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Well all I have an appointment tomorrow with my surgeon, wish me luck!

Anyone in Lewistown?

You look absolutely amazing congrats!!! Hard work does pay off! You have inspired me to work even harder !

Does anyone have the 3cc band? I don't hear much about them. I have 2.5cc fill so extremely restrictive, I look back and before my last fill 4 years ago I was loosing more weight. Figures lol

My fb is Kerijeremiahames, look me up! Also my email is keriames1981@yahoo.com if anyone is interested in chatting that way to .. By the way my names Keri, female 31 from Montana. Nice to meet you all!

My fb is Kerijeremiahames, look me up! Also my email is keriames1981@yahoo.com if anyone is interested in chatting that way to

I think a private fb would be great, does anyone know how to get it up and running? It's great to have people to talk to about our ups and downs. I hope all goes well with your dr app. I know for me going back after 4 years is a bit intimidating . I hope it goes well, my doc wasn't much for bedside manner but a good guy none the less. Today I realy made the effort to eat like I am supposed to, I had egg white omelet with mushrooms onion and cheese. A half slice of toast. Did good, didn't drink more than a half cup of coffee. About an half hour 45 min later I got the blocked feeling, waited as long as I could stand then had to vomit. Horrible!!! So much for the right food choices. I waited 3 hours and had a half Turkey sand w cheese no bread. Kept that down for 3 hours but still feels like its sitting there, heartburn! So discouraging, looking froward to seeing the doc soon! I think I am asking for an unfill and to check and make sure I didn't slip my band with all this vomiting. Wish me luck bandsters:)!

I think a private fb would be great, does anyone know how to get it up and running? It's great to have people to talk to about our ups and downs. I hope all goes well with your dr app. I know for me going back after 4 years is a bit intimidating . I hope it goes well, my doc wasn't much for bedside manner but a good guy none the less. Today I realy made the effort to eat like I am supposed to, I had egg white omelet with mushrooms onion and cheese. A half slice of toast. Did good, didn't drink more than a half cup of coffee. About an half hour 45 min later I got the blocked feeling, waited as long as I could stand then had to vomit. Horrible!!! So much for the right food choices. I waited 3 hours and had a half Turkey sand w cheese no bread. Kept that down for 3 hours but still feels like its sitting there, heartburn! So discouraging, looking froward to seeing the doc soon! I think I am asking for an unfill and to check and make sure I didn't slip my band with all this vo!miting. Wish me luck bandsters:)!

I was banded over five years ago. I did well for the first year, lost one lb a week on average. I started at 234 got down to 173 and stayed there untill about 8 months ago. Now I am up to 188 YIKES!! I don't have the healthiest lifestyle, I ride with my husband over the road trucking. We don't have access to healthy food all the time, and excersize is difficult. Can anyone help me out with food choices and things I can do to start loosing again? Also I haven't been back to my doc since 1 year post op, he his very expensive and I haven't had the means to see him. I have pain at the port, so bad at times I can't lye one my side, and gall bladder problems as well. I get sick often, i know the band is too tight, as sometimes i feel blocked drinking water, most of the time I have yo drink while I eat just to get more than a bite down. Very very frustrated, I know i am to blame but I want to start again any advice would be greatly appreciated

Aloudwisper, Things will work out, they always do as long as we do our best and don't stop believing in our selves we WILL succeeded!

Thank you everyone! I will move forward Today was not a good day. We stayed in a hotel last night, no food except the vending machine so needless to say I had junk for dinner, skittles and a cupcake. This morning we missed breakfast so nothing to eat but a few Cheetos. Finally got a load around 2 we were all loaded and headed to the trk stop for some lunch. I had the buffet, nasty! I had a little salad, some mashed potatoes and some kind of meatball. I stuffed myself, i ate four meatballs and a bite of some mack and cheese. Cornbread with honey, 2 bites. I drank 1 lrg cup of sweet tea. Yup writing it down really does make a difference. I guess other than everything but the meatballs were garbage foods. I ate app 2 cups, way to much. Note to self get some protein shakes in the truck! Accountability!

I hear you, sometimes emotional problems get the best of us for a minute. I am working thru some problems myself and food used to be my crutch, now I loose my appetite completely when i am emotionally crazed lol. I was so lookung foward to loosing the weight, I have alot if loose flabby skin on my back and tummy. Was awaiting my final surgery's to have a half way decent body, ok maybe not halfway with all the stretch marks but at least look a little better in my clothes lol. I am totally to blame, i should have figured out a way to see the dr. Find a nutritionist and so on. Its great to vent

Its really strange but when I eat my side hurts, just above the port. The port itself has always been a little tender. But now if I bend down with pressure ie screwing on of those dog steaks into the ground i get a horrific pain in my left side, like a charlie horse. It goes away after a few min of stretching, maybe just scar tissue tearing?

Go see your doc asap! Swelling and pain on the left side can mean erosion or infection. Don't wait please this is not something to hesitate on. Keep us posted

Hello everyone, I had the band in 07. Weight at time of banding 234, current weight 186, lowest weight with band 173. I fell off the wagon, have had multiple complications but have not been back to the doc since 1 year post op due to financial problems. I have decided to go back in within the next 30 days to get checked out, get an unfill if he can since my port seems to have flipped sideways. I just love that you all are supporting each other, I would like to become a part of the group ! My goals: get back to dr., figure out what is causing the complications and fix it, regain control of my eating habit's, start exercise more and get to my goal weight of 147-155 or where the doc said 150-160. I drink when i eat so i can get more than 2 small bites down, i eat the way wrong foods, I crave sugar and carbs all the time. Protein even shakes are hard to keep down. Miserable just miserable, I cannot wait to get this figured out. I await your advice critiques

Thats not to bad, my doc is 200 just to walk thru the door ... I am soo sick of the pain, getting sick and the heartburn I can hardly deal anymore. I have Poly cystic ovarian disease to and I was reading some posts that explain or have the same symptoms I do ( weight gain, major hair loss, acne and abnormal hair growth). Does anyone know if there is special meds other than birth control or diet for this?