I am not banded yet, but hope to be by the end of September. I have an appt. with the surgeon and psych. next Thursday. I am very curious to know how much weight everyone lost in their first 2 -3 months of being banded. Thanks!

I lost 64 lbs. my first 3 months.

Josephine

251/141

-110 lbs.

Nov. 10, 2005

No Fills

I really appreciate everyone's responses. You are all doing so wonderfully and I wish everyone much continued success. I am very excited and nervous to get this show on the road (so to speak) and hoping that I will have a surgery date confirmed in the next two weeks. I have Medicare, so I do not need to wait for prior approval from my insurance company, plus I have a BMI of over 40. I am a little concerned that Medicare only pays for 1 fill after the surgery and then my dr. charges about $650 per fill after that. I am 5'1" tall and weigh about 230lbs. I look my best at 135lbs - 140lbs (although short I am not petite boned), but haven't been at that weight for about 5 years now (since pregnancy) and up and down my whole life. In any event, I would be thrilled to lose 20lbs in the first 2 - 3 months and then slow and steady from there. I do expect this to be alot of work and I am prepared, I just want if off of me forever! I am 42 yrs old. and the time is now.

I'm about 2 months post-surgery, have had one 1cc fill, and have lost 14 lbs. I've got very little restriction currently, so am going in for another fill next Monday. Hope it helps me feel full faster!

Julie