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Friend, if you think that comment was bad, wait until you start really losing weight and then the haters will come out of the woodwork! People will be jealous and will make subtle jabs to undermine your efforts. IGNORE THEM. Have some good, practiced responses to blow them off with. "Thanks for the encouragement." "Let's change the subject." etc. Or, if they are egging you on to eat something fattening, say, "Please respect my commitment to my health."

I am like MollyRN, I cannot drink with a meal, it feels like a stopped up sink and I feel like I am going to throw up. I can drink before and I can drink after as long as I wait 15 to 30 minutes.

Yes! I was diagnosed with band slippage in March. (Not sure how long it had been slipped but I am thinking since November.) Was re-banded in June. Have been getting filled incrementally and as of last week I think I am where I need to be. I think my band was filled too tightly the first time around, but I thought that is what it was supposed to be like. Now, I know better! I can eat a little and get full, I don't feel like the food is stuck and I am going to throw up. I did not get too far off track since I work out regularly, but I did gain about 20 pounds back since I had no restriction. Don't get discouraged! You might want to consider joining weight watchers or some other type of support to help you get back on track. I have a good friend who is a personal trainer, and he worked out with me every week throughout the whole ordeal, so I have been able to bounce back. Good luck!

(Raising hand) My band slipped after 2 years. I am going to have it revised on June 27. I suspect my slippage was due to excessive vomiting. I got filled once right after surgery and once right after that. It seemed like an appropriate fill. There were times when it felt tight and I would vomit, but then other times it would feel fine, so I never did get it un-filled. I will definitely be more aware next go-round. I did lose plenty of weight though, so it's all good!

Thanks for your reply, hope it is working out better for you. I'm tight in the morning and at random other times...but never for an extended period where I would think I would need an un-fill.

I was never a drinker of soft-drinks, so the ban on diet coke hasn't been an issue with me in the two years since I have been banded. But there were a few days this week where I was running late for work so grabbed a diet coke out of the vending machine instead of stopping at Starbucks for coffee. Never again! I see why it is "forbidden." It's not worth the pain! Stupid question...my band has been at the correct fill for the past two years...why would it suddenly be tight and need a slight unfill? Does it have anything to do with losing weight?

I don't add an entire scoop of protein powder, I add about 1/2 or 1/4, and I add extra milk. I like mine kind of "loose." Hope this helps!

I don't know, KimmieLou. I am paranoid as well because I have been having indigestion. From what I have read on here, if the band slipped we would be vomiting and in pain. I am loading up on Pepto Bismol and Gas X to see if the indigestion goes away. It's been 5 days and came on after drinking diet coke for three days straight. Did you eat anything that could have brought on the indigestion?

Thanks for responding, I feel a bit better now

Hi all, I hope one of you can help me. I was banded 22 months ago. I just now noticed a hard lump under my incision. I read some other posts where other people experienced this at their port area. I don't think it is my port...when I got filled, the port injection site was a lot lower down on my abdomen. Could this be scar tissue, and if so should I be concerned? Could this be the band that I am feeling? Just would like to get an idea from you guys before I call the doctor. Thanks!

In my pre- and post-op counseling, the nurse said I need to be on the Atkins diet forevermore. But I'm having problems eating chicken breast, steak, pork, and some vegetables (cabbage, the thick parts of the lettuce, the thick woody parts of the broccoli stem, etc.) They do not agree with me at all. Even salads are hard to digest sometimes. I have a problem with bread too, but I guess that's for the best. Anyway, my problem is that my inability to digest these things weakens my resolve to make good choices, and instead go for things that I know will go down easy. For example, brought a Lean Cuisine for lunch and had trouble digesting it, so I dumped it and got a bag of chips out of the vending machine. Had no trouble getting that down! I try to stick to fish and ground beef, but when that gets old it's much easier to turn to Pasta, etc. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Jazlady, that makes me feel better. I'm in New Orleans too, so you know how important oysters are to my well-being!

I'm guessing these are a no-no, since they cannot be chewed into small bits...I guess if I slurped down a whole one it would have no way of getting through the stoma. Does this mean I can never enjoy a good, cold, fresh, raw oyster ever again?!?