leighhoffman

Hey everyone! My husband and I have just found out that the Air Force is sending us to Charleston, SC. I was wondering if anyone has been banded there. I am going to need a doctor there. Thanks in advance for your help. Leigh Ann

I had a complete unfill when I got pregnant and I had morning sickness really bad. My band ended up slipping and had to be removed. My advice would be to make phenegran your best friend. If the phenegran makes you too sleepy Zofran is a wonderful drug. It is extrememly expensive if you do not have insurance so be careful. You can vomit with an unfill but I would not recommend it.

Heys ladies, I am pregnant too. I am 16 weeks. I was completely unfilled. I started having major problems with morning sickness and my band slipped. I had my band removed at 12 weeks. I still have my port in place but the band has been completely removed. Be careful if you are having morning sickness. It caused my stomach to prolapse around my band. I lost 25 lbs in a month ( weeks 8-12 of my pregnancy). I have gained that back now with hydration and nutrition. I am not telling you this to scare you just to give you a heads up. My baby is doing great. The doctor said that he or she took all the nutrients from me and did fine through the whole ordeal. Just be careful and get medication if you are vomiting. They have meds that are perfectly safe for you and our little bundle. Hope this sheds some light.

I had my band removed last Tuesday and I have a bumpy feeling spot under one of my incisions. It is scar tissue. NOthing to worry about. Ask your doctor though. It should put your mind at ease.

I have lost my weight and I stil have to wax. My PCOS gone into remission though. I can tell you that great news. I am 4 months pregnant. Surprise Surprise!

Hello all. I wanted to take a minute to warn you if you are pregnant and vomiting to really be careful. I ended up slipping my band and prolapsing my stomach around my band. My surgeon has removed my band and I am laying here in the hospital thanking God everything went well with the surgery. My baby is doing just fine too. I am 12 weeks along. If you have the band and are having morning sickness, get medicine to keep from being sick. You dont want to go through this, believe me!!!!

No apologies for the English. Where are you from? They did take the band completely out. My doctor talked about just unfastening it but my stomach was too messed up to leave the band around it. It is completely out. The only thing left in is the port. I guess that can stay in there forever with no problem. I think I will leave it in there if it is not necessary to remove it. Take care.

I hope thatyou are not in too much discomfort. I noticed that you are 32 weeks along with your pregnancy. That is probably why your doctor doesnt want to do the tests or surgery on you. I was only 12 weeks when I had my surgery. They were able to do an upper GI while protecting my lower abdomen. Also, the anethesiologist were able to leave out a certain drug in the "cocktail" they give you when they put you to sleep. Apparently without this certain drug there is litte or no risk to the baby. I am sorry that you are having problems this late in the game. Are you able to eat anything? Could your doctor possibly do an unfill to give you some relief? Let me know how you are doing. I will be thinking about you.

Thanks everyone for your prayers and well wishes. I am feeling much better. The anti-nausea medication I am taking was prescribed by my OB so I feel safe taking it. I am having a time from not taking the pain meds from surgery though. I think I am allergic to the medicine. I have been having what feels like panic attacks since I quit taking it. It is getting much better with each day that goes by. I know what not to take after I have my csection though!! Again thanks for the kind words.

Veronica, Try Dr. Bruce Applebaum. He placed my band and I am not sure if he will do Mexico adjustments but I think he will. He and his staff are great. I really like him. I know he accepts other patients, just not sure about Mexico. He is in with Southwest Surgeons for Obesity. His number is 915-351-6272. Here is his website: http://www.southwestsurgeons.com/ I hope this helps.

The first picture was taken 19 days after my surgery ( October 10, 2005). The second picture was taken Thanksgiving day of this year. I have lost 150 lbs.

Hello all! I am almost 8 weeks pregnant and it was a complete surprise for us! We had to use Clomid to conceive our first and this one well....not the same case. WE are really excited and I am so happy that this thread has been started. I hope that we get our own spot too. I have been searching for some info and it is nice to see others who are going through it too. I too have been experiencing port pain ( more like discomfort). I didnt have it before the pregnancy so I am assuming this is what it is from. My body is having no problem remembering that it is supposed to expand with me being pregnant. My doctor and I are learning together about what will be different with this pregnancy. My bariatric nutritionist just basically put me on ( on top of prenantals) an extra folic acid and an extra B12 vitamin a day. Let me know if any of you are doing more and what are you taking. Is there more I need to be concerned with? I hope everyone is feeling alright. Best of luck!

I was having alot of trouble spitting up but I had the fluid removed from my band and life is much better. Probably too much restriction.

