Lexy1650

Hello, I'm not a fan of my band. I've had mine for 3 years now. In preperation for the band, I ended up loosing almost 80 pounds but I chose to continue with the procedure. I lost maybe 10 pounds with the band, moving up and down. the dissapointment hit me hard about a year ago and I sortof gave up. My horror story is as follows: I was so desperate for this to work. For a year I went in for fill adjustment after fill adjustment. After one fill, I woke up the next day without the ability to swallow my own saliva. It was Saturday and my only choice was to wait till I could make another appointment or go to the emergency room. By this point in time I'm broke. I wait. I didn't sleep for days, everytime I laid down, little bits of what I guess were stomach acid would come up but could go back down. I sit in bed with burning and I couldn't eat or drink water. Obviously, after 2 days, I went to the hospital. I can't afford to adjust it and I don't have the money to go to the doctor as of this moment. I have horrible heartburn sometimes, I can't drink water till later in the day and I'm thirsty all the time. As soon as I can, I'm going to get all the fluid taken out. I wish I never put this foreign thing in my body. I've adopted a plant-based diet and I stay away from meat, dairy and anything processed. To be fully successful, I have to get rid of the band, I need my stomach to operate naturally (it's hard to over eat veggies!) . One poster talked about smoothies and let me tell you, they are awesome! I feel better and better everyday. The most successful part of my band experience was the therapy, the nutritionist and the regular doctors visits. I contribute my initial 80 pounds to that more than anything. The thing about the band is that you're still on a diet. Don't forget that. It doesn't take away your ability to eat junk. You still need discipline and control.