DivaDDS2015

heck yeah, go back in and get your fill...i had a complete unfil in 2009 and didn't get fills again till this year, and let me tell you my band is working better than when it was brand new! but like someone else said, go get a complete physical with blood work first...but welcome back! we can do this!!!

Hi! i have had my band for 3 years banded in 2008...long story short, never had good restriction, got pregnant, got complete unfil, just started getting fills again. i currently have a fill that feels perfect, i haven't wanted to post anything cause i didn't want to jinx it, normally i get a fill and i'm like ok this is awesome and then a week later i can eat everything under the sun. before i was pregnant my last fill was definately too tight, ended up eating junk cause chewing normal food a million times would not help it go down and i was still hungry ALL the time. my office was kinda on the defensive, i guess cause so many people go in complaining, but i'm like you have to work with me, there was one time they didn't want to give me a fill cause my xray looked like i had "good restriction" and i just had to tell them in my nicest most polite voice, i can go eat a big mac, a can of tuna, chicken , and have a half a dozen brownies and never flinch. this past time i knew i was close, carbs were getting hard to go down, i had to chew my meat well, only thing was i was still HUNGRY!!!...i asked for small fill...and i'll be darn its like 0 .3cc from where i was when i was so restricted everything got stuck...and finally after being the only darn person with the lap band that didn't lose weight, i'm finally getting the scale to move, i'm NOT hungry between meals...definately 1/2 a cup to a whole cup of food at meals, my toddler daughter eats more than me. so what i'm saying is...dude after 3 years i was calling it a loss, i was looking into getting phentermine again, i was back on weight watchers...yet there was my $15,000 TOOL not working. so i'm thinking you need to ask for a SMALL unfill and give at least 2 weeks...i swear some people hit that perfect spot and have a giant range and for me, it was a small difference of 0.3 cc's. hey if you want a buddy and wanna give this another try...message me, i definately know what it is to be a stuggling bandster!!!

hey guys, glad your doing well...i'm still down about 10 lbs, sadly i haven't been exercising as much as i was, i've just kinda let 3 weeks go by without doing much. i definitely need to log into the board daily, i'm more motivated when i keep coming here and reading. i have a fill scheduled for tomorrow. hope all goes well

just wanted to introduce myself. i feel like i fit in more with the struggling bandsters. I was banded in July 2008. i lost 40 lbs in about 6 months, i never got a fill that let me fill full, food got stuck, and i sat there starving until i either threw it up or it went down, and so i was actually taking phentermine (appetite suppressant) along with working out 5-6 days a week. so heck i could have done phentermine and exercise without the band. In Feb 2009 i became pregnant, and had a complete unfill cause my fill-doc said that she had seen many bands slip during pregnancy, and it couldn't be diagnosed until after the baby was born because they couldnt take xrays. well then life takes over, i am in grad school, single, and raising my daughter, so there wasn't money for fills laying around. needless to say since my surgery in 2008 i have GAINED 13 lbs. ( so the 40 lbs i lost plus an additional 13) well i just started getting fills again...and am starting over. but it FREAKING stinks, seriously, i read this forum and i have friends who have had the band, or friends who know people who have the band that have lost SOOO much weight. people who never exercise etc. i know its a tool, and i have to work with it, its not a cure all, and i read the post in the newbie section...ah so naive i was just like them, i'm like i'm going to exercise, and eat better...please i still needed diet pills, i got the recommended protien in, Water, stayed with in my calorie range. i remember 2 months out of surgery i was down 4 pounds and thats when i went and got the phentermine. well hopefully i get my newbie mentality back, i haven't started to work out yet, and i KNOW i have to to lose weight...but reading the stories of the other strugglers makes me feel like i'm not alone, cause i honestly feel like i'm the only one in the world who the band isn't working for. thanks for reading.

i'm not married, so i know married people love getting advice from non-married people (lol) but you want to get healthy. your not going to stay overweight to keep a guy, and sacrifice your health? i had a friend...tell me the same thing over lunch one day her husband loved her the way she was, he didn't like skinny girls...less than 4 months later...his new girlfriend was pregnant (while they were married) and skinny, my friend and him got a divorce and shes lost close to 80 lbs since then. i know there are alot of compromises in a marriage, and i haven't had to deal with them, but in my opinion, he loves you, and if he wants to grow old with you, thats only gonna happen when you lower your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and any other comorbities that come with being overweight.

ok completely jealous of your 10,000 steps...i have a bodybugg and I have NEVER hit 10,000 steps, and just last night i was like its' obviously impossible for a human to take that many steps, HA guess NOT. ok that's motivating me to give it a harder try for those 10,000 so thanks well good work! keep it up. your 10,000 steps just helped both of us. and let me know how that next fill goes i'm doing good...i'm getting back into exercising, just 30 minutes so far, but let me tell you by minute 3 i'm ready to quit, so i'm proud of myself for making it.

thanks auntiegg. what helps me the most is coming to the board and reading the stories, the good and the bad. i think you can reach your goal, i think we can all do this! Hey Nikki, have you gotten your fill yet? keep me posted.

i just passed a billboard either on 635 or 75 today in dallas that said 8900 for lap band... they had a web address lapband101.com i went to the website...for a few minutes...basically it says there is a "special" going, and to call for details...and well i already have a band and dont need details lol, so thats as far as i made it, hope the info helps

i worry about it i got banded before i had my baby, she's almost 2 now. so i'm starting to lose the weight again...and i look at my flabby arms and heck you can spot a former fat girl a mile a way (a size 5 with saggy/jiggly triceps) i feel that i'm being selfish and i need to think about her. i'm sure theres other ways we can die, but it just truly bothers me, and i'm still not sure what i'm going to do when the time comes to decide, i love her so much. i probably need some antidepressants now just after writing 4 lines, geeze. good luck with your decision

thank you for your response...it stinks for both of us, but misery loves company so i'm glad to know you...i feel less alone. i hope you get a good fill next week! i got one and it feels good...funny enough, my name is Nikki too, lol nikki

i have the Easy tones...shape ups just look like frankensteins shoes to me...have i noticed a difference...nope, but i feel like every little bit helps, but you cant run in the easy tones, you have to get the run-tones ( i could totally just be making up that word lol) good luck