Gabriela

Thank you Pkb. I can communicate very well with the doctor because he speaks Spanish like me. But the doctor never helped me. He only talks about adjusting the band and nothing else. Oh yeah, something else, the last adjustment of the band sent me a $ 600 bill. I received this bill this morning. If any of you can recommend me a nutritionist in Illinois near Chicago will be very good for me.

I'm not losing weight. And besides filling the band is very expensive. It filled me and cut me several times and nothing works.

I just saw Dr. T once in his office.He came and greeted me saying: Hi, I'm the Doctor T. You have a question? I said no. Then he left the room and did not see him again. Then I get a bill for $ 600. Obviously he was not my surgeon and do not recommend him.

jrae thank you for your help. It's very helping me. I will check the food's ideas. My doctor only says I need fill may band and I only saw my nutritionist before surgery as a requirement for insurance approves the surgery. This is the worst post surgical service. They do not care about the patients.

Thank you jrae. I do not know if is normal to feel I have something blocking the passage of the band? Only feel this when eat eggs or bread. I vomiting with other foods (pasta, tortillas, beef, ham, letucce, cabbage, apple, pears, etc.) I only can eat soup, mashed potatoes, very small pieces of chicken mixed with broth.

Hopeful2 I'll try to eat more protein. Thank you.

Can giving me an example of the meals? I think the doctor and the nutricionist didn't helping me after the surgery. I didn't have an appointment with the nutricionist any more and the doctor only tell me you need more filling the band. I will try to found help here.

Thank you to everybody for your help. I will try to be here for motivation. I'm scared, I'm filling depress. I put a lot of expectations in the surgery and I feel that it did not work.

My surgery was in February this year. I lost 30 pounds in the process before surgery. After surgery I lost 9 pounds more. In the first filling all went well, I think it was 3. The second filling I reach 5. I could not swallow anything without the help of water, everything was stuck and I vomited. And from there that even though I was down to three and a half nothing went well. Do not get fat but not lose weight. I'm hungry as I don't have the band.

I'm sorry. I could communicate more with you because English is not my language. Perhaps this is why support groups have not helped me. I'll tray to explain.