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I have lost 104 lbs

Best Wishes Jonathan, you know how to reach me if you need a little extra added support or a friend. You will be in my thoughts.

When I found out mine was eroded I did not wait. Iwanted it out. Just knowing it was eroding in my stomach made me sick to think about it. There is a woamn here who had a bad case of erosion and had a horrible horrible infection.. the had to cut her wide open to remove the band. I was fortunate I caught my erosion in the early stages. Personally I would get it done ASAP!

Ok Girlfriend, take a deep breath... tomorrow morning start your day with ONLY Protein. NO SUGAR OR CARBS !!! We all know that carbs and sugar only crave more carbs and sugar, it is a vicious cycle and it is a proven fact. If I ate cereal in the morning for breakfast, you might as well chain me the the fridge and cupboards I would eat all day long. Protein does help to curb your cravings and hunger. All that sugar you ate today just made your body want more more more which is why you probably ate 5 pieces of toast, the hershey bar, the chips and dip.Where was your protein today girl?? . The key is to start your eating with protein only..it works I promise..purge that crap out of your system, drink lots of Water tomorrow and eat lots of protein. you will feel better...and do not beat yourself up about this, tomorrow is a new day, no damage was done, you are not sick, you are normal (((HUGS TO YOU MY FRIEND))) YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!

Kelly sorry to hear of your slip..I can rel;ate to your feelings of just wanting it removed. Once I found out i was eroded I wanted it out! Maybe you will be fortunate to have it slip back into place without surgery..hope things get better for you. Please keep us updated.

Donali gives great advice, it is now time to take action and demand answers...you must have an endo..you are in the right time frame post op for one. Rule out erosion...

Happy Bandversary WOW you have done amazing. I am so happy for you Our stats are very similar.. Be proud, very proud..you have done well with your band and your head too Congratulations

Alex hit the nail on the head. I could not of said it better myself and Iam one of those ones who can attest to NOT doing so like Alex mentioned above. I got a terrible case of esophagitis becuase of not doing liquids for 24 hrs after a PB.

I suffer from major Insomnia, have for the last 8 yrs, the one thing that gets rid of my mind chatter and helps me to relxax is xanax, all the other sleep aids make me feel hungover then next morning. Insomnia sucks, my husband sleep in seperate rooms because of my insomnia, well and his snoring too :biggrin1:

Call your PCP and tell him what is up..get a prescription for phenergan suppossitory, it is for vomiting. It helps, I kept in on hand all the time in the event I ever got sick.

You healed up nicely from surgery..restriction comes from fills and you have no fill so it is quite normal to not feel any restriction. Not to worry, it is normal to be hungrier as you get father post op. Once you get your fills things will change.

I had the same thing happen. I take a B100 complex everyday..you may have to cut it up or get a liquid version to get it down.

There is nothing easy about WLS How many of us have struggled to not drink with meals and to wait an hour after we eat to drink? How many of us have struggled to not drink carbonation? How many of us have struggled eating Protein first then veggies then fruits then carbs? How many of us have struggled with taking small bites and chewing until our food is in liquid state? How many of us have struggled with the dreaded PB or the golf ball feeling in the chest or the slimes? None of this has been easy... Walk a mile in a WLS patients shoes, then judge is all I can say to anyone who thinks this is the easy way out.

Congratulations Heather...great accomplishment..Be Proud

Yes all doctors are more lenient in MX,

you are too tight, plain and simple! Having as little as .2-.4 cc's removed will make a huge difference in being able to eat but yet still give enough restriction to lose weight. 1.8 is alot of a fill to add to your prior fill, did he use flouro to see your restriction? Call your Dr. be a responsible bandster, there is no reason to have this much restriction, it is not healthy for you or your band!

I will be interested in hearing what your band Dr. has to say about these new findings...Please keep us posted and Iam sorry you are going through this but happy you have answers. Good Luck

I gained 65 -75 lbs in a year and a half due to an anti depressant.

Today has been a good day... I have made good food choices and have drank 40 oz of Water so far. My next goal for the day is to exercise 20 minutes. I have no hunger thanks to my hoodia Penni thanks again for starting this thread..it is helping me and it seems to be helping you too...You go girl!

Try wearing a mouthpiece, the kind the atheltes wear. It works I promise and it is a cheap fix!

When I was banded I would always wash my pouch out with a 20 oz glass of water before bedtime..to help ensure no reflux at night and that no food was sitting in my pouch all night long and it helped for me to be able to not be so restricted in the morning.

Proud of you Penni, way to go girlfriend!!!

I'm a smoker..

up your calories to atleast 1200 that may get things going again..800 -1000 is too low, your body may think you are starving it and remember if you are working out, muscle weighs more then fat, you may be producing some muscle there with all your crosstraining, for me easing up on the exercise and uping my caloreis always worked..whenever I exercised I never lost weight if you can beleive that!

Hmmm..interesting Here here..I second that..I too lost my band due to erosion. Be thankful everyday for your band!