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I was banded October 15, 2008. slow going at first. Fills and unfills till we found my sweet spot. Have not been filled since May!!!! So far to date I have lost 68 pounds!!!

Ive looked and looked and haven't seen anyone post this problem so here goes.... I was banded 10-15-08 and since banding almost everytime I eat I get pains in the pit of my stomach like ulcer pains. sometimes I can breathe through it and keep the food down, other times I have no choice but to vomit, I have asked everyone I work with that has been banded and no one has had pain in the pit of their stomach with the band its always been chest or throat pain. Well tonight as we were watching fireworks and I had the most severe lower abdominal pain (low like belly button area/lower intestines) that encompassed my entire lower belly and into and around to my lower back, we walked a mile and half just prior to this and it started hurting when I stopped walking, as I was standing there watching the fireworks in pain I literally passed out and my husband caught me before I fell to the ground. When I came to it was weird, the pain was gone and I felt better. Since then I have been able to drink water fast, drank a can of diet soda with no burping ( I drank this to see if my band was still there because usually I cant drink soda AT ALL) and have been able to eat a hot dog on a bun....Im concerned now....do you suppose my band eroded, or do you suppose it came apart and thats where the pain was coming from? there was absolutely no pain at the port site or band site when I was experiencing the severe pain before I passed out and not pain now, it was all lower intestinal pain and low back pain. I am intending to call my doctor on monday I was just curious if anyone else has ever experienced this. Im completely dumbfounded. I feel great now but am very worried about something being wrong with my band now. I have lost 53 pounds since placement of the band. Help?

it must have just have been a fickle band day. since then....Im back to the 3-4 bites and Im full feeling. No clue.... and he didn't know either, but it's something we will be watching. But I haven't experienced the pain or the being able to eat like that since. I have a weird band! Leave it to me to be the odd ball out! My husband had horror stories and the murphy's law thing with his gastric bypass so I guess it's only fitting I follow suite lol. Hopefully it's smooth sailing now because that really scared me. Thanks for posting :biggrin:

well I went to the Doctor today....he attributed my passing out to either a hypoglycemic episode or dehydration. said to take a snack and a bottle of water with me on my walks from now on. As for the pit of my stomach pain....he thinks I may have developed an ulcer and started me on prevacid solutabs once daily. If this doesnt help we will try something else. So far I have not had the abdominal pain today and have not had another passing out episode. went for a mile and half walk this evening and did fine. time will tell I guess...just thought I would update everyone.

I feel great today. And I did ask my doc about the pain when eating before and he told me he thought "I wasnt chewing enough" but I chew my food to baby food consistency and I wait like 3-5 minutes between bites, I take almost an hour to eat my meals which is why I started asking others if they ever experienced this, then after what happened last night it really concerned me. Im gonna call on Monday and go see him, I just was posting to see if anyone had ever had this happen to them because it scared the B-jesus outta me. anyone else ever had this????

I eat the grilled chicken wrap at McDonalds when Im needing a fast food fix. Can't do burgers or fries at all anymore. Chicken of any variety is 90% of my diet now, but I just keep experimenting with ways to cook it

OMG!!! I have had such a hard time with doing protein shakes...thanks to your recipe (which is AWESOME!!!) I can get my protein in now with no problem. thanks so much for sharing

I was banded 10/15/2008 too. So far so good. Im feeling great and down 27 pounds so far. How are you doing? its nice to see someone with the same "birthday" as me :scared2:

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Its great to find others banded in 10/2008. I was banded 10/15/2008 and doing great!

Hi everyone! Im new to this forum and excited to find a social site to learn and meet others who have been through lap banding. I was banded 10-15-08 and to date I have lost 26 pounds and am going for my second fill tomorrow. lets talk, Im excited to learn all that I can :thumbup: