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I don't know about the rest of you Novembens but I have had it with this band and not losing. And before you all go and tell me I need a fill, I don't. I had to get an unfill so I could get water down. So I am filled. So yesterday I went to Weight Watchers and joined. Hopefully now the scale will start moving. Sad that you have to pay for a diet after having surgery that was suppose to work. What's the point. I will you keep you posted on how it goes.

I am beginning to think this was a waste. I was banded 11/19, had my first fill on 12/16. I have no restriction and have gained 7 pounds. I keep reading all the posts on how everyone is losing but not me. Has this ever failed anyone? Am I the only one who was banded in November that is not losing?I feel like a complete loser. [ Ha no pun intended. ] Is anyone out there in my shoes?

And no bread, rice, potato or Pasta. At least that is what they tell us at our support group meeting.

Glad to hear someone out there feels my pain. (no pun inteneded, lol) :thumbup: I hurt even when I chew chew chew my cottage cheese. Should that hurt? It is not stuck, I can feel it moving thru the band and it hurts. Anyone else out there get this?

Does it ever hurt when you eat? I don't know if it is because I was so tight before and am still sore from all the pb'ing. Anyone else ever go thru this? And I still don't get this. Your "sweet spot" is suppose to keep you full for 4 hours and not be hungry. I had to have fluid taken out cause I was too tight and could not eat. Now I can eat again but am so hungry all the time. This makes no sense to me. I can't add anymore in there or I won't be able to eat but I am so hungry with what I have in there now. Any ideas? :thumbup:

I know they took out .15 last night and I feel ok today. Was able to get cottage cheese down this morning. It is weird that such a small amount makes such a huge difference. I still don't get this whole band thing. Hand in there, but if you are still having problems eating I would go in and have them take out a little. Just that little bit will help.

Had to go in after hours tonight to get an unfill. I could not even get hot tea down it was so bad. They took out half of what they put in yesterday. So they took .15cc out. I hope I this one works. I am still sore though from having everything hurt going down then coming up. Eeesh. What a day. But hey they weighed me again from yesterday and I lost 2 pounds. HA! I guess that is one way of doing it.

I have been getting fill once a week as well. Why wait? I also don't get tighter as time goes by I get much loser. So waiting 2 weeks would not make it tighter. I guess everyone is different.

Really? WOW. I am having a hard time getting anything down. I tried to eat some tomato Soup and it took forever. But Water goes down ok. I am going in tomorrow to have a little taken out. So you were really tight at first with 8cc? Hmmm I wonder if I should just wait it out. This band thing is so frustrating. :smile:

Hello, I haven't posted on this thread in awhile. Still not losing. Went on vacation and since I have been back have had 2 fills which now puts me at 8cc in a 10cc band. Just got my last fill this Monday, which I am having a horrible time trying to eat anything. Took me over an hour to get a little piece of fish down last night. Today tried to eat cottage cheese for lunch and barely got 1/4 cup down. Just finally got some tomato soup down but took awhile. I am so hungry right now this sucks. I know I need an unfill and am going in tomorrow to have some taken out. But she only put in .3 yesterday. So I don't get it. Before that I was eating too much and not getting full and with .3 I can't hardly eat anything. This is getting so frustrating. :smile:

Uh Olivia maybe you did not read the thread correctly. It is for people who have 8cc or more. :w00t:

I had a low BMI as well, I had to gain weight to have the surgery covered by insurance. I was talking to a gal at one of my support group meetings and she said it took her till she was at 9cc for it to start working. Hang in there. I think this last fill may have helped. I hardly could get dinner down and am full. I finally feel restriction a little.

I have wondered that also. I sometimes get like a stuck feeling when I eat my first 2 bites. Like I can feel it going thru the band. But then it goes away. Is this normal? Has anyone else have this happen?

YES! Banded on 11/19/08 still waiting to lose anything. I don't eat that much and still am not losing. Wish I never did it. Waste of time.

I was so excited a few weeks back about getting the lap band. Insurance is paying for it. :tongue: But I started to read the post under lap band removal and all the people who say it does not work after 3-4 years and the erosoin of the band and how they had to have it removed and never wish they did. My friend said her neighbor got the band a year ago and has only lost 40 pounds. I can do that on WW. I am really freakin out if this is the right thing. I have been overweight on the up and down roller coaster of dieting for almost 20 years. Anyone else go thru this?

Today: Morning - Nonfat iced latte' dinner - bowl of black Beans. That is it.

I was never told not to. I always use them and have never had a problem. :redface:

You couldn't be more wrong. Just because it is working for you does not give you any right to tell everyone that they are all doing it wrong because they are not losing. Who do you think you are? :thumbup: Obviously someone who thinks very highly of themselves. Dang.

I have heard some warm water with a little meat tenderizer in it. Or pineapple juice.

I TOTALLY AGREE! My doctor told me that I would lose all my weight within 6 months. He said having this surgery is a lot like being on Phen Phen. Yeah right! Who was he kidding. I have not lost any weight and I am eating a third of what I use to. I am not eating around the band and I have 7.2cc in a 10cc band. If I would have known that there a many out there that never lose with this band I would not have had the surgery. I did better on Medifast, WW or even Phentermine which I can still by on line. I had the surgery since I was told you don't eat that much because your stomach is smaller. Yeah right. I am eating less and still not losing. THIS SUCKS! :cursing: