riseandfall9

Hey everyone, Name is Brian. I have had the lap band for about 3 years now. I lost 50 pounds in the first 3 months with the band. In the last 2.5+ years I have not lost any weight in some cases I maybe gained a few. I have a 10cc band and have 9cc`s currently in my band. No restriction. You would think that not loosing weight is the worst part. But its not. No matter how little I eat. No matter how well I chew my food. I am constantly throwing up, It has had serious Psychologically hurting implications. I am self medicating with alcohol on a constant basis and I am constantly thinking about going back to smoking methamphetamine's to loose weight. I have survived through drug induced heart attacks(2) and I have also survived a shooting 1 bullet in my side and 2 in my stomach, and I dont think I have ever felt lower then I feel now. Lots of people know I had the Lap Band and I am always the center of Jokes that I dont know how much more I can take. Is their any RESTART that I could do? Like Open my band all the way and fast to shrink everything ? Like you would restart your computer when it is running slow. I also need a doctor Local to Los Angeles where I live. Who is caring and will help me. My doctor is about 3 hours from Los Angeles and its too much to go up their and even when I am up their he has little advice to give me. PLEASE HELP.

My goal in the future is to be playing College Hockey. I asked my doctor about this since I will be getting hit and hitting other people. He told me that My head would fall off before the band lol. And gave me the go for it.

I had my Surgrey on the 10th of October. No Fills. Doctor said White Soft Fish was okay. I dont know what it was But my stomach has been hurting a little bit. I think its alot mental too. I dont want to get blockage or a nything like that. I will go on liquids the next few days. And Maybe some yogurt or pudding.

Yesterday. I was chewing on some fish that I had put in the blender to soften it even more. And It felt like it got stuck in my chest. I tried to drink Water but it wouldnt let me swallow, I even couldnt swallow my spit. I almost went to the hospital and then it gave a little bit. What the heck was it? Also what is PBing mean? And how do you know if your clogged? Thanks in Advanced Brian

Sometimes Doctors dont give agressive fills because making the $$ that they charge for the Fills is somthing that they want. Do they charge you for your fills? You should ask for an aggressive fill. See what he says.

Oh boy. Im not even close to where I was before. But I want to nip it in the bud. I dont want to get to that point and gain all my weight back by the time I fill. I am going to limit the carbs thats a good idea. I am going to give it a shot. I guess I was sorta expecting the Band to stop me from eating after 5-7 bites.

Doctor told me I could move to puree food , Soft eggs, Soft noodles yesterday. I think I may have stretched the pouch a little bit thats why I am hungry? Tommarow I am going to be very very hard on myself and try and eat as less as possible. I am also going to run a little bit. I am going to try and fight it I guess. I have lost 25 pounds in the last 13 days. I dont want to gain any of it back and thats the fear.

Well, I am 10 days post op. Until 2 days ago I was forcing myself to drink Water and food because the doctor didnt want me to get sick. These last 2 days, I started to taste the food again. I started to get my appettite back. I started to eat semi normal again. And I am scared. I dont know what to do. I am starting to get my appettite back and the doctor said he will give me my first fill in another 3 weeks? Could my healing process be faster because I am young? What happens if I stretch the pouch a tiny bit from eating(havent done it yet but would like to know). Please help me out guys thanks big time. Brian

It happened to me. I felt that my Stiches or Stomach were tearing or somthing everytime that I turned. Im not sure how many days Post Op you are but I am about 7 days and it is almost completely 100% Gone.

Well, I guess I should start off by saying my name is Brian. I am new to the site and pretty much have been reading it everyday for the last 2 weeks or so. I am being Banded on October 10th and am pretty nervus about it. Never had a surgrey before or even been put under. I guess thats normal? I was always an athlete and in amazing shape. I fell victum to a nasty meth and heroin addiction at the age of 15. It lasted about 3.5 years and ended when I had a heartattack and almost died in my Fathers arms. I have since been 4 years sober off drugs , alcohol and ciggrettes. When I was in my rehabilitation stage I turned to eating. I gained about 155 pounds since the date of my heartattack/quitting drugs and just havent been able to work the weight off on my own. I love eating. Its the only form of entertainment that I have and the only problem I have in weight loss. My work ethic in the Gym is still tip top and I dont eat the Chocolate, Cake, Icecream, Potatoes and stuff like that. But when I do sit down and eat I eat tons of Chicken and tons of Salad and I can pack away alot of food. So I think I have a few things working in my advantage and am eager to start this journey. I dont really know what to expect. I guess the only thing that I am expecting is that when I eat I get full. I know that the Band isnt going to melt the fat off my body and that I need to work with it. Just as long as it helps me get that full feeling I think I am going to be okay. Well thats my story! Hopefully it wasnt to long and boring. Im looking forward to using this fourm as a support system and looking to learn alot from everyone. Thank you! Brian