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My Sweet Spot!

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Debra G

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I had my first unfill yesterday. I had my last fill 10 days ago - 1/2 cc, my usual amount. But I have been sick for the past 10 days, I could not understand why. (They took out 1/2 cc yesterday).

 

I was not able to keep anything down those past 10 days. What I was able to eat before, I could only eat 1/2 of that - 4 raspberries, 4 bites of salmon, 3 or 4 sips of liquids, and I could not even keep that down. Once before, when I had a fill of 4 cc, I was in distress, but it did pass after 2 or 3 days. However, this time, it lasted for 10 days, with no sign of getting better. I thought this would pass also, but it did not.

 

During these 10 days, I lost 13 pounds. OK, this was way too much weight to loose so fast (to be honest I was so happy about loosing so much weight, so I resisted going to the doctor). Yes, I agree it was not a good idea to wait so long!

 

I went into the doctor's office yesterday without an appointment, and I told them what was going on. They told me I had reached my "sweet spot". It was at that moment I realized what was happening to me. That last fill had sent me over into the Sick Zone.

 

Everyone's sweet spot is different. You don't know you have reached it until you get thrown into a place that is uncomfortable. My only advice is not to wait as long as I did to return to the doctor.

 

Because I am now at my sweet spot, I will not need as many fills, and the fills will be smaller. After they took out the 1/2 cc, I was able to eat normally again, without feeling sick, and am now able again to enjoy my Recipies of the Day!

 

So I am at a new stage of my journey - my sweet spot. In the immortal words of Jackie Gleason, "How Sweet It Is".

 

So feel free to check out my blog to follow my journey, to see some tips and to see my Recipies of the Day":thumbup:

 

http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/

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Thanks for posting this. My bestie is going through what you have just described. I am going to share this with her right now. well, as soon as she wakes.

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Thanks for the posting.. I had a fill yesterday and I am very uncomfortable so will leave it for only a day and then think I will go for an unfill . what a nice way of putting it.. over into the sick zone.. a blinding flash of the obvious for me.

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Thank you jimunks2000. I hope your bestie feels better soon. I hope my story can help someone els. All the best to your bestie..

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Hello aklhoney thank you for reading my story. I know how uncomfortable you must be.. I know the though of a unfill is like "OH KNOW" keep it in so I can lose more weight but what you are feeling is know fun. Get out of that sick zone as soon as you can. All the best to you and please keep me posted on how you are feeling...

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All I can say is WOW! Here i am only 6 months out and I am at 10.5 cc's (my band only holds 11) and I can eat everyone on this website! Ugh! Ok, I do have a little restriction since I got filled up last Wednesday. I was at 9.5 cc's and called the office to inform them that I still wasnt feeling full nor did i have restriction. So they unfilled me totally to make sure I didnt have a leak..which i didnt, so they filled me up to 10.5. I don't think I will never see my sweet spot. My doctor claims because I was one of his lower BMI patients from the beginning which is why my restriction is taking longer. Blah Blah Blah! Grrrrr!

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