Is there anyone out there with a February surgery date? I found out last week that mine is on February 1. Was shooting for December 06, then hoping for January 07, now thankful it's finally set for February! My surgery is scheduled with Dr. Malley in Kansas City.

I was banded on February 12. My steri-strips have all fallen off or been removed. This morning I noticed what looks like a stitches sticking up through the end of my port incision. It looks like short plastid threads (kind of like fishing line or a very thin version of the kind of plastic that they use to affix labels to new clothes). Has anyone else noticed this?

Debbie

Debbie, pour alcohol over a pair of scissors or nail clippers to sterilize them and just clip those ends off.

hey guys!

im heading towards my one month banding anniversary too...March 13. I havent wieghed since my two week post op check up, but i feel pretty good.

no pain, no where, cept when i try to eat too fast. im good...

I had my follow up appointment on this past Thursday. I found out that I am not getting enough calories. The Dr wants me to consume an average of 1200 a day. I am only consuming on average 700 calories a day. I am just not that hungry yet. I have started to add some things to my protein drink to add calories. I am starting with strawberries, cherries and now that the stores have untainted peanut butter, I am going to try that as well. Yesterday I allowed myself to splurge a tiny bit…I had some cheese and toppings off of a slice of the pizza the guys got. With that I made my 1200 calories.

I am just now starting to physically see some of the weight loss, even though the scales have shown it since the surgery. The Dr said that the swelling is starting to go down.

I have my appointment for my first fill. It will be on May 9^th. A coworker has just received her last fill. She is soooo close to goal. She is has given me so much motivation.

Please add me to the Fabulous, Fun, February list...

Michele

2.14.07

*waves at Michele*

"Michele waves back!!"

23 pounds !!!

Woohoo!! Congrats!! We're staying side by side!! 24.5 as of this morning!

If your stage 3 is like mine..mushies... I was surprised to hear I could have cereal! Just has to be really soggy. Hope that helps! I'm still on clear liquids for this week, then creamy stuff for two weeks...so basically 3 weeks til mushies! YAY!

I was just banded the 7th of mar. I have to do liquids only for two weeks. Then mushy or pureed one week, then 4th week soft foods only. 5th week intro back to solid food but vry slowly.

I can't believe that our thread has reached page 2 so I thought it was about time it was bumped back to the top!

I'm actually feeling pretty good at the moment despite not losing any additional weight for nearly 2 weeks. I keep telling myself that 13.5lbs in 4 weeks is still good. Hopefully I will get my first fill this week and then I can really crack on with losing the flab!!lol!!

Hi LouiseR,

I was banded on 02/27/07. I have lost 10lb since surgery but the 10lbs was in my 1st week. I have not lost a pound since and it will be 2 weeks on 03/13/07. I been on nothing but liquids. I know thats good, but i kinda feel like you when you said you have not lost any weight in 2 weeks. i thought another 9 or 10lbs would have came off by now.Good Job on your weight lost and keep it up. I hope when i get my 1st fill(have not got a date) the pounds will continue to drop

mlbmtn - - I know how you feel, I was banded on 2-12 and lost 15lbs. now I'm just trying to stay put till a fill (3-29). My nutritionist said this is a time when people gain what they have lost. So to watch what I eat:hungry: because once the swelling goes down from surgery you won't have the restriction that you had right after surgery. Hang in there.

Thanks...its tough road, but i will follow it. Hope you follow the road also:o .

So, This is what they call "Bandster's Hell"......eating next to nothing, before the first fill, trying to "pretend" you have a fill.... and not losing.

I've been stuck for days and really don't like it. I want to lose fast. I've been big for so long...and now I've done this to my body and

darn,darn,darn that scale!!!!:girl_hug: Thanks, just needed to type that...now I feel better!!!! I'll go have another bottle of water!!!!!

Love you guys, thanks for all the support...It's my favorite place to read...the Fabulous, Fun, February Bandsters!!

Synicalchick....hope you are feeling better today!!!

Michele

Dr. Spivak

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I agree, I agree! Still always hungry, no fill until the 23rd, and can eat almost anything!

I want to lose too, I keep hoping that going to the gym helps.

Yeah, how are you, Synicalchick?

I agree too! A relief to know I'm not alone, although I feel bad for everybody else that is at this point. It is almost as hard as dieting was before I got the band. I lost 15 pounds the first 3 weeks after banding...then nothing for the past week and a half. This is despite journaling everything I eat (highest day was 1500 calories, most were between 1100 and 1200). I finally joined Curves on Friday. I hope that helps! This time before the first fill sure is frustrating!

I was banded on 2/27/07 and have lost 20 pounds although it has not budged for the last couple of days. I was dreadfully ill, nausea and vomitting and had to be kept an extra day in the hospital, then had to be taken care of by family for another few days. That first week, I had big regrets.

Now - I am doing GREAT and I'm so glad I had it done. I cannot imagine putting myself through that much illness had I known that would happen going into the surgery, but in the end, it will be a small price to pay.

I can honestly already tell a difference in just losing 20 pounds (I weigh 261 today and I am only 5'2" so that is a lot of weight on such a small person but I already feel better than I did 2 weeks ago at 281 !!!

Amazingly, 10 years ago I wore a size 4. My son commented last night that I was too skinny a few years ago, but I had such extreme discipline at that point in my life. I got sick, and just decided to eat whatever I wanted and then created another problem for myself and simply could not lose the weight - in fact, I just continued gaining.

Soooo a new chapter in my life has happily just begun !!!!

Best to all !!!!

Ellie Mae