jlimon87

Hi everyone! i was banded on september 16 2005 i had my first fill on oct 25 with 2 cc ever since i got my fill i have felt i needed more fill right away. The problem is that i never went back for another fill because there were DAYS where i couldnt eat! i would feel full right away with a few bites! but there were some days where i could eat ALOT! and potato chips.......my goodness i could eat like a hole bag and not get full! i have lost about 27 lbs since surgery which i love....a have been getting a lot of complimints ! anywaysssssssssssssss these past few days i have not been able to eat almost anything! i have had A Lot of episodes of food getting stuck and having to throw it up! actually sometimes like 2-3 times a day! im so scared! im afraid my band has slipped but i dont know the simtoms if i could please get a response SOON!! i called Dr. Ortiz today and left him a message! but i need help i dont know what to do

Actually Im glad you brought the fill topic up! i was about to leave a post about it! I just recently got my fill also..2cc also! but I start eating and then I have to eat slo like u said! The thing is ...i only feel full full if i eat bread.....and then after like 20 min or so after eatin i get hungry again.....the full sensation only last a lil while for me! Im thinking i need more fill but how long do i have to wait before getting my second fill?? i dont i feel like im eating toooo much!H! so yea..thats how much I EAT ---=/ any thoughts?

Hey Kyle! Remember Me? im Jackie the one that got the surgery on the same day as you! Yup i guess we are Band BuddieS or surgery buddies hehe iono! hey dont feel bad! the first week after my surgery i gained 5 lbs! can u believe it! and i was on the liquids ..and folllowed it strictly! but it was because i was on my period?!?! maybe thats you too?!? i dunno. A lot of people have told me that this stage isnt really for weightloss. Its just so that the band can heal. Also they have said that anyweight you do loose now is just bonus. The real weight loss begins after ur fill =) dont be bummed out! I have a good feeling about this! Its gonna work I promise.! for both of uS! we both have to remain optimistic! i actually wasnt hungry the first week...but these past few days i have had mental hunger...craving foodS! gRR! its okay ! We both have one more week left exactly! and then i could actually eat again! i never in my life imagined i could go this long without eating food food! its wierd! hehe well keep in touch! we must support each other!! hehe hope you feel better -Jackie

Okay okay okay.....this is my 10th day after surgery! and...........I NEED to eat! the first five days where fine but this diet is so HARD! We had a surprise bday party for my friend at my house today and everyone brought all this yummy food...Chips, dips, cake, hamburgers, hot dogs...candy! grrr knowing that i could only eat my dumb yogurT! grr...........im not saying im gonna eat it ..but its just soo HARD! how did u guys do it !?!?! pleaseeeeeeeeeee let me know! cus gosh i cant stop thinking about it! HELP PLEASE

Okay so I was banded 5 days ago. So I will tell my experience... I am 17 and I was a bit nervous about getting the lap band. My parents kept asking me if i was SURE i wanted to do it and i was very assuring that YES it was something i wanted to do. So I drove to TJ on the 15th ( i live in southern cali) of sept with my grandma and my aunt, and I was going to meet my mom their in tijuana that same day. Rene gave us directions to the clinic but it is so crazy driving in TJ so we ended up being lost for about 30 min. We finally found it and I rushed up to the clinic. As soon as I got there they were like (jacqueline?) and i was like YES? They were already expecting me. =) They soon took my blood tests, I met with the Nutritionst DR. Miranda ( she is really really nice) and Docter Jimenez for my cardioligy test. In the Cardiology test they obviously test your heart..I kinda felt wierd cus I had to take off my shirt/bra and put on this little robe thingy but I dunno it was uncomfortable ....nevertheless he performed the test very professionally! So after my test my mom came to the clinic and I felt a lot better having my mommy there lol. They gave me a cute little bag with gaterade and some juice drinks for after my surgery. It was very cute hehe. That day they told me i couldnt drink soda (carbonated drinks) for the rest of my life. I had done a lot of research and i Didnt know that minor restriction. I was a lil in shock but i just took it. I rather loose weight then drink soda lol. NewAys...the whole clinic thing took about 2 hours and then I had the rest of the day to do Watever. I could finally eat so i had a great lunch at this place called LOS ARCOS in Tijuana. Later that day my aunt and grandma left for home and my mom and I checked in at the hotel. The Lucerna is a very nice hotel. I really liked it. So that night I did like 3 hours of homework. Then I tried to go to sleep ...it was hard since i was so nervous. But then I prayed and I knew everything would be okay. My mom and I woke up the next day EARLY because we wanted to take pics of me BEFORE my surgery lol We went down to the lobby where we were supposed to get picked up by Mrs. Ortiz at 830. We were at the lobby at 8 and we waited for an hour and nobody showed up. Both my mom and I were kinda upset so we called Mrs. Ortiz from the lobby and I guess nobody had told her that she was supposed to pick us up. Since we had a car we just drove ourselves to the hospital. We got there and our room wasnt ready. Mrs. Ortiz appoligized but my mom and I were kinda upset because the other two people who were getting surgery the same day as me were already in there rooms ready for surgery. That meant I would get my surgery last. My mom was more upset then me..I was just nervous and scared and nervous hehe...It was an intense 30 min as we waited for our room. So I finally get to my room. They give me the gown and everything.. The socks that are almost impossible to put on and they soon started getting me ready. I had to wait like about 2 hours in my room since the others were getting their surgery. They gave me a pill so i would relax and it mad me really sleepy so I took I fell asleep. Dr. Ortiz, and Dr. Martinez came in and started explaining everything to me but the pill had such a big affect on me i was out of it. I just remember thinking...Let me sleep..i dont really care i just want to get it over wit...i know everything about the lap band already lol Thats kinda mean but it was THE PILL! hehe so after they talked to me i fell asleep again. All of a suddun Dr. Ortiz wakes me up saying ITS TIME FOR UR SURGERY....i was still out of it and i just remember getting up and hugging my mom before i went in the surgery room. I got in there and they told me to sit down on this big chair...Then i felt that they had given me the anestesia...they asked me what kinda of music i liked...i didnt answer..so they started playing oldies...two seconds into the song i was OUT! I woke up hearing wit the oxygen mask on me and I couldnt stand it..I kept taking it off and my mom kept putting it back on. I didnt feel any real pain..After a little while they took the mask off and told me to start walking. Since i had never had anesthesia before when i got up i felt really dizzy and i started sweating...so i had to sit back down.. Everytime i wanted to walk i felt that way but it wasnt too bad. I did my best. It was not painful at all. And the next day I went to the hotel. When I got to the hotel i took a nap and then got up and started walking around the lobby and around the pool. I felt ALOT better. I went back to the room and we still had another night at the hotel but since we live so close to home we decided to leave. These past few days have been a lot easier than I imagined. I was able to go to school that next monday. And yes i feel a bit weak and the gas is bothering me but nothing untolerable. I havnt needed the pain killers i recieved. Today was the hardest day for me ..I felt really weak and I had to come home early from school. But my mom gave me some broth and I just took a very long nap. In a few days i will be able to eat yogurt and my protien drinks so I think those will make me feel a lot better. Well thats my experience and i dont regret it at all up to this point... Just want to say hi to KYLE AND MIKE...those were my two surgery buddys.... i will keep posted on my progress... Starting weight is 221 i have lost 2 lbs since my surgery (5 days ago) lol -Jackie

