KristyLynn

lol! i was quite freaked out.

I was told by the xray tech that the black area was my stomach. Is this right? And if so...is it supposed to be behind my boob and is my band in the right place? I have to drive a few hours to get the xray looked at, in a couple weeks. So I am just anxious for now. Also, when I layed down, the xray looks like my port and band almost meet, seems strange to me. :frown: and here is my gnarly realize band's port hooks and now laying down:

Hello guys, I haven't been here in the longest time. I'm worried about my band and my weight gain. A few months ago I got a fill and I felt the effect of it the next day, while eating. Tighter, nice. Since then, I've only felt it in the mornings once in a while and I've been eating truckloads of food. I've not maintained my diet and I have gained 20 lbs in the last 3 months. I don't feel like I have any restriction and I eat as much as I did before the surgery (almost). This is HORRRIBBLLLE. I feel so extremely guilty and depressed, but I know that I need to snap out of it in order to get myself out of this hole. My question is: Can there be something wrong with my band? I've never had the "full in the esophagus" feeling. The least amount that I've ever eaten with my band was 3 string cheeses with meat and an apple, which is a good amount. Now I eat bigger portions and I am hungry all the time. *Adult Sentence will follow*...My husband and I do have sex a lot and he folds me into positions that hurt my band area and we re-adjust. But it often feels like a dull pain over there when I just breathe. Kinda like it's a mass of dull-gas that never goes away. Plus, no restriction and I've been banded for a year and a half now, I think. But it feels like I've done nothing but gone downhill after my last fill. I must have anywhere between 4-5/6 ccs in a Realize Band. Last fill was 1.5 cc. I've done a horrible job lately, I know this. Yeah, it would be nice if I had the band to blame. But maybe I just want to get opinions on whether or not I am crazy for thinking something might be wrong. I thought slippage because..something must be wrong. But I don't get sick... Leakage, maybe? Probably sounds like the most possible, right? My dr. referred me for an Xray, so I am waiting to be called in for one, some day.:biggrin:

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen. I was banded 9-3-08 and I am coming up on my 6months of being banded. This morning I weighed and it showed 90lbs lost. THAT IS SO COOL lol. :frown: So, I am making it a goal to be 100lbs down, THIS month. MARCH. :thumbup: Big goal. I used to walk one mile in an hour, for exercise pre-op, and tonight, excited about my new goal, I walked 3 miles in an hour! :eek: so sosososo happy. :eek: MY QUESTION IS: How did you guys Celebrate your big goals? I want to make it a big deal because, this is huge, you know? I would have never been able to do this before, it was very hard work, and now I want to mark my accomplishment, and keep going! So, please let me know what you guys have done! I would love to hear it!!!! xoxoxox

<hr style="color: rgb(201, 206, 212); background-color: rgb(201, 206, 212);" size="1"> Any of you guys have any youtubes dedicated to your lap band journey? I started one pre-op and just uploaded my latest video. Please post your links on this thread if you have one! :thumbup: xoxo YouTube - BandedOnMyBday's Channel

Any of you guys have any youtubes dedicated to your lap band journey? I started one pre-op and just uploaded my latest video. Please post your links on this thread if you have one! :thumbup: xoxo YouTube - BandedOnMyBday's Channel

and now my face.. lol. as u can see from the 1st pic...EEEEEEK. lol and now...i have a neck! lol and now i have these SHOES!! bc they FIT lol. EEEEEE

ok, i got banded 09-03-08 and its been 4 months! here are some pics xoxox