I thought I would start a thread so those of us being banded on the 15th can talk and discuss our progress since we are all at exactly the same point in our journeys. Hopefully we can offer advice and support to one another and it will be nice to have others who are feeling "exactly" what we are because they are in the same boat. I hope to hear from you all! Only two more days til Surgery day! I am so excited and nervous, how about you all?

I just had to post....I can officially cross my legs again!! Some of you won't know how this feels, unless you've been where I am. I was just sitting at my desk and crossed my legs without thinking about it! I was like OMG, it's been years! I Heart this band!!!!

I :tongue: this band also!

I have lost 52 lbs and don't have any clothes anymore! That is a GOOD thing! I am going to get my 4th fill after vacation. Going camping!

hey all...well, I had a month of setbacks and gained a pound. It feels terrible but I don't know what I could have done to prevent it. Doc says this will happen sometime in the first year...this was my time. I am also experiencing trouble with by blood pressure. Am having trouble swelling (feet, legs fingers) so on a new diuretic. Doc thinks I am holding a few pounds of fluid. Cannot work out until my bp goes back down closer to normal (was 140/100 last week). Otherwise still loving the Band...50 pounds in 6 months is still great for me...still have 50 to go, but I can see this last 50 will be much slower to come off. Hope to be back in the gym soon!! :drool: Teresa

I wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? I hit a 86lbs weight loss. I have had a hard time this months with keeping on track. I found myself just wanting to eat sweets sweets .. anyone have something like this going on? How do you deal with it. I'm trying to be good and keep on track. Gabby

Hey everyone. Sorry I have not checked in recently, but I have been having some complications. I went out of town over 4th of July weekend and noticed a loss of TOTAL RESTRICTION. I went from great restriction to feeling like there was no band at all. When I get filled, I can maintain the fill and some restriction for about 1.5 days before it's open again and when he checks me, there is always about 3.5 - 4 ccs in the band, but it had been previously filled to 6.5-7. My doc checked me for a leak under fluoroscope and neither he, nor another surgeon who was reading it could see a leak. I am scheduled for surgery on Wednesday the 16th to physically check the port and tubing for leaks using a blue dye. If that is the problem then he will replace port/tubing and I'll be good to go home the same day. If it is the band that is leaking (which my doc seems to doubt) then it's basically the whole process all over including the overnight stay in the hospital. He said there is a .01% chance that it has eroded because I am losing the volume to a point so he is leaning towards a slow micro leak. It's frustrating and I am losing/gaining the same 5 lbs over and over and over while I am waiting for surgery. I will keep everyone posted, and hope you are all doing well.