Yesterday was our One Week Anniversary. How is everyone doing?

I'm doing great! Bloating finally went down and moved from liquids to mushies today - which thrills me. Incisions are good. Port is still sore if I move the wrong way, but was actually able to sleep on it last night (it is in my left shoulder/breast area). I haven't had anything come back on me and am trying to learn when to stop with my eating. It is a weird experience to fill up so fast. Leftovers I believe will be come my friend. I hope everyone is healing well.

I have a 4 cc band and have 2 cc in it so far now. I actually would like a little taken out. Maybe just like .25 cc. I just want to eat an egg for breakfast! LOL I really think this is too tight. It's uncomfortable enough for me to worry at every meal. I am so scared to stretch the pouch above the band, ya know?

Leslie...if I'm not on tomorrow, I want you to know I'm thinking of you for Friday! I'm glad you are finally getting this taken care of. You are doing so good and this is just gonna make all the difference!

~Carol

(hugs Turler) - I hate that you are miserable on the other end of the spectrum. It seems you went to from starving to too tight. When do you go back? Can you schedule an emergency un-fill?

I'm so ready for tomorrow. I'm not even nervous anymore, which is weird. I'm honestly a high-strung person and lately have been even more so, since my energy level is up. I'll post an update when I'm feeling up to it. I'm hoping it'll be a non-event.

Hi everyone!

I got word from the doctor today. Guess what??? His nurse tells me that he is not concerned and that I should eat soft food and call if I get hungry. Hmph. I am disappointed with this response, but there is nothing I can do. I will keep drinking breakfast and stick to soft stuff for now. Others are telling me that it may loosen after a few weeks. I hope I do...just a little though. I am enjoying having some restriction, but this is weird and a little uncomfortable. So no unfill for me.

L2L: Good luck tomorrow. I know everything will be fine. Sorry you have to have incisional pain again, darnit!

~C

Turler- I hope it loosens soon, but just enough that it is just right!

Leslie- Best of luck tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you and saying a prayer for a speedy recovery and lots of success afterwards.

Hey ya'll. I wanted to let you know I'm at home and the surgery went well. I'l sore and really tired. I just took some pain meds and going back to bed. I'll write more later.

I'm so glad that it went well for you. How are you feeling today?

How's the fill feel? lol.

I'm doing great today. I went back to work. This was a breeze compared to my port the first time. I don't think it was right from the beginning. The incision is healing, but I haven't had any pain at all from my port. It hurt for 3 weeks the first time around. Glad it's over! Now I have to find out how much of a fill he gave me. DH doesn't remember.

well, aren't we all doing great? I have lost 39 pounds. Bra size 46DD to 38DD Which is good, I never really liked my big boobs..lol. I was supposed to have a fill like 1 week ago but didn't cuz I felt like I was doing great. But my food intake has increased and I go back next monday so maybe I will get one then.

Leslie, That is so great! How's the restriction feeling?

:sad:

BTW, I like your ticker better, I may have to change, I keep forgetting my password on the other anyway! ha.

Got fast fingers, lol, meant to respond to Dream on previous post as well.

Awesome weight loss! Congrats. We are all just a bunch of losers! :frown:

Doesn't it feel great watching ever single pound gone, and dropping sizes too! :sad:

OMG I PB'd tonight...it was so nasty! We went to Waffle House for dinner and I got eggs. I can definately tell there is more restriction there. I was eating along and boom - I felt like I had to throw up and my chest hurt so bad. There was a girl that had just walked into the bathroom. DH was panicked! He didn't know what to do....She finally got done and I was able to get that crap out of my throat/mouth. I do not want to go through that again.

Oh Thanks about the Ticker - I like it too. I want to go and customize it, but haven't taken the time.

Dream - Wow! 39 pounds. You're doing great...that's a lot of inches lost girl! Keep it up...

Where's Turler? I haven't heard from her in a while.

L-:sad:

I have no idea, I haven't seen any posts from her either.

I have to say, I still wonder if I need more fill. I haven't had that "full" feeling since right after my fill. I still have to be concious of what I "think is too much" does that make sense? I may try and move my appointment up. I just need that trigger that I can say "oh, if I take one more bite".

I do have the large band so maybe it will take a few fills like I have read discussed other places. I still do not drink while eating...... I wait my 30 minutes minimum. That is hard sometimes, I was always a huge dt mt dew drinker and drank during meals. Still not drinking carbonated beverages either.

I hope your feeling better!

I have a 10 cc band and honestly don't know where I am on my fills. My Dr. told DH, but he forgot. I haven't had any restriction with the exception of the egg problem last night. I go for my post-op follow today. I'm going to ask him to check band and do another small fill.

I was a Diet Dr. Pepper Ahoulic myself. I've had three sips since banded. I'm struggling with not drinking while eating. I've been doing better lately. I just have to eliminate the temptation...lol

Let me know if you decide to get a fill and how it goes :-)

Hey girls!

I'm here! Sorry...I've been really busy at work.

My fill is still too tight! I talked to the doctor yesterday and he told me this is "BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION"!!!! He said "this will teach you to chew well". Okay, I get that, but come on! So he will not unfill me. I am to learn to live with this. I don't like being this tight. I really had hoped that the band would loosen a little by now, but it hasn't. I guess we'll have to see how things go.

Haven't lost any weight though being this tight.

~C