Taterbugs, We were going to move to CHarleston because my hubby was in the Airforce and I didnt have anyluck finding anyone closer than Columbia. Try Obesityhelp.com, I tried that site but it has been several months since I looked at it. They may have a new doctor listing on there that I havent seen. Best of luck to you. I am in Fort Rucker, AL and my closest doctor is Pensacola, FL. It is a 2.5 hr drive but well worth it. He is amazing. Good Luck!

My pain didnt seem like it would ever go away but it finally did. I actually used Flexall ( I know it is for muscles but it worked) to relieve some of the pain. I had my hubby rub it into my shoulders and it does help alleviate some of the pain. Other than that I had to stay active. Hope this helps.

Penni, I am a GW addict. You have to let us know when to watch. Your house is amazing. I love love love the kitchen window. Keep us posted!

My doctor told me the same to let them fall off and they irritated the heck out of me. I ended up messing with one of them and it took that incision longer to heal than the rest and I ended up with a nice ugly scar for my troubles. Try to grin and bear it. They will fall off.

:think Well, I havent posted in a long long time, shame on me. I have had very good success being banded almost a year. I have lost 140lbs. Ok, here is the catch. I am miserable. Dont get me wrong the new body that I am seeing is wonderful ( hubby doesnt mind either). However, 8 out of 10 times that I try to eat lately I almost always can not keep it down. If I drink too late at night like a sip before bedtime, I end up choking on it in my sleep( let me tell ya that is pleasant).I have tried to really push the protien but now I am so constipated I am in tears. I dont know what to do. I am in no way regretting my decision to have this band placed I am just confused and concerned. I think part of my problem is that my nerves have been shot about the last 2 months. We have moved with the military from New Mexico to Alabama and it has been the move from hell. Pre banded when my nerves were shot it would effect my stomach, so I am figuring why not now too just in a different way? I am trying desperatly to find a doctor in SOuthern Alabama even possibly in Florida. Not much luck yet. I dunno, should I be worried that something is terrible wrong with me? I do not want to lose my band. I have only had one fill since my surgery and no more. I think maybe an unfill might help my situation???? If anyone has any ideas please please please share.

I had stored away my too big clothes too and I had to make myself get rid of them. I can thank my mother for that one. Never get rid of anything is her motto. However, I looked at it as even if this band thing doesnt work out that great ( I am the big optimist ) I will never go back there. So, I chose to give my clothes to places like goodwill and salvation army. You can get a tax deduction too for your belongings. I know how much money I gave away but I got a promise to myself and helped those that might have really needed those clothes. ( I have to confess, I did keep a couple of shirts just for bragging rights). My hubby thinks I am crazy. I probably am but it made sense to me and is a constant reminder of how far I have actually come. Hope this helped. Also, I dont know about your Dr. but my doctors office had a clothing exchange program going for us too. When we grew out of our clothes we could tak ethem there and get clothing that was smaller. It worked out pretty good. Best of luck!

Congrats! You are beautiful!

Hang in there! Time will pass and before you know it you will be posting things like my banding is tomorrow and I am so excited!!!! Take time to look forward to the holidays and what a new year you will have! Keep posting here on lap band. Everyone is great! I used to not be able to stand myself either and as the weight started falling off and I was able to deal with unhappiness other than my fat arse things got alot better. Love yourself. That will help you along your journey. I am sure you are beautiful and you will see it too.

I have lost 140 lbs.

Wow, you know that we sound so similar. I am 6' and 195 lbs. I am also 14/16 (started out 26/28) and I know you have read my thread about the drama going on with my band I can honestly say that if this is where I am meant to be and stay so be it! I feel like a new person too. I have a bunch of skin and I am not considering plastic surgery. I am only a year out and I am hoping for time to take care of some of it. Congrats on your success. Thanks again for the kind words the other day.

I think I have found a doctor. This doctor is in Pensacola, FL. It is 139 miles from me but that is as close as I could find. I am so excited and I hope that he accepts me as a patient. I should find out this evening or tomorrow morning. You guys are the best. Thanks for your kind words and thoughts. I will let ya know what I find out. The earliest he can see me is Oct. 2 if I am accepted. I guess there is light at the end of the tunnel and it may not be a train. Hope you all have a good day.

You all have always been so supportive of me and my journey. I have been online this afternoon and I am actively searching for a doctor. I will definitly keep you all posted on what is going on. Hubby is gone right now ( yeah Army) so I am facing this crap alone. Luckily, we have this tool to support eachother. Again thank you so very much.