10 Weeks out

CheriD · March 27, 2008

Hello everyone, thanks for your words and sharing. I am 10 weeks post op and am quite confused on a few things! I went in after 6 weeks and got my first adj. They put in 1.5 ccs, then two weeks later, they put in another .2 ccs and I spit up almost at every meal no matter how much I chewed or what I ate...so this week, they took those last .2 ccs back out and now, I have nothing stuck at all, but am hungry as a horse....what is up with that? I feel like I have no restriction andthey only took out .2 ccs. I dont get it...I am choosing bad, because I have been so restricted, that is my responsibility, but not having any restriction to my appetite, nor how much I can wolf down...that is not good. I have lost 28 lbs....but fear that this is going to be just like all my other diets...yo yo! At 10 weeks out, what should I be doing, should I have more put back in ? I need some food tips, like what should I be eating, etc. thanks for any help! :thumbup:

Chickie · March 27, 2008

After you "spit up" after every meal, did you at any point go on liquids for 24 hours or so after to allow the swelling to go down?

I ask this because, every time we PB, it is a small trauma to the stomach, and it can cause swelling around the band site. Swelling makes the band tighter, resulting in more PB's. Usually 24 hours or so on liquids is enough time to allow the swelling to go down, and when we try to eat the next time, there is just the usual restriction, not the usual plus swelling making us extra tight.

Perhaps, if you are still hungry after eating good solid food, are exercising an not losing weight you could go back to your fill provider for a 0.1 cc fill?

LuLu McNally · June 23, 2008

I was banded 4/30/08. Lost 13lbs. Got 4cc in band-so Dr. Hart(atlanta) says & I feel nothing. Went back gained 3lbs. He said come back in 2 weeks...wow.

Why did I spend 21,000.

Dont feel full ever.

Hugs to all

LuLU