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And I still feel awful.  He gave me 1cc to make a total of 6ccs and that's way too much for me.  I threw up all the way home. Had to go back for the unfill about 2 hours later.  I still can't eat or drink anything.  If I'm not better by morning, I'm going back.  I kind of regret the surgery.  I been throwing up after the second one, It really wasn't bad except for if I swallowed to fast, that why I didn't ge my 3rd fill untill November, and It wasn't a fill then.  He said that I didn't have anything in port so he just put back the 5cc. I should have stayed there.  I haven't had that much success. I still can't get out of the 200s, I've been up and down, but, I stop trying to be a success since my son got custody of our grandchild (19months), Exercise went out the window and the heavy snacking started since she moved into the house.  I can't even get on the computer without her wanting to take over.  Since I'm at my point with the fills, I'm gonna have to do this thing with diet and exercise.  I feel like if I get to 190 by my surgery date, I would feel successful.  Sorry that I got off line but I've been exhausted, I tried a couples of times but my granddaughter kept getting in the way and I just said later.  I glad to see that all of you have been doing exceptionally well with your weight.  I weighed in at 209 today.  I weighed 203 in May, so that's how I'm doing.  Better get off before this little girl start pushing button.  Will let you know if I can eat or drink tomorrow.  Hope I can , If not he's gonna want to start over.

Really sorry about not being supportive to you guys.  I'll post some pictures Sunday, have to work Saturday.

Well today I'm about 8 weeks and 1 day post op and had my 2nd Fill.  I don't even want to tell you that I only lost 2lbs in 28 days.  Got another fill so I should do better.  This time I didn't leave with the indigestion, it's only been about an hour though.  I'm disappointed but also relieved that I didn't gain considering all the cake and crackers and regular mayo I've been eating.  The water and the exercise saved me.  I'm sure I lost inches because my stomach and thighs are still getting smaller.  I'm finished beating myself up.  I'm gonna do better the next 30 days.  I got my ipod to walk with and the motivation from the lost of only 2lbs to make me get up and exercise and put the carbs to a bare minimum.  If I do 5 to 6 lbs a month I will feel much better.  This fill has already got me limited to about an ounce of fluid at a time.  Since I had indigestion last time, I'm gonna try not to eat anything for about 5 or  6 hours, my stomach is growling but when I take a sip of my EAS, it goes away and I feel stuffed for about 10 minutes.  Anyway until next time.  Was trying to have some good results before I posted, but it is what it is. 

Today I am 1 month and 1 day Post Op.  I have lost 17lbs.  Should have done a little better, but I was eating a lot of different things because I could tolerate it.  Tried to keep my portion sizes to a cup or half cup.  After I start eating soft foods, and I advanced about 3 or 4 days earlier, I realized the weight didn't move.  I also was at home and not working, so I didn't have to get up to eat or drink until almost noon.  I think that hurt me also, because on several occasion, I wasn't hungry nor was I drinking (about 20oz that day).  When I realize what I was doing, I immediately started getting my fluids in, and try a little more protein.  I also started exercising week 3.  Was using light weights, so that may have made me heavier.  Now I'm doing cardio videos on Demand 3 days a week, and walking 2 days.  Use some light weights with the cardio, but I think I'll wait until I lose about 30 more lbs before I start using them faithfully.  Had my first fill today!!  Don't like how I'm feeling.  I have this indigestion in my chest, that started immediately after getting the fill.  Dinner was getting stuck in my throat, but it passed.  Water was making my stomach queezy, but that passed, but I'm still feeling some discomfort in my chest.  It doesn't really hurt, but it's there.  Gonna go to bed and see if I'm better.  Got a 2.5cc Fill.  If I still feel this way by the weekend, will have to go get an UNFILL.

Had Lap Band on Monday, 2nd of March 2009.  It was a success!!! Was the 2nd case done at this hospital, got a lot of attention. I thought that I was going to be in more pain, but it was really tolerable.  Had some annoying pressure on my bladder, and was a little queezy from the anethesia, but , that went away the by the next morning.  So now I'm home, trying to eat the broth and jello, stomach has started to growl, so I've taken a couple swallows of the Ensure (high protein).  It does't give me painful gas.  I started walking around a couple of hours after I got back to my room, and that helped relieved a lot of the air that's in the stomach.    I know it's early, but I think I doing great.  Want to cough, but its painful.  Have to take the anit-biotics every 8 hours, was an hour late this morning.  The nutritionist told me if I thought I could tolerate it I could start on my full liquids early.   The vitamin I'm taking (Caramel VIACTIV) tastes like candy so that's a treat.  Already up and cooking for my family, sister is on her way from Atlanta (she's a nurse).  So until next time....

Hello Friend, I just figured out how to except approval of the friends list.  I didn't mean to be rude, because I do appreciate the support.  I'm about at 10 day before surgery, and it seems that I can't go to sleep at night.  All I want to do is look at the  success stories  on this web site.  It is very impressive.  I can't believe WLS can have you down so quickly.  Ladies if you have a good recipe that you would like to share with a newbie, please feel free to pass it own.  It getting late now. I feel better since I have figured out how to accept friends.  Talk to you more this weekend.