chickadee81

Had my upper GI today...everything (band wise) is NORMAL :tt1:. Now i am on prescription Prevacid for at least a month, but hey I will take it!!!

Had my upper GI today...everything (band wise) is NORMAL :tt1:. Now i am on prescription Prevacid for at least a month, but hey I will take it!!!

Ok y'all...I am actually starting to worry about myself. I have been getting heartburn off and on for a few weeks now. Prior to this I haven't had any heartburn for like 5 1/2 months. It is very faint heartburn...in fact like today I haven't even taken anything for it, but it's still there and has been there like all day. I'm so worried I have done something to hurt my band (prolapse/dilation). I haven't thrown up alot in the 6 mo I've had my band (only 3 times), and none of them were recent. I know there have been times I've eaten too much, but it's not like I always stuff myself. I finally called the dr today after mentioning it at my appt friday. They haven't called me back yet . Like i said the heartburn isn't bad, and I have never woken up with heartburn. Any insights? Oh and I am having no problems eating or drinking.

Well...I'm scheduled for an upper GI tomorrow morning...we'll see!

Ok y'all...I am actually starting to worry about myself. I have been getting heartburn off and on for a few weeks now. Prior to this I haven't had any heartburn for like 5 1/2 months. It is very faint heartburn...in fact like today I haven't even taken anything for it, but it's still there and has been there like all day. I'm so worried I have done something to hurt my band (prolapse/dilation). I haven't thrown up alot in the 6 mo I've had my band (only 3 times), and none of them were recent. I know there have been times I've eaten too much, but it's not like I always stuff myself. I finally called the dr today after mentioning it at my appt friday. They haven't called me back yet . Like i said the heartburn isn't bad, and I have never woken up with heartburn. Any insights?

There are anti-depressants that can cause weight gain. My PCP put me on Wellbutrion which is considered weight neutral and in fact some studies have shown weight loss with taking it. Maybe you could try another med? But of course if it is working well for you that may not be the best thing. I'm sure eventually it would stop causing gain and you could work on taking it back off. Although not unusual, def something to talk about with your dr though. I know personally for me weight gain would make me more depressed which would defeat the purpose of the meds. Let me know what happens!

I am the QUEEN of fear of failure :scared2:. Alot of times (as embarrassing as this is to admit) I won't even start something because I don't want to fail. It's a horrible way to live because I am sure I miss out on alot. So, I obviously felt the same fears even pre surgery, but I can tell you if you follow your doctors instructions (and remember we all slip up sometimes so don't be too hard on yourself if you do) and get regular fills when you can...it is almost impossible to fail! You wil find restriction and the more changes you see in yourself the easier it gets to make the food changes/sacrifices and you'll find it makes you want to exercise more.

Elfie-Welcome back and congrats on ONEDERLAND! Bob-glad you can eat...and I agree with the wait it out if you are getting food in. Karen-you rock! Leigha-You rock too! Saw the c25k is almost done! Christie-too funny about the bat wings...on a side note..I actually have a pet flying squirrel. His name is Gizmo and I hope to never have flaps like him :tt2: Shad-I cut all my hair off before surgery. I'm trying to grow it back now. A couple months ago i was cursing the cat for getting hair all through the bath room...then as I was sweeping it up I looked closer and it was MINE . Good thing my hair is super thick! Me-I opted to not have a 4th fill yet. I am losing at a decent pace and having fairly frequent bad eating days (stuff not wanting to go down) plus the PA informed me they hired someone FULL TIME mon-fri to do fills instead of just Fridays so I can get an appt much easier now :scared2:. So just gonna wait a little while longer. Saw the hematologist on Thurs and found out I do have hemochromatosis (Body stores too much iron) so now I am on the hunt for some chewable vitamins without the added iron. I went to an amusement park thurs after my dr appt. The band didn't seem to mind it. I have been getting more heartburn than usual which had me a little worried, but then again I was making some not great food choices .

That's how I've been looking at the situation (except for that little venting thing that I just had to get off my chest :biggrin:) We already know we would be the god-parents so we will be the best ever! lol Kinda like going to gramma's house-you don't want to go home

Oh and one more thing I want to get off of my chest. I am going to say first that I am not a horrible person. My husband & I have no kids. We tried (& tried & tried & tried) and have had several miscarriages. We just decided that we enjoy one another enough and we like to be able to just leave town on a whim or stay out all night, so we are done trying even though we haven't hit the big 3-0 yet (very soon though). Our best friends just told us tonight that they are now trying to have a baby. I told them I was happy for them...and I really truly am, but there is that part of me saying NNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :biggrin: They are our last friends with no kids and that selfish part of me likes the fact that I can call them anytime at all hours and they can just get up and go like us. Just wanted to get that off my chest. One of those things I can't say out loud, but now that it is out I can go to just being happy for them...maybe:glare:

