Hi All,
I keep reading about everyone's successes but I have not had one since I was banded in April '08. I lost 25-30 lbs before my surgery and lost about 5 the weeks after but have not lost any more than that. I have a 10 cc band and I have had 4 fills. My last fill being in August and they filled me all the way to 10 cc. It worked for about 3 weeks where I felt good restriction and I was eating well and excercising...still only losing about 5 lbs. After that 3 weeks I have been able to eat anything...pasta, bread, rice, sushi with no reprecussions. Once I recieved my last fill in August I decided not to go back to my doctor because the nurse would basically yell at me for not losing weight and when I told her that I can eat bread and pastas she responded with "but why are you?" I told her I just paid $10K not too. I don't have insurance right now but am hoping to in the next couple of months and go to another doctor. Has anyone had this problem? Could my band be too big? Could the band have a leak? I don't think my pouch has expanded because I feel everything I eat go straight through...I am extremely discouraged and want to give up so bad because of the lack of interest and chastising by my doctor and now wish I just would have bought a car with that money. Any thoughts would be most appreciative.
