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I have been losing hair for 3-4 months now. I notice it now. You can really see it in my part- in my bang area. I have been getting all my protein, etc in. I had a complete lab work up and all was great. My doc told me to take 10-20 mg of Zinc. I am gonna try it. I hope it works. I am getting scared. My hair has always been thick and healthy. Now, it looks thin, dry and crappy! I hope this passes soon. It is embarrassing!

Welcome Get~the~Skinny! How are you doing? I bet you are happy to be on mushies now! Dr. G and his staff are great. Angie is wonderful. It's too bad she is only doing fills now. I hope they find someone to replace her who is as supportive and motivating as her. Best of luck on your journey!

After sliming, pbing or all-out puking your stomach gets irritated and swollen making the band tighter. I experienced this last month. It was not good. Had to get a complete unfill. I have experienced the bulging feeling in my throat quite often. I usually feel it after a fill or when I am full. I have heard it is common for you to feel tighter a week or two after a fill. (I don't know about a month, though.) Also, you may be tighter in the morning or during your period. I would call my doctor just to be safe.

I would call my doctor. I had pain last month about 2 weeks after a fill. I had something stuck and it turned into a nightmare. You may need a slight unfill.

Your name says it all- "HOPE" I wish for you the very best on your band journey. I am 35 years old, 5 foot 2 inches and started at 232 pounds. Had heart issues, high cholesterol, glucose intolerance, etc. All problems gone within a month of being banded! It is so worth it. The best thing I have ever done for myself in my life! Thank you for your story and welcome to this site!

Congrats! You will be in bandland soon! It is so exciting and so worth it!

I am planning on hitting my 100 pounds lost by Memorial Day. That is when our local aquatic center opens for the summer! I am gonna live there this summer with my kids!!!!! I hope to make it. I was losing really great until I had a "stuck" and was unfilled for over a month. I feel like I am starting over now. Just had a fill today. Now I have a renewed sense of determination to lose this weight! Gotta love that band!!!!!!

I feel for ya! I was losing just great- wonderful restriction and everything. Then shit hit the fan! My doctor isn't quite sure what happened, but they think I may have had something stuck. I was unfilled almost completely last month. I have gone over a month with no restriction. It was horrible! I gained back a couple pounds. Today I finally was able to get a fill, and I am excited to be resticted and start losing again! Best of luck to you and all bandsters!! Go scale, go!!!!!!!!!!

Are you taking a med to reduce reflux and acid production? I take Pepcid twice a day. If you are already taking a med for this, I'd demand my doctor to look into it further. You cannot be sleeping much, you poor thing!

This site is great support! Plus it is a wonderful source of info and real life experiences with the band. Keep up the great work! Everyone has a different journey with their bands, so don't worry! If you are not losing like you would like, maybe you need another fill? Just be patient- you'll get there! Best of luck to ya!

You are too tight. Call the doctor. I was too tight this week and got something really stuck. Even throwing up wouldn't get it. I ended up in the hospital on morphine until I got unfilled. Call your doctor for an unfill asap!

The band is not the easy way out, that's for sure! I hate when people say that. I usually tell them what I went through to get banded: the testing, liquid diet, some complications, etc. After that they don't think that way anymore. Plus, you don't have to be successful with the band. I know someone who "ate right through" his band and gained all his weight back. Losing weight is still a choice with the band. You still have to work your ass off. You still have to eat less. The band is just a tool- like WWers or Jenny Craig, etc. You still have to make a conscious decision to make it work!

Yes, I am pretty much still on liquids since Monday. I am gonna try some mushies today. My stomach doesn't hurt anymore, but I will take it easy anyway. I don't think I will get another fill until after the new year. That may not be too smart over the holidays, but it's what I have to do. I will be good! There's no way I'm gonna let myself gain weight back!

The crazy thing for me was the fact that I really don't know what I got stuck on. I know I chewed the heck out of my food that night. Now I am scared to get a fill again. I had just had my 3rd fill 2 weeks prior to this and it was my sweet spot. Now I am not so sure! Maybe my sweet spot was a bit too tight! I am gonna wait until after the new year to get a fill. Right now I am a bit gun shy, not to mention my tummy still being a bit swollen and sore!