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Orea, copy the heart on my signature and go to your edit and paste it unless you don't want it anymore.

I am getting a fill on thursday. Good thing, because I can eat anything and I have my ole appetite back. Yikes!

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I used to have that butterfly heart. I wonder where it flew off to? I must admit I didn't even notice it was missing! Thanks for the heads up!

Orea

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Well, it's the 2nd day after my first fill and I don't feel any restriction so I went ahead and scheduled my second fill for 9/2. On the positive side, I woke up this morning with a b-day present from my scale. I broke 200!

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Congratulations, Dionna!! What a thrill!

Orea:thumbup:

Thanks Orea! It will be great when all of us July Butterflies are in Onederland.

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Well, it's the 2nd day after my first fill and I don't feel any restriction so I went ahead and scheduled my second fill for 9/2. On the positive side, I woke up this morning with a b-day present from my scale. I broke 200!

Congratulations!!!! I am now dreaming of the day that I too will enter the beloved "onederland".

I have an 11cc band. I just had my first fill today, and I surprised the PA that does them. I started by telling her I didn't want the 3-4ccs they normally do, because I haven't been sick at all since my banding and I didn't want to start now. She put in 2ccs and I was restricted on Water, so she pulled 1 out and left me with 1 cc in. It still feels pretty restricted, so she told me to come back tomorrow if more needs to come out. I was surprised. It didn't hurt at all.:thumbup: I was prepared for pain, so I didn't feel the "stick" at all! It hurt worse when she pulled the bandaid off from to fill so she could do the unfill.

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Wow. I got 3 ccs in an 8 cc band and feel no restriction. I guess it really is true that we all have different reactions.

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What great news Dionna! I remember being close to onederland maybe 10 yrs. ago. It's been a long time for me and I hope we can all achieve it sooner rather than later. I need to lose 49 lbs to be there. That being said, I feel so much better already (physically and mentally) with what I have already lost. Keep it going butterflies! Yeah us!

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Just got my fill yesterday and I feel no restriction. Is this normal?

I have to be on liquids for two days and mushies again for two days then back to soft foods :thumbup:

Do any of you eat noodles on soft foods? I'm really craving pad thai.

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I'm just now reading threw the posts, sorry I dont go on the computer every day. You guys are doing great! And you have fills already! I dont get my first fill until Sept 17. (surgery was on the 21st of July) I am finily off fluids. Yea! I had to do it for four weeks. Now I am allowed mushie protiens only. This morning I had an egg. I think if I could have inhaled it I would have. I was good though, I took my time.:biggrin2: It nearly killed me to do it.

Tina

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Just got my fill yesterday and I feel no restriction. Is this normal?

I have to be on liquids for two days and mushies again for two days then back to soft foods :smile2:

Do any of you eat noodles on soft foods? I'm really craving pad thai.

I am getting a fill today. I hope I don't have to be on liquids for two days. :cheers2: I am making taco Soup for a party on saturday and I at least want to taste a little bit of it. Oh well, I will just drink the broth. The price of losing a few more lbs is worth it.:wub:

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I get my first fill on the 10th. I cannot wait as I am getting really hungry at times. It's strange because my band leads me to believe I can eat anything. I have no trouble with what I have chosen except on two occasions where I have PB'd. The first was whole wheat toast where I thought it was probably entirely my fault by taking too big a bite and not chewing it enough before swallowing. The other was today and I know this was not my fault. I took a small bite of a banana and chewed it completely. However, when I swallowed it did not stay down. Me, not believing I couldn't eat something I really like and is good for you, tried it again. And again my band said, "Nope!" and it came back up. I guess I now have two items on my list to avoid. Anyone else find food items you cannot tolerate per 1st fill?

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Dianne, I haven't heard of anyone PBing before being filled. You should definitely mention it to your doctor. If you have no restriction I don't understand why you would PB.

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I don't have any restriction with my first fill either (3ccs in 8cc band) so I've scheduled another fill for 9/2. My doctor didn't say anything about any restrictions on the fill day so I specifically brought it up with the nurse and she said just take it easy today (the day of fill) and you can go back to normal food tomorrow. I guess even with fills, doctors vary in advice just as they did with the banding (post-op diet).

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everyone seems to be losing so much weight, i'm just stuck. i know it's better then gaining but i sure do wish i would lose something soon just to get out of this mood if not anything else. I lost 13lbs on the 2wk . pre op and 14lbs the 2wks after surgery. I get a fill on 9/02 and can go back to curves the same week. i sure hope it helps. Of coarse i start thinking the stupidest things like what if i do everything i should and i'm still the one who doesn't lose, dumb i know. well, maybe i'll be in a better mood tomarrow. Thx for letting me vent, it helps

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