I was banded on Nov 16th and was curious about where my fellow Nov/07 bandsters were at with their fill levels and weight loss. I had my 5th fill last night and am now at 9 ccs in a 10 cc band. I haven't had any solids since the fill. Started this morning with some hot tea and then my Protein shake. I'm about to try some fruit and cheese for my morning snack to see if that goes down. :smile:

I lost 25 lbs on the pre-op diet (aka 3 week torture session) and 22 since my surgery. I have been yo-yoing up and down between fills and am a tad frustrated, but trying to remain positive.

Any other Novembers out there that would like to share? :tongue2:

well, i got another .3 fill today. i lost 10 since my last visit a month ago. i am at 7.6 now and have lost 69 lbs.

well, i got another .3 fill today. i lost 10 since my last visit a month ago. i am at 7.6 now and have lost 69 lbs.

69 lbs is awesome!! I had .5 put in today to bring me to 7.5. This should get me into the 100's.

well, i got another .3 fill today. i lost 10 since my last visit a month ago. i am at 7.6 now and have lost 69 lbs.

Great loss, you should be proud of yourself!

I was banded Nov 5. I have had 5 fills and 6 unfills...lol...I am going in tomorrow to get more taken out...as of now I have 4cc in my 10cc band

and I can barely get through 1/2 cup of food without throwing up! I have been having night regurgitations (spelling??) for the past week or so. I feel too constricted.

I have noticed as I am loosing the fat around my middle my band started to fee tighter and the last couple of months I have been going about every 2 weeks for an un-fill...

If your at 9cc in a 10cc band....and your still not having restriction the doctor may have made your pouch too big. I haven't touched anything with carbonation since the week before my surgery. I heard that too much carbonation can stretch the pouch...you should have them do an ultrasound to check the size of the pouch...

Take care!

I'm not sure if you are talking to me but when I got to 9cc I did end up having a barium meal and it was discovered that my band was not placed in the proper place so I had it redone on 10 July. So far so good.

So, my wife, who put off being banded when i was banded a year ago, just found out that my employer has changed our insurance. They now require a 6 month supervised diet before being banded. Now my wife is very hurt, mad, and upset because i got the express lane to approval, and she did not. to make it worse, we do not have 6 months left this year, and don't know if the insurance will change for next year. aaauuuugggghhhh!!!!!!

I haven't been on in a long time. I pretty much haven't lost any more. I was banded on Nov. 5th and have lost only 30lbs since then. I have 6.5cc's in a 10cc band. I've had several adjustments and many "stuck" issues. My doctor up and left the practice to boot! I got a letter in the mail along with a telephone call from his office wanting to change my appointment. I did receive a letter from my doc personally though stating that he was no longer practicing at this facility and that he will contact me in the future when he knows where he will be located. He also said that he does not support the facility where he was practicing any longer. What the? Yes I did write him back, he had a return address on the envelope, but have not heard anything. It's been over a month.

There's going to be another doctor coming in to the practice where I was going sometime this month to replace my doc. I don't know this man, never met him. I'm a little nervous because I have a tipped port and have had trouble in the past with it. It seemed that only my doc could gain access to it. Geeeez, ya know? Anyway, just wanted to post with the latest going on in my life. thanks for the ear or rather "eyes". Dianne

some people think this journey is a walk in the park, and we are taking the "easy" way out. far from it. it's easy to ignore your weight and eat whatever you want.

sorry you've had troubles.

I'm not sure if you were talking to me or not miztrniceguy but I haven't ignored my weight or thought of the band as an easy way out, even though that would have been nice - if it were true. :-) I'm just having a slow go of it, not to mention no doc to turn to at the moment either.

I hope that the insurance you have will change come the new year, maybe back to the same sort of one you had when you got your band? That would be nice for your wife. Tell her to go for it quickly if that is the case. However, if it is not the case maybe she can get the ball rolling come Jan 09 and have the surgery by the summer. Good luck to you on your weight loss and to her for "new and improved" insurance. Dianne

Unfortunately for many of us there are hiccups on the way. It doesn't help when we can and do eat the wrong foods and it especially doesn't help when you have to get rebanded. I'm at 3cc on a 10cc band so I'm hoping my next fill will help get some more weight loss happening. Sorry about your doc leaving Dianne, hope the new doc is good.

dianne, i was not meaning to imply you were ignoring your weight or anything like that. i meant that altho some people, not banded people, think that having surgery is the easy way out, but it's not. just because we had surgery doesn't make it a cake walk. sorry, if you thought i meant you.

Also, sadly it is the same insurance i had, but my employer added the diet requirement. and i found out today that my employer is dropping uhc, and i will have to choose from bc/bs and aetna. i do not know what the coverage will be.

thank you for the kind thoughts.

I was banded 14 November 2007. I have had one fill and am at 5.5ml in a 10ml band. I reached target in September. I've set myself another loose target of 161 pounds.

well how is everyone after a year?

I'm sitting at a loss of approx 44 lbs .. give or take 2 lbs. I go for another fill this Wednesday and am hoping that will kick start more weight loss for me. Been at the same weight for too long now.

I had my surgery on 11-08-07 and have lost 106 lbs. pre and post op. I am lower than Dr.s goal but would like to lose a little more. Having a problem with stress eating since DH got layed off. That demon will be with me always, I guess. My health is much improved and type 2 diabetes is gone. A little shocked at all the saggy skin but it is better than 106 lbs of fat !!! Best thing I ever did, just wish it was around 30 yrs. ago. I guess at 60 I can't expect to look like I am 20. Best of luck to all of my fellow Nov. bandsters and keep up the good work and hang in there!!!!