Hello,
I was banded on 2/22/10. I ate very little and felt fine. Things were great until my 2nd fill on May 13th. I thought eating practically nothing was normal with the band. I barely ate and even the slightest bit of overeating would cause vomiting and extreme pain. I let this go on until August when I had an appointment to see the doc. I was losing tons of weight so I didn’t want to stop that part but I suffered in the end. He took some Fluid out in August and said that my pouch was dilated and we needed to keep an eye on it. I went back in October, same issue. He took more fluid out and wanted to see me in November. I stopped losing at this point and gained 5lbs. In November I had an upper gi and they thought it seemed to be ok. I went back on January 27th and that’s when he decided I needed surgery asap! The band slipped all the way down. I had surgery on 2/8. They removed the old band and put a new one along with repairing a hiatal hernia. I was in extreme pain from the gas for 3-4 days last week and didn’t really eat much until this past Monday. Starting Monday I was able to eat a lot more. I am starving all the time and am eating fish and veggies with no problem at all. I am not going to have any meat , bread or Pasta because I don’t want to gain any weight but I am wondering why I have a huge appetite and can eat normal compared to the first time I had the band put in.
Can anyone share their thoughts or experience being banded for the second time??? Please help!
