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I had my 3rd fill almost 3 weeks ago. At the beginning I would throw up every meal and for a day here and there I seemed to be better, eat smaller amounts more frequently and keeping everything down but since Saturday I have been throwing up a few times at every meal. Do you think I should just try eating soft things for a while to see if that helps? Not really sure if I am eating too fast, not chewing enough or if I am just too tight? Any suggestions? Thanks!

YES! Happens to me quite often. I was told its normal. Stress causes the band to tighten...

I was banded on June 30th 2009 and I have lost 56lbs and I have 43 left to lose. I hope I will lose it all within the second year. I kind of thought I would have lost all of it by now but I guess that was wishful thinking. I learned to eat slow and I still do eat at night out of habit not because I am hungry.

Had my surgery 6/30/09 and finally made it to 45 lbs lost. I have 54 lbs left to go! It is coming off a lot slower than I had hoped.

Hi, I was banded on June 30th too. I have had 3 fills, then 1 unfill and a couple of days ago had my 4th fill and they put back in what they took out. So far since my fill on Wed I dont see any difference in how much I am eating. I have 65lbs left to lose yet. Good luck to all! Keep in touch!

Hi, I was banded 6/30/09 and have lost 28lbs so far. I had 3 fills. After my 3rd fill 3 weeks ago I lost 4lbs the following week and then the next week I lost nothing, I thought it was PMS, I weighed in this week and I am up 2lbs. I don't think it still is PMS. I don't think I need more of a fill since I am not eating much and I throw up quite a bit. Could it be a plateau all ready? Any suggestions or advice from anyone? I haven't been drinking much water, its so hard to fit in, but I am trying. I do exercise most days of the week. Thank you. Getting discouraged. I thought I would have lost more by now.

Unforgettable, I think you are right on the money! I thought the exact same thing as you last week and I had an appt with my PCP and I told her I hadn't lost, all the throwing up and I thought I wasn't getting in enough calories and my body was holding on to it all and I wasn't losing but she blamed it on me! Said to write down what I ate and I would be surprised at how many calories I was getting in etc. I let her talk me in to that for a couple days and now I see, I was right and you are right! I made an appt for an little unfill Friday afternoon. Why do pcp's give lap band advice when they have no clue? She was totally wrong and I am pissed! Thanks very much everyone!

I have been trying to figure out whether I need a slight unfill since my last fill 4 weeks ago. I have mostly days when I threw up at least at one of my meals, if not all and I never have days where I don't throw up 2 days in a row but then I have days when I can eat more and don't throw up and I am getting so confused and I am scared that a little unfill will have me eating a lot more. Sometimes I get heartburn when I eat. What should I do? I tried to get in touch with someone last week to help me determine if I need an unfill or not but I haven't been able to reach her. I think I had better call her today. This has gone on long enough!

Thanks for the advice. I think your right and I need a little unfill. Its a shame I let it go on for 4 1/2 weeks in order to lose more weight and it backfired and I haven't lost hardly any since the fill! I made an appt but they can't fit me in until Friday afternoon. Thanks again.

Hi, how is everyone doing? I am a little dissapointed. I had my 3rd fill 3 weeks ago and the first week after that fill I had lost 4lbs which was probably the most I lost in a week so far and then last week I lost nothing and I thought maybe it was PMS and this week I am up 2lbs. Whats up with that? I don't think I could eat much less than I am eating now. I am exercising too. I have only lost 28lbs so far. Sometimes I wonder if I am too tight, I tend to throw up a lot but I can swallow water just fine and sometimes I can eat more than others. I also have glucerna every day to try and get all my protein in. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I have wii fit which I think is OK, I used it for a long while and didn't get many results. Now I bought Wii active and I just completed a 30 challenge at easy intensity and now I just started a new 30 day challenge at medium intensity. The exercise change every couple of minutes during the workout so I don't get bored and it really kicks my butt and I also feel more toned.

