally done with the gas pains in the shoulder... BUT protein shakes or not, I am having huge issues getting in enough food/protein/calories.... it's making me crazy! Thrilled I'm full so quickly 2 1/2 weeks out, but don't want to get stuck in starvation mode either......help!

I'm having the same issues, I can barely get in 500 cals day.

Have a question I feel full after drinking a little bit of protein shake and water i was banded 31 of July please help I don't like feeling like this start off. What should I do?

You are supposed to listen to your body and don't force it.

I am havinh the same problems. I feel like a hot mess right now. I don't know that I am getting my fluids in like I should. Protein shakes are awful to me right now and I can get down about 9 oz of food throught the day. I am no where near the calories I need and actually gained in the last couple days... I go for my follow up Wed.

Banded July 9th. Never had any issues surgery wise. Only problem is that I'm diabetic and my sugars dropped really low (2.2) and it was hard to keep them regulated during the pre-op diet and liquid diet afterwards. My family Dr. ended up switching my night time insulin and I've been doing better. I only took a week off work, but I seriously could have went back the next day. Never had any pain since I was in the recovery room. I did take pain meds for the first three nights, thinking it would help me go to sleep earlier and sleep longer. Nope... didn't work. I was awake till after midnight and awake by 7 in the morning. I did manage to get a nap in for 1/2-1 hr after lunch. I just to my staples out (I had 18 in total) from my 5 incisions. One had 1 staple, some 3, one had 4 and my biggest incision, I had 7.

I've also had no problem swallowing, for either eating for drinking and had very little gas issues and no back pain from the gas. I do find that I now burp a more, as it happened rarely in the past.

I go for my first fill on Aug 28th. I was told he only puts 3cc's in the first time.

As for losing weight, I have lost a total of 20 lbs since my first surgeon visit last November, 2012. On the pre-op diet, I lost 7 and an additional 6 since surgery. I actually stalled for the past 2 weeks, and finally the scales went down 2 lbs this past Thursday. My nurse said that stalling is normal during this time period because there is nothing in the band. I'm trying not to get on the scales every day, but it's hard not to. It's just way too frustrating not to see the scale move. I have noticed that I seem to be losing inches as clothes are starting to get big.

I hopped in the truck and drove 2 days after surgery I also wasn't taking pain medication.

I drove today. I'm 5 days post op. I'm careful with bumps and pot holes.

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