Malibureen

I have had my lapband for almost 2 years now and since the very beginning I would have these horrible episodes of severe swelling of my stomach. It gets to the point where I am not able to take my daily meds, drink any fluids and of course no eating. These episodes have caused dehydration, vomiting blood and severe heart burn and reflux. After speaking to my surgeon he said that I could attribute this to my monthly period and the bloating that come along with this. He suggested that my GP perscrib a Water pill to help with the complications. My GP didn't feel comfortable doing this for various reasons and my surgeon had to then agree. I looked at over the counter water pills, but they all contain caffeine which i can not have:( So still nothing is solved. I get fills and UN fills and this has gone on for 2 years. I have only lost 30lbs. I am so frustrated and i wonder if anyone has this problem of has any helpful advice. Thank you for any help i am desperate at this point

Thank you. I was starting to think I was the only one who had this problem:thumbup: I made an appoinment with my GP and I think that is what I am going to ask her to do is a diuretics. Them maybe I can finally get the benifit of my lapband:) Have a great day

How is he eating? I know when my band is really tight and I cant eat well or eat at all I am pretty much non existant. I get headaches, stomach achs cant sleep because the hunger wakes me up and i have no energy to do anything or enjoy anything. plus it never really helps with my weightloss eaither. I would ask him how he has been eating or maybe you know and can answer that for him. Hope that helps. I applaude you for coming here to help inform yourself that says a lot about your support for him. :confused_smile:

I am in Newcastle and I go to evertt for my fills ad I hate it!!! i had to have an emergency unfill on friday and it took me 4 hours to get there and back in traffice:( keep us posted if you find anything closer!!

I think that is a better way to descibe it is as bloating. I too get very puffy and hold Water all over. But the kicker is I cant get anything down which leads to the problems I mentiond:sad: The nurse said i probably will need to keep my band loser then normal to compinsate for my monthly friend. But then why the hell did get this thing if i cant even tighten it up:mad2: I'm sorry i am just frustrated. I paid for this out of pocket and 2 years gone and I have nothig to show for it :confused_smile:

Umm the final straw? Well I think for me it was getting the chance to go back to my alum and Coach our amazing drill team something I had always hoped I would get the chance to do. Shortly after I started I was giving a little welcome speech at tryouts and some girl whispered to my niece (who is on my team) I hope she wasnt that big when she was on the team. Wheewww!! that caught me off gaurd. It's funny some people have this picture of them selves as huge in their minds but they are these tiny little things on the outside. Well i was just the oppisite. When I thought about how I looked I still saw myself as the size 8 I was in HS and College. It took that little comment and snicker to really open my eyes that I was not that girl anymore and that i was now someone I didnt even recognize. My husband has spent 10 years trying to get me to relize i was getting larger. With my family history that was not a safe road to be on. Who would have guessed it would be a 15 year old girl that would kick me in the right direction.

I am so sorry hon. What a frustrating siduation. Even as I was reading I could feel your dissappoinment. Unfortunately I don't have any first hand advice other then I have been banded for 2 years and only lost 20lbs. So I am with you on the frustration wagon. I hope you find a solution. and PS. I had to pay for mine out of pocket 17K

I am really sensitive to adhiesive. Could it be from the bandages or tape they used? I use a little bit of cortazone and that seems to clear them up in a few days. I get them even after having a bandaid applied when i go in for a fill:( Hope this helps