sljmmiller

i have heard this. the nurse who took care of me lost 47 lbs in 7 months with no fill. its not necessarily a mental thing, its physical. the band is still creating a ton of restriction. its tight on the upper portion of your stomach and is cutting off most of your stomach. it makes sense and to say its just for the money is really ridiculous. there are some cases where the band alone creates enough restriction without any fills. then there are others who get filled, filled, and filled. it just depends on the person. some need more fills, some less, some none. each individual person is different. if you are losing steadily and your surgeon and you agree that you dont need it yet, then trust him. if you are plateuing, then that is another story. good luck!

reading this has been sooo helpful. just knowing im not alone and that what is going on is normal, really helps!!! i lost 4 lbs prior to surgery, then i lost 12 the first week and only 1 lb the 2nd week. i was sooo mad bc im still on liquids and mushies and think i should still be losing. i think my body is mad about the 12 lbs in one week and it holding on a bit before shedding anymore. so i'm down 13 since surgery and i'm 2 weeks out yesterday. (banded on 10/22) and 4 lbs the few weeks prior to sugery. it just freaks me out that i just started mushies and still have regulars and already it has slowed down!!?? just hoping and praying that it starts picking up again.

i was going to ask the same thing about the card. i'll have to ask about that at my post op!

thanks so much! its decreased a lil but i think it is still pretty excessive.

hi there, had surgery on thurs. so i'm on day 3 i guess. cant stop belching and each burp hurts the band and the belly. when will this stop? i think a lot is due to my acid reflux but i'm sure many bandsters have reflux. what helps? what makes it stop? im on prilosec otc and i'm on gas-x and im still sooo gassy! no interest in food whatsoever since i'm so bloated. having a hard time getting liquids in. any advice?

omg... i'm sooo with you. my incisions and my abdomen werent sore at all. its the damn gas that's killing me. i too was banded on the 22nd!! im still battling it. the on the phone nurse says its normal and should pass. im hoping that is soon!

congrats on such a huge accomplishment!!! shopping on the "other side!!" cant wait to have that milestone down the road. keep up the good work

hi there, had surgery on thurs. so i'm on day 3 i guess. cant stop belching and each burp hurts the band and the belly. when will this stop? i think a lot is due to my acid reflux but i'm sure many bandsters have reflux. what helps? what makes it stop? im on prilosec otc and i'm on gas-x and im still sooo gassy! no interest in food whatsoever since i'm so bloated. having a hard time getting liquids in. any advice?

hang in there. when did you have surgery... thurs? me too. i'm having such bad gas. cant stop belching and it makes the band and belly hurt!