LAP-BAND® Surgery on May 14th

I have been very satisfied with the way my surgery went. I have had no problems and I believe that Dr. Brian Swain is one of the best. He is very concerned about all of his patients.

I was banded 4/23/09, have lost 20 lbs. still learning to listen to my band!!!

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I went to the doctor on May 26th I had lost a total of 22 pounds. I have been trying to walk a mile at least 4 days a week. Congrats on your weight loss. I get the hiccups sometimes when I eat and my nutritionist told me that meant that I was full and if I kept eating it might make me sick. Do you ever have the hiccups?

no, i dont get the hiccups, but I burp alot! Im having a hard time today, i want to eat!!! I cant walk yet, i go to the dr thurs for arthristis medicine, hope i can start walking soon, U have lost quite a bit of weight, do u follow the diet, or do you eat different things, I havent found anything that i cant eat, i dont think my band has enough fill in it, he had a hard time getting any in it..
how much did u get on your first fill???
keep up the good work!!!!!!

[QUOTE=kygurl;1236228]I have been very satisfied with the way my surgery went. I have had no problems and I believe that Dr. Brian Swain is one of the best. He is very concerned about all of his patients.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=kygurl;1245938]I went to the doctor on May 26th I had lost a total of 22 pounds. I have been trying to walk a mile at least 4 days a week. Congrats on your weight loss. I get the hiccups sometimes when I eat and my nutritionist told me that meant that I was full and if I kept eating it might make me sick. Do you ever have the hiccups?[/QUOTE]

you lost 22 pounds in 12 days..wow!!!

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Hi newladi I am sorry to hear that you are having a bad day. I hope that before long you will be able to walk and each day will get better. I have not had a fill yet I don't really get hungry between meals but it is so hard for me to lose weight anyway. I ask Dr. Swain about the amount of calories and he said not to eat any less than a 1000 a day. I do go over sometimes but I try not to by very many. I also have arthritis and I have already had a total knee replacement on both legs and I also take medication for it so I know how you must feel. I eat different things and I have not found anything so far that I cannot eat either. Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing it is good to be able to talk to someone that is going through the same thing I am. When do you go back to the doctor. I do not go until June 30th I may be getting pretty hungry by then LOL. You take care of yourself.

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Oh yeah you got to remember that part of that weight lost was from the liver shrinking diet. How did you like that diet I was getting pretty tired of it by the time I had my surgery.

I am considering LAP-BAND®. Would you recommend it? I really want to have it done but I am scared.

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Hello Sunflower

I believe that everyone has some apprehension about having any surgery but I would have the surgery without any doubt if I had not already had it. I have not had any major problems since having the surgery and I have lost 40 pounds and have lost 6 to 7 inches in my waist. The only thing that bothered me was the gas that went up into my shoulders it did hurt for a while but it seem to me the more you walk the quicker it stops hurting. If you decide to have the surgery please let me know how you do.

Good Luck 2 you
Kygurl

When did you have your surgery? My biggest fear is that I will not be successful. I was always thin until I started birth control pills. Then I gained weight like crazy. Shortly afterwards I was diagnosed with poly cystic ovarian syndrome(PCOS). That was 6.5 years ago. I workout like crazy and watch what I eat but despite all of my efforts and diets my weight continues to creep up. Do you know anybody who has had LAP-BAND® that has PCOS?

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My surgery was done on May 14th of this year. I had the same fear you had that I would not succeed. My surgeron says that I am doing just fine if I lose 1.5 to 2 pounds a week he says that this is good. I guess I just want it to come off alot faster. I am sorry that I do not know anyone that has had surgery that had PCOS. I wish you every success is you decided to go ahead and have the surgery.

Thanks so much for all the info!

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You are very welcome. I just hope it helped.

Hi Ky Gurl! I just wanted to let you know that I took the plunge and had my surgery!!!
I had my surgery 12/17 but had a few complications and had to go back in for a 2nd surgery 12/20 but am doing great now. I have lost 23 lbs so far. How are you doing?

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Hi Sunflower80 it is good to hear from you. I want to congratulate you on your decision to have the surgery but I was sorry to hear that you had some complication. I am glad to hear that you are doing good now and losing 23 pounds in that length of time is fantastic. I am doing well I had a fill in November and was sick for 4 weeks before I went back and had Dr. Swain to take some out. I think he wanted to shoot me for waiting so long LOL. I have lost 61 pounds so far and I feel so much better. I have 4cc in my band right now so I can still have 6 more my band will hold 10cc. I have hopes that maybe I will lose another 50 or 60 pounds between now and December 31 of this year. I have talked long enough so I wil let you go but please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing. Take Care of yourself.