Dawnana

Hi all! I was sleeved in March of 2012 and lost weight quick. I was able to get down to 120 from 220 which was mind blowing. I am now currently 155 and I am afraid I have blown my surgery. I work out 4-5 days a week and try to be good with food but I know I snack a bit more than I should. Has anyone done the 5 day pouch test diet? Did it work? Or is the sleeve meant to wear out after 4 years? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

http://5daypouchtest.com/ It's such a good test to see how you tummy is doing Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I've been doing the 5dpt and am shocked at how much restriction I still have. I have already lost 5 lbs in 3 days which shows me how poor my decisions have been for the last few years. So yay! I just had a leg cast removed yesterday so I can get back in to my Crossfit workouts (slowly) but this was a good reminder that this surgery was not a quick fix and I am not "cured". This will always be a part of me and I will always have to work at weight loss and/or maintaining due to my surgery. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm 4 years post op. I have gained 35lbs from my lowest. I even tried dieting again then realized I screwed up I am in bad habits. Eating even when full, not drinking Water, drinking with meals. The last couple days I started watching those things and poof down 5 lbs. so I think my realization is my sleeve is still a tool and I need to remember I am not a normal dieter anymore. I had WLS and will never be the same again. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was sleeved 4 years ago. I call it my timer. When I hiccup I'm full and I stop eating lol. Doesn't last long but it's funny. Kids and hubby say moms done! Hehe Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was sleeved 4 years ago and after I eat I have a very noisy stomach. No more pain but it has become the joke in the house about moms noisy stomach. I think it's normal. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Absolutely! Thank you :) Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks Kathy!! I already today started to watch my drinking and eating too close together. Amazing how easy bad habits are to get back too. So back on the horse and basics! Thanks everyone! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was sleeved in 2012 with dr Feiz. I loved them at the time. But after my 3 month follow up they never called me again. I called recently to see if I should see them since its been 4 years and I've gained back 30 lbs and they said yes. Just kinda bugs me there was no follow up Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks! I have never heard of that test, so that will at least put my mind at ease that I didnt ruin all that work! and yes the sleeve is WAY better than the lapband! I realized too I got back in the habit of drinking and eating at the same time...EEK!

I had my sleeve done in March (2012)(replacing a slipped lap band that was 1 1/2 yrs old) After the sleeve I got down to my goal pretty quick - I didnt have much left to loose so it was wonderful! After July we went on a road trip and I came back gaining back 10 lbs. I was horrified!! I started working out now, crossfit 6 days a week. I am seeing changes in my arms and muscles etc but the scale is killing me. I am now up 15 lbs and I am freaking out. I am convinced that I have completely stretched out my sleeve and will be overweight again very soon. What am i doing wrong???

I found a website called mybariatricpantry.com They have tons of Protein drinks and all other stuff. I heard someone talking about this one called CLICK! its an espresso coffee mixed that you mix with milk and can be hot or cold. I think I am gonig to order some of the samples on there and start trying them..BUT lots of different items there including food, Vitamins etc.

I was banded in November 2010, and the standard stuff, not the right fills etc. HOWEVER my Dr is always too busy to meet with me and talks down to me. I have never met with a nutrionist and I still have no idea how to eat. I have been stuck at the same weight for over 4 months now and my port area is buldging and hurting. I have days that I eat all day with some restriction and some days I cant get hot tea down. I am tired of being sick tired of not knowing how to deal with my band and tired of a Dr that wont help me. I cant find a doctor that is near me to take over the aftercare that is not in my insurance network. So basically I am lost, I feel that my dr put this device in me and took off...gave me no tools, no understanding of how the band works. THe last visit I had with my dr, he got stuck in surgery and couldnt see me (after a 3 hour drive to see him). The nurse told me that the scar tissue capsulized around my port area and that was wierd; yet NO ONE has returned my call to help me. SO what do i do now?? ALSO - Where can I find education on how to eat, how my band works, how do I know if the band is broken or not working the way it should/??

I actually just relocated to Tehachapi and need someone to take over my fills as well, so if you find someone let me know!

