Thursday, November 1, 2007
Just checking in...
Things are going well. I am eating better and more--which will happen until I get my first fill in a few weeks. Until then, I am taking it easy and trying to watch what I eat. The controlled part of the Lap-Band doesn't come until I start getting the band filled and it actually restricts what I am eating. Right now it's just in there--offering VERY little restriction, until I heal up and am ready to move on to the next step. So, I don't expect to start seeing any REAL weight loss until the new year--I have heard that it takes 2-3 fills before that happens and fills are usually at least a month apart. We shall see what happens. I am looking forward to resuming "normal" eating habits with restriction so I can't eat as much! This limited diet thing gets old. hehe And I have to do it for 2-3 more weeks.
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5 comments:
Glad you're feeling stronger, Brandi! These next few weeks will be over before you know it!!
Ditto Tam!
What's a fill? (Sorry, I'm totally ignorant about this.)
Katie,
The Lap-Band has a fillable ring that is inflated with saline. That is what makes the stomach "pouch" smaller/larger and what restricts how much food you can eat. When I refer to getting a fill, it means getting the saline injected into the band to make it actually tighten up around the stomach.
thank you for clarifying. i had these visions of them controlling you by remote control, but I guess it would be a needle? :) very interesting! I had no idea. I thought they did the surgery and you were done.
Melissa,
They insert a "port" right under your bra line basically and that is where they inject the saline into the band. It's really quite interesting. hehe
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