Any February 16th bandsters?

NCsQueen · 05-18-2009, 01:59 PM

Congrats Shelly I know you will make your goal by Wednesday!! I have my EGD tomorrow to find out why I still have left shoulder pain. Wish me luck! Also I weighed myself this morning and the scale finally moved down a little!! I really want to lose 20lbs by the 4th of July and I hope once they find out whats going on with my shoulder maybe I can get back on the horse again. I hope everyone is doing well.

shellyphaunts · 05-19-2009, 02:20 AM

Good job girl!! Do you think the shoulder pain is related to your surgery? Let me know what they find out! I'm hoping it is something easy to fix!

I have had an odd pain on my left side lately, but it feels like it is in between my ribs. Ya know when you get a stitch in your side, and you stretch and it goes away? Kind of like that, but I know it's deeper inside my body, cuz stretching doesn't make a difference. It is just kind of always there. Really odd.

Hugs,

NCsQueen · 05-28-2009, 02:44 PM

Hey everyone! So I finally got my 3rd fill yesterday. They added 1.25 ccs so now I have a total of 6.25 ccs in my 10 cc band. I'm really feeling the restriction now! Water- I have to drink really slow or it comes up. I'm loving it! Also I've lost another 3lbs so that's always good! I'm excited again!

Babe · 06-18-2009, 10:04 PM

hi ladies, just thought i'd check in and see how everyone's doing? I hope you're having better luck than me. I'm headed for my 3rd fill on saturday, and i can't wait!!! after my last fill 6 weeks ago, i had restriction for like 2 minutes, but since then the hunger devil has been in charge. i've lost maybe 3 or 4 pounds (depending on the time of day) in all that time. very frustrating! i guess this is what they meant by bandster hell.

Babe · 08-23-2009, 09:37 PM

So it's been 6 months since we were all banded, and i was wondering how all of you are doing? I haven't lost anything for more than 2 months, and i'll be honest it's been very hard not to get discouraged. I've had 3 fills and one slight unfill and have been following the bandster rules. i can't wait to find the right fill level!!!

I hope you've all had far better luck than me :)

iwalktheline · 08-24-2009, 07:49 PM

hi all. 6 months for me too and my story is just like yours. had a fill in late june lost 9 pounds and i haven't lost a pound in 3 weeks. i can't believe it because i work out an hour a day everyday. my waste has gone from a 36 to 31. hips from 44 to 38 . i started in 220s and i'm in the 170s. size 10 are getting loose. u can definately tell ive lost weight but i thought ide be at goal by now. NOPE. i want to get to 139. i have a small band and i have had a total of 2cc put in. my doc is super conservative. i told him i could eat a 6inch loaded subway and he said OK time for a fill. i would like to hear how everyone else is doing. good luck.

NCsQueen · 08-24-2009, 11:00 PM

I'm in the same boat ladies. I haven't lost anything for about a month and a half now. My scale is between 200-202. It sucks. I had to get a little unfilled last fill because I couldn't even eat a grape without it getting stuck. I can't seem to find my happy medium. We have to have faith though, I refuse to let this get me down. If it wasn't for my band I wouldn't have got as far as I did.

NCIS · 08-28-2009, 05:59 PM

Well, I too was banded on Feb. 16th - as of yesterday when I went to Dr's...down 51 lbs. I wish it were more but am grateful as well. My weight is 213. My doc seemed thrilled but I managed to get a little fill too. Glad for that because I want to get out of 200's! I also met with the office nutritionist - zero value. Supposed to have more bloodwork to review vitamin deficiencies. We shall see. My hair is falling out. Very few people have even noticed my weightloss - some. But it really doesn't matter bc I want to lose at least another 20 to be comfortable for a few months. I have discovered this is definitely a tool. I have not had an easy time - fills, unfills, dreaded ER unfill,pb'ing, learning what works an what doesn't, etc... I hope to continue to be somewhat successful as long as I am losing accept it all. I have learned more about the band from this website than anywhere so everyone PLEASE keep posting!!! Thanks for sharing.

iwalktheline · 08-28-2009, 07:44 PM

ok 51 pounds is AWESOME. have you ever lifted something that weighs 51 pounds. HEAVY. i would like to add that my hair is falling out too. why is that? im shocked every time i run my fingers through my hair big clumps comes out. i didn't think i had any nutritional deficiencies. one more thing. i have not lost 1 pound in 4 weeks. i felt like crying after getting on the scale today. i have been killing myself diet and exercising. can't figure it out. i sure hope that this isn't it. i still have 40 pounds to go. i had a fill a week ago and feel like it hit the sweet spot

Babe · 08-31-2009, 10:00 PM

Congrats to all of your for all your tremendous weight loss! I really hope to be in the same boat soon. I'm going to my GP tomorrow to see if i can get a referral to an endocrinologist. My weight loss has been stalled for 3 months despite doing everything my surgeon told me to do and more. so at at his suggestion, i'm going to see if there's something else at work here.

i started losing lots of hair about 3 or 4 months ago. I found out my I was Iron deficient and started taking a liquid iron supplement and after reading the boards on LBT i increased my protein intake. the combo has really done the trick. my hair loss has stopped.

Mrs_Mauricio · 09-26-2009, 03:17 AM

well ladies my weight loss is super slow!!! i find i can still eat big amounts if i want to so the next time i go for a fill i am going to make sure that there isn't a leak or something b/c supposedly i have 7cc's...i shouldn't be eating as much as i do then. anyways, a little victory is that i fit into a size 16 today!!!! i havn't been in a pair of those in over 3 years!!!