Well I guess I am the first one here! I just got my surgery date and it is set for June 2nd at OHSU in Portland Oregon. I am so excited! It has been a long journey to get to this point and I am so glad to have a date even if it is almost 3 months out. Anyone else out there get a June 09 surgery date?

Edited March 11, 200917 yr by astera

I was told by my doctor that as long as I was losing 6-8 lbs a month... I would be doing good.

6-8 lbs a month sounds great to me!! Of course, I would like it to come off faster. Truth is... if it comes off too fast, then I will have a lot of sagging skin (yuck) . It the weight comes off slower... it will give me time to exercise and tone .

I was in a restaurant today. I didn't think I'd been experiencing much restriction but I ate bread for the first time (other than a bite or two in the past.) Pita bread with goat cheese, tomato, olive and hummus. Also had a little spanakopita. I bp'd into a raised flower bed facing the street (we were seated outdoors) very discreetly. Yuck, yuck, yuck. The nutritionist was right when she said bread can expand in your stomach. I was eating slowly and chewing well and still bp'd. On a good note, my DH and I chewed up the sidewalk in downtown Chicago. I was able to walk and walk and walk. (Thnk about the initial letters in pita bread. Now reverse them and what do they spell?)

Participating in lapbandtalk inspired me to write about on-line community and friendship in last night's blog. IF YOUR STOMACH OFFENDS YOU, TIE IT OFF

Where are you guys? Start posting please.

Had a few hairy weeks of unrestriction!

Went back from my 2nd fill this am... he checked my level and i did indeed have atleast 4cc's in my band, so he added 1 more cc today so I have 5cc's in a 13cc band. this one went much smoother than the 1st one. i go back in 4 weeks for my 3rd fill, but my NP (Lynn, I love,love her) said if I have another week like I did this week, to call and they will fill me sooner.. So I will try to make it 4 weeks, but have a feeling I will go back in 3...

Where are you guys? Start posting please.

Still waiting for my insurance company to approve my "port revision" surgery to correct my flipped port. I just got off the phone with the doctors office and they are going to call the insurance company again and told me to call back at 4pm today. I just want to get this taken care of ASAP.

All fine here. Had 2nd fill last week am upto 2.5ml in a 10ml band. Am feeling a bit of restriction but still get hungry especially between lunch and dinner. Weight seems to be sitting on a plateau at the moment so am hoping that will start to drop soon.

Other than that, nothing to report!

I'm dealing with constipation. Have been since my surgery and I'm sick of it. I'm trying to add some fiber but not stretch my tummy with expanding fiber that might cause me to bp the way the pita bread did. I called my most recent blog: Getting Rid of the Crap. You can read it at IF YOUR STOMACH OFFENDS YOU, TIE IT OFF

@ifyourstomach... sorry about your constipation. Mine went away about two or so weeks post surgery. Drinking at least a half gallon of water a day?

@elcee... I'm at 4ccs and going to geta fill tomorrow before I go on vacation. I went to a wedding two Saturdays ago and even though I tried to be careful, shot up four pounds. I am only now dipping back below my pre-wedding 236. I was really bummed. Ergo, I got an appointment for an "adjustment" with Lorraine Thursday. I need to get some restriction happening before I start firing up the bbq for the kids.

I had my first fill today. I have a 10cc realize band and I got a 4cc fill, per my surgeon's protocal. Next fill in 3-4 wks. I told my md i hadn't lost weight in 4 wks and he said I was doing perfect. Healing very well, jogging and walking, staying below 1100 calories and for me not to worry over it. I guess I will calm down and not be so hard on myself. The weight will come off in time w/ me doing what I am.

first day after my 2nd fill of 5cc's and feeling pretty good, have been getting migraines, but not sure if thats hunger from the liquid diet part of fill day or what, but I did wake up 2 pounds lighter..!!!

I am off to Longboat Key,Fl for a long weekend with family, Hope my hunger is under control because there will be a ton of temptation!

Hey guys,

I thought I'd let you guys see a little of what I accomplish with God's help as a teacher of at-risk students on the South side of Chicago. This is a video of one of my students who has an incredible story. I taught him to read and do math and you'll see me teaching him in the video. I helped interview him but you won't hear his voice.

One of the reasons I had the lap band was so I wouldn't have to retire early from a job where I can make this kind of a difference.

Here's the link: http://cltv8.com/rcs/micro4v2/

Hey guys,

I thought I'd let you guys see a little of what I accomplish with God's help as a teacher of at-risk students on the South side of Chicago. This is a video of one of my students who has an incredible story. I taught him to read and do math and you'll see me teaching him in the video. I helped interview him but you won't hear his voice.

One of the reasons I had the lap band was so I wouldn't have to retire early from a job where I can make this kind of a difference.

Here's the link: http://cltv8.com/rcs/micro4v2/

Very touching!!

Any August 2009 future bandsters??? I am scheduled for surgery on 08-06-09 pending insurance approval.

Any August 2009 future bandsters??? I am scheduled for surgery on 08-06-09 pending insurance approval.

This thread is for those of us who had surgery in June, but if you go to the home page I am sure there is a August group started... If not, you can start one! Good luck on your journey!!!

OK so I had my first fill 7/13/09 1.2cc and felt no change, which was hard after struggling the 2 weeks prior with no loss and being hungry all the time. Which as I have read on here seems to be the way it goes for a lot of people. Then I had my second fill 7/27/09 + 2cc so I am at a total of 3.2cc. This fill gave me a bit of 'restriction' but only on things like bread or cereal so far anything else goes down just fine. The "restriction" feeling that I am getting is uncomfortable. And not just a "full" feeling because I don't feel full. Just with a few foods I notice I have a band otherwise I don't. Anyone with real restriction able to describe how it should feel? I know it should not feel uncomfortable and that means you have gone to far. But I will get it after just one bite of some foods and others (mind you not liquids) I can eat 2cups of and I don't notice a thing. Its tricky. I go in for another fill on the 11th so hopefully. I will get some restriction and some sort of sign of when to stop eating without it being uncomfortable. Hope everyone is doing well.