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Kari- I am new to the 7's but I wanted to comment on your post. It helped me to see that others are having the same "head issues". I thought by being banded it would all magically dissappear. It is still hard work. I get what your are saying about eating when you are not challenged. I am home all day with my kiddos. Although I know it is the most important thing to do as a mom, I am sooo board, and feel like I have more to offer the world. Anyways, your post helped me see that I have to get something to fill the void other than food! Thanks for that and keep on trucking.

I am so right there with you. I had the band unfilled in Oct and have proceeded to gain 20 lbs back. I am so disgusted with myself, I want to crawl into a hole. I am looking for a challenge group or something on here for support, any ideas?

Hello Lucky #7's. I was band way back in July on the 28. I joined this group then but have been away. I am returning because I am down and out and my doc suggested getting on and finding some support. Soooo here I am. I will fill you in on my scoop and then hopefully get some response. Thanks in advance. So I was doing great, started at 260 and was down to 174, just chugging right along, I was too tight, but loving the restriction and weight loss, well, I had an episode and it hurt! I thought I was going to die, for real. My vit. got stuck and after that I started to pb all the time and reflux, heartburn. I was freaking bc I thought I broke the band. I went in and my doc took out all the fill and then...well...now two months later I weigh in at 194. One Ninety Four. I am angered, depressed, shocked, and disgusted. I haven't told many people about being banded but the ones I know I feel so embarrised, like I wasted all this money and time and i am just such a failure. I was so disgusted I kept putting off going into the doc because I thought I could get back down on my own and then go in. I just kept getting bigger. I am not asking what to do. I know what to do, I am just sad and do not know who to turn to. The support group in my town has been dropped and the nearest is 1 hour away. I have three small kids and a husband who is really busy and its hard to get away. Besides, although my husband says he doesn't care I really think he thinks this all riduculous and a tremendous amount of wasted money. Which I guess is how I feel because I am letting him and myself down. Don't I sound pitiful..yuck..this is really not who I am, I swear. I have to get back on track and I have to do it now. Besides this group I am going to look for a Dec group and see if I can find some others that may be in the same boat. So today I did see the doc and I have this terriable cold, I was going in to have a slight fill because by the end of hte day I can eat a lot, like normal, pasta , bread etc. On the way into the office (it is one hour away) I had a string cheese. Well it really filled me up and while I was at the doc I was making noises..you know the ones from your throat, he heard them and said he thought I was fine but thought that perhaps I should see the psych docs..I told you, I am in bad shape, he suggested seeing them and getting back on a positive note and seeing if that helps. He is right, am depressed, but it just made it worse when he suggested it. I still think I need a slight fill and the cheese was making the noise because of all the sinus drainage. So I will have to review the rules and get on it. Thanks for listening.

Just an update. They did unfill me and I took a week break and then had another fill, I will call today and schedule another fill. I hate driving back and forth but i hate not having any restriction more. I just reread all of our post and it is funny how we forget our feelings and switch it all around...hmmm. Any I saw you have 2.6 in your band, she put 2 in my band and I have no restriction (yes I have taken advantage of it) 2.6 is when I was having problems so I will ask for 2.4 and hopefully that will be a good spot. I will keep you posted.

God Bless your Heart. My children have not noticed my lack of food intake, surprising, LOL. I too am very happy with the weight loss but some days are harder than others, yesterday was hard, I will just get angry, I couldn't even get icecream down yesterday. Because of the heartburn I am going in for an unfill. I am so reluctant though. I am afraid that after allergy season and my TOM it will be not tight enough and then I have to truck back to the office and have a fill. It is frustrating and I wonder what the nurses think of me. I feel so wishy washy. I think of all things I miss raw veggies most. Good Luck

THis is crazy! We are having the same issues, the same stats, I was banded in 7/07 and started at 230 and now am 170 ish. Wow! I had a fill about a month ago and things were fine, I was tight but okay. I swallowed a pill and it got stuck and it hurtttt. I vomited (first time ever) and then went on to have pbing/slime for the next evening and day. I was worried about slippage and was told to take it easy and do liquieds. Well that was 8 days ago and today I am really struggling, yesterday was great, eat whole foods no prob, today can not get soup down and now I am having bad heart burn. I am worried, but glad I found your post.

I Dr Vitello in Downers Grove here is his e mail jvituic@comcast.net you just e mail him and he e mails you back with a date and time. He sees people under flora at Good Sam for $150 plus the hospital fee whichis usually $120. I am self pay and this is the best I have found. Anyone else found better please tell me.

I have had the same thing happen to me, minus the reflux. One day I can eat some things and the next I can not. I think mine has a lot to do with TOM and stress. It seems the week before and after my TOM I am super restricted. This is the first time in my life I have lost weight during my TOM. Hee Hee

Thanks for your input. I did contact my fill doc. However the following day after I posted, I was able to to eat chili and hamburer and some chicken. WOW I am going to wait a bit to have some taken out and see how the week goes.. This band is crazy but I love it.

I was banded 7-27-07 and have lost 37 pounds...lots of sevens. I have had two fills. The last one was Sept 18. Since then I can eat very little and eat mostly Soups and pro shakes. I can get chips, carmel popcorn, cheese puffs, and chocolate. I do not eat those frequently but do have them when I want to eat, I am rarely hungry. I tried to have cottage cheese, two teaspoons, and I got a golfball and slimed all over. Over the weekend, I ate 3 baby carrots with dip and same thing. I am slightly frustrated because I thought I would be able to eat all foods (except breads) just in smaller amounts, if they were chewed up real good. Do I need an unfill/ Will this loosen up eventually? I hate to spend more money on an unfill if I just keep not eating and it will get looser. on the other hand because I eat very little I over indulge in chocolate with slows the weight loss anyways. What do all of you think?

Hi all, I have been lurking around and would love to join you all. I was banded on July 27, 2007. So I think luck number 7 is the perfect place for me. Can you tell me about the challenge? I would like to join.

I just read your post and noticed you said you got woosie...On my first fill I almost passed out, as a result the doc took some cc's out and I feel like I did not get the right restriction. Anyways my question is...what causes the whooziness? I think it may be blood pressure...what was your and your docs thoughts?