cindyb163

Hi, I had my lapband placed in Mexico (Sanoviv) about 10 years ago. I think it was a 10cc band. I went from 180 lbs to 133 (lowest). My standard weight is about 142. I'm 5'5" tall. My last fill was 3.9cc's. I was waking up at night basically drowning in my own saliva. I couldn't keep anything down and I developed walking pneumonia. In addition I started having I having esophageal spasms which feels like you are having a heart attack. I had to have the band unfilled just to get healthy. But- with no restrictions I gained 15 lbs in 4 weeks. I went back yesterday and had 3.6 cc's put back in. But I'm not restricted at all. 3.9 was way too much. 3.6 is not enough so now I need to go back in @$200.00 a pop. My questions - how long before you found that sweet spot and are you still losing weight or just maintaining? Does size of the band matter in terms of how much fill you use? I've read on here that some folks have up to 6cc's fill. I can't imagine that. I go to Dr. McKeen in Los Gatos. Does anyone else on here go to this Dr?

It's not normal. But if she's anything like me, she's not "throwing up" like a normal person throws up. The food is not getting into her stomach. It's getting stuck in her esophogas (sic) which makes her feel pressure in her chest. So she goes into the bathroom, bends over the toilet and it just comes out. And then she probably goes back to eating. Correct me if I'm wrong. That's happening because she's over eating and she's eating the wrong foods - she's basically eating like she's normal with no restrictions. She needs to learn how to eat with a band. That's the hard part. She's not bulimic IMHO.