Spouse of TEJ

This is for those you who are have been going along good with your lapband and something happened to get you off track. I was banded Aug 2010...losing weight very well. Down 65 pounds lost forever. I then begin to have reflux like never before....I couldn't even eat ice chips. I called my doctor and he feels my band may have slipped....he had to open my band completely up...so now I have no restriction.....I have to wait 6 weeks before he will fill me again. Other problems begin to happen also, I tore my menicus in my left knee and may have to have surgery.....now I can't do any cardio... In the last 2 weeks I have gained 6 pounds....due to the fact I am open and my hunger has returned....and I can't exercise. Today, I had the most peaceful thought. "Don't let my setback be setbacks" I can look at this 2 ways.....I can feel sorry for myself or move forward. I am choosing to move forward. Eventhough my hunger has returned and I can't exercise... I can do SOMETHING!!!!! I can take the tools I have learned since Aug 2010 and work them. Or I can choose to feel sorry for myself and allow myself gain weight back until my next fill. I am moving forward. I just wanted to encourage those of you that have been in "band hell" that you can choose to do what is best for you!!!! It may be a temporary set back but not a permanent setback!!!! Go forward and do the best you can....keep moving...keep exercising....walk....do upper body....hula hoop....cardio....eat better and clean....leave the ice cream alone....DO SOMETHING. Move Forward.....Spouse of TEJ!

Saraboo....did they do a Upper GI on you...or did they just fill you slowly and think the slippage self corrected. I am having a slippage issue also. Thanks

Pattie....thank you for your post. I too have been banded since Aug 2010 and two weeks ago started having reflux like crazy....I couldn't even eat ice chips....out of the blue. I went to the doctor and he thinks it's a slippage....but he just opened me up. No plans for a Upper GI.....he told me to come back in 6 weeks for another fill. Now I am thinking I should ask for the Upper GI. I have gained back 8 pounds and have no restriction....Since he think it may be slippage...should I ask for the GI? Your sharing this post may have saved me some heartache.....so Thank you for being honest!!! Spouse of TEJ