Here's a list of January Bandsters. Let us know if we've missed anybody!

Txpeaches - 1/02/07

1721Summ - 1/02/07

Jenslapband - 1/02/07

Irishamerican - 1/02/07

Angyl2314 (Jen) - 1/03/07

Kellie Reachell (Kellie) - 1/03/07

Skmsu (Susan) - 1/03/07

Cricket - 1/04/07

Babygotback (Audree) 1/05/07

Fiyagirl (Sherry) - 1/05/07

Tinabartlett - 1/05/07

Maillady2 - 1/05/07

Susantunanoodle (Susan) - 1/08/07

Eldonh - 1/08/07

Honeylin - 1/08/07

Tulip - 1/8/07

Girlinnyc - 1/08/07

SeattleEbeth - 1/09/07

Moog24 (Michelle - 1/09/07

PinkyBandito - 1/09/07

Bhamguy31 - 1/09/07

Cdgmom (Amy) - 1/09/07

Travelbug - 1/09/07

Zevesther - 1/09/07

Klo (Kathy) - 1/10/07

Wph74 (Whitney) - 1/10/07

Angelburch - 1/10/07

Mindful (Paige) - 1/10/07

Mikeomando -1/10/07

Roses733 (Rose) - 1/11/07

Loridee (Lori) - 1/11/07

Sheilamj1fan (Sheila) - 1/11/07

Justine717 - 1/11/07

Patp98465 - 1/11/07

Mommi-hammi - 1/12/07

Rms78645 - 1/12/07

Inner_me (Chris) - 1/12/07

Cjkerr (Carole) - 1/12/07

InTheBreeze13 - 1/12/07

Saraincincy (Sara) - 1/13/07

Lala - 1/15/07

Happylady - 1/15/07

Patsygrn - 1/15/07

Andrea1973 - 1/15/07

Sula - 1/15/07

Smilliegal - 1/15/07

Peacej - 1/15/07

Slate2633 1/15/07

Pinky12202 (Linda) - 1/16/07

Marjon9 - 1/16/07

Sula (Shawn) - 1/16/07

Reesh - 1/16/07

Soon2bthin.com - 1/16/07

Bandqueen - 1/16/07

Chunky Monkey - 1/16/07

Muttman - 1/16/07

Enterprise01 - 1/17/07

Revolution - 1/17/07

Prissever - 1/17/07

Sunshine2 (Tonya) - 1/18/07

5jacks - 1/18/07

Imsusie0929 - 1/18/07

Stephanee - 1/18/07

Shellyfromohio (shelly) - 1/18/07

Ddcokk85 (Lisa) - 1/18/07

Phlyinphebee (Rene') - 1/19/07

Nicknack34461 - 1/19/07

Shayne9927 (Shayne) - 1/19/07

Lap - 1/19/07

Deb-Texas - 1/19/07

Mammaw - 1/19/07

Cinward2001 (Cindy) - 1/19/06***

Jun0610 (Maria) - 1/22/07

Rsbell - 1/22/07

Purposedriven4 - 1/22/07

Ds5001ds - 1/22/07

Nursiepooh - 1/22/07

Kilopitre - 1/23/07

RidinmyHDdream (Carol) - 1/23/07

Zuzu - 1/23/07

Nella337 - 1/23/07

Redstart - 1/24/07

Nomophat - 1/24/07

Lauriann - 1/24/07

Shesha - 1/25/07

Edieday (Edie) - 1/25/07

Huberslave - 1/25/07

Rockergirl - 1/25/07

A.Isabella - 1/25/07

Donnalynncrain - 1/25/06***

Shues138 (Andrea) - 1/26/07

Jeanettej505 - 1/26/07

Bandida - 1/26/07

Susanjuneau - 1/26/07

Stacyrh - 1/29/07

Charlottesweb91 - 1/29/07

Trishd - 1/29/07

Mom of 3 - 1/29/07

Monsoleil98 - 1/29/07

Nurseratchett (Joanne) - 1/29/07

Sherilynn - 1/30/07

Texasbighair - 1/30/07

Gig8 (gigi) - 1/30/07

Cchristys - 1/30/07

Ladyleo868 (Christine) - 1/30/07

Kima - 1/30/07

Rsbg1 (Ted) - 1/31/07

TracyV - 1/31/07

Callieanna - 1/31/07

Sportsscribe - 1/31/07

Your247realtor - 1/31/07

1bunni4me - 1/31/07

Thatgirl - 1/31/07

Mfw1941 - 1/31/07

Brew2000 - 1/31/07

Lapbandhopeful - 2/02/07

I just had my first fill too, on the 22nd (under fluro). Same thing, though...1cc in a 4 cc band. Since the fill I have lost 2 lbs, but I am not sure if I feel restriction, probably because I am not sure what restriction really feels like. I have never really had much since being banded. The doctor told me the same thing about calling him if I don't feel anything. Too bad I had to wait over three weeks for the appointment from the day I called to schedule.

My doctor was very impressed with my progress:

33 lbs in 11 weeks (all post op)

2 jean sizes

Hips: Lost 5 inches

Waist: Lost 5 inches

Bust: Lost 3 inches

I guess I really can't complain much. I just hate having to relearn all my body responses and feelings.

