1st fill

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Hi Charlynn,

This is my experience with fills: Follow Dr. Aceves's advice and

stay on liquids (full) for a few days after your fill and then ease

into a regular diet again. I just had my 2nd fill on Friday and the

Dr. said go straight to regular food. I tried it and PBed majorly!

I am now doing liquids needless to say! This fill has made me feel

quite tight and I have been losing again after staying the same for

over a month!

Best wishes, Penny

>

> Hi everyone,

> I am going for my first fill tomorrow is there any thing special I

need to do??? I am starting to see the scale move again I had a

couple weeks of just the same numbers, it was frustrating. I had

also started a serious exercising schedule. so I am wanting to

believe its because of the muscle I'm building. I was still noticing

that the clothes were still getting loser. I want to welcome my

sister-in-law and her momma Becky to the loosing side they

had their surgery 1-26-06. you wont regret it for a minute

(especially this summer when we are all hot and slim in our suits on

our camping trip) Love Ya Guys!!

>

>

> Charlynn Snoke

> 236/209/155

> Lapband 11/10/06

>

[Guest guest]

You know, Setje, we all want the weight to come off and come off quickly! But,

that isn't necessarily the healthiest way. Yes, some people lose more than

others for a viariety of reasons...body type, amount of original weight, etc.

Once you get your first fill you will have to learn, all over again, how to eat

in order to survive with your band. You don't really want an aggressive

fill...especially for the first one because you honestly don't have an idea of

how to live with a lapband yet....that generally comes after having a fill. It

isn't surprising that you are able to eat a great deal right now since you

haven't had a fill yet. Remember, this is sort of like having new tires put on

your car but not having any air in them. Yes, the tires are there but they

aren't doing much good without air. Once you put air in them, you can drive

with no problem. Same with your band. Your band isn't fully operational until

you get your fill...then, it fully works. Make

sense? Anyway, trust what Dr. Campos does...he has done quite a number of

fills and knows what is best.

One more thing....and this comes from someone who has basically reached goal

and has been on this journey for a long time. I have learned many things along

this journey and maybe I should pass one of these things on to you at this

point. You are going on a cruise, right? What is one of the things that people

look forward to on a crusie? Eating all the delicious foods, right? Well, then

your want for this food is NORMAL. You cannot expect to go on a cruise and not

enjoy the food! You have to allow yourself to eat on this crusie just as NORMAL

people do. NORMAL people eat on cruises! That is the biggest thing we all have

to learn to do...eat as normal people. Now, how do we do that? Make rules for

yourself that are reasonable...allow yourself ONE dessert each day (if your

newly filled band will even allow that). Don't worry if you eat ice cream

during the day....just limit it. Still focus on trying to eat your protein

first and that will take some hunger away.

Maybe don't go to the buffett...that may be too tempting. Set boundaries for

yourself that are reasonable and would be more like what normal people would do.

Don't make yourself miserable by worrying about what you ate that you shouldn't

have. When you do eat something that you know you shouldn't, get back in line

at the next meal. Don't skip meals (unless your band demands it). Not a single

one of us became obese by ONE instance of binge eating...it was the behavior

after that binge that did us in. We would starve ourselves in the name of a

diet rather than simply getting back on track at the very next meal. In doing

this, we couldn't make it very long before we were on another binge. Normal

people don't binge constantly but they do have certain, special occasions when

they eat more than they should.

Good luck and don't rush it. Enjoy the excietment of losing and the

anticipation of your new life ahead. If you gain a pound or two on your cruise,

you will get that back off...it won't be the end of the world! Keep us posted

on your fill and then enjoy your cruise!

Jenni

DOB 2/23/06

247/146/145

4 fills

2 fills

Temporarily Portless

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Well it took me a while, but I took the time to get back to Mexicali

to have my first fill done; 1.7cc in a 4 cc band, and feeling great.

Yeah it was a pain time wise (more than a day down, and a day back

for a 15 min session with Dr Campos & crew), but the confidence I

gained in having a band expert check me out, and give me a fill

using his experienced eyeballs (via Fluro) on the final restriction

was worth the hassle, to me. And of course EVERYBODY is so

incredibly nice & welcoming, it's more like visiting friends than

going to a doctor.

