lyndi

I recently found out that my band slipped slightly. my dr unfilled it and is hoping that my stomach can go right again. i am extremely scared, I am a self-pay, and I do not have the money to get the surgery to fix it if needed. I dont know what else can be done.. Can a slipped unfilled band be dangerous?

Hi, I was banded in Jan 19th, 2009. I was doing really good and lost 71lbs by my bandiversary, but I got sick. The weight lifting and exercising i was doing tightened my band by itself to the point I couldn't even get liquids down. In Jan this year my dr. unfilled my band so that we could start readjusting it. My life got complicated and I never went back in for the readjustment in Feb. I had noticed that some of my weight has came back on, so I made an appt to see my dr asap. I went Thursday 08/12/10 to get my fill. I found out i had put back on 41lbs of the 70 that i lost. I don't know how I let myself go backwards so much. Right now my dr has my band tightened so i can only get down my shakes, but I am already feeling like hope is lost. Has anyone gone through this? :cursing:

hey everyone. How are we all doin with our bands I can't believe we are approaching the 1 yr mark. Is anyone experiencing and reflux, I have for the last couple of days, but I don't know if it is serious enought to call my dr... any help

:confused:I think that my band has slipped but I am not sure. Can anyone let me know what they felt? Does it mean that I need another surgery? I was banded in Jan '09 and I have been doing fine, I have thrown up maybe 10 times in the whole 9 months I have had my band, but since I starting working out 2 1/2 weeks ago, I can't eat anything and sometimes I can't even drink my protein shake without feeling like something is stuck. I called my dr. but he seems to be busy cause I can't talk to him and the only open appt is for the 12th of this month. What should I do? Please help!! :smile:

Thank you so much. this helps a lot.. I also thought that when i burped and stuff came out that it was vomiting and that I was in trouble. This helps so much

I just recently started going to the gym. I love it so far.. I am so motivated to go. Since about May my weight loss stopped and since I started at the gym I am back losing again. I do have a problem though.. does anyone else's band get really tight after they work out? I can't even drink after, sometimes for the whole day. Should I see my doctor about getting some fluid taking out?

I have been noticing that I have the same problem.. I just started working out 3 weeks ago, and I go 4-5 times a week. Only even on days I don't go to the gym I really can't eat anything, or drink anything.. even if I take a big sip of water or my protein shakes I have that feeling like it won't go down. So I have been thinking of maybe loosening up the band a little.. does anyone have any advice?

I am totally on board. For the last two weeks I haven't lost any weight, I haven't gone up, but not down either. I kinda got sidetracked on my diet. But now I am ready for a little challenge. i need it. I have a wedding to go to the end of May and I wanna be down to 250 by then, I don't know if I can do it now.. is there a chance I can be ready for another fill???

I lost 9 lbs. before the surgery. and as far as restriction goes, I felt more restriction before I had my fill on the 5th of feb. I don't know why, but I think that I need another fill now. I mean I can't eat as much as I used to before I had the surgery, but I can eat little more than 1 cup of food too. I know alot of people i've talked to say that they can only eat 1/2 cup. I don't really know. How are you doin with it?

i am going thru it right now too. I try to keep myself on a 3 hour schedule.. I eat a very small meal every three hours or so, and if I find that I can't make it the three hours I eat a protein bar. But I gotta say that for about a week now I have had a craving for an ice cream cake.. I know that I can't eat the whole thing, but I really want to. i just keep telling myself that when i get to 35 lbs lost then i will buy one and have a little slice.

how many times has everyone gone back to see their surgeons. I have only gone one time and that was for my fill in the second week of feb. are we only supposed to go back when we need a fill? My doctor never really talked to me about it, and at the time I never thought to ask

yeah I have one too. It is alot of fun. I like the tight rope walking and there is this one were you are in a penuin suit and you have to slide all around an iceberg.. its' pretty amazing. :thumbup::thumbup:

does anyone have any blank 1200 calorie sheets that they can email me?? Or does anyone know a good website I can go to to download ones

I tell everyone I know.. I am so grateful to be able to have had the lap-band done. And everyone I tell is always happy for me, just knowing how much struggling I have done with my weight threw out the years. I think that telling people is a personal preference, but I feel like I have nothing to hide, and that it is a big step in my life.

I was also banded on Jan. 19.. for some reason i thought it was the 17th unitl i looked at a calendar today and realized it was the 19th... I am so excited..one month out, how does everyone feel

i think that I am losing inches right now.. my weight has been a stand still for about the last week and 1/2.. actually i've only lost 5lbs in the last 2 1/2 weeks.. but my pants are still getting looser... I thought that it was going to be a lot easier too.. plus since my first fill I am always hungry now.. and it seems like everything goes down to easy...I am with you though on tryin to stay positive... It is takin me a lot right now, not to give up.

hi, I had my first fill only like 2 1/2 weeks after surgery. But now that I have like 2 weeks with my fill I am always hungry.. I don't know if it is because I rushed on my fill, or if I just don't have enough restriction. I would wait if I were you

that's awesome drew.. keep up the good work.