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It really depends, do you mean actually full on vomiting? Or is it PBing, when you just burp food back up? PBing is gentle and doesn't involve retching or your stomach spasms. Vomiting is violent and forceful.

What size is your band? Have you been to your primary care doctor? It's possible your symptoms aren't actually band related at all.

I can't help but wonder if you're expecting the band to physically stop you from eating, because that isn't the band's job. It will always be your job to keep your portions to a cup or less. Here's a couple articles that I think will help you a lot: The Lap-band is NOT about Restriction, by Dr. Simpson: http://drsimpson.net...estriction.html Tighter Isn't Always Better, by Jean McMillan: http://www.lapbandta...ays-better-r118 Best wishes and be sure to follow up with your doctor

Yup I agree with your surgeon, too. Your port is sewn into your abdominal wall, it can't just "shift" unless it's torn loose. At that point, it would be likely flipped not just a little shift.

I would get back in to see your surgeon and make sure you don't need a small unfill Best wishes

Aww you will do great! Deep breaths and positive thoughts! We'll see you on the bandster side!

It's not the CO2 from surgery this long afterward, I'd guess your doctor's office is correct. You're likely either too fast or too big of bites- or a combination of both. The band is positioned in such a way that the band dims the hunger signals from the Vagus nerve. When you overeat, eat too fast, or eat too big of a bite you can get shoulder pain due to the path of the Vagus nerve. If I had to guess, it sounds like that's what's happening with you.

It can, yes. Usually do they do a complete unfill in hopes the band falls back into place. Did your doctor unfill your band?

No, but I do know it has nothing to do with the Lap Band. Call your doctor.

Honestly, no one can you tell you what to do. It's a big decision and not one to be entered into lightly. Educate yourself on the facts (actual facts, not anecdotal evidence online). Talk to your doctor and get his opinion. But at the end of the day, only you can make this decision. Best wishes.

Congratulations!

It will come. Just be patient

You're not necessarily doing anything wrong. You're only a month post op. The first 4-6 weeks are for healing, not losing. Your body has been through a lot and needs time to heal and adjust. If you're counting calories and measuring your portions, the weight loss will come, just be patient.

I've had a lot of goals through this journey. My first goal was to weigh under 400 pounds, then too lose 100 pounds, then to weigh under 300 pounds. My current goal is to lose 200 pounds, which I'm only a couple pounds from reaching. After this one, my next will be to weigh under 200 pounds by my 40th birthday in June.

Here's some much more thorough information about the band and the Green Zone from one of the top Bariatric surgeons, explaining what to expect and what not to expect when you have adequate Fluid in your band. Note that hunger is expected with the band because it's your body's natural signal it needs energy (just far less often) and that the band isn't supposed to restrict your portions, you are: ____________________________________________ "Adjustments to the band are made to allow the band to suppress appetite for a prolonged period of time. Adjustments are not meant to make you stop eating. The band is a guide, it is not a collar. We do not like "hard stops," that is, where you eat until you "feel full." We do not use the word "restriction," except when we illustrate a diagram, such as above. Otherwise, restriction would be a "feeling," and we do not subscribe to that. The band does not work by "feeling restricted," and those who seek that term do not lose the weight they should. You know you need a fill when a small amount of food is not lasting you an appropriate period of time. When you find yourself looking for food -- and feel as if you are dieting. ........... It typically takes 3-6 fills to reach the "sweet spot" where a small amount of food keeps you satisfied for a long period of time -- and where you don't need to come in monthly for an adjustment. But you will have this sweet spot along the journey. Use this time to reinforce measuring your portions, eating slowly, and small bites. You can drink small swallows of non carbonated fluids while eating. Drinking this way will moisten food and may help to avoid food sticking in your band." for the entire article: http://drsimpson.net/fills/fill_factors/lap-band_fill_factors.htm

I agree with the above poster, who said you can't eat again? Or go out with friends and eat socially?

When your hunger is satiated for at least 4 hours on a cup or less of food.

Unfortunately, no body shaper or girdle is going to reduce your waist line. The only way you're going to do that is via diet and exercise. Now, for a temporary illusion of a smaller waist under clothes, Spanx has a lot of different shapers to choose from in various degrees of control.

I don't believe in deprivation, I believe in moderation. If I want Mac & cheese or pizza, I have them, just in moderation and I'm sure to count them in my daily calorie allowance.

Actually, that's not true. Long term data is promising, in fact there was a very large study that took place over 15 years. The results are very promising: http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/weight-stays-off-long-after-lap-band-surgery/

Excellent article as always, Jean. I really appreciated this part: "The Green Zone is the bandster’s Promised Land, where the patient and his/her band work in tandem to achieve weight loss or weight maintenance. It isn’t a worry-free or work-free zone – like many other good things, it needs attention, consistency, and plenty of work – but it’s a wonderful place to live." Too often I see people expecting the Geen Zone to be some magical place where they don't have to do any work. Worse, I see people (including veteran bandsters) actually perpetuating this myth based on their own horrible habits (band too tight, soft calorie syndrome, etc). I am SO glad you posted this. I hope everyone reads this and takes it to heart.

It's easy to gain weight when suddenly unfilled because the hunger comes back with a vengeance. I know I was STARVING hungry constantly when I had my total unfill. But, I was determined to not gain and keep losing so I just sort of toughed through it.

If you stick to band sized portions and stay within your daily calories, you will continue to lose weight despite having a band unfilled or replaced. Remember, the band has nothing to do with weight loss. The band controls your hunger, your weight loss is 100% dependent on how many calories you consume versus the amount you burn. I had to have my band totally unfilled in August for an emergency surgery (not band related). I wasn't back in the Green Zone again until October but I still lost weight even though my band was empty.