I had my 4th fill on 9/1, i went to 12 ccs from 10 ccs, now mind you I can never feel the "feeling" i am supposed to have when I do the fills, its very confusing. But I left there and was on my liquids for 2 weeks. I have lost 15 lbs from this fill and I figured I am at the real spot I should be. When I moved to solids I have thrown up a lot, figured this is my fault, eating too fast, too much etc. Well then last week I got sick, bad cough and aches; I assumed I had bronchitis. WELL now I notice its mostly at night and after I eat....and at night its for HOURS, I am exhausted. During the day though I feel fine besides the not eating still. I am assuming this means I have an overfill. I am trying to figure out if I should just stick it out and stay on liquids till the band loosens or just go get an unfill. I am miserable (mind you its 4am right now!) My husband thinks I should just gut it out, but he is still sleeping :bored:So the question is; is this in my head? Should I stick it out? What if I get an unfill and I was wrong? UGH I am so hating my band right now. :biggrin:

I am calling the Doctor today, thanks everyone.

Elcee -I have a 15cc band. So yeah its a large band. My doctor makes me drink water while hes doing the fill and has me tell him when it feels full, then he takes out and i have to feel this draining feeling i guess. I honestly feel kinda stupid when he does it, cause i look at him like UMM I think thats it. So I am not sure how I know if its enough during the fill. Hope that makes sense.

FInally had my 4th fill, I am 12ccs into a 15cc band. My doc advised liquids for 2 weeks which has honestly been fine. Of course I felt better so I tried small bites of food and I get instantly sick. Is this from swelling? I am able to go on reg foods come Thursday but man i am scared to eat now. How do you know if you are too tight???

I am going back on Thursday and will find out. I have been able to nibble little things, but at least half of the time I am throwing it up, I am kinda wondering if this is how the band is supposed to feel and I Just never knew cause my fills have always been off.

I was banded with a large (15cc) band on 11/30/09. I have lost 13lbs which 10 of it was all preop. I have had 2 fills and cant seem to get in sooner to my doctor cause he overbooks and INSISTS on doing the fills himself. I have a total of 8.5ccs in and have no restriction, I mean I can eat like I did before the surgery. I went a couple weeks ago for another fill and my doctor and after waiting 2 hours to be seen, I had to go without getting the fill because I had a babysitter waiting. The next time he can get me in is May. BASICALLY - I am lost, I have had no diet instruction, no understanding, no information on my diet plan. I know they say eat right and exercise blah blah, well if it was that easy I would have been skinny ages ago and not needed a surgery to help me do this. I am slipping into this horrible depression thinking I fought for over a year to have this surgery and get no where. He wont give me my medical paperwork to take to another surgeon to do fills either. So I guess I am curious, how do i get educated, how do i know if the next fill is going to work, how do i get motivated?

Betsy - He gave me a piece of paper of post op diet guidelines and thats it. Basically told me to eat right. Im still not sure what that means. When I asked him or his nurse for the records to send to a local doctor they went on and on about he puts my port in a special way and you dont want a doctor to ruin it etc. I asked them what if i happened to move far away, they said I would have to make the effort to travel to them for fills. Needless to say they offered me a fill now on the 6th of April (my bday) and a different center instead of May. I am just concerned hes going to be mad at me and make it more uncomfortable than it is. I feel like such a wuss about this!!!

I did meet a nutritionist for about 30 mins whose whole goal was to tell me that yes I am eating incorrectly and just get the band. I was thinking of finding a local nutrionist to help me a bit, just have to pay out of pocket for that

I am so frustrated. I had my surgery on 11/30/09 I have had 2 fills totalling 8.5 ccs in a 15cc band and have no restriction. I never got a nutrionist or a diet plan from my Doctor, I got a piece of paper that said...try these things. I have no idea what im doing. I am eating like i used to of course they are smaller portions but I have not lost any weight in several months. I think i am now at the I give up point of this band. I have another fill on the 24th and am nervous that it wont work as well. I fought for a year with my insurance to have this surgery and I finally get this surgery and i see nothing changing. I am at a loss.