I feel my intake is to much

23 days past surgery 12-28-07 [Edit Post]
I have no idea what is going on with me,I seem to not be loosing any weight,I was to go get my first fill 1-15-,I called the DR office & told them ,so now I have a appt on the 8 th ,I am 23 days out & feel like I dont get full,and Im not loosing,I asked the nurse can my band of slipped would I know it ,she said yes I would be sick & not able to keep down anything, I told her I am fine, I have no problem drinking a half bottle of water at one time.I can eat any food I want & nothing upsets me at all.She said every one is different.  I must say when I read others profiles & they have lost so much in just the first few weeks,I say WHATS WRONG WITH ME....AGAIN I SAY IS THIS NORMAL ??? SOME ONE PLEASE RESPOND,I NEED TO KNOW???

I had to go to a big family dinner tonight, & it was VERY HARD FOR ME NOT TO EAT,I HAD A FEW BITES OF MY DINNER ,BUT WANTED MORE,AND I DID   PASS ON THE DEREST AS IT LOOKED SOOO GOOD TO ME ,I KNOW I COULD OF ATE IT NO PROBLEM, I HAD NO POP ,DRANK WATER,STILL NOT FULL.

Well I just cant wait to get to that Dr office on the 8th & thats still 8 days away....

From my understanding many people can eat larger portions before they have their first fill. As far as foods upsetting your tummy are you talking about what a RNY patient experiences with dumping? You will not experience anything like that because you do not malabsorb but if you eat too fast you may foam if the food gets stuck. After you have your first fill you will start to begin to have restriction. Be patient it will come. Dr Pete will make it work for you. He is really good and there are other members on this board that have had that team for their WLS surgeon as did my husband. Christine

Thank you for the re asurence I am Looking for,Yes mine is the lap band,I just now drank a full 8 oz bottle of Boost,feel full now but that will not stay with me, thats why the nurse told me to eat more solids, but my neice had lab band & said I should not be able to eat as much as I did.I am Happy to hear after my first fill I will start loosing... Thank you again for posting to me,I will keep you posted, Joan

Good Morning.  Are you sure you haven't lost anything? Can you go into the office and get weigh? You probly will not fill full, without a fill, but hold inthere, and try. Are you taking protein shakes or using protein powder? Let your new tool work for you. And be assured, if you overeat, it will come back up. Good Luck

THANK YOU FOR POSING BACK AT ME, MY SCALE TELLS ME I AM THE SAME AS FIRST WEEK OUT & THAT WAS A 4 LB LOSE, I KNOW THE DR. DID NOT PUT MY BAND IN WITH A FILL AS WELL,JUST THE BAND,MY FIRST FILL WILL BE JAN 8 TH.YES I AM DRINKING MY PROTEIN SHAKES,GET FULL BUT IT DONT STAY WITH ME THE NURSE TOLD ME TO EAT MORE SOLIDS,I JUST FEEL MY IN TAKE IS TO MUCH & THATS WHY I HAVENT LOST,I WILL KNOW MORE WHEN I GO FOR MY FIRST FILL ON THE 8 TH..I HAVE NOT BEEN SICK AT ALL, I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED, THANKS AGAIN  JOAN

I am so glad to see this post, I am 4 days post-op and am able to drink 1/2 bottle of water without any pain/nausea/without anything happening. I questioned if my band had slipped, because I have had no problems eating/drinking 1/2 cup...but I saw what you wrote, that the nurse said if you had a slippage, you would be sick...it is a relief, maytbe I need an adjustment in a couple weeks and that is all it is.  I have been so careful every step of the way, I don't want to mess it up. Betsy

YA BETSY,I FELT THE SAME WAY,THATS WHY I CALLED,I SAID IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME ?? I WILL GO FOR MY FIRST FILL ON THE 8TH,AND AM TOLD I WILL START A GOOD WEIGHT LOSS AT THAT TIME.yOU ALSO HANG IN THEIR ,I WAS TOLD THE DR. WONT DO A FILL BEFOUR 4 WEEKS POST SO I WILL JUST WAIT,I GUESS OUR BODY JUST NEEDS TO GET USE TO THE BAND, HEAL & THEN WE WILL BE ON THE LOOSER BENCH... THANK YOU FOR POSTING BACK AT ME I KNOW IM NOT A LONE HERE... PLEASE ADD ME TO YOU FRIEND LIST SO WE CAN STAY POSTING TO EACH OTHER, HANG IN THEIR,  JOAN

Joan,  I'm glad to hear from you,  I will keep in  touch...I hate to sound stupid, but I don't know how to add you to my friend list...I will keep trying till I get it though. Betsy

I have heard the same with LapBand.  Many people get nervous because they can eat more than what they thought.  Just hand in there and be strong or call the doctor and get in right away...

THANK YOU FOR POSTING YES I AM GETTING THAT SAME RESPONCE FROM SOME OTHER PEOPLE ,THE DR.S JUST DONT SEEM TO TELL YOU SOME THINGS YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW LIKE THIS, I AM GOING IN ON THE 8TH FOR MY FIRST FILL. PLEASE ADD ME AS A FRIEN SO WE CAN STAY IN TOUCH/ THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT JOAN