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Thanks for your reply. Can the symptoms come and go? I had it for a week last month, then it disappeared, and then a few days ago I had it start up again, to just stop again after two days. Thanks so much! Michelle

Hi. Yes I think I can relate. I am a little over two months out from surgery and have had two fills. On December 13th, 2009 I was overcome with horrible pains in my stomach, (almost under my ribs and my whole stomach) almost like a REALLY bad stomach flu pain. This continued for about a week and suddenly stopped. I just figured I had a stomach bug or something because I did have a pretty bad head cold. Two days ago it came back and has not stopped. It is the exact feeling as before. It is weird... It hurts more when I am up walking around or even just get up from a sitting position.And I also notice it right after I eat something. All though it still hurts when I am sittting. Today was the first time my lower back started to ache and then I got a sharp pain higher up on my bcak. Does this sound like what you are feeling? Any ideas of what this could be? I am worried that I may be having problems with the band. I am so worried and tired of the pain. It is so bad that I don't even want to excersise, let alone get up and move around. I called the Dr. and he has scheduled me an Upper GI and bowel follow through, as well as, to check for the band placement.Thank you!

Hi. Yes I think I can relate. I am a little over two months out from surgery and have had two fills. On December 13th, 2009 I was overcome with horrible pains in my stomach, (almost under my ribs and my whole stomach) almost like a REALLY bad stomach flu pain. This continued for about a week and suddenly stopped. I just figured I had a stomach bug or something because I did have a pretty bad head cold. Two days ago it came back and has not stopped. It is the exact feeling as before. It is weird... It hurts more when I am up walking around or even just get up from a sitting position.And I also notice it right after I eat something. All though it still hurts when I am sittting. Does this sound like what you are feeling? Any ideas of what this could be. I am worried that I may be having problems with the band. I am so worried and tired of the pain. It is so bad that I don't even want to excersise, let alone get up and move around. I called the Dr. and he has scheduled me an Upper GI and bowel follow through, as well as, to check for the band placement.Thank you! Michelle <!-- / message -->

I just had my first fill on Saturday 12/12/2009, and for the first 2 days had some restriction. I now am 3 days out and can eat anything and have NO restriction. I have a 4 cc band capacity and I was given 2 cc's. I guess I expect more out of this because everything I have put into it. Please help me with some encouragement. I have heard it takes a few adjustments to get an adaquete fill level, but would really love to get this band working and losing weight. Please give me some advice. Thank you in advance. Michelle:frown:

Thank you! I have been consuming large amounts of food. As if I didn't have the fill. I really want this to happen. Can't wait to see the difference in the 2nd fill. And I hope I won't be saying this after that fill. Guess I will have to wait another month. Michelle

I have always been a big girl all my life and after having 3 daughters found myself at 271 lbs at age 26. At one point in my life, in 2003, something happened and I worked as hard as I could and lost 100 lbs. 3 years later my husband was diagnosed with kidney failure and was put on dialysis immediately. Five months later we found out I was a match for him and I then donated my kidney to him. Life was going good, when I suddenly fell ill and was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation and Tethered Cord Syndrome in 2008. I put back on 30 pounds of what I had previously lost. I could no longer find that inner strength to lose the weight, much less maintain what I had already lost. The weight was coming on faster than I could handle. That is when I knew I had to do something, and that something was to get the Lap- Band surgery. Because I was "only" at 197 lbs. I knew my insurance would not cover me because my BMI was not that high, but there was NO WAY I would let myself stare 300 pounds straight in the eye ever again, so I decided to go down to Mexico and get the procedure done there. It was such a great experience, and they were extremely personable, knowledgeable, and professional. Anyway, that is where the Lap-Band started. They trained our doctors. Anyways. I am excited to see where this journey will take me, and can not wait to start melting away to a healthy weight. I am excited to meet some friends on here and I would love any advice you can give me. I am down 11.2 pounds and am exactly 2 weeks post-op. I really think I need a fill sometime in the very near future,because as I have read on here already, I too am starting to want to eat anything and everything now that the swelling has almost gone away. I want to be skinny for the first time in my life. :thumbup: AHHH! Michelle