bigboy07

This too shall past, I went through the same thing when I got banded 13-Sept-2011, I tried everything and finally after a few days more like a week it passed. Just try walking as much as possible, gas strips, try some of the pain meds for discomfort if it gets too bad. It is one of those things that have to eventually go away on it's own.

I agree just do it, my doctor for two years tried to convince me to have the surgery for health reasons, high blood pressure, heart disease, spinal stenosis, my highest weight was 334, and it was something my sister said when I was searching for a decision, she said you cannot do nothing you won't last this way, and that statement just stayed with me, I found a good doctor went to the group meetings his staff held, they have lost only one patient in 10 years, and it wasn't from the surgery, just find a good doctor and check their background, have faith, pray, and think about your health and family, I still have a long way to go but no regrets, only that I waited so long, and I am 53. So take a chance on you and your health and it does work, if you do the right things, I am 54 pounds down since Sept 13, 2011.

Since I had my unfill, I am craving and eating everything in sight, this surgery surely have it ups and downs, I go in on the 12 March to get a fill, can't wait, long as I don't get in the red zone again, that was awful, I have never felt so sick and for days, never will I ever wait that long to go to the doctor. But I do admit, I have no regrets getting the band, I finally can look in the mirrow at myself, and know this is me, I was getting so big people did not reconize me, I felt so bad and ashamed I let myself get that big, but I will get this eating under control eventually, because I never want to look like I did before, I could barley move and felt bad all the time.

Had a fill on Thursday,1cc, felt fine, Friday could not keep much down, not even water, tried to drink my protein shakes and they would not go down, Saturday still getting stuck with fluids, Sunday tried some soup, barley could get it down, Sunday night constanly throwing up, at night acid reflux, misable, felt like I was dyning. Went to doctor on Monday, first patient in office, they removed 1.5cc, I was swollen, and in pain, this is the worst fill, i ever got, they did a scope to make sure my band had not slipped, I feel so much better today, they told me to stay on liquids for a few days, it is so funny I wanted restriction and I got it too much, but if ever in doubt if you are in the red zone, and it don't feel right go to the doctor, this site helped me make that decsion, because I was going to wait it out, and from the scope they say I am still very tight and have a lot of irritation, I go back in two weeks unless I have problems, they told me not to hesitate to come back in, the staff is the best, thank god, for the good doctors and nurses and PA at Memorial Health in Savannah Georgia, and thank you guys for the good advice.