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I love seeing all the transformations!!!! Everyone looks awesome and I can't wait to see more so keep posting those pics! I was completely unfilled about 3 weeks ago and I am holding on for dear life to the pounds that I have lost. After the first week I was really struggling so I cheated by going back to my diet drug of choice, phentermine, to suppress my appetite. I took phentermine on and off for over 10 years and now my body just laughs at it. It worked for a couple weeks and got me down to 180lbs, but now the pills are barely working and I wan't to eat everything in sight. I am scheduled for a fill on Monday, but will probably only get a small fill because of the problems I was having. I'm praying that I can tolerate being filled again. I need restriction BAD!!!!!! :thumbup:

Thanks so much everyone! I really do feel like a different person. OH MY....ThickChick....I will be praying for you!!! Please keep us posted!

I LOVE MY BAND!!!!!

I'm a day early, but wanted to post my 1 year pic. I LOVE MY BAND!!!!!

OMG...Oh Juli, gkeyt, and my5grlz!!! AMAZING!!!!! YOU GUYS LOOK SO GOOD!!! :grouphug::eek::party:

For the past 2 weeks I've been having a problem w/ acid reflux at night and a constant gassy bloated feeling so I went to the doc yesterday to have everything checked. They did an upper GI and everything looked fine according to them. They wanted to take a little out of the band, but like a dummy I expressed that I am able to eat quite a bit...like 2 pieces of chicken or fish in one sitting, which is a lot more than I was able to eat after my last fill in April. He checked to see how much was in my band, but there was only 2cc left instead of the 2.75cc I had after my last fill. He filled me back to 2.75cc. I left the hospital, had a couple more sips of water in the car and 15 minutes later up came the water, barium, and chunks of the food I ate that morning. I immediately called the doctor back and he said it sounds like I may have had food poisoning or something because according to him the barium should not have come back up. I went home hoping that food poisoning was the problem since they could not find anything wrong w/ my band. Last night was just the same...more spitting up. I feel horrible today...very gassy and bloated. Should I have a complete unfill to see if that corrects the problem???<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

OMG...Work It Girl!!! :tt2: I am sooooo proud of you!!! You look FANTASTIC!!!! I'm doing much better now that I'm completely unfilled. The downfall is that I feel like I'm on a "diet" again trying to control my weight but I'm determined not to gain any back. Take care of yourself and your band!

First, Congratulations on hitting your 1 year mark!!!! :cursing: It is so easy to fall of track, but luckily our band is always in place when we're ready to use it. At one point I had forgotten so many of the basic lapband rules so I just started back at the beginning by measuring my foods/counting calories and making sure I got my Protein first. You can do this, and all the Marchies are here for support. :thumbup:

HAPPY BANDIVERSARY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!:w00t::thumbup:

Thanks Mrs. Husker! I agree there has to be something wrong that they are not seeing and I won't stop until the problem is fixed. One things for sure...I still LOVE my band and I have faith in it!!!!

Thanks Janine, I'm not really having an issue of being too tight, I'm still on liquids of course, but seem to be handling them just fine. The acid reflux started even before the fill. I've been thinking about you lately and I hope things are getting better for you! Thanks Whitepants, to answer your question. I asked the doc the same thing about only having 2cc left and he says that is does happen. I hadn't had a fill since last April and he says over time it can happen, but not necessarily from a leak, but I will make sure he checks for a leak next time. Even at 2cc I was having the acid reflux issue so going back to 2cc will probably not make a difference. As far as my eating, even when I didn't have a thing to eat after lunch I still experienced the acid reflux at night. Actually, I'm not sure if it's even acid reflux, it's more like spitting up. If I drank Water before bed, the water would come back up at night as well. Right now I'm only on Clear Liquids from my fill on Monday and I still have the spitting up episodes at night. Yesterday, I had horrible gas pains in my lower abdomen, right under my breast and in my shoulder. The pain would go away briefly after a belch, but would come right back again. Since when does water cause gas and bloating...what gives UGH!!!!! I'm going back in tomorrow for the unfill to see if it corrects the problem. Thanks again ladies!!!

