lordkeepme

Everything I have heard says that as you lose weight your band will get looser and you will need refills. I have a 1.5 fill in a 5cc band and even though I have lost 73 pounds since my last fill, I feel like it is tighter not looser! Is something wrong with my band? Did this happen to anyone else? I do have a lot of acid reflux.

My fill Dr is two hours away and I really need to get an unfill. I know that bc I am dehydrated and having acid reflux. I need to find time to get down their but it is so hard with my job, kids (single mom) and the Holidays. Anyone else out there ever suffer from band related dehydration and/or acid reflux? No fun!

Well I got my lapband one year ago in August of 2008. I am one of the rare ones who have not lost any weight with band. In fact, today I am heavier than when I started by a few pounds. I got my 1st fill in 9/08 and it gave me good restriction - almost too much. I pretty much stuck to eating soup, salad and yes, lots of cookies and ice cream (I wasn't ready to let go of emotional eating). I did lose 16 pounds which was not the huge amount I hear from others but still it was a loss which is always good. Finally, in 4/09 - I was sick of my limited diet and PBing and spitting up all the time and eating too much sugar. I got an unfill and suddenly could eat everything I had been denied for the last 8 months. Well, since April (4 months) I gained 20 pounds so now I am +4 from bf I got the band. I went to get another fill last week to stop this trend. I just feel so heavy and gross right now. Unfortunately, I think I am going to have to go back again bc I can tell I still do not have enough restriction. . My fill center is 2 hours away and I am a single mom to two kids so that is why it is so hard for me to get fills. I am not giving up. I really want this surgery to be a success but is tough for me. I see all these mind blowing weight loss numbers on this board and I get down thinking why do I have to be the one person on the planet who is not losing with a lap band. I know I need to get my head in the game and stop thinking that the band should work on it's own. Thanks for listening!