Hi angyl, I also had my first fill on 3/22 and I also have a 4 cc band. My doctor only put .75 cc's of saline in my band. I am not sure if Ihave enough restriction. I haven't weighed myself since I went to the doctor on 3/22. I was down 31.5lbs since the start of my pre-op diet on 1/16. I was banded on 1/30/07. You are doing GREAT!:clap2: Talk to you soon. Gigi:)

Hello....out there in bandland...

How's everyone doing? You've been awfully quiet lately. I use to come on the thread and have pages worth of catching up to do.

Do any of you feel that you have good restriction...even if it isn't at the "sweet spot"? Mine, for whatever crazy reason, is starting to feel like it's tightening up in the morning. Strange. I'm having a harder time with breakfast all of a sudden. It could be the TOM...but then again, I don't know.

<!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --><TABLE class=tborder id=post424409 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> #

2574 <!-- [sTART HACK='vB Pager' AUTHOR='UAEWEB.COM' VERSION='3.0.0' CHANGEID= 6 ] --><!-- [END HACK='vB Pager' AUTHOR='UAEWEB.COM' VERSION='3.0.0' CHANGEID= 6 ] -->

<!-- status icon and date --> 03-24-2007, 08:12 AM <!-- / status icon and date -->

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><!-- user info --><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>redstrat <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_424409", true); </SCRIPT>

Registered User

</TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Dec 2006

Age: 33

Posts: 19

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- / user info --></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_424409><!-- message, attachments, sig --><!-- message -->Hello Everyone!

Today is my 2 month anniversary. I have lost 65lbs to date. I have not yet had a fill. The band is great!

Joe

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Joe,

That is sooo GREAT! Keep up the good work. I love reading happy posts as I am not yet banded and each day it seems my jeans are getting tighter... they really are and I don't think I am eating more! Oh well that is another story. I am counting down the days and need the inspiration! I bet you needed a whole new wardrobe. Yippee

Hello....out there in bandland...

How's everyone doing? You've been awfully quiet lately. I use to come on the thread and have pages worth of catching up to do.

Do any of you feel that you have good restriction...even if it isn't at the "sweet spot"? Mine, for whatever crazy reason, is starting to feel like it's tightening up in the morning. Strange. I'm having a harder time with breakfast all of a sudden. It could be the TOM...but then again, I don't know.

I thought that I had restriction. I am not sure sure now. Maybe I was just swollen after the fill.

I went for my 6 month dental cleaning today and told my dentist all about the lap-band surgery. As an additional incentive to lose the weight, she offered me free teeth whitening (about a $700 value) if I reach my goal weight. Wasn't that incredibly generous and sweet of her? I'm such a pessimist, and when someone does something like it always takes me by surprise (in a good way).

On another note, I had my first "stuck" episode Sunday night. And of course it had to be in a restaurant. I was eating roast beef, and I guess it was a little too dry and I probably didn't chew well enough. OMG!!!! Lesson learned. Has anyone else experienced nausea and diarrhea with the golfball syndrome? As soon as I got that sensation in my chest, I had to go to the bathroom immediately. It's like it triggered something in my entire digestive tract, and everything was expelled from my body. After the beef finally became unstuck, the nausea kicked in and I had a couple of dry heaves. Anyone else have those symptoms?

