jen1957har

nanook, i have just read your post, the same has happend to me. i can eat around my band. i have gone to my surgeon and will be having a revision to rny. i just had the wrong procedure done for me. but i'm going keep trying, until i get the results i''ve been working on now for 2 yrs. don't give up on yourself. and don't let negitive words get you down. i'm in your conner

that's wonderful! good job./ :thumbup:

people don't like what they really don't understand. and to have problem with your weight your entire wakeing life is no way to live. it's light in the tunnel for people like us. just keep trying. and wanting a healthier life.

amy, you might want to check how much they put in, i would say they only put in .05cc's not 5.cc's. they will put in .05 at a time. that's why it takes so long to get the proper restriction. it's a hassel. but hopefully worth it, in the end result.

but really, if anyone says this is easy or a quick fix. that is WRONG! by far the hardest thing i've have ever done. to get to where i'm at has been mentally and physcially draining, to say the least.>

amy, it's really hard to explain, other than if you try to eat something too dry or too fast, it feels like it gets hung. then it feels like you've stuck your finger down your throat. gaggie like, and hurts. so you'll think twice about what you've just stuck in your mouth. not real pleasant. so the chew, chew,chew thing is a priority. also, do not drink anything while eating or up to 20 minutes afterwards. that's a hard habit to break. hope this helps.,

i have a 10cc band and i now have 6.5 cc in it. i am now having restriction for the first time. so i know the true meaning of band- hell. you have to keep going getting fills until you have restriction. really, nobody told me it would be like this. thank goodness i didn't go to mexico. i had my band since 10/07 and have lost 18#s. on the flip side, i haven't gained 18#'s/ i got my last fill tuesday and i've got my fingers crossed. i'm ready to lose some major #'s now. i know the disappointment of not losing. but they keep telling me to hang in there that this will work. (dr). starting weight 221 current 204. any words of wisdom anybody? :thumbup:

they will add fills then take some out. this stuff is crazy. i have a small band. and have already had 5 fills. and i'm not losing weight. i'm pretty disappointed. i had surgery 10/31/07 and have only lost 18#s. i wished i had gotten a bypass. this is very stressful. i feel like i have failed again.

this sounds like i wrote it. i'm going thru the same thing. my weight is coming off so slowly. i've had 3 fills so far with little restriction. i'm sick of it. i drive 3 hrs to get a fill. i go back tomorrow and i'm going to tell them to filler up. for 20 grand i'm ready for this to kick in.

i had my lb done by them, they are a team. and besides that they are both hotties....

a compression garment? sounds like a pretty good ideal. one that wraps?

do it. don't look back. i've done the same thing