Donna34 Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I go tomorrow for my 2nd fill. Wish me luck everyone. I'm hoping that this one will find my "sweet spot!" Ready to get down to business! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyLikesIt Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I go tomorrow for my 2nd fill. Wish me luck everyone. I'm hoping that this one will find my "sweet spot!" Ready to get down to business! Donna Good luck, Donna!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamhappy07 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I go tomorrow for my 2nd fill. Wish me luck everyone. I'm hoping that this one will find my "sweet spot!" Ready to get down to business! Donna Good luck Donna and happy filling! LOL You should be perfect now! Peace, Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMMIE Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 HOW YOU DOIN DONNA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna34 Posted June 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Doing good thanks! I got .08cc's. But man, I really feel TIGHT! I could feel WATER going down this morning. Hope I'm not too tight! That brings me up to 1.28 cc's. He told me to be sure and do liquids for the next 3 days, and slowly move on to puree's. We'll see how it goes! Thanks for asking! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMMIE Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 WHO DID YOU END UP GOING TO FOR YOUR FILL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelav Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Donna is that the total amount in your band? :-? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna34 Posted July 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Pammie, I ended up going to Dr. Vitello in Chicago. He is GREAT, love him to death. I get to see everything he does, fluoro, barium going down everything! He is very much determined to get it JUST right. I'm glad I found him! Angelav, Yes, 1.28cc's is the total amount in my band at this time. I've had 2 fills so far. I have a 4cc band! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorry Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I got .08cc's. Are you sure? Dr. Acosta at OCC told me that he can only do adjustments in multiples of .2 ccs which is the minimum the syringe will allow. At one point I asked him to adjust 0.1 cc and he coudn't do it. You're talking about a fraction of that. Doesn't sound right. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna34 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Are you sure? Dr. Acosta at OCC told me that he can only do adjustments in multiples of .2 ccs which is the minimum the syringe will allow. At one point I asked him to adjust 0.1 cc and he coudn't do it. You're talking about a fraction of that. Doesn't sound right.. Hmmmm, I'm not saying you are wrong, but that sounds very strange to me. Maybe a different syringe? I know when my cousin had her fills some of them were 1.07, or .06. She uses a US doctor too. Or perhaps he is guesstimating?? (my doctor that is) He said "I'm going to take out just a tiny drop more." So maybe he was just guessing at how much he actually took out? I don't know. I do know that his fills work like a charm, and I haven't been overtightened, or undertightened yet. I read about your trip. Wow, that's a bummer! I can imagine how it would have been to have gotten poked that many times in the same spot! OUCH! My first poke was a little more painful than I expected. I can't imagine 4!! Dr. Vitello did say the same thing they told you. He said "Fills are not an exact science, it's more like an art!" How's your restriction now? Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWorry Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 How's your restriction now? Sounds like you found an excellent 'artist.' Good for you. My restriction is moderate. But I'm still losing weight (although very slowly) and most of the loss has come from just drinking protein drinks for almost a week, not the lap-band restriction. The first opportunity I get, I'm going to get another adjustment. I'm not sure I'll go back to TJ, though. If it's all guesswork (or artistry) anyway, I might be better off somewhere closer. I met a friend yesterday who had his surgery locally 2 weeks before mine. He's already lost 55 lbs, but he had a lot more to lose than I did. Still, it's a higher percentage of total loss and I'm envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna34 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Sounds like you found an excellent 'artist.' Good for you. My restriction is moderate. But I'm still losing weight (although very slowly) and most of the loss has come from just drinking protein drinks for almost a week, not the lap-band restriction. The first opportunity I get, I'm going to get another adjustment. I'm not sure I'll go back to TJ, though. If it's all guesswork (or artistry) anyway, I might be better off somewhere closer. I met a friend yesterday who had his surgery locally 2 weeks before mine. He's already lost 55 lbs, but he had a lot more to lose than I did. Still, it's a higher percentage of total loss and I'm envious. I know....frustrating isn't it??? This fill was a good fill, and I do still have some restriction, but I'm just losing SO SLOWLY. Maybe 1 or 1 1/2 lbs. a week. I know that's how we are SUPPOSED to lose weight, but it's just excruciatingly slow! I'm definitely NOT at my sweet spot. After my cousins surgery, she went for maybe 6 months where it seemed her weightloss just creeped along, then BAM! After she finally got to the sweetspot, she took off! Or I guess I should say the WEIGHT took off! She went from 220 down to 133, and looks great. She never thought she would lose that much because she hadn't weighed that since highschool, but she did! Her goal was 150, but I guess she'll just have to live with 133. Must be nice! We'll get there eventually! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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