blackmajyk

Has anyone else have their port placed in their upper chest area and if so, is there a reason for it being there or have any issues with irritation from bra during the healing process..i have not wore a bra since surgery but head back to work tomorrow and hate to be there with the girls swinging everywhere Ann

I have been having a lot of issues with my tail bone. I can not sit for long periods of time without having pain. I have lost almost 100lbs and wonder if this is related to it and is there a solution?

I am down to 178 from 265 and now I am more ashamed of my body than before. My husband loved the bigger me and accepts the smaller me..but I am having trouble being intimate with my husband because of the hanging skin. I use to prance around proudly in my outfits as a big girl now you wont catch me in any light without being fully dressed..my thighs are the worse. We went to Vegas and in the restroom of our room was a full size mirror, first time I seen my new body and it was ghastly..i look like a Sharpe. Has anyone have this issue and what is the best thing to do? I feel my self esteem is going away with the weight. I actually thought I would love the new me, but I don't. Please help.

265 - 178

Is anyone having trouble with their teeth since being banded. I was banded last year and since then my teeth are now full of cavities. I went from needing 1 fill to 11. I am pretty good at caring for my teeth at home but this has stumped me. Any other or any ideas?

I take vitamins. When I go to my next appt I will bring it up. I swear it looks like I haven't brushed a day in my life but I know I do daily and dentist on the regular

we all are in the same boat..coming on here helps us get thru the rough waters.

i got the fill on the 13th..did the liquids just about the whole time..did try a little roasted chicken but that was a no go..then on last wed I finally accepted defeated and went to have the unfill done..I was still swollen for a couple day but not I am eating fine..used to feel like a vice grip was around my stomach but that feeling is gone away along with the heartburn and vomiting. I am trying not to over eat lol but going a week with no food its hard, I will get back in my regular routine soon.

I went to the er last time I was too tight and they told me there was nothing they could do for me because they didn't have the means for my care. At the time I didn't have the money for the 3 hr drive. I was devastated. Very sick cuz I couldn't even take my meds and nowhere to go. But luckily a neighbour took me. I know better now and keep an emergency stash at all times. Good luck and keep us posted.

I just went thru same thing except mine got progressively worse. My dr is 3 hrs away do I held out a week even though I had started vomiting in my sleep at night. They took out .25 cc and I feel so much better. Took a couple days for the swelling to go down but now I'm eating again. Only coffee in the mornings though. Can't seem to stomach anything in the mornings.

Am going on an outing next week. One of the requirements is to bring a bag lunch because we will be out all day. I can not eat breads and hard fruits, so what is the best things to pack so that I don't get hungry and I am not outcasted because I'm not eating with everyone else. Not very many ready to eat foods out there.

Ty so much for all the ideas

I just had .25cc removed wed. Had fill last week and it made me too tight. I was vomiting in my sleep and miserable. Was still able to eat but was still horrid at night. I feel better. Still have a tight feeling in my chest but dr said my tummy swollen so take a few days to go down. But there is a big difference a lil unfill will make.

I can make it from home. Most likely what I will do. Tuna sounds great. Didn't think about that. Went into panic mode and couldn't sort things out in my head. Apple sauce sits heavy in my chest for some reason. Imma see if I can find the cool packs. I live in the deserts of California so a lot of convient stuff is not available. 45 min to nearest town.

I had a fill a few weeks ago. Since the fill I am having trouble eating alot of foods. I would chew for long periods of time but yet when I swallow it is so painful going thru the band. I am not sure if I am too tight and need to have some taken out. Foods that are suppose to be easy to swallow will give me pain. Right now I eat mostly soups and moisty foods and some chicken..but sometimes the chicken goes down no problem..other times it hurts. I get up in the mornings have a cup of coffee I am fine, then I drink a protein shake and it causes a heaviness in my chest and light pain going down. by lunch i can eat soup and dinner i can eat a full meal but it has to be very light. I am worried its too tight, but this is the first time I have actually been restricted on my food intake, so getting some taken out will probably set me back to eating too much..

i did soup for 3 days and tried to build back up to solid foods, but still having issues with some foods..im waiting on the dr office to open to see what they say. im aready preparing they will make me come in to take out some.

mostly meats..chicken pork..havent had fish and im not going to touch beef, lol im sure that will give me a go around trying to swallow

just wondering off topic..can stress cause tightness with the band?

kind of figured I was too tight..the burping is crazy..i drink by straw now to cut down on some of the burping. As soon as the office opens I will give them a call..Another thing is my office is 2 hrs away, so another reason I am reluctant sometimes to having to go more than my once a month fill..but I am leaving for a cruise next week and hate to be in the middle of the ocean and my band goes into over drive.

I didnt have a waiting period..I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and sleep apnea. i was approved within 2 days of submittal. So it varies by person..Its not a waste of time..go ahead and get an appt with the nutritionist..and get your psych eval to get that out the way.

I am having a depressing day. I was banded July 2011 at 254lbs I am currently 215 lbs...Frustrated because I havent made it under 200lbs by now. I know that weight loss for the band is slow, but when I see people reaching 100lbs off in a yr, there is no way at this rate I will see those results. My year window is right around the corner and I havent even lost 50 lbs. Ugh...really.

Thanks ladies. Its always good to get that positive push when needed. I try to stay positive, but sometimes I cant control what my mind sees in the mirror.

I go to zumba and turbo kick 4 times a week, my portions of food have definately lessened, and I keep my self busy so I dont sit around the house because thats where the snack demon hits me. My last fil I definitely begin feeling my restrictions so thats a positive. But I have only lost 1 dress size, I went to get a Ball gown yesterday and I just knew in my head I had lost at least 2, but nope, sz 20..been sz 20 for many many yrs, went up to 22 about a yr before surgery. So i feel like i am back in the same place i had been in for 10+ yrs

I just moved to ft Irwin and looking for a lapband buddy. doesnt matter if you are new or old, just someone who can understand what i am going through and we have our lapband journey together while we are here. I am a july 2011 bandster 10cc band with 2.5 fill so far. First appt at clinic to get referral out for fills will be on jan30th. I am stoked to get my weight loss journey restarted. I am going to the gym on a regular, specifically zumba and yoga and would love to have someone come along. ann blackmajyk@hotmail.com

I was banded July2011. After surgery my period was late the following month and again the month after and I told my physician and she said it was the weightloss causing my period to be off and that it was normal. Now my period has been on over a week with no signs of letting up. I only had ! heavy day and now its just a light flow w/clots(sorry graphic there) and its annoying. Is this normal or should i go back to the Dr to be checked? Ann blackmajyk@hotmail.com