AggieAlia

I was banded March 31, 2006 and have lost about 35 lbs (it's been fluctuating). I was fine for the first few months post-op and before my first fill. I had my fill and was at 1cc. After a few months of being relatively OK, I starting having problems keeping anything down (including water) so, I went to the surgery center where they do all the fills and unfills for my doctor, and they said that my band was irritated and they will take .5cc out. Again, I was fine with that for a little while and went back for a refill. Anyway, I have been up and down with the fills and unfills. I finally had a bad episode and they unfilled me completely and wanted me to wait to "heal". Mind you, I do not eat anything bad nor do I eat a lot of it. I have also lost 7 lbs in the last week and a half and I hate that it's because of purging and not eating. Now, I am completely empty and last night, I was up half the night with reflux. I have not been able to eat "normally" in MONTHS because I am afraid. It doesn't matter what I eat or when I eat it, I always have problems. Sometimes, I will eat something and be completely fine with it and other times, I will eat the same thing, and it will have me running to the bathroom. I feel like a bulimic and I hate it. Has anyone had problems like this? I am having so many problems that I am regretting even getting this thing. I think I may not have weighed enough when I first received the band and that it by itself may be too tight for me. On a side note, my doctor sucks. I have not seen him since my surgery. I have yet to get a hold of him at the surgi-center since he is only there on Thursdays and if he does not have any surgeries scheduled, he won't go there. I HAVE to go there to see him so that they can do a barium swallow to see what the problem could be.

I have not had a slipped band that I know of but, I am curious to know what the symptoms are of a slipped band or if the band is too tight for me. I am completely unfilled and I cannot seem to keep food or liquids down. Either that or I have a really hard time and keep burping in order to save myself a trip to the restroom. I feel so helpless and that I am at the mercy of my band and how "it" wants to feel everyday. Yesterday's meals: Breakfast: Water (took all morning to drink half a cup) Lunch: Jamba juice (with a multi-Vitamin & energy boost) and I took from 11 to about 1:00 to finish Dinner: 2 club crackers and a a tablespoon of Soup I did not have a restroom episode but felt like going for every one of those "meals". I KNOW this is not normal.