Also got to meet some true success stories, and the next round of

newbies headed in for their own surgeries, wondering just like I did

as they arrive - Do I REALLY want to do this? Looking forward to

hearing their tales (did Ben survive Jo's op, and get to go

diving?)

Flew on points, but did use two hotels, a healthy parking fee, fuel

for the truck and a (very)small food bill - probably about $350,

plus another $77 for fluro in Mexicali - so say $450 overall for the

fill, and of course a couple days time. Would be nice to get that

down, but after watching the process, and reading/hearing the issues

that an unskilled practiciner can create poking around blind, there

is no way I'll do a fill without a band trained filler and fluro.

Norm

310/286/210

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terrinabell, What size band do you have?simcrazy515 <simcrazy515@...> wrote: Hi Terrina,Boy was i glad to have your company before the surgery. I was soooo scared.... I had no idea what to expect, and your friendship and reassurance meant the world to me!I have to admit, I am still a hurtin' puppy... and to make matters worse I wasn't really sure what to do when i got home, so i shot the ofice an email asking them, but it took them a full day to answer and by then I made the

mistake of removing my tape...Lets keep in touch,Gail>> Hello everyone,> > Went back to mexico on oct 19 to get my first fill, received 1.8cc hope > this helps because I had gotten were I could eat anything. I had lost > 14 lbs since my surgery date. Meet 2 other future bandsters that were > having surgery the 20th. Tried to talk to them and let them know that > everything was going to be just fine. They were really nervous and > scared. I let them know that dr. a and his staff were great people and > would take good care of them. I hope they keep us posted on their > progress.> __________________________________________________

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jessica, I have the larger band it is a size 10jessica briones <bjessicana@...> wrote: terrinabell, What size band do you have?simcrazy515 <simcrazy515 > wrote: Hi Terrina,Boy was i glad to have your company before the surgery. I was soooo scared.... I had no idea what to expect, and your friendship and reassurance meant the world to

me!I have to admit, I am still a hurtin' puppy... and to make matters worse I wasn't really sure what to do when i got home, so i shot the ofice an email asking them, but it took them a full day to answer and by then I made the mistake of removing my tape...Lets keep in touch,Gail>> Hello everyone,> > Went back to mexico on oct 19 to get my first fill, received 1.8cc hope > this helps because I had gotten were I could eat anything. I had lost > 14 lbs since my surgery date. Meet 2 other future bandsters that were > having surgery the 20th. Tried to talk to them and let them know that > everything was going to be just fine. They were really nervous and > scared. I let them know that dr. a and his staff were great

people and > would take good care of them. I hope they keep us posted on their > progress.> __________________________________________________

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Gail, Hello and hope you are doing great. It was nice to hear from you. See it wasn't as bad as you thought it was going to be, and just think in a year you wil be glad he went through with getting the band. Take care of yourself and keep us posted. I have lost 5 more pounds since my fill. Just remember the first 30 days will be very hard so stay focused and do everything you are suppose to do. Stick with the post-op diet. DOB 8/20/2007 257/238/145simcrazy515 <simcrazy515@...> wrote: Hi Terrina,Boy was i glad to have your company before the surgery. I was soooo scared.... I had no idea what to expect, and your friendship and reassurance meant the world to me!I have to admit, I am still a hurtin' puppy... and to make matters worse I wasn't really sure what to do when i got home, so i shot the ofice an email asking them, but it took them a full day to answer and by then I made the mistake of removing my tape...Lets keep in touch,Gail>> Hello everyone,> > Went back to mexico on oct 19 to get my first fill, received 1.8cc hope > this helps because I had gotten were I could eat anything. I had lost > 14 lbs since my surgery date. Meet 2 other future bandsters that were >

having surgery the 20th. Tried to talk to them and let them know that > everything was going to be just fine. They were really nervous and > scared. I let them know that dr. a and his staff were great people and > would take good care of them. I hope they keep us posted on their > progress.> __________________________________________________