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nana2three    0

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Hello everyone! :rolleyes: I have only had 1 band fill so far. I had the Relize Band in September. How many fills do I need to eat less? I still eat more than I think I should, and get hungry quicker. :wink2: My next fill is scheduled November 25. Help is needed!!!

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Gail

Relized Band September 15

First Fill November 5

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Jodi_620    37

Jodi_620
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It really depends on the individual. The best information I can provide is that on average it takes around four fills to get to your "sweet spot". But some people need more and some less, some people can lose most or all their excess weight without a fill.

I have had five fills so far. First fill did nothing, second did much better, third was great but after I lost significant weight it got loose again, fourth was the same situation as the third and the fifth has me pretty restricted.

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Xkwizit    0

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Hello everyone! :smile2: I have only had 1 band fill so far. I had the Relize Band in September. How many fills do I need to eat less? I still eat more than I think I should, and get hungry quicker. :thumbup: My next fill is scheduled November 25. Help is needed!!!

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Gail

Relized Band September 15

First Fill November 5

Ok I have a stupid question maybe?? UGh I am new and tryign to learn as much as possible about his before I go to talk to the doctor. what is a band fill and why do they do it? and how do they do it? Any help? Thanks!

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Jodi_620    37

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Ok I have a stupid question maybe?? UGh I am new and tryign to learn as much as possible about his before I go to talk to the doctor. what is a band fill and why do they do it? and how do they do it? Any help? Thanks!

The lab band is a silicone band that is placed around the top part of the stomach creating a small pouch (stoma). It allows us to be full on small portions and the food stays in the pouch longer keeping us satified for several hours.

The band is inflatable, that is how it works. When first placed around the stomach it is emty or nearly empty. After allowing time to heal the band is then inflated a little at a time until we reach proper restriction. There is a tube that runs from the band to a port. The port is usually located in the abdomen near the belly button. A needle is inserted into the port and saline is injected which inflates the band.

here is the official Lab Band website, it is a good place to start: Official Site: the LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System for weight loss surgery

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cattoy71    0

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Hi nana,

Just wanted to let you know that there is also a thread just for people who have the realize band on the main forum page :smile2:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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