I am 3 weeks post-op and I've lost 20 pounds. It seems like I'm leveling out and not loosing as fast as I was. Is that normal?? I am still have some pain around the port site too? I will call the doctors tomorrow, I was just curious if anyone else was in a similar position. I'm starting to worry that I might not reach my goal weight. Please offer any advice!? Thanks so much!

Alicia

I am 3 weeks post-op and I've lost 20 pounds. It seems like I'm leveling out and not loosing as fast as I was. Is that normal?? I am still have some pain around the port site too? I will call the doctors tomorrow, I was just curious if anyone else was in a similar position. I'm starting to worry that I might not reach my goal weight. Please offer any advice!? Thanks so much!

Alicia

i still have pain from my port also i know that takes time and you will definetly lose weight its still very new for us and when we get adjusted we will start to lose weight of course we have to eat the right things cause if we eat chocolate and milkshakes we aint losing weight lol remember always eat your proteins 1st and if you r hungry in between grab a sugar free jello or pudding they help you will reach your goal dont despair its a new journey for us but it will b worth it

yes this is normal.. Im almost 3 weeks post op im not loosing a pound a day anymore and Ive lost 20 pounds also. I also still have port pain. I just had my apt with the dr a few days ago and he said this is normal my port is also still swollen he said it will be this way for a while since they sticthed it to the abdominal muscle.

Yep! Totally normal. The port pain is only just now almost completely gone for me, (in the last couple days) and I lost weight like crazy for the first month, but in the eleven days, have lost a total of about 4 lbs. After losing 30 lbs in a month, it's disappointing and seems freakishly slow, but I remind myself that pre-band, 2 lbs a week was pretty exciting, and still relatively fast.

Here's another tidbit: At about 5 weeks post op, I started really feeling as though I were healed up, and guess what....even though I had experienced fairly good restriction all along, it started to dissipate. I am unable to get a fill for almost a month, and I can suddenly eat just about anything, and as long as I am careful to chew thoroughly, I don't get filled up on a teensy bit of food anymore. Now it's all about WILL power, or more importantly, WON'T power!

Reality is, getting banded isn't the conclusion to the long journey...it's just one very important step. That first, (and possibly 2nd or 3rd) fill is the point at which your new tool (and mine) will really start making a huge difference!!

Congratulations on losing 20 lbs during this phase. Some people gain!!!