Those of you that have been banded ........... let us know how you are!!!!:thumbs_up::tt2::frown::tt2:

Please help! What do you guys do about taking your medication?? I just got my first fill and am scared to take my pills!! Before the fill I had no problem swallowing them but am afraid to now:confused:

I take the calcium citrate petites, and they go down ok. Otherwise, all my pills are either chewables (Flintstones!) or very tiny and have been no problem. Check with your local Vitamin shoppe or store to see what they offer in chewables or small/petite sizes. I do take 4 petites rather than 2 of the regular size, but it's worth it.

Good luck!

Be patient with yourself. I am sure you will look great at your wedding and no matter how much weight you loose before then you will be thinner than without lap ban. I wish you much happiness.

Please help! What do you guys do about taking your medication?? I just got my first fill and am scared to take my pills!! Before the fill I had no problem swallowing them but am afraid to now:confused:

My doctor said anything around the size of a pencil eraser is fine, anything else needs to be broken down to that size. Now, if you have controlled release pills you need to do something else, cause you can't break them up--it ruins the release. I take chewable vitamins...and it took me three different kinds before I could find one that didn't taste totally nasty. I use the centrum chewable in orange, and the viactiv chocolate calcium chews.

33 lbs in a month and a half is

fantastic!

Congrats on the weight loss....33 is great. As of Monday, I'm down 27. I haven't had a fill yet but today I felt like I could eat my way thru the office. Not sure if it's stress hunger because my tummy wasn't making noises. I'm going to call tomorrow to schedule an appointment. I think my "unfill" luck has run out.

i have lost 20 Lbs since my surgery on 11/24/08. starting to get hungry more. I go for my 1st fill tommorrow. I am looking forward to it. i have lost 30Lbs all together pre/post op.

banded:11/24/2008

You go Joe!!!

Congratualations on your weight loss. I had my first fill yesterday and it went well. I know about the hunger I was started to get very hungry. My doctor does small fills so I expect it will take a while for me to experience the "sweet spot" but the weight is coming off slowly and I can't be dissapointed with that.

Be patient with yourself. I am sure you will look great at your wedding and no matter how much weight you loose before then you will be thinner than without lap ban. I wish you much happiness.

Thank you. You are so sweet. :thumbup:

Hey everyone. I got my 2nd fill today. I can really tell a difference now. I hope this one works really well. I think it will. I wasn't getting notifications that the boards were moving so I've gotta get caught up.

Actually I am on my 3rd fill. I have my 4th fill scheduled for this monday.

I can't believe you are on your 4th fill!!! I just had my first and will have my 2nd on 1/21st.

How often does everyone weigh in? Do you notice, if you do it daily, it can vary 3 to 4 lbs up and down--or is my scale just a piece of crap?

I do it once a week!

I can't believe you are on your 4th fill!!! I just had my first and will have my 2nd on 1/21st.

I need to. As you can see I am not losing compared to everyone else. I just started to this week with the last fill. But I am really struggling this week with being hungry and not over eating. So I am hoping on monday when I get that 4th fill I should be there.

I can't believe how much difference this 2nd fill has made. I had half a piece of pizza for breakfast (i know, not the healthiest choice), and 5 chicken nuggets for lunch and i am still satisfied. it took me over half an hour to eat 5 nuggets LOL that is so incredibly awesome. That was at 11:30 and it's 1:40 already and still satisfied. I figure i'll need a snack around three (it's a habbit more than anything) but i have cubed cheese i can have a couple pieces of it and i'll be fine. >:confused: This is exactly how i was hoping it would work. They're right about sometimes a fill not really helping until you get it closer to that sweet spot. I'm sure i'll need another one in a few weeks, but if this one helps me for the full 2 or 3 weeks, that would be absolutely perfect.

I am still throwing up sometimes. I havent had a fill yet. I can go days eating regular food (small amt, chew well) and success. Today I thruew up my lunch and dinner. What test can they do to see if my band is ok?

I need to. As you can see I am not losing compared to everyone else. I just started to this week with the last fill. But I am really struggling this week with being hungry and not over eating. So I am hoping on monday when I get that 4th fill I should be there.

I had my first fill Tues. and I am hoping it loosens up a bit. I cannot hardly eat. I feel the tightness in my chest with everything. I tried to eat chicken salad today, tiny bites, and it took me about 45 minutes to eat 1/4 cup. I guess this is how we are supposed to eat though!! I just wasn't expecting such restriction with the first fill. I won't complain much because I am self pay and would be bankrupt if I already had paid for 4!!!!!!!!! I hope you get good restriction with the 4th. I think my Dr. is very good at giving fills.