BritneeRae

I have been banded since June of 2008 and have lost a little over 100 lbs. My current weight is 151 so I am very happy with my band. But here is my problem: In September I was too tight so I got an unfill... I have been extremely happy with the amount taken out but recently I got the flu and had alot of chest congestion which made me swallow phlegm which caused me to slime and throw up more than normal esp in the middle of the night (I know gross right?!) and now NOTHING will go down not even liquids... do I need another unfill or will it go back to the way it was before? I have lost like 15 lbs in the last 3 weeks waiting for my band to go back to the way it was! I have a dr appt wednesday to get an unfill but Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks!

I have been banded since June of 2008 and have lost a little over 100 lbs. My current weight is 151 so I am very happy with my band. But here is my problem: In September I was too tight so I got an unfill... I have been extremely happy with the amount taken out but recently I got the flu and had alot of chest congestion which made me cough alot and swallow phlegm which caused me to slime and throw up more than normal esp in the middle of the night (I know gross right?!) and now NOTHING will go down not even liquids... do I need another unfill or will it go back to the way it was before? I have lost like 15 lbs in the last 3 weeks waiting for my band to go back to the way it was! I have a dr appt wednesday to get an unfill but Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks!

Thanks ladies and I'm boiling me some hot tea right now! lol

I went to the doc for the first time on the 3rd of June and had my surgery on the 27th!

Banded June 27th Preweight- 266 Postweight- 253 Height- 5'4 Goal wight- 150

You sound just like me, i havent eaten anything solid but i havent had my first fill yet and the 10 lbs i lost right after surgery have started to creep back on! I guess im eating to much soup or tuna or something who know but i sure hope that my first fill works!!!

I was banded on June 27th and i feel fine (besides wishing i had more restriction). My one worry is my port incision, it is swollen with a knot behind it. It hurts and if i turn a certain way you can kinda see it protruding! I am a bad hypocondriac (or how ever you spell it) So of course i think i have a flipped port. My doc appt is not for about a week and noone around me knows anything about the band soo can someone please reassure me or tell me if you have had this too. :thumbup:

Thanks you so much you are very reassuring!

Hey I'm from Bastrop La, and i was banded June 27th! I am very happy with it and i am losong weight but i really want to me more restricted... I can eat a whole can of soup and feel just fine not stuffed! I feel so guilty hopefully after my first fill with miss Rita i will be much more restricted!! Well i hope all goes well with you guys! :thumbup:

I had my lapband done yesterday and im just curious if anyone else got sent home with an ON-Q bag (pain bag) Its a round ball full of medicine that has tubes from the bag to my incisions it hangs around my neck in a black bag. It is supposed to help with the pain but they are still very sore. (along with my shoulder, Whats up with that???) I have to take the tubes out of my incisions tomorow and i just wanted to see if i was alone in this!!!

I was banded yesterday as well and were in the same boat with the dry mouth! It's horrible, my question is how much chicken broth can i drink and how often? My fav is the roasted garlic flavored chicken broth! I'm groggy from liqiud hydrocodone and nausea medicine. I am supposed to return to work monday as well, but i am very worried about it!!

APPROVED APPROVED APPROVED!!! Do you know how good that sounds to me!! I have waited for this for soooo long and have read so many aproved threads and wondered how great it would feel... well now i know! Goodbye Fat Britnee and hello Smaller happier Britnee!! Thank you UHC!!!!!!! Only 12 days of waiting!!!!! :sad:

Ok so i got married this weekend and I faxed everything into My husbands heath insurance monday and by some miracle i am already on there today!! Well i have wanted this surgery since i first heard about it and i hear my husbands insurance is one of the best to approve it! (Union Pacific Railroad United Healthcare PPO) My question is... Can i start calling tomorrow to make appointments or should i wait a while since i just got put on?? I want it NOW!!! haha Thanks in advance for all your responses i am totally obsessed with this webcite! :cursing:

I will have UHC through the rail road in two weeks (when i get married) They said they cover lapband 80% and i want this surgery more than anything! I just pray everything will go through like it has for u other railroad wives !!

I have been married for a year but i was never added to my husbands insurance due to still being on medicaid from having a baby. I just sent my marriage certificate to UHC and they said it will tke 15 days to get me added and that my coverage will back date to when i got married. My husband works for union pacific rail road so i think our plan is pretty good. I called yesterday and they said lapband was covered 85%. Soooo here are my questions!! haha! 1. Is the 6 month weigh in a MUST? I havent went to the doc yeat but i just wonder if there are any ppl that did not have to go through it? I have tried nutrisysstem and curves but that is all i can really prove. 2. My BMI is 43 but i dont have alot of doc visits in the past 5 years for proof and i never got treated for obesity bcs my doc is a firm beleiver of diet and exercise! ( no dietpills ect.) 3. I know this is alot for yall to read but i want this soooo bad! I am 23 years old with a 2 yr old baby and i want to feel young so i can be the best mom possible!!:embaressed_smile:

I may not have posted this question under the right topic but i want lap band soooo bad but the only thing that worries me is if you can feel the post through your skin?! Any replies are greatly appreciated!:embaressed_smile:

Thanks so much