Thanks again! I hope everything looks good and you can get filled again w/ no complications. I'm going in tomorrow morning for a complete unfill.

Thanks so much! I just needed to hear someone else say it. Just wondering did you get a fill again afterwards? How long did you wait? Did the problem re-occur? If not, what did you do differently?

Thanks girl! I am handling liquids okay today, but I'm still concerned about the spitting up at night so I think I will go back to get unfilled today. There has to something wrong and something they are not seeing!

For the past 2 weeks I've been having a problem w/ acid reflux at night and a constant gassy bloated feeling so I went to the doc yesterday to have everything checked. They did an upper GI and everything looked fine according to them. They wanted to take a little out of the band, but like a dummy I expressed that I am able to eat quite a bit...like 2 pieces of chicken or fish in one sitting, which is a lot more than I was able to eat after my last fill in April. He checked to see how much was in my band, but there was only 2cc left instead of the 2.75cc I had after my last fill. He filled me back to 2.75cc. I left the hospital, had a couple more sips of water in the car and 15 minutes later up came the water, barium, and chunks of the food I ate that morning. I immediately called the doctor back and he said it sounds like I may have had food poisoning or something because according to him the barium should not have come back up. I went home hoping that food poisoning was the problem since they could not find anything wrong w/ my band. Last night was just the same...more spitting up. I feel horrible today...very gassy and bloated. Should I have a complete unfill to see if that corrects the problem???

I may not be of much help because I've never experienced bruising or swelling around my port after a fill. My port is actually easier to get to now after losing weight since there's not a lot of fat around that area. If your doctor has to manipulate the port alot that may be the reason for the swelling. If you are still sore after a couple days I would call the doctor.

Janine, You are a trooper!!!!!!! I hope you are feeling better now and can eventually get re-banded. You've done so well and I wish you continued success. You can do this with or without the band!!!!! Thanks Jeni, I am hoping that making some changes in my diet will fix the problem. I'm in need of a fill and able to eat quite a bit so my stomach may not be happy w/ all this excess food. We'll see what the doc says on Monday...hope my band is OK and I can get a fill.

Thanks so much Juli! I just made an appt. for Monday to see what's going on. I am going to switch to full liquids for the next couple days to see if it helps. Last night, I made it a point of not eating dinner because I didn't want to deal w/ the acid reflux last night. I only sipped on a bottle of water before bed and it was worse than when I acually ate dinner. Could the bottle of water I drank have anything to do w/ that??? Should I not eat OR drink anything too late??? Thanks again!!!!!!!!

First, I want to say hello to all my fellow Marchies and I hope all is well with all of you! I haven't posted in awhile, so how dare I come back when I need help, but I really could use your input or advise. I haven't had a fill since May. I think I'm need of a fill because I am able to eat way too much, but I am afraid of getting a fill because for the last couple months I have been experiencing acid reflux at night. I've read that one reason this happens is being filled too tight so I'm afraid that after getting a fill my acid reflux may get worse. Is it possible that it may get better after the fill??? Any suggestions to treat the acid reflux??? I have also been having horrible gas pains almost similar to the ones I had after surgery. I've been chewing Mylanta Gas chewables like crazy, but it's only getting worse. Any suggestions to get rid of this gas??? I may ask these questions in the main forum, but I thought I'd start w/ my March friends. Thanks all!!!!

Hey, I have to stop by every so often to read everyone's posts. ROCK ON MARCHIES!!!:rockon:

Happy New Year!!! My New Year's Resolution finally has nothing to do with weight loss!!! YEAH!!! I hope 2008 brings good things to all of you!

You should be very happy and very proud of yourself. You are on your way! :)

Just checking in to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and a prosperous New Year!

Good Luck this month!!!!

I would like to reach my goal weight of 175 by my one year band-iversary...March 15th!!! 20lbs to go! Tone, Tone, Tone!!! I really need to tone up in certain areas especially my legs, butt, back of my arms, and stomach...heck that's everywhere...lol! I need to get back to drinking 64oz of Water and 50-60 grams of Protein a day. It's so easy to fall off the wagon, but I am so glad my band is there when I need it!