jeepygurl

So I go to my doctor im stuck at 70 pds, wont move, he asks what Im eating, heart burn, throwing up..etc..I tell him..he looks at me and says.."drop your calories to 600-700 a day, that should move you?".... i thought he was joking, 500 is starvation!!!! So I clearified, he repeats said stupid statement, and im eating maybe 900-1000 a day if that, I work out 2 times a day everyday.... spin class to the gym to swimming and my hair is falling out in clumps....great!!!! i hate my doctor

forgive me if i am wrong isent metamucil something to help you go.....??? make it easier?? sounds to me you have what you think you might have..dumping....dont second guess hat you think you have..YOU know your body..... fight for whats right, get answers.. and for god sakes listen to you, most people NEVER experience sliming, dumpiing and dont believe you when you have it..... if they didn't have than you dont.....good luck

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I was not banded in Mexico and I to dislike my band, being told to do all the things I have been doing, eat slow, small bites, stop drinking 30 mins before eating and STILL i get sick, I to am a bulimic, well really a llama, as I SPIT when I get sick than puke.... I AM NOT SAYING THAT THIS DOES NOT WORK, what I am saying is...I WISH MY DOCTOR HAD FULLY EXPLAIND to me, I am working out 2 times a day from swimming to spin class, and I am doing ok, but everytime I gear away from protien drinks to food I get sick, the band is not to tight as my doctor told me it wasent.........I disagree We all have opinions on this subject and for some it works great, others it stinks......so please dont yell when you know nothing about living with a cup to puke in and following all the damn rules.....

slimming, you spit like a llama, foaming you burp or throw up foam, very attractive and finally the throwing up, my personal favorite, you HAVE to throw up in order to feel better, nothing else works, and as soon as you do it's a instant..AHHHHHH These are things Docs skim over, learn EVERYTHING about lap band, know what your getting into, and be fully informed... good luck

mine is falling out to, been thinning for awhile now, and now in clumps..

Nice to know people notice, 65 pds gone, my clothes are baggy, i dyed my hair back to brown, and I know I should be happy but I still have issues eating, I work out every day, one day off, swim 60-70 laps in the am, either spin class at night or the gym, and yet the scale has stopped, for 3 weeks now..... Co workers have noticed, due to clothes that fit better but its so annoying the hard work, the way i am dedicated and not a pound is leaving the scale.................

I wish I had more honesty when I was going through the process, I was not told about the "stuck", "sliming", "dumping" and how often they really do occur, I do follow the rules, I am down 65 pounds and I am active I swim in the morning every day and I take spin 2-3 times a week and I also hit the gym everynight after work...So yes I regret it due to not feeling informed......and not being able to get a handle on my band, i swear it has a mind of its own, one day I can eat a egg the next day, nope......same way it was cooked the day before.......its annoying and frustrating.....

you are lucky when I am stuck I need to throw up, right away, I start to spit like a damn lama and hurt, OMG, it is painful, the thing with me is I can't even eat most things, eating is not pleasurable at all anymore, one day my band is ok and I can eat some things and others, nope I can only drink liquids....it's frustrating, does your band have a mind of its own...HELL YES!!!! I am not saying don;'t do it, but please hear all sides I so wish my Doctor had been more open with me about things, and instead got this "its a wonderful thing to be banded and it's all roses and unicorns bull ****".....

[@Jeepygurl: If you are having such issues as getting stuck and sliming so often that you feel you should have been warned about it, you may want to look closer at how you're eating, or talk to your doctor about physical issues with your band or fill level. The ONLY times I ever get stuck and start sliming is when I'm eating too fast, not chewing properly, or swallowing too large of a bite. If I slow down, chew better, and take smaller bites, there is no getting stuck, and I can eat anything I want. Dave I wish people would stop saying this to me, How am I vomiting on LIQUID!!!! I tell my doc this all the time I feel he was not 100% honest with me and I am now living with it, I chew fine, I eat slow I slim on various things, from liquid to chicken the band is a tool but I also think the band was not explained fully to me as I wished it had been, I exercise everyday x2 a day swimming, running, walking, spin class I am active.....SO Please...I CHEW FINE, I EAT FINE.....