JA4602

ok, been banded since march 29...i was 251 am now 221...so i have lost, i dont exercise like i should, i know to a certain degree its my fault...but here is my question...i have a 5cc band...and am filled at 3 right now...i have restriction, but only for certian things..like salad i can eat a whole plate of and i generally do...but most other things i can only eat a bit of...i feel like i am eating too much....i dont know if i should get a fill...i am at a plateau right now...or just give it a while am consciously try to cut down on my eating and attempt more exercise...im not sure what that SWEET SPOT is for me...im confused.. i feel like im failing...i see a difference for sure, but i dont know..i have no real instict other than i know i NEED to exercise...anyone find it hard not to eat when ur not starving just b.c u r stuck at home?!?

ok, so about 1 month ago i posted bc i didnt have enough restriction...so i went in and they filled me from 2.5 to 3...that was GREAT in the day but at night i was coughing getting heartburn...so i went back and they took .2 out and its too loose again, they are very discouraging now and dont want to further adjust it...i want .1 put back in bc i know me and i know how i feel...anyone have anything similar, and i am wondering i should go seek another doc bc i am feeling like embarrased to call the doc now

ok so i have been so back and forth with my fill situation...first i get a too tight one then not tight enought....so i have a 5cc band...i went in last week and got filled to 2.25 cc, not tight enough at all could eat anything so i went back this week to get another fill to 2.80 cc didnt wanna go to 3 b.c i was too tight at 3...but im STILL not tight enough i ate a piece of pizza tonight!!!! what the hell is goin on with me, im starting to think my doc thinks im strange,lol....should i wait a while b4 i call back to go in for a fill...i have gained weight, but i havent been on in 2 days...so i dont know if i am still gaining, but i mean i can eat a whole checken breast...thats so wrong,lol...please some advice please...if u can e mail me at ja4602@aim.com

ok so i was banded in march 2007...all has been ok..lost 85-90 lbs....soooo happy...but i havent had a fill in like 2 months..havent needed one really...well lately about last 3 weeks or so, i have had major gas pains after i eat almost anything...only way i dont ge gas is if i stick to liquids, and then i get heartburn...what do ut hink this could be? i havent had much weight loss either, but i knowpeople plateau and i need to exercise...but im terrified to have a fill due to all this gas....anyone have this

hi all..i have not had a fill in months and have been steady not really losing but notgainingeither....ok, so as of late no matter what i eat...i get terrible gas pains for about 45 min after...even liquids if its to early in the day...plus i have bad heartburn also...i feel like i spend all day taking tums and gas x...this gas will come even after i have only hada few bites of food also....do u think there is something wrong? or do u think the band may have slightly moved and i may need an unfill..my doc always says that sometimess ur band can move a tiny bit and it makes a difference in the tightness....i have a call in but i wont hear till tomorrow, but i am tired of being miserable after only a bite or 2...

at night i was getting these terrible reflux/regurgitation episodes...not sure why,im not too tight b.c i can eat during the day no real problem, was once too tight i know what that feels like...anywho...so if i eat or drink anything after 6 at night, i am up regurgitating for hours...last night i had some water at about 7, mistake, b.c i woke up chocking with fluid, which i assume is the water coming up into my mouth and out my nose!!!! i guess bc. i was choking...anyone else have this? i am so mad about this b.c next month is me and dh anniversary and wanted to go out to eat, but i cant! or else i will have a terrible night! anyone have similar stories or words of wisdom

so i had yet another fill yesterday, and i think i feel some good restirction i am at 3 or 3 1/4cc ina 5ccband...so pretty tight...anyhow i am fine during the day no trouble drinking etc...but at night oh boy the reflux is terrible, i cant even sleep!! i wake up chokin and its just horrible, but during the day its good! i dont want an infill..i take tums and gas x for my pains, but what should i do? ps- i even didnt drink or eat for a few hours b4 bed, didnt help!!!

i had mylap band onmarch 29 2007...i have lost 65 lbsso far...wentfrom251 to 180ish right now..i wouldlike to get down to 140's i think...i never used a scale so i amnot sure what my ideal weight is,,,i want to be a size6/8....i amnowa12... so i definitely have a need for a TT...frommy 2 kids plus the weight los i have a TON of extra tummy skin...,my problem is this..i am scared of that incision..mind u i had two c sections and didnt find them that painful...but i feellike a tt would be very painful...what is recovery like..i have two small kids ages2 and3 and need to be up and about...also, i feel like, shouldnti just be happy with this wonderful weight loss, there is a sense of guilt also...my husbandhas been very supportive, but he is starting to think im gonna up andleave after this surgery and if i get plastic...lol...i feel badlyfor him, he feels he isleftbehind...i have so many aspects to deciding if i should get a tt..i wantone,but am afraid..any adviceplease?!?!:help:

i had a fill yesterday after an unfill b,c my prior fillwas too tight!,lol anyway, i am at about 2.7ish...i am ok i think, but since before my fill yesterday i have been all of a sudden sufferring from ungodly gas pains after i eat anything...doesnt matter what it is, and mind u i have never had this b4..now i have to live on gas x and dont want to eat anything in feear of getting these horrid pains..they r exactly what i experienced after my 2 c sections...it is cray, is this normall? why all of a sudden? can i take something else? i am just feeling so down on myself lately, b.c my last few fills/unfills have been a wreck and just not right, my weight loss has been halted due to that, plus i am sick and now these pains have just made me so unhappy about this who thing...help please...

i have been banded since march of 07 and all of a sudden have terrible gas pains every time i eat!!! what is going on? i did have a fill yesterday but i had them for a 3 days b4 that...it doesnt matter what i eat orhow much, no matter what without fail it happens, i take like 6or 7 gas x a day just to get by..but the pain is pretty bad until it goes away..it feels like the pains i had when i had my c sections..any advice or reason why this might be happening now?

so i was at 3c..which was wayyyyy too tight so they took out .25cc...i felt a worldof relief, but now i am hungry,now what?>!?! i cant have them put it back bc i was miserable and couldnt drink,...so do i just tough it out and starve,lol until i lose some more weight andthen try to go for a fill? i feel like i am not ata sweet spot at all...but iknow i cant get more in b.c of the pain i was in....help!!!!

i am just curious? is ita good idea?

i am at 2.75ish..was at 3 and was wayyyy too tight couldntkeepfood down...

i had to have a slight unfill today ..i wastoooo over filled and couldnt get down water...so now i am paranoid that i am gonna gain again...so i wanted to go on weight watchers...is this a good idea?

so it has been a week anda half since my fill andtoday is the first day that i can honstly eat!!! is it normal totake this longfor the fill andband to relax? i am up to about 3.5 to 4 cc....does this sound normal..today i can eat mashed potatoes crackers with some cream cheese, etc...i am so happy thati can eat and drinkb.c since the fill i have barely eaten!!! now of ocurse im paranoid that something is wrong b.c i can eat,lol:biggrin::smile:

so i have the normal heartburn,etc...but at nightalmost everynight and during the night,,, i have a regurgitation of liquid into my mouth casuing me to choke and be ripped out of sleep...any ideas of how i could avoid this, should i stop eating.drinking earlier?

well, i think that this has come as a result of a possibly too tight fill,although now i can eat soft foods without pbing...so i think im gonna leave it i sure dont wanna go backwards and gain weight i am at the 70 lbmark and have been banded since march,..so i am anxious to get my last 30-40 lbs off ya know....i think i will stop drinking b4bed, even though i am sooooo thirsty!

so it has been a week since my fill..here is my situation, and input would be very helpful....i can get water down, but only sips at a time...it takes me a LONG time to drink a glass of water....yesterday i ate about 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes, plus maybe a forkful of chicken....but its more the liquids that are filling me which is fine, but it takes soo long, this hasnt been what happens to me, is this what happens at a good restriction or is it too tight, like i said i feel thirsty more than anything, but i dont want to have an unfill if i dont have to:confused:

ok, well it was clear to me that it wastimefor a fill...my 3rd i think....so i go in and get .25cc...and it made a big difference, i cantdrink nearly as much as i could and i am so thirsty...but if i drink more than a few sips at a time i get so cik and throw up....the onlyreal thingi can eati s soft stuff....i feellike maybe it will loosen up a bit b.c i feel like if i go in for an unfill i will gain weight...

i am losing a lot of hair...i am 5 months post op...anything i can to to prevent or stop it? i know its normal, but i have already thin hair

i just cant get myself motivated...i am a stat ay home mom of a 2 yr old and 3 yr old, so i run around with them....but they rise at 5 and go to bed at 7ish...by that time im spent! what do i do..i TRY to do some home aerobics like 2x a week, but its so hard for me to find time....plus, b.c i am home all the time i just eat when not hungry...plus i am a bit confused aout my restriction...there is a lot that i cant eat, just apinful to go down, like chicken grilled or something,...but i can eat endless amount of salad with chicken or anything else in it...way more than 1/2 cup,,,i always make sure i use a low fat dressing...i was banded in late march and habe lost 30ish pounds..ok butnot great....but im not exercising either...im not sure if i should get a fill next week....i am not losing how i should be, what do i do about all this guys?:help:

i was banded on 3/29...lost 30 lbs so far...not great but i dont really exercise..anyhow...i was ok until today and yesterday when i eat...i feel a cramp or pain under my left breast...it is EXACTLY like the sensation that u get after u eat and then do a lot of walking or something...but im not doing any walking its happening right at the dinner table...im at 2.5cc....no new foods,etc...what is this?

and i am still not feeling restricted...MY doc said i should give it a week or so then if i stil dont feel restricted, then go back..i had 1.5cc first then today i had .5...they go slowly...i got full slightly quicker and ate slightly less....but still hungry in between meals..any thoughts....

i had my first fill i am 6 weeks post op now lost 20ish pounds...but my fill is not enough!!! i am still hungry..i want another one NOW!!! i dont know what to do, it is so frustrating...anyhow my question is what is a good breakfast idea? i dont eat eggs...is oatmeal ok?

do any of you ever get to enjoy some fast food every now and again...i am 2 days away from puree...but i smell my kids mcdonalds and wonder if i will ever get to have some fries or a burger agin? any thoughts...