<p>Hey all,</p> <p>Had my band done 15 Aug. Had 8 holes in the stomach walls replaced at the same time so sore still. Off my Metformin (no sugar in Diet). So bloos sugars stays in the 90 to 100 range. Bad bruising on left side of waist large and purple pehaps the port area but no real pain does burn when I get up and down. No problem with the liquid diet the protein bullets working for me so far. Hopfully everybody is doi9n well. Was it worth it ?? So far yes..<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/ranger.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Ranger" smilieid="301" class="inlineimg" /></p>

Hi Contraband:

You probably have the AP Band? My people told me that this new AP band is larger than the old band and therefore you can eat more, so you should be more responsible and continue to watch your food intake until your first fill. So your friends are giving you the right information. Hang in there. 20 lbs is great. I can't wait to hit that.

Take care,

Nilsa

Hi Nilsa,

How do you do the ticker? I can get to the website but I can't figure out how to get it onto my page. Come to think of it, I can't put anything permanently onto my page.

Thanks,

Ellen

i had my surgery on 8/22 I'm right there with you. good luck.....

Hello i was banded on 8/17/07 with the new AP band and have lost 18 pounds I know becasue of the liquids, I am hungry now. What is the difference between the old band and the new band? Mushies are not cutting it:help: :help:

Maybe I should have had the old band put in?

I dont think that the type of band has anything to do with your feeling hungry right now. A lot of doctors put the band in empty, so you wont feel restriction until you get a fill. And from what I understand you will still get hungry until the right fill in your band. I am still learning about all of this myself and know that everyone is different and it takes time to get to know your band.

Hello August 2007 Bandster,

My surgery date just got moved from October to August 31,2007.. I have never been so excited and afraid in my whole life. You know that feeling you get when you think your life is about to changed in a totally new directions. Are there any August bandsters in Houston, TX????

*waves hand in the air*..... Houston here too!!

the fills are everything

Hey all,

Has anyone had a fill yet?? I get mine tomorrow, I am a bit nervouse, just because of the unknown... I broke my little platau I was on so now I am down 16lbs... I can't tell you how much energy I have, I actually played outside with my kids yesterday. I can't tell you the last time that happened. Just wanted to tell everyone they are doing a great job!! It is nice that we have other people that we can talk to who are going through the same things, at the same times!! I will let you know how the fill goes. Just one last question, where is everyone's port, I have heard some have it in different places, mine is in my belly button..

Hi Everyone,

My name is Ellen and I live in Philadelphia. I had my band placed on 8/3/07. I weighed 274 the day before my surgery and as of today I am at 253. Two of my wounds are infected and my Dr. started me on Cipro (an antibiotic) today. Besides my painful wounds, I feel great. I haven't really started exercising yet because my knees hurt too much.

I am pretty much eating smaller portions of all the foods I usually eat minus the ice cream andor cake that I usually would eat at nightime. I'm a little worried because i'm not really feeling full quick enough and I feel like I have no restriction. I really lost the 20 pounds in the first 2 1/2 weeks and have only lost 1 pound since.

Everyone is telling me that this is normal before my first fill. Anyone having this kind of experience.

Glad everyone is doing well.

Ellen

wow its interesting we have somthings in common... i hear its normal. you dont always have enough restriction (or any?) before fills.

I live right outside of philly, got banded 8-6 in Mexico and got my first fill this monday the 17th. i was hungrey alot during liqueds and mushies, and could eat alot more than i thought i would be able to, when i started solids. the most i'v ever weighed is 253lbs... i lost 15 lbs in the first two weeks and then hit a platue and yoyoed in a 4 lb range.hopeully things will pick up now that i got a fill.

its graet that you cut out cake and ice cream-more than i can say for myself. i cheat sometimes, well, once or twice not to much though, i'm always hard on myself.i was wondering if you knew of any suport groups in this area, i could really use one.

hope the wonds are better, keep up the good job

wow its interesting we have somthings in common... i hear its normal. you dont always have enough restriction (or any?) before fills.

I live right outside of philly, got banded 8-6 in Mexico and got my first fill this monday the 17th. i was hungrey alot during liqueds and mushies, and could eat alot more than i thought i would be able to, when i started solids. the most i'v ever weighed is 253lbs... i lost 15 lbs in the first two weeks and then hit a platue and yoyoed in a 4 lb range.hopeully things will pick up now that i got a fill.

its graet that you cut out cake and ice cream-more than i can say for myself. i cheat sometimes, well, once or twice not to much though, i'm always hard on myself.i was wondering if you knew of any suport groups in this area, i could really use one.

hope the wonds are better, keep up the good job

Hi Hana,

I would love to start a group or a meeting for phila. area bandsters. I know I could use the support. I got my first fill (5cc in a 10cc band) 2 weeks ago. A couple days after my fill I felt like I could still eat a lot more than I think I should be able to. I lost 1 more pound, a total of 22#, before my first fill. I haven't weighed myself since my first fill and it's been a little less than 2 weeks. I suppose I should be happy the scale is going down instead of up but I would like it to move a bit faster. I also have not been exercising, so I shouldn't complain. I need to remember this is not magic, it's just a tool. But if I could decrease my intake by myself I wouldn't need a band. I will talk to my doctor.

Enough about me, how are you doing and would you be interested in a support group of some kind?

Wow!! 5cc's!! Your doctor is aggressive.

I have the APS band but won't be getting a fill until the end of October because they want me to wait until I get back from vacation. (a week in mid-October)

I was banded on 8/27 - 1 more week of mushies to go! *phew*

Glad to hear everyone is doing so well.

banded Aug 8th and down 30lbs!

i was talking to my friend today who exclaimed "you lost a small child!"