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I haven't been on this site in forever. I'm on it tonight b/c I was trying to figure out what could be causing my stomach aches. I was banded in Aug 2006. I weighed 267 lbs. As of this post (June 2010) I weigh 230. :tongue2: The lowest I ever got down to was 219 and that was a year after my surgery. I can not believe what all I have gone through only to lose THIRTY SEVEN POUNDS. I would not consider my band a success so much as in a great weight loss---but more that it only kept me from getting ANY BIGGER than I was. Also, I have had 4 fills. The last 2 did NOTHING for me. For the first day or two, a little sore---then, I couldn't even tell I had a fill. Here in the past year or so, I have been having alot of stomach aches. (My last fill was about 6 months ago). I don't know how to describe it other than it just feels like an old fashioned tummy ache. My stomach rolls around, eventually I go to the bathroom. Sometimes it's constipation, sometimes, diarreah, sometimes neither. It especially hurts late at night, like an hour or two before bed. I have no idea why this is happening. I am not gorging myself, packing in food, etc... I DO probably drink too much (as in diet coke or unsweet tea) while I'm eating. I will admit that. My aunt had gastric bypass the same week as I had lap band----she is constantly saying things like "I can't believe that's all the weight you've lost" and watching every bite I put in my mouth if we go out to eat. I eat about as much as a normal "kids meal" would be if we go to a restraunt or something. I know I'm rambling...but it's late and I don't know what the problem is and I'm frustrated. Any advice is welcome.

Thanks for your response. You're right--it's my fault that I didn't make an appt earlier! I guess I put everyone else's needs before mine (like most wives and moms do) and I just kept putting it off. I am not in any pain. Oh and it's not b/c I chew really well or eat slowly...b/c most of the time I eat way too fast. But I know I am just eating too much and I don't want to gain any weight back---I feel like I should at least be around the 180 mark right now---not still sitting in the 220's. I'll keep the appt and let you know how it goes.

Hi. I had lap band surgery in Birmingham, AL by a wonderful surgeon, Dr Scott Pennington in Aug 2006. A Christian man, he prayed with me before surgery and is just a very superb man and surgeon. Within a month, I lost about 15 lbs. It has now been almost 3 years and I have only lost about 41 lbs. I started out at 266 and now weigh 225. I have never gained ANY weight back but I am dissapointed that I only lost this much. I have a 5 cc band and it has 3cc of fluid in it. However, I have not been to the dr for a check up in over a year. I made an apt today (June 5) and they can't see me till July 31. I feel like something has happened to my band. This week I noticed, all of a sudden, that I can eat WAY MORE than what I had been able to eat. Like maybe even twice as much. I am in no pain but am wondering if my band may have slipped or something. I have never thrown up, not even once for any reason since surgery. I went for a solid year without drinking ANY carbonated beverages and have never had a glass of sweet tea since my surgery. I would like to talk to people who have been banded for awhile, like myself and find out if anyone thinks that my band may have slipped. Thanks!!