Hi, I was banded on 6/30/09 and I have lost 24lbs and had my 3rd fill today. Just wondering how many fills everyone had and how much weight everyone lost that was banded around the same time. Thanks!

Yes I am feeling OK. Been throwing up or p'bing or whatever quite a bit but just got my 3rd fill a week ago and I am not quite used to it yet. Do you guys go to the support group meetings? There is on this coming Tuesday at 5:15. I will hopefully be there!

I had surgery 2 months ago and am down 26 lbs. I am thrilled with that!

I had my surgery on 6/30 by Dr. Dupius. I had 3 fills in the past 2 months and am down 26 lbs.

The last two days I have been having a hard time at most of my meals. Maybe its what they call the "sweet spot", I can only eat a few bites and I am full and I feel like I still want to eat so I take another bite and have been throwing up quite a bit. I am not sure if I am not eating slow enough, taking a bite too many or what. I went out to lunch today with my sister and I got a cup of soup and 1/2 tuna on wheat sandwhich, I had 3 teaspoons of the soup, 2 bites of the sandwhich and I felt like I wanted to puke. I will have to see if this keeps up or what. Last night same thing wtih my dinner but I did eat lunch OK yesterday.

Melinda it sounds like you and I are neck and neck. Good to know, I was wondering if I was on track! When did you get your 3rd fill? I got mine yesterday. Ended up throwing up after my pills and Water this morning! Hey Less...you have lost quite a bit, was some of it pre-op? No wonder why you didn't get a fill, your losing fast. Good for you. Lets keep in touch! Good luck to you guys!

:frown:I had an awful experience last night! I was banded on 6/30 and have had 2 fills so far. Anyway, went out to eat with my family last night, I have been out to eat probably 5 times so far and never had a bad experience. I had a small salad I was eating and then my dinner came and I ate just a few bites and wanted to burp which was a pb instead but I swallowed it back down because I was at a table and then when I thought I was going to PB again I threw up mostly slime about 3 times in to my napkin and on my clothes at the place! I probably won't go out to eat any time soon. What causes the slime? I didn't eat that much so I am not sure what happened? Any ideas?? I did order fried scallops and I haven't eaten fried food since banded, I ate 2, could that be it??? Thanks!

Was it your first fill? If so, the same thing happened to me with my first. I didn't ask so I have no idea why, but my second that I had last week is better.

Hi. I had my second fill on Friday. I am feeling more restriction now and eating about a cup at each meal. My weight is still stuck on 18lbs though! I have 5cc's in my 10cc band.

I had my first fill today and the dr. said I have a standard AP band but I didn't ask how much it held. Good question for next time! I did ask how much he was putting in and he said 3cc's and normally he does 4cc's the first fill but since I was having some issues sometimes when I eat he said we would go slow. Have you had a fill yet?

I got my first fill today, wasn't too bad. The novacane hurt and just him poking and proding to find the port was uncomfortable, I did say ouch outloud, that hurt more than then either of the needles! He put in 3cc's. He said he usually does 4cc's but I am having a couple of issues so he said we will go slow. He said to call in a few days to schedule another IF I thought I needed it. How did you everyone else do?

Hi, I am on soft foods and I buy fresh corn and cook it and then cut it off the cob and put it in to the magic bullet with skim milk, its kinda like creamed corn and doesn't cause any problems!

Hi, I am on soft foods too. I was banded on 6/30/09. Going for my first fill next week. I haven't lost anything since starting pureed foods. In fact I am up 1lb. Not sure what the deal is? I wasn't told to count calories/carbs etc. My nutrionist told me to use a 9" plate and half the plate should be vegies and 1/4 should be protein (2-3 oz) and 1/4 carbs and thats pretty much what I do. I hope that I will start losing again after my fill.

I had the same thing. I couldn't take a deep breath for at least 1-2 weeks after surgery. Did you have a hiatal hernia repair? I did. Sometimes, I couldn't even catch my breath. Don't worry it will get better!