dianeb

I was banded in sept . and just in the past few days I have been having a lot of pain in my port area . is just aches inside . it is not sore to the touch just inside it hurts after I eat . Does any one else ever have this problem . Is this normal or am I doing something to cause this . Thanks ahead of time for any help and happy holidays to you all . Diane

Sugar Free Pudding ??

You Go Girl !!! You Got It All Right. The Band Has A Mind Of Its Own !! And I Think Stress Tightens It To .. Good Luck And It Does Happen To All Of Us . 9" Tho Wow !!

I cannot drink soda at all . no carbonation it hurts bad . i did drink a beer once tho ?? but soda kills me .. good luck . crystal light baby

that is very true I can't eat any of that except some chicken on a good day . it took me a year and a half of fighting this band and getting sick .it was horrible. but I fought and fought and finally i gave in which is why i had it put on in the first place . and thank god the band won . now 75lbs lighter i feel so good and food is not a pleasure anymore i just eat what i need to and what i need to . you have to set your in mind that you can give these things up or you are in for a long hard road !!! I eat a lot of mashed potatoes , soup, milk , lots of mushys and 2 years banded now good luck !!

thanks so much for all your help . I will continue to see the doctor here . I feel safer . and I will stay on track . thanks again you all have been wonderful !!

I had my 2nd fill Jan 30th . There was the normal problems with me overfilled and had to leave some out . Could not even get water down . anyway came home and have been on liquids for over a week , feeling good losing weight , now I have moved on to mushy foods and 2 weeks out I am back to regular foods . Saturday AM . I had a WW carrot cake for breakfast . well I was not paying attention to my eating and ate to fast . well as it goes it got stuck and I was sick all day . You all know the horrible routine and pain . so I have been on liquids all day sat , sun . well monday AM I was feeling pretty good and hungry so I made a scrambled egg 2 bites and the pain started again . I was so sick again . I am back on liquids and I feel so sore in my band area . it burns and it even hurts if I drink water to fast or take a gulp . please tell me this is normal I have it aggravated and it will calm down and to just stay on liquids for the rest of the week . I am just getting a little worried I do not know what band slippage or anything else feels like . but I know I never had it feel this bad this long . if you have any advice , or think it is just aggravates please let me know . I want to thank you all now for any feedback and your time . best of luck to you all . and thanks again

Hello just an update here . I had to go to a local doc yesterday . the pain was unreal . I felt like I was being choked . Well he had to remove all of my fill . I was so upset but he said it was the only way at this point . so now I have to wait about 3 weeks for it to heal then I can go back and start with fills again . I am feeling better , what a relief , but now I really have to watch what I eat , I dont' want to gain any weight back and now I have no restrictions . thanks again for all your help .. Diane

its me again . and I am still having the same problems . one day I can eat and not have a bit of problems and the other 6 days a week I am suffering , stuck , vomiting , in PAIN !! oh it is just horrible . I am 4 weeks post fill and I do not think I should be going thru this , my husband is so worried . this AM I made a banana smoothie got 2 sips down could tell it was not going down and was in the bathroom it all came up . now I know that should not have been a problem. I wrote to my doc today . I really hate to go back to mexico especially to have an unfill but I think that is what I may need .and advice I would love to hear from you all , you are all so supportive . thanks so much Diane

no they don't want nothing to do with me since I had the surgery in mexico . I don't know if they would consider helping me now that I am almost and emergency case or not . maybe I could just ask ? thanks for all your help

Thanks for your help everyone. well thursday of this week I finally thought I was done with this crazy stuff . I was eating great . was hungry all day and everything went down without a problem . well it certainly did not last long . last night ( friday ) . we decided to order out cause we both had long days . so I ordered a cheesesteak and was going to just eat the meat out of the sandwich . well I took about 2 small bites of the meat and the pain started , so I stopped eating right away and I was up till 1 am in SO much pain . I was ready to go to the ER . I was trying to throw up cause the pain was so bad I just wanted it out of me . I finally got all of it out and was still very sore and exhausted from hours of pain . 3 am I tried a sip of tea and I could just hear it gurgling like a clogged faucet it just did not want to go down . Now I am just afraid to eat period . I had almost a whole can of slimfast today and some cup of soup with some mash pototaes in to thicken it . and it did go down . I feel much better . I just dont' understand how one day I can be fine and the next day I can't eat anything ? I would say I am to tight but the days I can eat why does everything go down so well . My doctor is in Mexico and the doctors here I don't think will help me cause I had my surgery in mexico . I am not sure if I should go back or try a doctor here or just try to work with it for a few more weeks . I am scared I don't want it to slip or have problems down the road . and I must say I do like the weight coming off but is it worth all the pain ? last night I finally thought nothing is worth this much pain . would love to hear from you all and thanks again

I was banded on 9/20/2005 and ever since I have been home my husband is always telling me I need a mint . I do get a weird taste in my mouth and it feels dry but I do not want to have bad breath all the time . I am also off all of my meds for over a week cause I thought this was the reason for it ,but it is still there , not as bad as when I was on the meds but still there .and now I am VERY VERY scared when I talk to someone that I have fowl breath . has anyone else had this problem and does anyone have advice . I am always having a tic tac and brushing my teeth , mouthwash . it is just a temp cover . please HELP !!

I a so sorry about the scale . I would have died . What a let down . Keep up the great work and you will see that soon anyway . best to you Diane

Hi . I just had my first fill Nov 7th . I can feel the restriction and I am just wondering what some of you eat in a days time . I know I am not eating nothing like I did but some days I feel like I have eaten to much ? I ask my hubby " do you think I ate alot ?" and he says no but I think he is afraid to say yes . I am just wondering what is in the day of a bandster am I normal or am I eating to much or am I just paranoid . I know I should eat slower but that is hard , I am trying tho . Thanks for any help .

way to go . Keep up the great work . I hope to celebrate with you one day .

way to go . you look good . keep up the great work .

I was banded on sept 20th and I am only down 22 lbs . I just starting working out . I eat very little and I try to eat the right foods . I was filled about 2 weeks ago and lost 2 lbs since then . I am really getting concerned I feel I should have lost more weight by now .I have been thinking of going back to a liquid diet cause it seems that is where I lost my weight . is this normal am I doing something wrong . please help me . I am trying and I failed at every other diet I have baffeled weight watchers and doc's I am so confused am I just a lost cause . thanks in advanced for any advice . Happy Thanksgiving to you all

that is awesome I am so happy for you . could you please tell me what NSV is LOL . thanks dumb blonde here

thank for all your help . you guys are making me feel better . I knew you would . I am hiding the scale and going to be easier on myself . thanks again

oatmeal with a teaspoon of Peanut butter . yummy

best of luck to you and welcome

Oh yeah . thanks so much for saying that . I was feeling awful . yes I feel like I can eat almost as much as I did b4 the and . I get filled monday thank goodness . best of luck to you all

41 thanks that was nice

I have been having pain in the area of my port . It just started a few days ago and it mostly hurts when I bend over or lean to my left , if feels like something is stabbing into me . I am going for my first fill next week but I am getting nervous about this pain wondering if it is normal . I will talk to the doctor about it but in the mean time I was wondering if anyone else has had this kind of experience . Please let me know I am gettting worried that something is wrong . thanks for all your help . Diane

thanks for all you help .