RRSullivan

How do you know when your band has slipped?

I was banded at HCMC in July of 2008. Starting weight 288 pounds on a 5 ft 5 inch fram. I managed to get down to 236 with many difficulties in January 2009. I was went up and down for almost all of 2009 with the band being too tight and having fluid added and taken out. The last fill I had in November of 2009 was so tight I ended up in the ER. After a break i tried the fill again in December of 2009 with a next appointment date in January of 2009. I don't recall my weight at the time but I never went back,until Thursday of this past week. I am 261 pounds and feeling like such a failure. I am beginning to realize that I am truly a food addict and don't know if I will be back running to the Dr. saying "take fluid out". Any advice?

I can't eat at all, drinking liquids I vomit 2-3 times per day. Had Endo GI something and doc said looks fine. This started about 3 weeks after last fill. I have only lost 51 lbs, I feel terrible. Any advice.