mjacot35

I also had the fill done under fluro w/barium. Its pretty cool to see it go through but when it doesn't I panic. I don't want to give up on the band yet I hasn't even been 3 months for me yet. My dr. wants me to know he is not going to let me fail which is why he told me about the sleve. He told me that ins will not cover gastric bypass now that I had the band done,(not that I even considered that)! I started exercising this morning. Hopefully that will help w/weight loss.

I'm amazed at how much everyone has lost in such a little bit of time. I've always been a healthy eater with the occasional PMS chocolate monster. I don't know how many cc my band holds I never thought to ask until now. Are there all different sizes? He said he filled my band a little the day of surgery and then I got 2cc at 6 weeks. 3 was too much which I thought was good. But now that I gained I'm confused as to why?! If 3 was too much then I should still get full and have alot of restriction right??? Please if anyone has had anything similar or can shed some light I'm up for suggestions.

Flipside, I feel so bad for you and your Dr. sounds like a real jerk! Since your self pay anyway you should go to a whole different group of Dr.'s. I had complications after my surgery I was readmitted to the hospital and my dr told me we are going to be like a married couple, he was going to watch me more closely than most of his patients. I think that is what a good dr should be like if your having issues. Good luck w/whatever you decide to do.

Hi Kiz, thanks for responding to me. My fill was on 11-10 not 10-10.(my mistake) It was 6 weeks after my surgery. I went to the Dr.'s yesterday and I'm down a total of 6lbs since my surgery on 9-29. My Dr. is a little concerned that I gained because when I got my fill he put in 2cc. 3cc made the liquid come right back up, so he took out 1cc and said that should do it till feb 09. Some turkey got stuck on thanksgiving and he said the band is still giving some restriction just not enough. I see him again on 12-11 depending on my weight up or down we will schedule a fill before Christmas. We also discussed that the band doesn't work for everyone and that the sleve might be an alternative. Thats a bit scary to me, I'm kinda attached to all my body parts which is why I went w/ the band in the first place.

This is the first time I'm posting. I am feeling like all of you that the band gives me restriction for so long then I'm able to eat whatever. I was banded 9-29-08 and lost 11lbs the first week. My first fill was 10-10-08 and I lost 3lbs. Now 2 weeks later I'm up 7 lbs. This is very aggrivating, I see my Dr. the day after Thanksgiving. He told me that my next fill will probably be in Feb.09. I do feel some restrictions and sometimes things get stuck. But I'm sad that I gained. I have to start exercising if I can find the time I'm always running w/my kids somewhere. I need to make some ME time I guess.