Comments on: Lap Band fills. http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html Weight loss information for Lap Band patients. Practice located in Texarkana, Texas. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:23:38 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dr. Ron Hekier http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1824 Dr. Ron Hekier Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:05:39 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1824 Talk to your surgeon about their regimen. At about 6 weeks from surgery, many surgeons will want you to be on regular food. So if your surgeon wants you on regular food, you should try more solid foods. Also, it is not uncommon for people to need two or three fills until they get significant hunger relief. Your port can be sore since it is often placed on the abdominal wall muscle, but you should ask your surgeon where they place theirs. Thanks for the questions! Talk to your surgeon about their regimen. At about 6 weeks from surgery, many surgeons will want you to be on regular food. So if your surgeon wants you on regular food, you should try more solid foods. Also, it is not uncommon for people to need two or three fills until they get significant hunger relief.
Your port can be sore since it is often placed on the abdominal wall muscle, but you should ask your surgeon where they place theirs.
Thanks for the questions!

]]> By: Jacqueline McGowan http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1822 Jacqueline McGowan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:25 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1822 I had my surgery on june 16 2010 and my first fill on the 14 of july.. Before the fill i was doing perfect>not craving anything...why is it I'm craving peanut butter? Also, I'm getting hungry in between meals now..I've started trying to eat solid foods...my first meal was purple hull peas and a lil meat off a turkey neck..and about a hour or two later i started craving peanut butter and crackers. Also, on the side where my port is exactly where the port is> its feeling tight> why is that? I had my surgery on june 16 2010 and my first fill on the 14 of july..
Before the fill i was doing perfect>not craving anything…why is it I’m craving peanut butter? Also, I’m getting hungry in between meals now..I’ve started trying to eat solid foods…my first meal was purple hull peas and a lil meat off a turkey neck..and about a hour or two later i started craving peanut butter and crackers. Also, on the side where my port is exactly where the port is> its feeling tight> why is that?

]]> By: Dr. Ron Hekier http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1775 Dr. Ron Hekier Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:08:49 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1775 LOL! The computer told me your comment was sent from someone in Maryland! See you soon! LOL! The computer told me your comment was sent from someone in Maryland! See you soon!

]]> By: wilma(jeannie) stephens http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1774 wilma(jeannie) stephens Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:55:01 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1774 hi dr. ron, ilive in dierks,ar. & you are my surgeon. see you tomorrow hi dr. ron, ilive in dierks,ar. & you are my surgeon. see you tomorrow

]]> By: Dr. Ron Hekier http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1772 Dr. Ron Hekier Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:12:09 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1772 Thanks for the kind words. Good luck with your first fill. Don't forget to subscribe to our list using the sign up box on the Home Page. As noted in one of our blog posts, we will be affiliated with a nationwide site that offers posts for many doctors, and we will put most of our blog posts there. Where do you live and who is your surgeon? Thanks for the kind words. Good luck with your first fill. Don’t forget to subscribe to our list using the sign up box on the Home Page. As noted in one of our blog posts, we will be affiliated with a nationwide site that offers posts for many doctors, and we will put most of our blog posts there.
Where do you live and who is your surgeon?

]]> By: wilma stephens http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1771 wilma stephens Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:42:54 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1771 I love this blog;so much info here.tomorrow is my first fill &I'm a little anxious but also looking forward to it.I just hope & pray we get it right the first time but realize odds are against it.I must say this is the greatest tool of all time;Ibelieve it has added years to my life,I haven't felt this well & alive in years.I would do it again tomorrow with no reservation.Thanks Dr. Ron I love this blog;so much info here.tomorrow is my first fill &I’m a little anxious but also looking forward to it.I just hope & pray we get it right the first time but realize odds are against it.I must say this is the greatest tool of all time;Ibelieve it has added years to my life,I haven’t felt this well & alive in years.I would do it again tomorrow with no reservation.Thanks Dr. Ron

]]> By: Dr. Ron Hekier http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1504 Dr. Ron Hekier Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:47:29 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1504 Thanks for checking out the blog! Please contact our office for specific questions on the procedure. Thanks for checking out the blog! Please contact our office for specific questions on the procedure.

]]> By: Monique http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1500 Monique Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:53:43 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1500 I am researching the surgery, found your blog, and have a question, are the fills included in the initial price of the procedure? I am researching the surgery, found your blog, and have a question, are the fills included in the initial price of the procedure?

]]> By: Amy http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1474 Amy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:25:01 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1474 love to read these comments. Going for 1st fill tommorrow! love to read these comments. Going for 1st fill tommorrow!

]]> By: Dr. Ron Hekier http://blog.noscales.com/lap-band-fills.html/comment-page-1#comment-1464 Dr. Ron Hekier Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:15:16 +0000 http://blog.noscales.com/2008/05/lap-band-fills.html#comment-1464 Congrats on your progress so far. 1) You are less than 1 year out from your surgery. We tell most people to expect to reach their goal on average in 18 - 24 months. 2) Keep a food journal. Write down everything you eat and record the calories and protein amount. We can review that at your next visit or you can review it with Amy Carmelli, the nutritionist. 3) Make sure your exercise includes vigorous aerobic activity as well as resistance training to gain muscle and burn fat. 4) Remember a fill does not equal weight loss. Burning more calories than you bring in yields weight loss. 5) Go through the older blog posts to find tips that might help. Here's one from 2008: http://blog.noscales.com/hit-a-weight-loss-plateau-with-your-lap-band.html See ya soon :) Congrats on your progress so far.
1) You are less than 1 year out from your surgery. We tell most people to expect to reach their goal on average in 18 – 24 months.
2) Keep a food journal. Write down everything you eat and record the calories and protein amount. We can review that at your next visit or you can review it with Amy Carmelli, the nutritionist.
3) Make sure your exercise includes vigorous aerobic activity as well as resistance training to gain muscle and burn fat.
4) Remember a fill does not equal weight loss. Burning more calories than you bring in yields weight loss.
5) Go through the older blog posts to find tips that might help. Here’s one from 2008:
http://blog.noscales.com/hit-a-weight-loss-plateau-with-your-lap-band.html

See ya soon :)

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