I'm too afraid to eat to have a stuck feeling!!!! It's really strange to "begin" this process all over again each month after the fills. Had a fill yesterday...first fill was 1.25 cc, yesterdays was 1cc for a total of 2.25 in a 4 cc band. Have only eaten 330 calories today because I'm afraid to eat. Can't tell if the feeling I'm feeling is hunger or fullness.....I'm so messed up! Does anyone else feel like this? I know that in the next couple of days things should settle down and I'll not be so afraid but for now its scary.

Joe....unbeleivable! 65 pounds in 2 months is AWESOME!!! Do you have any secrets for the rest of us? I'm not complaining about my weight loss, have lost 38 pounds since January 4 (surgery was Jan. 18th) but love to hear how other people are losing more!

hi my name is marina i love this site it helps me learn alot i got my band on march 12 2007 i have lost 20 pounds so far i got my surgery done in tj mexico and i begin to tell you how happy i am so far had no pain just alittle discomfort. it took me 2 years to do the surgery because i was afraid of it now i regret not doeing it sooner. another thing i would like to ask everyone how soon can i go into a hot bath and what are somethings i should look out for im really new to this im very excided too omg i can begin to tell you just how much

-God bless everyone

<!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --><TABLE class=tborder id=post424409 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>#

2574 <!-- [sTART HACK='vB Pager' AUTHOR='UAEWEB.COM' VERSION='3.0.0' CHANGEID= 6 ] --><!-- [END HACK='vB Pager' AUTHOR='UAEWEB.COM' VERSION='3.0.0' CHANGEID= 6 ] -->

<!-- status icon and date --> 03-24-2007, 08:12 AM <!-- / status icon and date -->

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><!-- user info --><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>redstrat <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_424409", true); </SCRIPT>

Registered User

</TD><TD width="100%"></TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Dec 2006

Age: 33

Posts: 19

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- / user info --></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_424409><!-- message, attachments, sig --><!-- message -->Hello Everyone!

Today is my 2 month anniversary. I have lost 65lbs to date. I have not yet had a fill. The band is great!

Joe

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Hi Joe! Happy Anniversary! That is awesome-65lbs in 2 months! Gigi

hi my name is marina i love this site it helps me learn alot i got my band on march 12 2007 i have lost 20 pounds so far i got my surgery done in tj mexico and i begin to tell you how happy i am so far had no pain just alittle discomfort. it took me 2 years to do the surgery because i was afraid of it now i regret not doeing it sooner. another thing i would like to ask everyone how soon can i go into a hot bath and what are somethings i should look out for im really new to this im very excided too omg i can begin to tell you just how much

-God bless everyone

Congrats!! I also had mine done in TJ and had a great experience!!!

I took a bath after the skin was 100% healed so like 3 weeks or so. We are all different though.

Hi BGB!!! It's been a while!!! Glad to see you back!! I missed you!

As long as you feel comfortable at where you are at and you are loosing..I would stsy where you are, but ultimately it comes down to how you feel about it. My MD and I talked about it and I had NO restrcition whatsoever with the 1 cc...That's why we did the .5... I didn't think I would have as much restrcition as I have though (it's really TIGHT:faint: )...It's weird how much of a difference .5 cc's makes...

Hey Bandida!!!! I do feel good where I am. I definitely eat less. I have no discomfort but just feel really full after I eat a coffee cup plate worth. I think I have been pushing it slightly and I think that I have been overeating sometimes. I do this when I am overly hungry. The only thing I notice is that I can't take a deep breath, have pressure and just feel too full. I think I need to just start serving myself 1 cup portions and eat it slow. I did that today and it was enough to make me feel full.

I started going to the gym again!!!!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

I have gone to the gym 3 times and did the treadmill for 1 hour. I am really loving it!!! I weigh in tomorrow.

I think if I stop losing I may ask for a slight fill, but then I have never pb'd or slimed and don't want to. Maybe I shouldn't push things. I have a ride to go next week.

