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I had a .2cc fill on Monday. I drank protien shakes that day and the next and added in a little cottage cheese. On Wednesday I drank some shake and had a cramping soar stomach feeling after drinking a few sips of it and eating my chewable Vitamin. It felt like I was cramping and having very bad hunger pains all at the same time. Well I made myself throw up and it felt better but the cramping/hunger pains lasted all day. More of the same today and getting sick on my Soup and pudding. This is not the first time this has happened. I know it will eventually go away but it is hard to describe it to my doctor. It is just a weird discomfort and feels like I have the stomach flu but I am starving too. Has anyone else experienced this type of pain?

I think we did get the same batch! LOL My doctor seems to think my stomach/ band is ultra sensative to soduim, stress, hormones (the list goes on and on). I hope I get this dialed in so I can enjoy life and have the band be the tool I know it can be (without causing pain & discomfort). I know a few of my friends are questioning me if I still think it is worth it and I say to them YES! I could have never lost 55 pounds and maintained it on my own. I have 30 more to go and I hope to be there by the end of summer or early fall. Good luck to you too. Jenny:thumbup:

I have had the band since June 09 and have had a lot of issues finding my sweet spot. At one point I had 8cc in a 10cc band and it felt ok on day 1-3 but then kept feeling tighter. I had to go back and get the 1/2cc she put in removed. I was fine with that for another few weeks then got supper tight again. Another 1cc was removed by my doctors partner which I thought was too much to take out. Well needless to say I was wide open then and feeling like I could eat anything. Weird how 1cc can do that. I waited about 3 weeks then went in for 1/2cc fill. I was tight but ok with this for about a week and now I am so tight I can't keep anything down and have terrible back pain. The doc took out 1/4 of a cc today and I feel a little better. Why is my band so fickle? I am either too loose or too tight with now in between. :frown: I know things change with your body monthly but it is frustrating. I have been on a weight plateu for 3 months and want to get the weight off. Anyone else riding the fill rollercoaster? Jenny:confused:

I have had a few post surgery comments that make me feel like I am being judged for having the surgery. A heavy set lady I work with was asking me all sorts of questions about the LAP-BAND® and telling me about her weight problems. We had a lot of the same medical issues in common when I was at my heaviest. So I said "are you asking about this because you're interested in getting the LAP-BAND®?" and she said "Oh, no...I am going to lose my wieght the right way." :huh2:Now what is that suppose to mean???

My goal is 140. For my height I could go as low as 120 but I don't think that would look good on me. I am worried about regain so I want a little wiggle room but I guess I will know if that weight suits me when I get there. I have another 28 pounds to go to reach 140..:thumbup: