r_martin77

I had 3cc removed from my band yesterday because I had been vomiting everything for a couple of months. Last night was great - no vomiting but today I'm having some discomfort in my upper stomach. Is this normal? Could the discomfort be from over eating last night or just sore from the band being so tight before?

I haven't had a fill since before October but starting last week Ive been having a lot of trouble keeping food down. I vomit everytime I eat. I have been eating some of the wrong foods so I thought that was the problem but i couldnt keep down even yogurt. I thought the band loosened over time so I dont understand why Im just now having trouble. Does vomiting actually make the band tighten? If I go back to protien shakes for a while would that help? Thank you for any advice

Thank you

Thank you so much for the imput. when i say vomiting I mean i will be eating and suddenly feel uncomfortable in my chest like the foods not going down then have to go to the bathroom and throw up chunks of food. It happens all the time now but I thought maybe i was eating wrong because several of the times its happened it was bread but then when it happened w/ yogurt I started to worry. Water stays down as long as i dont drink to much to fast. I havent had any problems until recently and I just thought maybe once i started vomiting that it was causing the band to tighten or swell. I dont have insurance so was trying to avoid going back to doctor unless I have to. Thanks

I was banded Oct. 4th and have lost 89lbs so far which I'm so excited about! However now the wt loss has pretty much just stopped. I joined a gym 3 weeks ago to try to get it moving again and go every morning for an hour - usually doing the tread and stair master. I average about 800 calories a day but am still not losing. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. I have 64lbs to go to reach my goal and I want it so bad. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks I will try it

@ Larraine...I've never measured my food before but I am willing to try it. So is everything I eat supposed to be 4 oz or under? @ Sage Tracey - I have heard that too about not eating enough but seems so strange that I actually need to eat more to lose weight - hard for me to wrap my mind around. I usually eat 2 pieces of turkey bacon, 1 egg for breakfast. Baked ckn and veggies for lunch, and tuna salad or ckn again for dinner. For snacks I eat string cheese or sugar free popsicles. I'm trying to make myself drink the protein shakes now for breakfast even though they are pretty gross. Thank u both so much for the tips

Thank you so much. I just havnet seen anyone mention the sternum or spasms on the message board so i started to get worried that something was really wrong. And I will try to walk more.

I had my surgery 6 days ago and my shoulder is killing me. Ive tried walking, heating pad, and hot shower but it doesnt seem to be getting any better and when I move around to much i get nauseas - already refilled my meds 2x. Also Ive been having what feels like spasms where the lap band is - has anyone else had this? How long until it goes away? I was planning on going back to work tomorrow but now I'm not sure if I can.

I had surgery on 5 days ago on Oct. 4th and Im having a really hard time. The first few days I had a lot of pain from the gas and a lot of nausea but what concerns me most are the spasms I'm having around my band area. They come and go all day long - when im sitting, talking, walking - various times. I've only had tea and water the past 5 days at room tempature like the doctor recomended but I'm becoming very depressed. All the info on-line suggest I should be feeling better by now but the spasms and tightness are really painful and I've spent most of the past 2 days crying and regretting my decision to have the surgery. I spoke to the nurse and she assured me that this will pass but some of the info i read on-line made it sound like they wouldnt. Has anyone else had this problem? Im feeling really hopeless right now.