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This was happening to me...I felt like I was choking, stuff coming out my nose, coughing etc..... got Fluid removed from my band....a lot but not all....took a break from it for a while, now I am back to what I had in it before...and haven't had the problem since...for me I don't think I was too tight...on those times that it happened..I think I ate too close to bedtime....but it is a very scary feeling when it happens...you feel as though you are suffocating.... I hope it gets better for you. M.

I too am on my way....just 14 lbs. as of this morning...yippee!!! M.

coffe is like my new dessert...yum. I even use yummy creamers...ways less calories than a sundae :hungry:. M.

me too! Freezing! I have been banded now for almost 2 years and have never been as cold as I am now....I guess you're right...less insulation. M.

Hi there....I never post much here but your thread was calling out to me:) ...I had my band placed in July 2005 and did great for a while...then decided my head wanted to eat more...so I started to drink while I ate so I could eat more quantity....I also started telling myself that I "deserved" some ice cream etc...now and then....but it ended up being way more often...almost everynight....so, I haven't lost for about 9 months...and have acutally gained 10 lbs...well, now my mom got a lap band yesterday and all of a sudden something clicked in my head and I got out of my rutt yesterday....not sure why...maybe because I realized looking at her post op, how much money and effort I put into this and how bad I want it to work.... anyway, don't mean to talk about me...and don't know how to make it "click" in your head like it just did mine...but it needs to ....you need to get out of your rutt or you won't lose any weight...like me. I am out of my rutt and back on track.....I am actually really excited now because my mom got a band, so I feel like I have some support now...before I didn't have anyone besides these boards to talk to about things....and once she gets to eating real food, we can share ideas etc..... Well, good luck to you...you gotta just get out of it...I see other people's posts that had surgery the same time as me and they have lost 100 lbs and it makes me just sick that that could have been me...but I have been sabatoging my band for almost a year...but not any more. Try sucking on hard candies now and then....that has helped my sweet tooth...better than eating lots and lots of ice cream. Michelle

Since i have had my IUD in...the Mirena I have had a very hard time losing my weight with my band, feel bloated all the time, have really oily skin, and am constantly moody/depressed.....I have read many many message boards and found many many many women in my shoes (obviously not with the band too...but with the Mirena) ....I since have gotten my IUD out and already feel like a new person... Any MD that tells you your weight gain etc has nothing to do with your IUD is a crock. I don't care how small the amt. of hormone is......hormones are hormones, and if you were sensitive to them on the pill, most likely you are going to be with the Mirena....will never never get an IUD again...wish I would have done more research on this before...I am also an RN and ususally look into this kind of stuff...but didn't put the weight gain and moodiness together until I came across other message boards on the Mirena....beware!

Hi you all...I have been lurking here for a few weeks, but finally have my surgery date set for July 11th. I registered here and want to come here for support. I really want to make this work for me, and hope to learn a lot from you all. You all are doing so great, I hope to be a 'loser' soon! :banana Michelle 237/237/140