okay so i had my surgery on friday sept 16 and yes im finally banded! i got home yesterday and i bought a scale and it says i have gained 5 lbs ?!?! i weighed 221 a day before surgery and today it says 225??? i dont get it ? shouldnt i be loosing weight since im only on liquidS? and okay i understand that im not really supposed to be loosing weight cus this time is for healing but why am i gaining? okay im scared...

hey that was me that posted the last messge...i wonder why it says that IWANABEABRICKHOUSE wrote it! hmm odd

Well the day is almost here. I am getting banded in two days.Sept 16!! I leave for TJ tomorrow. Wow I honestly cant believe this is actually gonna happen. I mean it all started with me being depressed one night ..browsing online and BaM i found out about this lap band procedure. I pray that I have made the right choice and that this is actually gonna be a life changing thing. Still a lot of my family members think I'm way to young but thanks to some of the teens here that reassured me that it was okay i feel better. Yes im nervous...a little scared...excited...all bottled into a lot of emotion. Hopefully the next time i post i will be back at home feeling better and newly BANDED =)) I will tell about my experience when I come home!

hey im 17 and im getting banded in two weeks....sept 16! i need to find out what it was like for teens to go through this experience...so anyone that was a teen when they got it done or is a teen if u guys can please give me ur AIM or email or MYSPACE info so we can chat! i would feel soo much better my aim is jlimon87 email jlimon87@aol.com msn mess. is jackie_lc1@hotmail.com and my MYSPACE cus myspace is great is www.myspace.com/jlimon87 PLEASE it would mean alot to me

Hey....i have another question...I am still very conserned about how long its going to take me to recuperate...I am getting banded on a friday and im supposivly gonna go back to school (im a senior in highschool) on the next monday..But someonet told me that since you are drinking pure liquid u have no energy and you feel weak? Was that a problem for others?? Please let me know

any other teens out there??

Thanks for the replys...the good thing is that im going to be a senior this year so NO P.E for me! but okay...Thanks so much for the advice! i will be sure to take my liquids in a waterbottle for school that monday =)) -jackie

wow thanks for the reply! wow ur 15? that makes me feel better! hehe how did u deal with everyone telling you u were too young...I mean thats what i'm getting from everyone...I just feel like they dont understand...I already have my surgery date for sept 16 and my mom is still not sure sure.. She still feels that im too young! How did u deal with your friends and stuff? Did you tell them? I am really open to things so I already told all my friends im doing it. Some agree some dont. I really dont care its my decision anyway but yea! if u could email me..or i added u to my Aim to see if we could talk sometime! So either i will talk to u on Aim or i will send you an email or u could send me an email..watever lol my email is jlimon87@aol.com and my AIM is jlimon87 ! so thanks soo much for the reply! =) -JACKIE

I am going to be banded on sept 16! so im sure i will see you there!!! my name is jackie =)

okay..im going to get banded on the 16 of sept and i have a question...? I am getting my surgery done on a friday....im still in highschool...So do you guys think i will have to miss school after that weekend or will i be okay to go to school the next monday? i mean how does it feel the first couple of days? just need some info

Hey..Well i am 17 years old and i am scheduled to have my surgery wit doctor ortiz on sept 16....I have read a bunch of testomonials but they are mostly from older patients. I really want to know more about the experiences of younger patients. So please anyone who can contact me ....message on here or send me an email at jlimon87@aol.com! please im kinda scared and i would feel better if a teenager would talk to me ... jackie