Complete UNFILL!!!!
So I posted yesterday that I had Back Surgery last week. I had to have a complete unfill for the surgery and for recovery. Has anyone else had surgery and an unfill? And how long did you wait to have it filled back? I am doing pretty good not over eating, but after being banded for a year and a half, its very weird to be able to eat more food. I have come to understand its all in my head when it comes to over eating. I have been trained to eat small portions and I have continued to do that even with out a fill. HUMMMM?? I wonder how long this will last? Oh yeah and I have lost 3 lbs!
I think any kind of WLS is majority mental work !!! I truly believe that .
I have had my surgery for 2 months now and have not had a fill as of yet and still have lost 32 pounds and almost 20 inches in two months and my band is empty as the day he put it in me .
In my mind I know if I over eat I could damage my band, I know in my mind if I eat to fast I will get sick, I know in my mind if I over eat I could get sick and damage my band.
So why do all those things if you know it could harm you ? The band alone right now is doing enough for me to help me to lose weight and Im playing a big mental game with myself but if its working and I dont have to mess with needles, or playing the fill or unfill game that is fine with me as long as I keep my goal at 8 pounds per month or more then no fills for me :o)
I think that is great you are doing so well with out any fluid in your band :o) I do believe its possible to lose weight without fluid in your band its how bad do you want it ??
Keep up the great work !!!! And I hope you feel better really really soon !!!!
I have had my surgery for 2 months now and have not had a fill as of yet and still have lost 32 pounds and almost 20 inches in two months and my band is empty as the day he put it in me .
In my mind I know if I over eat I could damage my band, I know in my mind if I eat to fast I will get sick, I know in my mind if I over eat I could get sick and damage my band.
So why do all those things if you know it could harm you ? The band alone right now is doing enough for me to help me to lose weight and Im playing a big mental game with myself but if its working and I dont have to mess with needles, or playing the fill or unfill game that is fine with me as long as I keep my goal at 8 pounds per month or more then no fills for me :o)
I think that is great you are doing so well with out any fluid in your band :o) I do believe its possible to lose weight without fluid in your band its how bad do you want it ??
Keep up the great work !!!! And I hope you feel better really really soon !!!!
I hear you guys...I had to have my primer fill totally emptied out a couple of days after surgery due to swelling, nausea and dehydration. I have never had a fill of any type and my band remains empty, and I am still loosing weight.
I too think that it has a great deal to do with the surgeons experience and exactly where your band is placed. Most days I really have no desire to eat - my doc advises 3 oz dense protien up to 3 times a day, and plenty of good old H2O.
So glad to hear that I am not the only one :)
I too think that it has a great deal to do with the surgeons experience and exactly where your band is placed. Most days I really have no desire to eat - my doc advises 3 oz dense protien up to 3 times a day, and plenty of good old H2O.
So glad to hear that I am not the only one :)
On January 27, 2011 at 10:13 AM Pacific Time, kelly_girl wrote:
I hear you guys...I had to have my primer fill totally emptied out a couple of days after surgery due to swelling, nausea and dehydration. I have never had a fill of any type and my band remains empty, and I am still loosing weight.I too think that it has a great deal to do with the surgeons experience and exactly where your band is placed. Most days I really have no desire to eat - my doc advises 3 oz dense protien up to 3 times a day, and plenty of good old H2O.
So glad to hear that I am not the only one :)
My doctor had to jump my butt on Monday because like you I have a very very bad habit of skipping meals lol. I'm so not a breakfast eater I can not eat when I first get up not because of the band but its just me I have to be up and moving around for a good three hrs before I can even think about eating.
Well, time I feel hungry to eat its lunch time lol.
He really got onto me about that because he is worried I will not get enough protein in for the day so I'm working on that lol.
I hope I can go as long as you are and do as great as you are without no fluid in my band. Keep it up !!!