Eileenja

Thank you to all who responded with a good kick in the butt - which I really needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your responses have really helped and I appreciate every one of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have really been trying to keep focused and do the right thing:kiss2: Lots of huggs to all of you!!! :hug:

Thanks for your response, unfortunately, I have learned how to "get around the band". Since you are newly banded, I will NOT let you in on my secret. I really do apperciate your response though.

Hi everyone I was banded in March, 2005 and have lost about 65 pounds since my initial visit with the doctor. Since this summer started, I have eaten everything and anything in any amount that I wanted.:embarassed: Even though I have not dared to get on the scale, I do notice that I (throug some small miracle) am still wearing the same size. I knopw that when I do get on that scale I am going to CRY! :cry Is there anyone out there that can say anything to me :think (or anyone else) that will REALLY make me get back on track? At this point, my family no longer reminds me of my situation (they have really tried - and I acknowledge that) PLEASE PLEASE make me realize what I am doing to myself.:help: Thank you all so much!!!!!

i have a 4cc band and my doctor says that no more than 2.5 cc's will be added because if he puts in any more, he is afraid of erosion. What has been your experience with this.:help:

I agree - that you must go for a un:clap2: fill, but - if you must vomit at work or anywhere you might try turning on the water - that is what I have done when it became necessary - it is a distraction to the vomitting sound! Also, when people thought that i was crying because my eyes were watery fromm vomitting- i just said that i had allergies.

I used Mauri Waldman - she is in Goshen. I was very comfortable with her and she was one of the people recommended by Dr.Kwon's office. Also, she has a support group twice a month which I found very helpfulGood luck! Eileen

Donali - very well said!

To me, it sounds like you might not be chewing well enough. Whenever I eat too fast, I ALWAYS vomit. In the past, whenever I felt like it was stuck just a little, I would keep on eating - big mistake - it always comes back to haunt me. If I take the time to wait just a few minutes for it to go down, I can then resume eating and can usually finish everything. It seems like I have to start over with each meal. But, since I started taking my time and waiting it out, I have been doing much better and have not vomitted for a few weeks now. (my family thoughtthat I was startring a new eating disorder - purging! - I told them that I would never waste that precious food!) Hopes this helps - good luck

Wow! I never thought about it - I mean about waiting a certain length of time. I have no idea how long before, but apparently it was long enough!You people reallly crack me up!

Alexra Whenever I have gone places and people didn't seem to notice, I would ask them if they noticed and they always said that they really did, but that since there were so many people around they didn't want to make a big deal. Eileen

Update: I went back to the doctor today and I am doing much better. He wants me to have shakes for breakfast and lunch every day and mushies for dinner for as long as I can handle it. He things that I just ate too much too fast at breakfast and that I really need to learn how to eat slowly (I think I learned!!) But honestly, I think my fill is very tight but I did not say that to him. Maybe I'll loose faster.

DeDarla Thanks so much for your honest post! WoW!!!! I take zoloft every day for general anxiety disorder. I would LOVE to stop taking meds for this. I will definately try the Water thing. Who would have thought of that one. It is definately worth a try. By the way, my doctor choose zoloft because he thought that possibly it would help me loose weight, which it didn't. Thanks again Eileen

Cyndel You'll do just fine! Dr. Kwon is a very good surgeon. Although people say that he is strict, he is a very nice man. Also, he has a great office support staff who you will get to know quite well. Don't worry - be happy! Good luck with your surgery and keep us posted on your progress - it's only a week away!!!!!!!!!