Hi just got my lapband on 11/21/08 and I feel as if I had nothing. As a matter of fact I am already eating solid foods without any restrictions - more so testing myself. I realize I shouldn't do that but is it just because my band is empty? Has anyone felt like this at the beginning - I feel really good, surgery went great, and I am healing wonderfully but as far as my stomach it's like it was before surgery unrestricted!!

Hello There,

I am cin530 and was banded on 11/05 and felt the same way. Matter of fact i thought that i had made a big mistake on the lapband instead of gastric. But

i started reading more about the first few months of lapband

and started feeling better. I guess maybe after the first fill

things will be different i hope. I lost 15 lbs the first 2 weeks

after surgury and i have not lost since but i have not gained

either so i guess that is good. Just hang in there and tell your doctor how you feel. I hope things get better for the

both of us and we see results soon. Good luck:thumbup:

Hi all,

I was banded Nov. 14th and I have no real significant restriction, but my doctor told me that would be the case. He told me I could basically eat anything I want (as long as I chew well and take small bites), but encouraged me to follow my dieticians recommendations.

I have the REALIZE band and my doctor said that REALIZE bandsters tend to lose slower than LAPBANDsters, so I have basically embraced the idea that I am going to lose slowly.

Yes, we will be overweight longer, BUT we risk less problems with overfillings, saggy skin, malnutrition, hair loss, PB's, etc., and any other problems that come along with being either banded too tight or being banded too tight too quickly where new bandster habits haven't been solidly formed.

Just enjoy the slow progression of success...And you are succeeding, because you have lost weight since the band. As for me, I don't know how to update my little ticker thing, but I have only list 5 pounds after surgery and I have not gained. I am chewing, chewing, chewing, and taking smaller bites, so I get satisfied A LOT faster than before the band.

I'm really glad I got my band, because I am sooooo hopeful. I know that I am losing slow and I know that I will CONTINUE to lose.

Good luck to us all!!!

Hi thanks so much for your response and encouragement. Glad to know that others feel the same way - I will be getting my first fill on 12/18 so I'll wait til then to see how I feel.

I am glad to hear there are many of us!! I too lost 16lbs in two weeks and have just hit a brick wall. Getting a fill Friday so I hope that starts the wheels turning.