ohappyday999

I am scheduled for a fill next Tuesday and I am contemplating getting an unfill, I drastically under estimated how much stress affects my band. I am having trouble eating anything on more days than not, I can at least get water down but it's a struggle to get the full amount i need. When I am relaxed I don't have a problem eating at all. I have lost 53 lbs since my last July and I want to keep losing but i miss being able to eat on a daily basis. Any thoughts?

I went for an unfill this morning, got .5cc's taken out. The nurse said I was her third unfill of the morning and we all needed the same amount taken out, lol, tis the season for STRESS! thanks for all your caring words, still feels good to know im not alone in this journey : )

Thank you everyone, I think I will give them a call tomorrow. I just worry that I will always have this stress issue, I am the mother of 4 so stress is a part of my everyday life, I think i may need to take up yoga or find some other outlet soon : )

Gas-x strips saved my life after my surgery!!! They melt on your tongue and work quickly, good luck!

I have used phentermine on several occasions and lost a significant amount of weight but my body became immune to it and I gained back everything once I stopped taking it, best of luck to you!

Keep getting the hiccups really easily and they are strong and painful, can they make my band slip?!?!

I switched to Januvia, it is a much smaller pill and does just as good of a job! Good luck!

I have a swollen sore throat so bad that it hurts to swallow and for the last 2 days my band has locked up on me and I can barely get anything down...is this normal or should I be worried?

I have lost 4 lbs in 3 days after my last fill on Wednesday, just wondering if that means o am in the green zone or if that is too much too fast meaning I am too tight? Confused : /

I was banded on 7/19/12, after my second fill I was too tight and couldn't get anything down, so they took dome out. My doc doesn't require liquids only after a fill he just says to do mushies for a couple of days so I have been eating yogurt, soup etc, then had some eggs this morning and haven't had any problems, I do have to eat slowe than before and smaller sips of water but in general feel pretty good, I also went to the gym. It would be awesome to be in the green zone this early and if I go by the chart I feel like that is where I am, but I will see how it goes as I add more foods.

Just had my 2nd fill after my surgery on July 19th and I have to go back to the Dr. to have some taken out. Am I doomed to not looses weight if I am already at my maximum restriction and I am still hungry all the time?!?! Really hate to think I went through all of this for nothing!!

Had a fill and then an unfill today, but I keep getting the hiccups and I am struggling to get any fluids down comfortably. This is only my 2nd fill sobi am new to all of this and don't know what's normal and not, I feel so confused!

I did drink the water after and it went down and I can keep water down now if I take tiny sips over time, you may be onto something with the swelling, I'm gonna see how it feels in the morning and go from there, thanks for the replies, it helps me feel like I'm not alone in this : )

After my first fill I was a little over 5cc's and today they added 2 more so I went back and had them take some out, felt a little better. But now I can hardly keep anything down so I guess I still need to have more taken out. The nurse said the same thing you did about being able to fill again after losing more weight, thanks for the info and I think from now on I will ask to go a little slower on the fills and won't freak out do fast, lol!