perlgrrl

My doctor recommended to me to have the bypass originally but I had researched the band for years and I wanted the LAP-BAND®. So he did the LAP-BAND®. My doctor said i've done great with mine and always done everything he's told me to do. I eat my protein first, I don't eat ice cream, or other empty calories. I cut out all caffeine and drink my 64 ounces of water a day. I work out 3 times a week. I've lost alot of weight, 130lbs. My clothes are still getting loose. I'm not gaining, just staying the same weight now. I still have 100 lbs more to go though. I have an under active thyroid and my doctor thinks it's affecting my metabolism and also my LAP-BAND®,is why he wants to revise me. I've never let myself get to tight, where I would have a PB, i always chew everything 30 times,and I always wait my 30 minutes to an hour before i drink again, and if I would start to get hungry between meals, i'd go and get a fill. It seems people who were morbidly obese like me end up having more than 1 surgery it seems.I just want to lose the rest of my weight and be in the 200's again, and since my doctor recommends the revision, I trust him completely. Thanks for the well wishes and the link to the forum! Tab :sad:

I had the lap band almost 3 years ago and have lost over 130 lbs with mine, I've been to a counselor monthly, I'm not an emotional eater, some people have a very slow metabolism and when they get the band, it's still not enough to lose everything they need to lose. It has gotten to the point where I gain 5 lbs and lose 5 lbs. My doctor still wants me to lose another 100lbs, and at his suggestion wants to remove my band and revise me to a sleeve. After an entire year of researching, I'm ok with that now. I'm ready to get the rest of the weight off. I'm thankful for my band, but i'm also excited about the sleeve. I'm a bit tired of adjustments and always hunting for my sweet spot. I'm also tired of not being able to eat fruit because it will get stuck in my band. There are quite a few healthy foods out there I cannot eat because of my band. I'm also very active in my local lap band support group here, and there are a lot of people at my group struggling and not losing any weight with their bands. and they are journaling, exercising, it seems they are just stuck. They have tried everything too. I think the band is great if you have 50-100lbs to lose. Me I had 260lbs to lose and I'm ready to to get the other 130 off now. Has anyone else been revised from a band to another weight loss surgery?

Mine was December 17, 2007, I've lost 104lbs now total and still losing slower but getting towards a healthier me, congrats everyone!

I'm frustrated, I was banded a year ago, I did really well and then around October I caught a stomach bug, and they took all fluid out, then a week later added fluid back, I keep feeling hungry, yes physical hunger pains, it seems when I get a fill, it would work, and then 2 weeks later, I would feel unrestricted again. I love my lapband and until now had done really well with it. They are thinking when I got a fill, something in the tubing may have gotten punctured. Now discussing with my doctor, they are talking about perhaps removing the band all together, and doing the sleeve. Has anyone else been thru this and did you overcome it and start losing again, without having a different surgery?

Hello I was banded a year ago, I did really well and then around October, I kept feeling hungry, yes physical hunger pains, it seemed I would get a fill, it would work, and then 2 weeks later, I would feel unrestricted again. I love my lapband and until now had done really well with it. They are thinking when I got a fill, something in the tubing may have gotten punctured. Now discussing with my doctor, they are talking about perhaps removing the band all together, and doing the sleeve. Has anyone else been thru this and did you overcome it and start losing again, without having a different surgery?

I can eat a chile reno, sometimes I get the nacho cheese beef burrito and eat just the inside part, the beef nachos don't bother me either

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I had my lap band 12/17/07 with Dr. Blaney as well :cursing: Starting Weight: 440 (12-17-07) Current Weight: 380, 6 months post op Goal: 210-230