I did it!!! Thank you for all your encouraging words and support I finally got the guts today to call my doctors office and I was able to reschedule for tomorrow Tues 7!!!...Like I said in my first thread "Help!!! Have I failed???" I have been eating uncontrollably...I am a food addict/emotional eater and this kicked in...after reading all the entries in this website I see that its normal to gain weight in the time after your surgery and before the first fill. As soon as I got my appetite back on the 3rd week after my lap band surgery on May 12, 2008 I started eating uncontrollably and every kind of junk food and I feel like I gained some of the weight back that I had lost already and was feeling really embarrased to go back to the doctor's office. But like I said before all your encouraging words and support gave me the strength to call and reschedule my appointment for tomorrow. I am nervous!!! And what I have read is that this is when the real weight loss starts...I am so excited!!! I need to loose at least 275lbs to get to my ideal weight so I am ready to start this path to physical and mental wellness. Is this normal what I have gone through??? I will keep you guys updated what happened to me with the doctor in my first fill...Once again thank you to each and everyone of you who responded to my thread and gave me encouraging words!!! GOD BLESS!!!

Jorge,

I am so happy for you that you had the courage to call and get that fill appointment! BRAVO!

You went through nothing strange, we all have been there. Now you have to make wise foods choices and you will lose weight very quickly. It will probably take a couple fills for you not to have a lot of hunger often. But that day will come!

Don't get discouraged when the loss starts to slow down. That's the signal that you need another fill. If an appointment isn't scheduled already, be sure to make one asap. Ask your doc how often you can get new fills. You want to keep the steam going...

Keep in touch. I will rejoice your every pound lost with you!

Katja

Jorge,

I am getting my first fill 7/11. I was banded on May 23. So far I have been lucky and have not been really hungry. That's not to say I haven't eaten. Boredom and just mindless eating are my problems. Sometimes my choices are not very good. But this is a RELEARNING PROCESS and I will learn to do better. Hopefully today you will see that the doctors and staff are there to help and encourage us to get to our goals. This from a west valley girl to an east valley one.. Good luck

Jorge, that is AWESOME! I'm so happy that you decided to get your first fill. How did it go?