Jessiebear

slow & sexy Paula Cole - Feelin Love (If this doesn't get you in the mood you are one cold fish!) Stevie Ray Vaughn - The Thing I used to do Stevie Ray Vaughn - Tin Pan Alley (foreplay) Hot & Nasty Jimi Hendrix Nickel Back The Rolling Stones Nirvana OutKast BB King I'll have to think some more on this...........

Congrats on your band! Hunger right after surgery is soooooooooo........ normal!!! Don't get discouraged & hang in there!!

I'm so sorry to hear you are going through this. This past January I faced the possibility of what you are going through right now. My situation turned out okay. You are facing some very difficult decisions. I'm almost in tears with you! Let us know how it turns out. You do have options. Ask your doctor about an unfill & going on liquids for a couple of weeks & then reassessing the situation. I think some people here have had success with this.

Hang in there! It will be over before you know it.

Thanks guys! I was thinking the same thing ya'll were - pictures everywhere! I try not to buy bad foods - I don't buy bad foods. But it seems like I can make bad foods out of anything. I was always a closet binge eater & now that I have no restriction I find myself deviating back to old habits. & yes, I know how to eat around my band. It's very frustrating. It's all a mind game. I'm gonna win this time though.

I have been going through this with my step-sister, step-mother & a couple of my Aunts. It's sad. They are really missing out. When I recently went through my band trouble & subsequent weight gain, they all seemed to really "be concerned". Whatever!!!! Thank goodness I can see through it. I have learned to distance myself from those who are negative. Thay just drag me down & I have been down long enough!!

Hey everybody! My name is Jess aka - jessiebear. I haven't been here in a while. I'm in need of support again. It is really hard to live with the band & not have anyone to support you that knows first hand what you are going through. I tried. It hasn't worked. I missed ya'll!!! I was banded 1-26-2005. I had lost 90lbs before I had a problem with my band (1-2008) & had to have all of my fill taken out. I have had one fill since then (2-2008) & I am currently up to 2.0cc in a 4cc band. I still do not have restriction & I am eating everything that I can get my hands on!! I have gained 39lbs since January. EEEEEK!! I am going to schedule another fill just as soon as I can. Until then, I will be here! Hopefully I can use everyone's success stories to encourage me until then. :thumbup:

Hey Rose!! I'm thrilled for you!! I can't wait to get some fill back. I didn't realize exactly how tight my band was. It's really weird being able to eat. As soon as they took the fill out of my band my stomach growled & it has been growling ever since. 5 minutes after I eat it starts growling again. I don't think I have truely been full yet. So far I have been doing really well. I'm not gaining - just maintaining. I'm eating lots of Lean Cuisines! I get some fill put back on January 30th. I will not get it filled back as tight as it was. I know now that it was too tight. They gave me a little card showing too little - perfect - & too tight. I had all of the symptoms of being too tight. Thank God it didn't slip!!!!! I have recommited to my band, now I have to recommit to exercising!! My hat goes off to you in that area!!! The first night & the day after they took my fill out I had terrible pain & what amounted to esophageal spasms & being really irritated. I was put on carafate 4 times a day & prevacid twice a day. I am back to normal now. I feel great!!! I'm really happy for you!! Keep up the great work! & keep me informed! TTYL!! ---Jess

I lost the first 50 in the first 5-6 months. The rest was a steady loss up until the last 6 months. The last 6 months I have been maintaining. The last 6 months have totally been my fault. I have a new job & we get catered lunches everyday. When I went in for my unfill, the nurse gave me a card that shows not enough fill, optimal fill & too tight, with the accompanying "symptoms?" listed under each one. According to the card, I have been too tight since my last fill.

Thanks Lauren!

Honestly, I didn't even ask. I was not mentally ready for that. I was gonna be a chicken & take the "Let's wait & see approach".