Maybe I should leave things alone. :faint:

Bandida- glad to hear that you are feeling and doing better today. I go for my first fill tomorrow at 9:45am. I am not sure how many cc's my doctor will instill in my 4cc band. I guess that I will find out tomorrow. Gigi

BabyGotBack- glad to see that you're back! I was wondering where you were-nice to have you back. I am sure the wedding was wonderful. I hope you had a wonderful time. Gigi

Thanks!!! I miss you guys too! I have not been able to get on as much lately. I had so much housework and stuff to catch up on since I was so distracted with the wedding. My life is finally settling down.

I am getting a routine going!!!

How are you doing?

Hello....out there in bandland...

How's everyone doing? You've been awfully quiet lately. I use to come on the thread and have pages worth of catching up to do.

Do any of you feel that you have good restriction...even if it isn't at the "sweet spot"? Mine, for whatever crazy reason, is starting to feel like it's tightening up in the morning. Strange. I'm having a harder time with breakfast all of a sudden. It could be the TOM...but then again, I don't know.

Hey!!! Yeah, I haven't been on trying to catch up with things. I looks like a lot of people have been busy too!

I do eat less and just have a coffee with soymilk for breakfast. I can eat, but not much in the mornings. Before and durning my period I was tighter. I eat about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food at a time.

Hey Bandida!!!! I do feel good where I am. I definitely eat less. I have no discomfort but just feel really full after I eat a coffee cup plate worth. I think I have been pushing it slightly and I think that I have been overeating sometimes. I do this when I am overly hungry. The only thing I notice is that I can't take a deep breath, have pressure and just feel too full. I think I need to just start serving myself 1 cup portions and eat it slow. I did that today and it was enough to make me feel full.

I started going to the gym again!!!!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

I have gone to the gym 3 times and did the treadmill for 1 hour. I am really loving it!!! I weigh in tomorrow.

I think if I stop losing I may ask for a slight fill, but then I have never pb'd or slimed and don't want to. Maybe I shouldn't push things. I have a ride to go next week.

Maybe I should leave things alone. :faint:

Hi BGB! Yeah.. I would definitely stay where you are...I just had my second fill last week and it's made a huge difference..I've had 3 PBing episodes (NOT FUN) The last one I thought I was gonna pass out in the bathroom!! It was at the school that i work at and I could just see it...The nurse trying to revive me..lol...I can laugh at it now, but at that moment I was horrified and scared sh..less!!! :faint: If you feel comfortable where you are and you are losing...I'd wait..(just my opinion..) Good Luck!!! :kiss2:

I'm too afraid to eat to have a stuck feeling!!!! It's really strange to "begin" this process all over again each month after the fills. Had a fill yesterday...first fill was 1.25 cc, yesterdays was 1cc for a total of 2.25 in a 4 cc band. Have only eaten 330 calories today because I'm afraid to eat. Can't tell if the feeling I'm feeling is hunger or fullness.....I'm so messed up! Does anyone else feel like this? I know that in the next couple of days things should settle down and I'll not be so afraid but for now its scary.

Joe....unbeleivable! 65 pounds in 2 months is AWESOME!!! Do you have any secrets for the rest of us? I'm not complaining about my weight loss, have lost 38 pounds since January 4 (surgery was Jan. 18th) but love to hear how other people are losing more!

That's exacatly how I am and I go for my first fill today! I'm scared to eat, because I don't want the pain in my back on the left side or the pains in my chest. So I may eat about 500 calories a day!

Be blessed!

Just got back from the Dr. I'm running a little ahead of schedule for weight loss and down to 229. His scale was better today than mine, but I'll go by his. Since the first fill I never had much in the way of restriction. The only thing that would happen was if I ate too fast then I would slime and eventually puke it up. In fact I was running late at the airport yesterday and stopped to eat the inside of a breakfast burrito and then it started just as I was heading to the gate. Here I am stopping at every trash can along the way spitting up slime. I even hit the can on the jetway. Finally got to the bathroom on the plane and got it up. I'm sure I grossed out a bunch of people. Anyway it feels tighter today. When I drink liquids they go down but then I feel full and they sort of start back up like they can't make up their mind. January bansters are doing great, keep it up!:clap2: