arch002

I am in castle rock, had my band done 4 years ago, sadly things have not gone well the last year. Would be willing to support you and help me vet back on track.

I was banded Sep 2013. Nov 2015 I got to my 'lowest' weight, losing about 55lbs. Not great, not where I wanted to be, but was still on the right path. Holidays hit and everything has gone down hill. I am currently up 25-30 lbs from my low, and last week I started having issues that the doc says is a slipped band. All Fluid has been removed, however none of the symptoms have gone away yet, he did say it would take a week or two. Current insurance will no longer cover any bariactrics, although we do change in Jan. I want to remove the band and have the sleeve done, but we will see how things go. Right now I feel so lost, discouraged and alone. Feel like I will never win the battle of having a healthy body, so I should just give up. I could really use some help from someone that understands.

I was banded Sep 2013. Nov 2015 I got to my 'lowest' weight, losing about 55lbs. Not great, not where I wanted to be, but was still on the right path. Holidays hit and everything has gone down hill. I am currently up 25-30 lbs from my low, and last week I started having issues that the doc says is a slipped band. All Fluid has been removed, however none of the symptoms have gone away yet, he did say it would take a week or two. Current insurance will no longer cover any bariactrics, although we do change in Jan. I want to remove the band and have the sleeve done, but we will see how things go. Right now I feel so lost, discouraged and alone. Feel like I will never win the battle of having a healthy body, so I should just give up. I could really use some help from someone that understands.

Just wondering if anybody is still following this link. I hope so. Last week I started having pain in my right chest and back, a few days later it feels like I have something stuck in my throat. Went to the doc on Friday and he says I have a slipped band took all of the Fluid out. 3 days later, no relief, he did say it would take a week or two ugh!!! My total weight loss was about 55lbs, however I am up 25 of those. So regretting the band and wish I would have done the sleeve instead, now insurance wont cover any surgery, so I guess I am stuck with it or go back to nothing. Feeling very discouraged, lost and alone.

I have not lost any weight in over a year I am very active, I go to the gym or on a hour long hike at least 4 days a week. I do not eat bread, Pasta, rice or steak. I almost never have soda. I lost 40-50 pounds in the first 6 months and that has been it. I have my regrets is having the lapband and not the sleeve every day, but my husband was very against the more aggressive procedure. I truly do not know what else to do, as I still have 60 - 80 pounds to lose to be a 'healthy' weight. I have missed the support of this group, as I got a new phone and lost the app.

I absolutely understand your feelings junkie. I was sitting pretty level all year, which was tough, my Dr said a fill could reasult in a weight gain, howeve the nutritionist convinced him to do a fill in October, I started losing again and was hopeful again. However I lost my job and the holidays hit and now I am up again. So trying to start fresh again. Im here for you all!!

Still here, holidays are killing me, but they will be over soon. Miss you all!!. Merry Christmas everyone!!

I have had my band for over a year, no major peoblems, not lossing weight quite like I want to, but I digress. For the last two days I have been getting major pain under my right side rib cage. The first time it was so bad that I had dry heaves. I have been stuck in the past but this is the first time to teally get sick. Not sure if its gas pains, issue with lactose or something else. Heat helps, gas x helps. Anyone havr a similar issue?

Yes I do.

PuraVida37 I go see him and the nutritionist in about 10 days, I am logging my food so they know what I am eating and he may do an small unfill. I am doing 30 minutes of cardio at least 4 times a week, and a couple days of weights. Yes glad that I am maintaining, but I still have a long road ahead of me.

PuraVida37 - congratulations on all of your accomplishments you have a lot to be proud of!!! I wish I could say the same, I have really struggled the last 6 months, sometimes think I made the wrong choice to not have the sleeve. No where near where I wanted to be, but I have lost and not gained it back, just need to find a way off the plateau. I miss this group tons!!!

Hello everyone. I have missed you guys. I am struggling, have not lost any weight in sometime now. Going in for a small fill to see if it helps, although I struggle eating most everything that is good for me. Junk food slide way too easy. I had such high hope for where I would be a year ago...not giving up, just need to refocus.

Ice cream is what is killing me right now. I don't buy it, but crave it and then the teenagers come home with some, ugh, I have got to leave it ALONE!!!!

I would love to be added Fran - arch002@hotmail.com. Would love to find more local support, I am south of Denver so the north group is a bit too far, but great to find me local folks.

I had the sleeve in Sept 2013. Would love to have folks close to me as support, as my group on here is the greatest!

I miss everyone too!! I too was at a bit of a plateau for a bit, but I think I am back to losing. Yea!! I had found that so many foods were a struggle so I was eating foods that were easy to get down, but not the best choices. ( chocolate, ice cream, chips...) but I did not do this to lose 50 lbs I did it to loss 100+ so back on the right track, trying to get to the gym but now that it is so hot outside, my switch up my exercise routine a bit and get moving outside. Please keep in touch, this group is such a huge help to me!!

I too am struggling to keep on track. Life has been so busy, that I stopped going to the gym every day. My band has 7.5 ccs, and while I still can eat quite a bit more than I should, I have stuck episodes at least once a week if not more. So I tend to choose slider foods, which are not always the best option. I did do a 5K last Sunday, really only walked it, and started back to the gym. I need to start logging my food again, because I have been gaining. So Debbie your not alone, we just need to keep moving forward and remember WHY we did this. Jasmine if 1 cc is working for you and it seems like it is, I think you are just fine, 65lbs in 6 months is great! I am sitting at 45. Keep in touch, this group is such a great support for me!!

Doing my first 5K tomorrow, wish me luck!

So it has been almost a month since my last fill, I am now at 7cc's. But everything is causing stuck episodes in the last few days, and yet the scale is NOT moving, ugh!

Today is my 4 month mark, and I'm down 39. Finally feeling like I am making some progress since the holidays.

Hi 5.0, how is your journey going? Catch us up.

I too am finally seeing a difference. A 1 cc fill, put me at 6.5, and I can totally tell a difference, not sure I am in my green zone yet, but over 5lbs down in just a few day, staying full for over 6 hours and eating wayyyyy less. I think we are getting there ladies.

Wow Debbie, I hope that works for you. I just got another cc today putting me at 6.5. I am also really hoping it make a difference in how much I can eat. Keep us updated!

I was banded on September 30th. I am down about 35 lbs. I have about 1200 calories a day and exercise 3-5 days a week for 30-40 minutes. I have 5.5 ccs in my band and have another fill next week. Currently I am eating 2 meals a day, 1 protein shake and a snack. I use My Fitness Pal to track my food.

Oh my gosh ladies, I too have been struggling with these 5lbs, up and down for a month. This morning I was down 2, and just .4 from the next 10lb bracket. Looks like we are all on the right track again.