Hi all!

I had talked with several of you who said you were interested in keeping in touch since we were being banded the same week... so I set up a thread for the week of Nov. 17-21. I am being banded by Dr. Kirshenbaum in Denver on Nov. 19th. I had a phone consult with him yesterday and everything is a go!

Im starting to get all nervous/excited...

Do any of you have to go on pre-op diets? If so what does yours consist of?

Hi all I was banded Nov 21st hope you are all feeling as well as I am. I had really bad shoulder pain for a few days but now I am good. I have lost 26 lbs since the start of the liquid diet 10 days prior to surgert so since November 11. I am pleased so far!:whatchutalkingabout

Hi everyone! It's so exciting to see us all on the other side now.....although a few of us have experienced some bumps, all in all, it looks like we're doing great. Look at those weight losses!! :wink_smile: My surgeon is pretty conservative about the whole food thing. I'm still on purees until later this week when I'll transition to soft food. I still have no hunger or appetite and have to set timers to eat. How about others? Are you experiencing anything like this?

I was banded on the 19th and also had a hernia repair done. The surgeon had a little surprise there....much more extensive than the scans indicated and in a tricky spot...but I'm all "repaired" now! My recovery has been uneventful, although my port incision is still kind of scabby. The pain was pretty minimal. I'm exploring a new form of exercise for the winter....I got a mini-trampoline which should keep me moving when the weather here in the northeast is nasty (like to day when it was 9 degrees!!)

Best wishes to all! Let's keep up the great work.....

HI Pam Hi there Acadia mom Glad to see everyone is doing well. Yes those of us in the northeast are a little chilly today!!! I just got clearence today for solids!! Yahhhhhh :wink_smile:

Hi all ~ I was banded November 18th and have lost 25 lbs since then. I feel great and am so excited about this group. It will be fun to track us all down the road a ways.

I am so ready for a fill though I think my weight has stopped and still I am not eating anything. I have had a couple of glasses of wine though! I don't feel restricted at all like I can eat anything I want or at least anything I have tried I have stayed away (mostly because they are not in the house) chips, etc! I go next wednesday back to the Doc hope to get a fill then but it's been less than a month since my surgery:w00t:

I've been scheduled for my first fill on Dec 23. Lock that puppy down before Xmas!

I hafta ask: Is it just me? I was banded 11/21 and just last week went to mushies. I've been able to have stuff like cottage cheese and crab cakes (per nurse).

However, ever since starting mushies, right after eating (and for a while after, like hours), I feel like there is food right at the back of my throat, like behind the tongue but before the sphincter to the stomach. Same thing happens when I take my morning meds, one of which is a smallish capsule.

Anybody else have this? It's not uncomfortable or anything, it just always feel like I need to swallow something. For the record, I also had a hiatal hernia fixed at the same time. Don't know if that matters.

I hafta ask: Is it just me? I was banded 11/21 and just last week went to mushies. I've been able to have stuff like cottage cheese and crab cakes (per nurse).

However, ever since starting mushies, right after eating (and for a while after, like hours), I feel like there is food right at the back of my throat, like behind the tongue but before the sphincter to the stomach. Same thing happens when I take my morning meds, one of which is a smallish capsule.

Anybody else have this? It's not uncomfortable or anything, it just always feel like I need to swallow something. For the record, I also had a hiatal hernia fixed at the same time. Don't know if that matters.

Wish I could help but I've never experienced anything like that. Does it make you feel nauseous? (spelling:cursing:)

Wish I could help but I've never experienced anything like that. Does it make you feel nauseous? (spelling:cursing:)

No, thankfully. It's not bad, per se, as in it doesn't make me feel anything beyond feeling like I need to swallow. Maybe it's my imagination... I have my second post-op next Tuesday, so I'll ask then. I'll be sure to eat beforehand, so maybe they can look and see if they see anything.

Hello to all. Im just checkin gin with all the bandsters ftom nov 17-21, to see how everyone is doing? i was banded on the 19th and am doing well. my stomach growled for the first time 2 days ago which was quite interesting and felt my first huunger pains since surgery. i hope everyone is doing well. I'm down 8 pounds since surgery but cant figure out for the life how to update that information in my "ticker tracker" in my signature. Can anyone help?

Hello all, I was banded on Nov. 21st and have been feeling great! The most awesome thing happened the other day I crossed my legs!:thumbup: That seems so small to some but to me that was a big step! I had my first fill yesterday and was scared out of my mind after reading what some people post about their experiences. I must say there was nothing to it the np was great it only took a few minutes I was at the drs office for a total of 30 minutes and today so far I feel great! I hope everyone is having much success!

Thank you for the update on fills. I get my first fill next week and I have been so scared. I had my surgery on 11/19 and so far have lost 17 pounds since the surgery. Can any of you tell me how much you have lost since surgery. I want to be sure I am track?

Merry Christmas fellow banders and I know we will all have a very HAPPY New Year.

Thank you for the update on fills. I get my first fill next week and I have been so scared. I had my surgery on 11/19 and so far have lost 17 pounds since the surgery. Can any of you tell me how much you have lost since surgery. I want to be sure I am track?

Merry Christmas fellow banders and I know we will all have a very HAPPY New Year.

Everyone is so different I have heard that if you are loosing 1-2 lbs a week your good... I'm stuck at 240 !! which is 20lbs since surgery.. need to hit the gym after Christmas and get this weight off !! Good Luck to you

Hello all, I was banded on Nov. 21st and have been feeling great! The most awesome thing happened the other day I crossed my legs!:thumbup: That seems so small to some but to me that was a big step! I had my first fill yesterday and was scared out of my mind after reading what some people post about their experiences. I must say there was nothing to it the np was great it only took a few minutes I was at the drs office for a total of 30 minutes and today so far I feel great! I hope everyone is having much success!

I swear we must be the same person! I too had the same experience yester at the doctors office. As I wa sitting getting my blood pressure taken I called over the nurse to tell her that at that very moment "I was crossing my legs" and NOT holding them together with my hands on my knees!!!! Its amazing how things like that that have been gone for so long when we get them back it shows us how much progress we are making! I had my fill yesterday which was painless but it took her a few....quite a few pokes to find the right spot. I could hear the needle going in and out of the perimeter of the port and it sounded so strange, a pooping noise. I drank a protein shake last ight and am having cream of wheat as we speak for breakfast. So far so good!

Hi everyone~

Well I was banded on 11/19 and had my first fill (only 2cc's) on Monday, and I'm a little worried. I feel no restriction at all, I feel like I could keep eating and only stop because I know that I should. And that scares me because I know that I can keep going. Even after waiting for 15-20 minutes after I feel like I could eat more. Do you think 2cc's was to little? Should I go back and ask for more? I just dont want to have to little restriction and end up not losing any weight. I dont have another fill scheduled til 1/27. I'm going to the gym 5 days a week and keeping my diet low carb, high protein, but this is not how I though it would be. I was looking for a defintie feeling of fullness. I mean I dont want to be in pain or unable to swallow liquid, like some horror stories I've read but, I feel like I need more. What should I do? Looking for advice.

Edited December 24, 200817 yr by ddgalarza