I do get signals, but they are so inconsistant that I can't rely on them to tell me to stop eating. Sometimes I'll hiccup, but other times (which isn't often :biggrin:) my body just goes into either reverse or that "stuck" feeling with no warning. Sometimes it's a burp too. I have had the worst trouble eating these last couple days. Go figure...my fill appt is Friday. Now I am really wondering if I should go for it or not. Saturday I actually vomited (which has only happened 2 other times) and I almost did again today, but i hiccuped/burped and then felt better (shifted the food maybe??). This morning I knew it was going to be a bad day when I took my birth control pill (and I am sure most of you know how teeny tiny they are) and it hurt. So I decided ok definitly protein shake today for breakfast...it hurt. Lunch was when I almost puked (string cheese and turkey deli meat), but dinner I had chicken breast and rice...YES RICE...with no problems. Go figure. I've also gotten heartburn 2x's this week which had me scared because you hear all these band slippage horror stories, but I would think that if i can eat a way too over cooked dry chicken breast and rice that I am ok right :thumbup:?? I haven't had heartburn since pre-band so over 6mo now. Karen-yay for the fill appt! :smile2: Leigha-congrats on the 1lb and the = to lowest weight. That is AWESOME! HB-I don't know if I will ever be a VS shopper. :smile2: So far I haven't gone down a cup size and had to order my last bras in a size G. Congrats though...if you can't tell I am obviously envious. Christie-congrats on the meds! I was so happy to get rid of the cholesterol ones!! Amy-that stinks when you just want to be able to eat "normal" (not worrying about stuck) and it just won't happen. It always seems to hit me when I am away from home too. I think I worry too much that other people may notice that I take forever to eat or that I eat so little and then the stress of it just closes my band up lol. My mother sure did raise me to worry just as much as her (unfortunatly) Everyone else-HI!!

Yuppers! That is where your port is! I am 6mo out and every once in a while it still pulls and will send a little shock to me. It will get better. it may always feel "hard" though...esp. when you lose more cause you will feel the port more easily. Just take it easy and don't over do it for now because the port is stitched in place and don't want to rip your stitches! Take care :thumbup:

Congrats to you! My 6mo bandiversary was yesterday! I luv my band (most of the time :thumbup:). You are doing awesome, and before you know it we will both be at our goals!

Yes..It is calories in vs. calories out. I will not lie, when i first went to solids...i gained a little. I freaked out, but was assured by my Dr. that it was very common and it would go away quickly...that my body was in a "starvation mode" and when it got the food it wanted to hold on to it. He was right (yay) and the weight gain came off quickly and i have been losing pretty steadily since. i can honestly say, I too don't totally keep track of calories, but i do know for sure that some days I really only get about 800 calories in me. Bad eating days (near TOM), it maybe even less. With the solid food, that little bit keeps you full longer because it takes much longer to go from your pouch to your lower stomach and so on. Liquids/mushies can pass right through...so in fact if you ate solely sliders, ate until you were full, and ate anytime you were hungry, you could cause yourself to GAIN weight because you could eat more. i could eat a whole tub of ice cream right now if I really wanted to because it is going to melt and pass right through the band...defeating the purpose. i hope maybe this makes sense :scared2:

Karen -Thanks! and sorry no advice from me cause I am going through the same thing. I know I am so close to the "sweet spot" and some days I struggle to eat and others I eat like a horse. Tossing aroung the thought of like .1 or .2 cc's, but like you said scared to be too tight and then comes the unfill of who knows how much and then have to go back in for gradual fill. Argggg what to do what to do!!?? I am still losing...though it is slowing down...so maybe I'll wait a little longer.

Ohhh I forgot to tell you all my new goal. My 1st goal was 50lbs/ONEDERLAND (done and check!). Now my new goal is "OVERWEIGHT"!! :devil_smile: (Isn't it kinda sad that I am excited to aim for overweight? lol) I've got I think like 20-25lbs to go for that. Maybe I need to add a ticker. hmmmmm

Bob/Brian (hehehe) -It is great to have you back! How was that halfway house? :devil_smile: And just like Christie said...be careful. I too was able to eat a sandwich after fill #2. Fill #3 gave me some restriction and then fill #4 really kicked my ass. Not as much as Christie because I was able to eat, but not a whole lot. Obviously it got better or else I wouldn't be pondering fill #5. Christie-glad you are back too...no funeral is ever "great", but I am sure that had to be absolutly horrible! My eyes well up just thinking about it, and I don't know what happened AND I don't have kids!

I knew what to expect...but yes I complained about "bandster hell" :devil_smile:. I knew it would happen, but that is what the boards are for...to vent to someone who knows exactly what you are going through! I know for me if I didn't vent and release some of the stress....I would've fallen back on old habits and ate. As for the people who "magically" expect to lose weight....I'm stumped on that one. Lack of Band Education???

Where has our Betsy gone? Has anyone "talked" to her? I hope everything is going well for her and her fam.

I can't decide if I need another fill or not. Going for my 6mo check-up and possible fill next week. Some days it is a chore for me to eat, then other days I can almost eat like a normal person. There are alot of the "chore" days though so if I even decide to get a fill it's gonna be an eency weency teeny tiny one!

All this talk about negative threads and of course I had to go read for myself. SHEESH! I can't believe some people get so hostile. Definitly not for me! I'd comment on it , but I don't feel like getting attacked lol.

Denise--YAY no bum scope! I just realized...I am 6months out and almost 1/2 way there! Of course I know though that the closer I get the less I'll lose

HB-I LOVE the comforter...and I always wanted a log bed...hmmm when is the next opening and Hotel Hummingbird??lol Christie-Glad you are feeling better Leigha-Congrats on the run! Someday that will be me (maybe). I know last weekend my husband literally dragged me up a mountain (if you know anything about PA, our mountains are really big hills). We had to stop alot on the way up, but once we were up there the view was breath-taking and there were tons of Mountain Laurels in bloom. I was so proud of me and so was my husband! I could really get used to this losing weight thing

Bob-Going anywhere fun? ----on the plane of course not where your personal liquid diet takes you

You already friended me and I am only 6months out, but yes please feel free to ask me any questions! I know from your posts we actually don't live too far apart