I just had the iBand placed 07/24/2014. Are there anymore like me out there?

I am a 28 year old female. I am 4'11" my BMI was 33.5 My pre op diet weight was 172. My surgery day weight was 168. Today I am 6 days post op and I am at 165. Am I on this journey alone?

I am not sure where to post this thread since I have a plication and a lap band. Any ideas?

If you are any type of band patient then post in the banders section as there are a lot of different types of bands ,you are not a gastric, sleeve Rny or other owls patient but you are a band patient I have talked with people that have plication with band and some of us are interested in the types of owls they do with the band now & for future patients ,they may be interested also, so jump on to the band site.

Perfect thank you!!

When you post in the "General Weight Loss Discussion" forum everyone can see it.

BTW-There are several on this forum who are banded w/plication. CarolinaGirl, LisaCaron, both had plication w/band.

Thank you! I just put iband in search and what do you know I found some peeps like me!! Thanks for your help!

You are in good company -- some of Banders wish we had known about Plication. Not that we aren't doing beautifully, we are. But it seems like Plication reduces the need for fills. Keep chiming in -- we are glad you're here! Congratulations on your surgery, on choosing yourself and your healthy future.

Thank you!!

....my gawd, I was confused, wondering if this were some new app for the iPhone crowd....

yours has to be an interesting journey....

I was banded with plication two days ago

....my gawd, I was confused, wondering if this were some new app for the iPhone crowd....

yours has to be an interesting journey....

Lol.

@nerms-how are you feeling? I am one week post today and my shoulder pain is much improved, but my weight loss has only been 2lbs since surgery.. I know they say expect 1-3lbs per week so I am on track but with as little as I eat I figured it would be waaayy more. I have been weighing everyday and I think that is doing more damage than good. I think maybe I should only weigh on Thursdays. Any thoughts?

Hey Jess,

Definitely only weigh in once a week. You're only a week post op so chances are you're still healing and weight loss at this stage isn't expected. So that 2lb is a good thing. Just relax, give your body some time and you will see results

I'm fine, no shoulder pain anymore just pain at the incisions. I have to take my bandages off today so that will be fun. I haven't weighed myself and I don't plan on doing it any time soon!

Thanks! I will definitely give myself a break and just enjoy knowing that I have taken a step in the right direction!

Hi, I had the same op as you Jess and have lost 10 kg in 12weeks. It's felt slow but I feel so good and people are really starting to notice that I'm loosing weight now.