kdaniels11604

I had my lap band in june 2008. I lost 40 pounds right away after surgery mainly because of the liquid diet. then I had a few bad experiences with overfills. now my band is really really tight in the morning and it feels looser as the day goes by. I get so tired of having everything get stuck or gurgle its way down like a clogged drain. the only things that really go down ok are cookies and cakes and ice cream. some days I mess up and some I dont, but I exercize at least 4 days a week at the gym and I am even taking diet pills again. this is unreal. I guess i'm just not meant to be thin.

I was reading an article about Rikki Lake in people magazine, and it made me so mad!!!! She said she lost all her weight the "hard" way, no surgery!!! well, I just want to say that this is the hardest thing I have ever done!!!! I exercize 5 days a week and I stick to the very strict diet that I got from my nutritionist. I really think that people think we're just sitting around waiting for the weight to fall off because we had surgery!!!!:wink2:

I went in for my 3rd fill 2 weeks ago and he put 1cc in a 12cc band. I drank some water before I left and it gurgled just a little and the nurse asked if I felt ok and I said I guess so, and I left. I went home and tried to have a cup of soup and it wouldnt go down. nothing would go down. the doctor was going to be out of town until after thanksgiving and the nurse said as long as I could drink, I would be ok until he returned. well, after vomiting over 50 times that week, I started seeing blood, so I went to the emergency room, I was dehydrated and had to have an iv and after lots of research(about 2 hours) the er doc decided to try to give me an unfill. 20 pokes later he gave up and the nurse finally found the port and took out 1cc. instant relief. I have another fill scheduled for 12-22 and believe me when I say, i'm not walking out that door unless i'm positive everything is working the way it should. I wouldnt wish that kind of misery on anyone!!!!!:tongue2:

I had my band done in june 2008. I have gone from 247 to193 and i'm 5'10". needless to say i'm lookin alot better. anyway im a barber and not one single customer has said a thing. the closest i've gotten to a person noticing that ive lost weight is, "your hair looks different" my hair has been the same for 10 years!!!!! i'm not fishing for compliments at all, but can no one really tell that i'm loosing weight? i'm only 30 pounds from my goal. do you really have to be anorexic looking for people to not see you as the fat funny girl anymore? :smile2:

hi. I was banded in june2008, I have lost around 50 pounds so its slow but steady and on track as far as the dr, is concerned. I have 4cc's in a 12cc band. I have scheduled 2 fills and cancelled them both. I have another scheduled monday. my problem is, one day I feel like I cant eat a thing because I feel so full from the minute I get up in the morning. the next day I feel famished all day!!! I have a fickle band I guess. so anyway, I really want this fill because the holidays are coming up fast, and I dont want one of those hungry days to be a day where theres temptation all around. I am very happy with my band, but I sure wish it was more consistant. maybe this fill will even me out and I will stop having those days where I feel the need to chain the fridge shut.

I was just wondering if breast augmentations are ever covered by insurance. mine used tobe great then I lost the weight and I think it all came from my chest. needless to say, they're not lookin' so great AT ALL;:smile2:

I have 4cc's in my 12 cc band and about half of what I eat either gets stuck or leaves me feeling miserable. I cancelled my 3rd fill this month, but I have'nt been able to loose anymore weight. So I scheduled a fill for november so I wont be able to make a pig out of myself over the holidays. I am so impatiently waiting to see onederland and i'm 12 pounds away. I guess I just need to practice my chew chew chew chewing!!!

i had surgery 6/16/08 and have lost 45 pounds. started at 245. I couldn't quit caffeine. I drink coffee every morning and I do fine. The nutritionist says it would spike your hunger, but it does the opposite for me.

my doc said phillips milk of magnesia, tastes gross, but does the trick, and maybe counts as a small snack!!!! haha

hi, trust me when I say you will feel full when you eat the correct things, and insanely guilty when you eat the wrong ones. I used to be able to eat enough on weekends to feed a small village! now if I try to eat a slice of pizza with my family on friday nights, one piece is all I can eat!!!! my eyes are always bigger than my stomach though. sometimes I just want to be able to gorge myself like the good ol days, but I am 5 weeks out of surgery and have yet to have my first fill, and I cant eat more than a cup of anything! so this contraption really does work if you are dedicated to staying on track with the low sugar content and watching your fat intake.

i absolutly can relate! that was hilarious

hi. I have now lost 12 pounds and I dont know how to update:}

hi, I can feel your pain! I was banded 6-16-08 and I gained 5 pounds the week after my surgery!!!!!! and then I lost about a pound a day for 11 days and now it has completely stopped!!!! my pants are still getting a little looser every day and I am on the treadmill faithfully every day, but it is the most discouraging thing in the world to work so hard, and watch your family eating everything in sight and not budging that scale. Any other diet, I would have quit by now, but I guess thats the beauty of the band. u just cant quit when you want to. so good luck to you and me both!!!! hang in there. I;m so glad i'm not alone!

hi I am scheduled for surgery on june 16th and I am having dr. schram at barix clinic in ypsilanti mi. I have only met him once at my initial consultation for about 5 minutes! anyone had him?:confused2: