:bored :bored :bored well well I guess this site has nobody from the chatt. area and let me also guess that no body has been banded at memorial hos. by dr. fromm-paynter-or ponce?? Geez I sure feel like the lonesome stud here lol.

So the braces are done. He is ok for now. He picked green and yellow! WTH? I was so shocked when he came out with colors.

LOL! I used to get pink and red a lot!

I didn't know that they came in colors. It looks so funny.

i havent had any period problems but i am on the pill where you only get a period every 3 months. i love it.

not sure i would be able to rock climb at my weight. i dont know if there are classes around here. i just want to one day. let me know if you hear of one and ill do the same.

going for a small unfill tomorrow. hopefully it will help. dont like this stalled weight loss and fish is getting a little old.

Edited June 17, 200917 yr by punkster

Fish can get old very quickly. I hope the unfill helps.

slim, it's the bands on the braces that come in colors. You can change them each month. That's part of the monthly adjustments, they change the bands out too and you can pick the colors.

it goes to show just how little I know about braces. Thanks for the info Carrie.

scared about having fluid taken out tomorrow. i do want to feel better but i dont want to swing to far the other way and be too loose. :blushing:

has anyone had an unfill before? did you stay on an adjustment diet (liquid only for the first day) after? i did last time because i was in such a bad way. i was on full liquids for several days after my unfill last time.

Edited June 18, 200917 yr by punkster

Hopefully everything will work out fine for you punkster. I haven't ever had an unfill, but I would imagine that you would still do liquids at least the first day just in case you swell after the fill.

has anyone had an unfill before? did you stay on an adjustment diet (liquid only for the first day) after? i did last time because i was in such a bad way. i was on full liquids for several days after my unfill last time.

I have had to have about 5 or 6 unfills. No, I didn't stay on a liquid diet afterwards. There was really no need to because once they take some of the fluid out, you automatically feel better and things can go through the band a lot easier. But everyone is probably different. Also, it is not uncommon to need another fill a few weeks after having an unfill because once the swelling goes down from being too tight, you may not feel as much restriction as you should.

punkster-how are you after your unfill?

I am rather nervous about my fill. I am pretty tight. I ate about half of a 3 oz salmon filet and a couple of bites of beans. I was completely stuffed. I am still stuffed almost 2 hours later. I guess this is what I wanted. To be full and stay full on less food. I don't think I have had 600 calories today. I can only pray that this fill doesn't "kick in" any more than it has because I won't be able to eat if it does.

slim, do you know how many cc's are in your band?

It doesn't sound like you are too tight. Are you PBing at all?

went great. brooke did it under flouro. i felt so much better after my unfill. stayed on liquid most of day but then ate a little dinner.

i hope everything is ok, slim.

I haven't PB'd. I guess I am just being overly anxious. I am just not used to getting full on so little. I took my time with it. I know I spent about 30 minutes trying to get what I did eat down. I guess this is just better restriction than I am used to having. I have lost 3 pounds since Tuesday. I guess I just need to stop being crazy. Restriction is what I wanted. I haven't asked since that one time, how much I have in my band. I will just keep an eye on it and take my time with my eating. I am cooking some chicken in the crock pot for dinner tonight. I guess that will be my test.

Punkster, I am glad that you are feeling better after your unfill.

Y'all have a great Friday!