Firecallie

Went today and got an unfill in hopes of fixing dilation. When I hold my 20 lb daughter now my stomach hurts plus Dr did not say liquids so I ate dinner now stomach is even more sensitive and irritated feeling. Should I have done liquids only? Is it ok to hold daughter? Did I damage my self? Advice to fix dilation

Great thank you and it was my abdomen

Went today and got an unfill in hopes of fixing dilation. When I hold my 20 lb daughter now my stomach hurts plus Dr did not say liquids so I ate dinner now stomach is even more sensitive and irritated feeling. Should I have done liquids only? Is it ok to hold daughter? Did I damage my self?

Thank you so much. And I will

Please remind me of rules tips and tricks! I'm back on the bandwagon in the morning (well now but I'm about to go to bed for night)

I'm having trouble remembering to drink all my water

These r great! Thank you please keep them coming

I need to start over as well! I want to too. Restriction is okay I just forgot the rules

Why is it liquid only after a fill? As to not upset stomach or does it affect how fill works

So I was banded in 2007. Was hard to find sweet spot. Finally did. Then got too tight got reflux. Got unfill and was never the same. Now I have my daughter (3mo) and amazing but i've gained every pound back. Fills don't work. I think my pouch is too big up top. I don't want to go under the knife now that I have a little one and I cannot forsee myself doing a sleeve (for fear that I want another baby ad don't know that I would get enough nutrition. Plus I cannot afford to be out of recovery time. Has anyone got band repositioned? Did it work? What was it like? How was recovery?

Got a fill praying it works!!!

I think I stretched my pouch

Yes I go in tomorrow morning. Just want a game plan in mind. I dont know what to do. Been off wagon for years since they said pouch too big

I realize that food is WAY to important to me. Almost an obsession. My meals are what I look forward to most every day. Thinking about what sounds good and what i'm going to have as opposed to what is healthy. I know i'm not alone out there, how did you change your mindset to where food is not an event or the thing to look forward to most that day?

Garland, TX here Surgery done by Dr. Jayaseelan. He's great!

For me the band was reversable! No cutting and I know 2 people with the sleeve who has had SERIOUS problems with it.

I would look at it as a good thing. If it's possible then now you will have a better band then they had available 5 years ago (which is when I got mine). Plus insurance is willin to pay. Maybe it was a sign to wait. I think you should do what is in your heart. After seeing how your friend has been doing do you think it's worth it? If so, and your heart is telling you to move forward then I would do it! Good luck

Hello, from Garland!

I kept it quiet. My mom knows, and my husband of course. That was going to be the only people that knew, but at one point 2 of my closest friends got worried that I was becoming anorexic. I told them that night they decided to have an intervention and they were very supportive! With everyone else, it's still a personal choice to keep it quiet. However, now I kind of wish I hadn't been so secretive.

So I have not had restriction in quite a while. I finally gave up on getting fills and stopped going for a few years. Well I recently went back and found out that I had 3.2 cc in my band (which holds a max of 4cc). He filled me to 3.4, did not get me to green zone so he filled me to 3.6. I don't know if it is going to take or not but he told me that if not, he will schedule me for an upper GI. Then he will fill me until my band is completely closed and then slowly unfill while I drink barium until i'm where I need to be. It finally feels like there is an answer, i'm SO EXCITED!

I just got a fill Monday. I am at 3.4 cc and the max my band can hold is 4cc. I want to go back for another fill because i'm in the same boat but I am worried that he won't do it. Good luck and keep us updated on what's going on. You're not alone.

Wow! I wish I could help you. Truth is your story is almost EXACTLY like mine. In fact I recently came back to the board after a few years of being away. I got a fill last Monday and he said I had a lot in my band and he barely put in anything. I am calling back today to get another fill but I don't know if he is going to do it. Good luck!

So I went to fill dr. and he was suprised that I had 3.2 in my band without being in the green zone. He was hesitant but filled me to 3.4. I"m afraid if I go back he won't put any more in. What do I do? What should I tell him.

So I went to a new Dr. for a fill today and he pulled out what I had in my band and said that it was mostly full already. He said I had the old band and it can only hold 4cc's and right now i'm at 3.4. Then he tried to convince me to convert to the sleeve. Could it be possible that my band can only hold 4cc? I got it about 5 years ago.