Hello all. I'm a 34 year old male and I was just banded yesterday. My brother was banded back in November and paved the way for me to follow suit. I have type 2 diabetes and I hoping the weight loss will allow me to stop taking meds and be able to control my blood sugars by diet and exercise. My doctor was Robert McKeen. It's too early to say anything about weight loss, but I'll be back next week with a report.

Welcome to the club and good luck in the days ahead!

Welcome to the forum and congrats on taking a big step forward toward good health. You'll find lots of support here.

It's been just over a week and I've been a slacker at getting back here and posting. Things have gone great. The pain was never to bad, I was back to work in 3 days and I haven't been very hungry even though all I have had for over a week now is liquids. Yesterday was my first time that I smelled some co-workers eating hamburgers and I was really craving some solid food. I am looking forward to next week and starting on the mushy foods stage. As of today I have lost 15 pounds and I feel great!

I was banded Tues., June 10, 2008. I am a little sore, but Extra Strength Tylenol seems to be working. I have read many of the posts before and after surgery and have learned a lot. Thanks for all of the great info.

Wow, I've been a total slacker. So here is my latest update. I just had my first fill on Tuesday. I was fairly nervous about the whole process but it only took about 20 minutes. Today I am working my way back to normal foods. So far I haven't noticed the effects of the fill quite yet, but I have been on liquids and mushy foods the last two days. I am excited for the fill because I have plateaued the lat couple of weeks. I need to get going on losing some more weight. Total weight loss has been about 20 pounds but most of that was in the first 4 weeks. Here's to hoping I can get losing again.

I have done the same thing. I was banded June 10th and lost 25 lbs. the first 4 weeks and now am at a stand still. It's gotten very frustrating. My first fill is scheduled for July 31st. I was supposed to go tomorrow, but the surgeon's office called to day to reschedule. I'm trying to stay focused and continue with my routine.

welcome to LBT. congrats on being banded! :wub: