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Hi. I'm sorry you did not get any replies. I am curious as to how your chat with the doc went and what conclusions (if any) you came to?

Hi. I have found this group late on a Monday night after feeling like I have no where else to turn. I was banded on August 21, 2009. I weight 232 on the morning of my surgery. I now weight 197, and I am regretting my band. After having a very successful few months, I started gaining in November of 2009. It wasn't much. 2 pounds one month, 3 or 4 the next. In January 2010 I joined weight watchers at the suggestion of my primary physician (not my surgeon) and I started losing again. He said he didn't think I was eating enough and that maybe a plan like weight watchers would show me how little I was eating. He was right (in my opinion). In April of 2010 I was down to 189. Here I am, a year later. And I'm up to 197. Between April 2010 and December 2010 I got back up to 221. I was still following my own diet at home, but due to not having a job, I had to give up my gym membership and weight watchers in August. I feel like the lesson I learned was that my band doesn't seem to be helping me. It's holding me back. I went back to not exercising as much, and eating 500-800 calories a day. I gained weight really fast and almost got back up to my pre-op weight. My husband bought me an elliptical for my home in December and I use it a minimum of 40 minutes a day. I'm also doing weight watchers again. Since January my weight has gone from 215ish (I stopped weighing myself after my December weight of 221) to 197. On weight watchers I have lost 7.4 pounds (I started at 204.4). I feel like I am losing weight because I am working out and eating MORE. When I was dieting on my own, I could barely get 800 calories in my system every day. So now I eat about 25-30 of my 32 points every day, and I am working out again. Now, my problem is I am throwing up after eating, a lot. I still get enough to eat. But I feel like no matter how slow I eat, or how soft or liquidy the food is, it comes back up. I throw up Soup, slim fast, Protein "shots"...you name it. It comes back up. I have an egg timer on my table and my husband is so sweet to try and take bites with me. But I'm getting really frustrated and starting to wonder if I've made a terrible mistake. I finally had to tell my in-laws about my surgery because when they came to visit I threw up every meal. I hadn't told them because unlike my family and my husband, they are not very understanding of people who have weight problems and call anyone who's slightly over-weight "lazy." But that's for a whole other forum page. Anyway, to be honest I have tried really hard in my band. I have days where I don't eat the way I should. But I'm regretting my band because I feel it's killed my metabolism and makes it hard for me to get the nutrition I need to fuel my body. And now that I've written all of this I wonder if I should be posting in another forum. So I'm sorry if I don't belong. To sum all of that up, I have just moved from Southern California to Washington. I am looking for a new surgeon. I feel like my last surgeon's office was more worried about their business and less about their patients. I am going to find someone who will listen to me and understand that I need more than another lesson on the diet plan, or another fill. I am seriously wondering if I need to have this band removed all together. Thanks for reading. I'd appreciate any feedback.

Hi there, my name is Jen and I was banded in August of last year. Two months ago my general practitioner put me on an antidepressant and since then I have gradually gained 10 pounds. I am following my diet, I work out religiously, and I even attend weight watcher meetings every week. So I'm pretty sure the change of medication is the reason for my weight gain. I am wondering if anyone else has had such a dramatic weight gain with their band after being put on antidepressants? Sorry if this is a repeat topic. I tried to seach for a similar one and couldn't find anything like it. Thanks for reading!

Hey there. I started weight watchers 2 months ago. I have had 3 fills and with working out and being very careful about my food I'm down 43 pounds. My surgeons likes that I go to weight watchers because she said it will help me eat enough. I usually come within 5-8 points of my daily points (I'm supposed to eat 28 points). My leader knows I've had lap band (the group does not) and I think that weight watchers has really helped me. I joined when my initial weight loss slowed down and I think it was the best thing for me.