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Speedy....i've been banded almost 4 yrs. and lost 50 like you over 6 months. I gained back 20 after 2 unfills because I started getting bad gas suddenly and burping all the time. I had every test but nothing is unusual. Maybe age I'm 53 ... Getting back to focusing on protein and upping exercise ...definately hive more energy. Eggs don't agree with mu band anymore...my band is a vegan i think- difficult getting thr Protien but shakes helping. Hang in there...you're not alone..

I agree I lost track of protien too and startedto be tired all the time. Thinner but tired. I had a few unfills brcause vitamins wouldn't stay down ir anything else for that matter. I gained 20 after a few months. Adding Protien now with shakes with slmond milk etc but have to also up exercise ..can't find yhe time i need ...interval training the best but I need disspline and time!

Just had a Endoscopy and Doc said my esophogus by the band is a slightly enflamed swollen and that was after 2 day fast. He also said the band is not too tight at all. I still get constand burping all the time except while esting. Should i have it removed.. Anyone experience this!??

Thank you for your advice RS! ..,this is truly the first time in 3 years i fantasize about taking this thing out! The burping is driving my teensge daughter crazy! i know tho at this age 53 i would have gained weight on top of the weight i lost without it. I did have an unfill ...need to make appt. to remove more. I gained about 8 on last unfill but i feel i have more energy now. Hope uou are doing better??

I've had my band for three years and experienced reflux too...I had my band loosened quite a bit and relux went away but gained back about 10 lbs. I wish i were thinner but Nothing in life id perfect. Best to you!

Must share I just ate egg salad which usually gave me problems but focused on chewing chewing and no burping! Chew more than you think. Have to!

Me too I'm fine when eating but when I'm in the car it starts. Luckily too it doesn't just come out too often when I'm in a conversation or with others. I had 4 years of burpfree living after the band now suddenly it's a real problem. Hoping it's just that we're eating too fast and gulping air...certain food don't cause the gas. So food journaling for a day or two might help.

Burp...I hear you! I am 4 years post op and started to burp all the time. I burb when I'm hungry, stressed, or had food and or coffee too. It last for hours....I'm hoping yours will go away as you heal more. I did not have any burping for years. I think it's time to start journaling all the food I eat as I have noticed that certain food do not cause bloating! Especially super healthy stuff. Like my band won't cause me to burp after avacato citrus salad I started making. Your band may be a vegetarian which mine became . It just won't tolerate meat! Hope your burping subsides....best to you xox

I've had an unfill and a fluoroscope which was normal. Suddenly after all these years now I'm plaughed with constant burping. Pain also if iiver est which I do often now after the unfil. Im scared, doctors don't know what it is. HAs anyone here had this?

You poor thing ...first get it loosened....I too was too tight and couldn't eat good food...it was easier to each fattening yogartt all the time. You've got enough going on ..if ou loosened it you can go back to eating healthy foods that will be better on your mental and physical health. It sucks having the hunger comeback but you said you don't get the full feeling anywa. If you ate more hungry ou can get j. The habit of choosing healthy fruits veggies etc. you will be n my prayers ..

I had an unfill 2 weeks ago and if didn't solve the gas issue. I never had a proble with this in 4 years ...why now? My surgeon is on sick leave after accident. ...I can eat more and also more hungry but hours of air pockets it feels like after eating. Can anyone help me ..I'm fearful and feelng regrets after all these years that I got this thing. Thank u

WOW lap band girl...you look amazing! I just peeked at your before pic....I thought you looked great before I saw it but after seeing your incredible success I had to post! May I ask how old you are? Love that your working with weights and eating healthy too. You are a success story for sure! Xxo

Coco what a lovely husband! I too am almost 4 years...my DH is very proud of me too and likes having a "sexy" wife at 52 yrs old. I'm far from sexy but I'm a good weight for me. I lost 50 lbs and fit into size 12/14 skinny jeans and practice yoga 3x a week and try to get walking the dog. At this age being 200 lbs at age 52 isn't a bad thing infact weight is no longer an obsession that is the real miracle.

Omit idiots! I didn't type that! my iPad auto corrects in a devious way.

I think this will eventually change. I have been banded for almost 4 years and I can say I think my mind caught up with my body. Here's what I mean I was like you I obsessed over food and weight. I craved food all day but eventually I would reach for something and my brain would remember that i was going to feel sick after I eat it. It had to happen dozens of times before I just wouldn't go for food because was bored, sad, empty, stressed lonely etc. it's almost like a rat not going for the cheese idiots going to get a shock. That's ow I see it so have patience and possible get a small fill. When my band was very tight I lost my appetite all together. I missed not having hunger and not being able to eat a lot API got an unfil now I'm always bloated and have horrible gas. I'd go back to being tight as soon as I figure out why m suddenly so gassy ...waiting for more tests......hang n there it will work give it time.

The growling is normal....I guess your stomach is shrinking yey! The burping I'm not sure about...I'm waiting for my surgeon to call me back and I will share what came of that. I never had a problem with burping till 3 years out..now Ifor the past three weeks I'll burp for 4-5 hours after eating and sometimes just whe I'm stressed. I wish I knew what changed...

Hi newbie and welcome...I think your gas is different than mine in that it sounds like it comes from your main stomach. I feel like mines right there in my throat ...worse be ause I'm afraid very afraid of a stretched asophogus.....I guess I don't trust my surgeon as I've seen her or this and she wasnt worried and gave me an infill and now I'm just more hungry with more burping. I think yours could be coming from eating too fast possibly or do you notice it happens with certain foods? have you tried Beano an antacid you take before a meal.?.. Hope if subsides ...

Wow you have some great progress there under your belt! Excellent work and so very kind of you to offer your help. I have been banded for 4 years but about a month ago I started getting wht felt like air pockets that caused me to burp for hours. I never had this problem before. I had an esophogram that was clear and got a few cc's unfil but still this burping. Very disturbing if you can offer any advice I would appreciate it....thank you..

I burb now, not loud or painfully, but suddenly for hours after eating. This only began two weeks ago after 4 years with the band! I was worried and got an unfil and barium swallow but it didn't change thngs. I'm somewhat relived to read the responses but its very bothersome.

How is it going? Have this too after a few years with the band

I should say Lisa ..that after my 2nd fill...that was!

Go out have fun and get rid Of scales ..weight falls off when it's ready not when you are...my body works without me monitoring it daily on scale ..i lost 50 in 2 years ..in my 5os. ..still down...now go have fun!

If I knew where you Ives I would come in and take that scale and throw it out the window!! No more of that....you are free to live!

I too was like you while at the research stage. It took me two years to finally go for lap band surgery in 2008. I tried getting cigna to pay that was a nightmare. I eventually found a low BMI study thay accepted me and price was lower; 12,ooo. You know nothing In Life is free. There will be benefits to gain and costs not $ to pay. Greatest benefit for me; the freedom from a constant obsession over my weight and fear of gaining beyond my control. . The most I gwill gain during holidays etc is 5 lbs this is an enormous plus that allows me to relax. I lost. 40 lbs at age 50 going thru meno pause. I now practice yoga extensively walk with puppy daily and have found my true self. I am a happier person and at peace. Costs: Vomit at times alot...get stuck when I eat out. Cant eat certain healthy foods. Reflux, gas, Had 4 unfills and four fills. You have to monitor it. The operation was no walk in the park....but would I do it again....YES....good luck. Feel free to send me ?.