GutBgone

I'm sorry you had such trouble, but hopefully I'm not experiencing that. Fortunately, my symptoms don't match some of yours. I did see the doctor, and she took out 2 of my 6 ounces, and I feel fine, but I'm eating everything in sight and gaining weight. I have an appointment for 1/12 to put some back in. We'll see how it goes. I didn't start really losing weight until I went from 5 to 6 ounces.

I feel fine, but I've gained 12 pounds already. Just about everything goes down. :rolleyes2: I'm just very annoyed about them taking out that much. On a different note, cold weather is here and I'm FREEZING. Now that I've lost the layers of fat, I don't have the natural insulation that I used to have.

Up six pounds already (234). This is going to be a LONG month.

WAYYYY to much taken out. All discomfort is gone, but I've lost my aversion to certain foods. I'm still only eating small portions, but MUCH more often. Also, my junk food cravings are returning. I polished off a snack-sized oreos after (reduced fat) potato chips, after peanuts, after desert, after dinner. Normally, I'd have a small handful of peanuts OR chips as a snack (salt cravings). At Thanksgiving dinner, I tried a nibble of a roll (the kind that come in a tube). That would normally be fine, but I ate three rolls over the course of the meal. Pre-surgery, I would have eaten ten, but a few weeks ago I would have been satisfied with the nibble. I've gained 4 pounds in three days. I'm going to eat a granola bar for Breakfast and try to resist the urge to have an english muffin. I have to try to fill up before going out-McDonald's is calling me. This is going to be a very tough six weeks wait until they put some more back in. :thumbup:

Arrgghh! No restriction at all! To make matters worse, my body isn't making enough bile. I'm going to have to run to the bathroom every time I eat until it catches up. Up a pound from yesterday.

Okay, I called, they said come in and they pulled out 2 ounces. I have an appointment in six weeks to put some back in. I feel hungry. I haven't felt hunger in 9 months.

Yes, I'm in NYC and it recently went to coat weather. This is my first Autumn/Winter with the band (last year it didn't have much in it). The problem is that my doctor will immediately tell me to come in an order a gazillion tests that I can't afford. She already gave me a hard time when I canceled my last appointment. (Everything was fine, they had recent bloodwork and my weight had not changed an ounce in the previous 6 weeks.) I'll ask her about the climate change.

I've only had diarrhea for the last few days. The thing I noticed after it was taken out was that for a while if I ate anything greasy at all, I would have to RUN to the bathroom.

No. They took that out. I had hundreds of gallstones, some as large as a pencil eraser. They took it out in August, and it spilled/leaked as they were removing it, so they couldn't put the band in. I had to go back for a second surgery a month later. I've got ten scars, not five.:thumbup: Although, that is probably why I've had diarrhea. Whenever my food intake (types of food) changes, I get it.

But why would it start giving me trouble after so long? Shouldn't it be getting looser because I've lost 80 lbs since the last fill? This morning I drank some Crystal Light and ate a chewy granola bar. It went down with a little pain like normal (first thing I eat each day goes down hard). I feel about 50% fuller than I normally would. Normally, I'd feel that I could eat a little more, but right now I feel full - but not overfull. Also, I know I'm not eating enough. I lost two more pounds. I'll give it a little longer and see if it continues to get better.

Thanks for relating a similar experience. My band has definitely been tight since February, but at a level I can deal with. It helps me avoid cake and breads and chinese food. But, simply avoiding those foods is an easy adjustment and it works well for me. In fact, it tightens up overnight and the first liquid of the day has to glug and gurgle its' way down. This, however, is ridiculous. I'm even avoiding cheese this week. I'll try liquids (broth mostly) for a couple days and see how it goes. Just knowing that this may be normal has lifted a weight from me and untwisted my stomach a little bit. Thank You.