Magaband

Does anyone have this then? Even if its not hunger but feels like it constantly. Does no one have this side effect? What eating strategies? You mean go on liquids? Thats fine. I will probably do that and have been mostly on liquids/yogurts. But changing normal food in a mixer is a no go for me. I also am not a fan of Protein drinks. I dont really like milk products. I just make myself suffer through the yogurt because its not as bad as everything else trying to get through the band. I will go get an unfill as soon as i can afford it.

I dont drink with straw and i drink mostly Water. and i know the stomach growling doesnt mean hunger because I have it all the time but i am hungry. i know how hunger pain works and i have them very often almost non stop. Eating doesnt let this hunger pain go away.

Hey again people. Thanks all for the answers. But yes i do control the chocolates and stuff and do not eat much of it. I am kind of sure that I am in the red zone now and the band is too tight but i swear I am so hungry non stop. I have eaten couple of yogurts today and eggs and its only 4-5 hours since i woke up. The yogurts here are full of sugar and I dont feel well drinking milk products but its easier to eat yogurt than everything else. Eggs are mostly fine. But veggies, meat (especially chicken:( ), bread (fine with not being able to eat that) and stuff like that is a no go for me. And i hate being constantly hungry. My stomach is growling non stop 24/7 with the loudest noise I have ever heard in my life. Its like having some "music" on in the radio, yes its that loud... and its quite uncomfortable. I was never like this before the band even if i didnt eat for a long time but now my stomach is growling when I eat, after i eat, before i eat and at night. Its non stop. I dont understand how i can be hungry all the time even if I eat? I read alot about the band and side effects and the book about this but stomach growling, being constantly hungry and noise in the throat was never mentioned anywhere. I thought this was suppose to make me help be less hungry but it does exactly the opposite. I have never been so hungry in my life. Before i ate because i was bored and depressed but now I eat because im constantly hungry. There is also this man that i mentioned he has lost like 30 kilos already and he got banded a little before me (I got it in beginning of oct 2012) and he hasnt had one fill since the surgery. The filling from the surgery was enough for him. Its so unfair how some people have constant troubles while for others its the easiest and best thing in the world. He has no problems with his. Everything glides through and hes full after small meals and doesnt want more. I also hear from alot of people that dont know about the band asking me if i am sick or why im so pale and stuff like that. Stop eating unhealthy food is not a problem for me. I would love to stop it because i hate how horrible i feel after but stop eating veggies and meat is a problem. I thought if i got the band i would eat smaller doses since that was my problem. I ate like 2-3 plates before but i thought that with the band i would eat a small meal on a small plate and that would be enough but it isnt.

Your wrong Toddy. I did alot of research and i read the lapband book like three times. I never do anything without alot of research. To the others: I want to get a little bit of unfill but cant now because i got "lucky" and now im poor as hell and cant afford going to a doctor to get a small unfill. My stomach growls 24/7 since i got the lapband, is that normal? Ive never seen anyone mention that. Also if i take out the liquid in the band can i still get the pouch above the band? When i eat the food gets stuck but i only have to burp very little then it all comes up. But before i couldnt get it up, i just had to wait for it to go down. Is that normal? Is it like that for you? Every food and drinks get stuck. I hate this. After every bite i take i also have this really strong hick ups that almost hurt because they are so strong.

Yes i think i need a little unfill. But does it help to take only like 0.2cc? And yes i eat it to mush and i burp it up as mush. And the chocolate and stuff melts in the mouth so it isnt really mush:/... It takes so long for me to eat that after 1-2 bites its already cold.

I forgot to say that also i have no energy anymore and always tired and starting to have acne on my face, chest and neck:(

Its now what 6 months since I had my lapband and I have lost about 5 kg (11 lbs). A man went around same time as me and he has lost around 30 kg (66 lbs). Both went to the same doctor. Its always some trouble with this band. Always too little or too less. I just had my filling 2-3 weeks ago and its a nightmare. I can eat crackers, chips, chocolate without problems but meat and vegetables? No way thats possible. I burp back up everything. Doesnt matter how small it is it has to go back up. I so miss eating normal food. I feel so hopeless. Last couple of days ive eaten like 5 crackers (not even 500 kcal) and nothing else but still the weight doesnt move.... I have the worst "success" of all the other people in my country that have had the lapband surgery:(... And at night and morning I feel like some liquid coming up my throat. This is so depressing and im so embarrased when people ask me how much I have lost and how im doing. I wish no one knew about the surgery. Im scared to let my doctor know how terrible im doing like im the most loser in the world. I have to hold myself from crying because I feel miserable. How can this possibly work for other people?

Thank you girls. Your wonderful for helping me:) I think im in the red Zone now but im not sure if its normal or not. He just added 1cc/1ml and i cant swallow anything. I have barely eaten anything for 2 days now, is that normal? 1ml ago i was non stup hungry and now I cant eat... Ive been vomiting all day because the food gets stuck. Even a small piece of cucumber got stuck. Its so small that its like 1/3 if a small raisin. And i spent so long trying to vomit it back up because it was stuck and hurt bad. So i havent eaten anything. Yogurt doesnt go down so well either. I was thinking maybe this is normal first days? Or week?

I dont know what size of band I got :/. I just know that in the surgery beginning of oct i got 4 and then beginning of nov i got 2 and now today I got 1. I think its too small because i was starving and had to eat all day.

Thank you ladies. I went there finally and had my filling and everything seems fine. But he only gave me 1 ml (1cc?) and is that enough?? Especially since i have been so hungry?

I had my surgery in beginning of oct 2012 and then lost 6 kg the first weeks and then i had my filling and lost about 5 kg so it was around 11 kg and then it should have been time for a filling again in dec/jan but i didnt go so now i have gained weight again about 7 kg so overall i have lost 5 kg since the surgery... I feel so guilty and horrible and im so scared something is wrong because im NON STOP hungry. I have so much pain in my belly from hunger. I never had this before the surgery. Im scared to go to the filling tomorrow and have some nightmare news about this. Im scared i wont even go because im so afraid of bad news and so embarrased for this.

I should have gone in january again for my filling but didnt so it kind of stopped working and last couple of weeks maybe I have been so hungry. Like alot worse than before the surgery. Now im constantly hungry day in and day out. My stomach is constantly growling kind of painfully and im painfully hungry even if i take a large eating session from hunger. Like normally before the surgery I had two sandwiches maybe and that lasted me quite some time but now two sandwiches are not enough. Not even little bit. Im still really hungry and constant stomach growling. Is this normal?? I have my second filling tomorrow morning and im so worried that something is wrong. I probably wont be able to sleep from worries. Can someone please help me. Has anyone had this after not going right away for a filling? And i dont know how much i should get. I think 2 ml is too little since its so long since i had this?

I should have gone in january again for my filling but didnt so it kind of stopped working and last couple of weeks maybe I have been so hungry. Like alot worse than before the surgery. Now im constantly hungry day in and day out. My stomach is constantly growling kind of painfully and im painfully hungry even if i take a large eating session from hunger. Like normally before the surgery I had two sandwiches maybe and that lasted me quite some time but now two sandwiches are not enough. Not even little bit. Im still really hungry and constant stomach growling. Is this normal?? I have my second filling tomorrow morning and im so worried that something is wrong. I probably wont be able to sleep from worries. Can someone please help me. Has anyone had this after not going right away for a filling? And i dont know how much i should get. I think 2 ml is too little since its so long since i had this?