Hello Junbies ......

I haven't seen a June Band Crew thread yet so thought I would start it .

I'll be banded on June 9th in Texas. I'm getting very excited about it. I know that the band is just a "tool" to aid in my weight loss journey and it will take a lot of hard work on my part to make it successful. I've been overweight my whole life with the earliest memories being around age 4. Although no one else in my family is overweight, I am extremely fortunate to have full family support in my decision. I know that there are many people who's family doesn't offer the support they need. I would love to meet other pre-bandsters being banded in June to walk with me to the banded side of life and offer each other support.

I wish you all the best.

Melissa Lea :hippie:

Pre-bandster 240 lbs

June 9, 2006

Spivak

self-pay

kim,

i had 3 ccs put in my 4ccs band at the time of surgery! now that is aggressive if you ask me!

Wow Christa --3 cc's is a lot for a 4 cc band. I had my first fill today under fluoroscopy (yipppeeeeee :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: ). I started with 1.5 cc (4 cc band) --but the barium just sat there, would not go through. Then they took out .3 cc and the barium went through very, very slow. They took out .1 cc just to be on the safe side incase there is swelling. So I guess I should just say, I got a 1.1 cc fill .

Melissa Lea

Spivak

06/09/06

self pay

melissa lea,

i haven't had any problems with drinking or anything. but, i guess the true test will be when i try to have regular food. i will start mushies on tomorrow.

I've got to say guys I'm hungry. Maybe I made a mistake and should have let her be aggressive with that fill. Two more days on liquids and then mushies. If I don't start getting some restriction on mushies I'm calling for a fill. I need to get restriction. I'm going crazy with real hunger, not head hunger. Liquids are not filling me up.

I had my fill on monday (1.0 in a 4.0 cc band) and I too am hungry. I called my MD and made an appointment for another fill on the 25th. By that point I'll either be happy to get the fill, or it will have kicked in and I'll just cancel..

Had my first fill on Tuesday, and ate the same amount of liquids and mushies. Thought for sure I was not restricted.

Then I started solids today. Literally quite full with 1/4 cup of chili. Just ate a Jello pudding cup to take my meds, and I'm miserable.

My advice is to wait until you are on solids before you give up on your fill. :love:

I've got to say guys I'm hungry. Maybe I made a mistake and should have let her be aggressive with that fill. Two more days on liquids and then mushies. If I don't start getting some restriction on mushies I'm calling for a fill. I need to get restriction. I'm going crazy with real hunger, not head hunger. Liquids are not filling me up.

Barbara:

I plan to buy some of the higher calorie "box" Soups (I think they are Campbell's select), but they are a cream Soup with more calories. I do not like "sloshing" around trying to get enough fluids in me to fill me up. I don't want to gain, but the thought of constant hunger for the next four days is makin' me crazy!

Hang in there! You've made it this far.

Sandra

PS If you like egg drop soup, the recipe under food posts is pretty good

I am having a hard time finding a Protein shake that I like the flavor. Any suggestions would be helpful because I am only getting about 14 grams of protein a day. I want to lose weight and not my hair.

I love 20 grams of proteni lo-carb slim fast (not the Optima). The chocolate is really rich and creamy.

barbara,

don't feel bad...i already made my second fill appt for july 25th. i have very little restriction and i have been on soft then solids since tuesday. hopefully this second will hit my "sweet spot".

cutiern

Are you guys getting your fills under flouro???

yep, i got mine under fluroscopy. that's the only way dr spivak does it.

cutiern

Yes under fluro. I'm going on to thicker soups. I like the Campbell's select and I'll make some potato soup and mush it up real well. If on Tuesday, when I start solids, I am still hungry and able to eat, I'll call for another fill. I weighed today and lost 3 lbs. I'll see if that continues or was a "false" reading.

I have two stiches still in two scars and they are driving me crazy. One in particular hurts and stings when I move a certain way. Hopefully they will drop off soon.

I'm ready to get on with this and start dropping some lbs. Have a great weekend everyone.

Hi everyone! I haven't posted in a while so thought I had better take a few minutes and say a few words. I am doing great. my scars are healing nicely and all the steri-strips and sticky goop is gone. Mr Dr didn't do stitches. They "super glued" them. I am putting Vit E oil on them everyday just to help. I have been on solids for over a week now (although I wasn't supposed to until yesterday). All my hunger is in my head. I have no restriction though and I have to wait until the middle of August for a fill. So I do the Atkins diet with small portions, and try to drink LOTS of water. I walk at least 5 days a week for about 40 mins each and try to keep as active as possible.

Thanks everyone for continuing to post. It sure helps to know how everyone is doing and that I'm not alone.

Have a super weekend and don't forget to exercise and drink water!!!

hello june bandsters!

today was my first day on "soft foods" and let me tell you it didnt' go over (down) too well at all. my surgeon had grits on the soft foods list, so i figured i would give it a try. i don't know if they were to thick or what, but they burned the back of my throat so badly when i swallowed. i didn't eat them too fast and no they weren't hot. but it was like this scratchy feeling whenever they were going down. so, i stopped half way through and didn't finish them. then my nose started running and i blew it a couple of times. then it was like this hard feeling in my chest that hurt like never before. then all of a sudden i spit up a whole bunch of thick saliva. i felt much better after that. i didn't vomit, because my stomach never felt like it moved and the grits never came back up. then i got in my car and drove to work. by the time i got to work, i had a build up of that thick saliva again. spit it up on the side of my car a couple of times. by the time i made it to my desk/office i couldn't make it to the trash can quick enough before i spit up a whole bunch more thick saliva. still no grits. now, it is all over (it has been a couple of hours) what was all of that. did i traumatize my band?

You had a PB. The grits clogged your opening and nothing could go down. So they came up, or at least your salivia did. I would take it easy the rest of the day and just have liquids.

Try cottage cheese or yogurt and see how they do for you as soft foods. Maybe mashed potatoes. Different people try different things and find that some things don't work for them. Eggs are great for me as a soft food, but others can't eat them.