spoiltmom

Have they checked to make sure you really have 9cc's in there and you don't have a leak? I'm finally losing again. I've always had depression and for me a big part of weight loss is mental/emotional. I'm at 6 cc's now and I don't have restriction and I've been gaining and not losing. My family doc finally added Wellbutrin to the Prozac I'm already taking and now my mind is better, I'm happy, energetic and focused again. I'm still hungry I just don't eat now where I was eating constantly.

Oh wow! You really are doing awesome then! I hope your port replacement goes well and doesn't hurt.

((HUGS)) I have no advice but a stomach virus worries me b/c I wonder just how terrible it would be. So far since being banded I've only gotten bronchitis.

How much did it take before you reached maximum restriction? My bariatric surgeon said most people with 10 cc bands hit the sweet spot around 5.75 cc's. That said I had none at all at 5.5 cc's so he went up to 6 cc's on me yesterday. He thinks I really shouldn't need more for several months. Thoughts? Have most of you hit your sweet spot before 6?

I use Natural Calm. It's a magnesium supplement. I take it every night before bed.

I swear I have a Love/Hate relationship with my band. In the past month I've gained weight instead of losing. On Tuesday my doc bumped up to 6 cc's and Tue, Wed, and Thur I was doing great. I felt fullness in my chest and got full on 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food. Well apparently that was just from swelling or something b/c today I've been starving all day long. I'm talking stomach growling and low blood sugar. I just ate 1 cup of Soup with a bunch of crackers and you know what? I just barely feel satisfied. Why is this? Will my restriction come back again before my next fill? This band is starting to feel like another Yo-Yo diet to me:(

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I've been there too. after my first fill I had 2 blissful weeks and then it left me. last week I got my 4th fill. The first 3 days were great and now nothing. its discouraging but its great to see that it's normal and I'm not alone.

I'm at 6 right now. I'm hoping he'll take me up to 6.5 nextmonth. hopefully that will make it better.

Too much. Seriously some days I get as much as 90 grams and I'm still starving.

I don't know what to think anymore. I'm so discouraged. I'm going to keep on going though. I was hoping to reach my goal weight by August- my 1 year bandiversary but at this rate that's not going to happen at all.

Did any of you get the Lindora TLC program offer? The literature itself was free from the My Lap Band journey website. I didn't pay much attention to it until now. I'm struggling big time! My last fill was last Tuesday. I had awesome restriction Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and then nothing ever since Friday. I'm hungry all the time and I'm not losing at all so I'm going to give the program a try. Have any of you tried it out?

I'm eating a cup of food and I'm hungry again within 3 hours and I mean really hungry not just a little bit hungry. I'm getting really discouraged:(

Well today I've had solid Proteins and I'm still starving:( I'm beginning to think this band is never going to work for me:( How could I have been SO tight for 3 days after my fill and now be loose again?

I mix mine with water it's fine. Skim milk does taste better though.

I had gas pain but that was it. I never even opened my Lortab. I just used kids liquid Advil.

Okay so if I always have a certain amount of fullness in my chest then how do I know when I'm full and when to stop eating? For food I've been eating about a 1/4 cup and then stopping. Last night though I needed my Protein shake. 3/4 of the way through it I started feeling really full and I didn't know if I should finish it or not so I dumped it out. I made it with almond milk so even though it was a liquid it was slightly thick like a milkshake consistency. I just don't want to mess up.

I got another fill Tuesday and I'm now at 6 cc's. So far I've eaten some soft/mushy foods with no problems. Here's my question though when I drink or like this morning after I took my medicine I have a full feeling but it's in my chest and not in my stomach. Does that make sense? It goes down no problem but it's like I can feel it, what I mean is it's not getting stuck but it's like I can feel it. Do you know what I mean? It's hard to describe. LOL But is it just b/c my band is getting tight now?

Most men seem to think the band is easy b/c they have seen 1 or 2 people lose massive amounts of weight with it. My dh keeps telling me this will work for you, it has to b/c look at the results our friends have had from it. He thinks this should be an easy deal and I should get to goal with no problem. I haven't lost any weight in the past month, in fact I gained a few pounds back:( My dh thinks that's crazy. He makes me crazy at times and I feel like he's judging me and I'm scared of failing b/c I know he won't approve.

Finally at 6 cc's my restriction is back:) I'm so happy! I hope it stays around for longer than 2 weeks this time.

I would think if you find someone that will take your insurance then they can't legally charge you a large upfront fee. They will only be able to charge what the insurance will allow. What are your out of network benefits? I know on my UHC they don't cover out of network bariatric fees at all. But they aren't all like that.

Call United Healthcare and tell them what's going on. Hopefully they can help you find a clinic. I'm in TX and I have United Healthcare. So far out of all the bariatric surgeons close to me there's only one that won't take it.

Well at 5.5 cc's I could still eat bread. I'm at 6 cc's as of Tuesday but I haven't tried bread yet. I told my surgeon I had dumplings at Thanksgiving and he flipped and said that If I could eat dumplings I definitely needed a fill.

OKay maybe this is it for me. I hope! Last night I had a 1/2 cup of mushy food and I got satisfied off that. I woke up today and I'm not hungry. I had a hard time swallowing my meds. They didn't get stuck but I could feel them going down and thought they might get stuck.