Question:
I was banded 1 month ago and lost 23 lbs.

My weight loss has come to a sudden hault. I have not yet been adjusted. Any thoughts?    — rhammgag (posted on July 19, 2007)

July 19, 2007
increase your protien and low the card intake.
   — Jenney

July 19, 2007
You lost 23 pounds in one month - give your body a few weeks to catch up. Sounds like you're doing great to me!
   — Hilarious

July 19, 2007
SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. THE DOC SAID ONCE THE SWELLING FROM THE SURGERY GOES DOWN WE ARE ALMOST BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE SURGERY. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST FILL NEXT WEEK.
   — MAYROSE

July 19, 2007
23 lbs is really really good! Just keep following the diet, drink LOTS of water, and give yourself some time to heal. Once your scheduled for your first fill, you'll feel quite a difference. Good Luck, keep us posted
   — Catherine F.

July 20, 2007
You have a band with no adjustment. Right now, your stomach is virtually unaltered. Once you begin getting your adjustments, you will notice how quickly you get full and must stop eating and the weight loss will begin again. The primary difference between the band and the bypass is the fact that with a band the surgery is not complete until you are properly adjusted rather than with the bypass when the surgery is complete immediately. My band was put in place January 2003. I obtained total weight loss within about 14-15 months, and I have kept the weight off for four years now. You can have total success with the band if you work with it. Remember, it is a tool to aid your weight loss.
   — VickiStevens

July 25, 2007
wow I think you are doing great, I was banded 2months ago and I was down 18lbs, then I stopped losing I was getting too comfortable eating, then then this weekend I had my 1st fill of 4/12cc and I been losing 1lb a day I'm back to liquids my Doc told me to do the liquid for 5 days after the fill, so here I am back to losing......I love my band!!!!
   — tatiz26