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Thanks Denise. I do know I shouldnt compare my results to his (especially with men losing easier than women). Ididnt know that antibiotics slow weight loss down though! that would really explain a lot. I was on them from 12/9-22 and then again 1/8-22 for the bactrim and now the doxicycline for 10 days, so pretty much the entire time. I'll be glad when I am done and healed! Dont have to worry about the b/c part though, I got Essure done after #4 was born and dh got a vas. too so we are all set in that department. ALthough PG is the only way I lose weight! My surgeon told me to get dh working on tuesday when I told him that! OH & yes, dh started much higher than me, 365lbs at 5'9" tall. I was 260lbs and 5'2" :crying: Now he weights less than me :scared2: Today he was 239lbs, buy boy does he look awesome! ANd he's no longer diabetic (it fixed itself within about 3mo of surgery)

I was banded on 11/20 and I have only lost 14lbs. I got a post surgery infection at the port incision that is still open/healing. I did get a fill at the end of January (3.5cc on top of the .5cc initially in the band) so I am at 4cc. I am also not feeling "full" or restriction although I am eating far less than I used to be able to eat. I know I am eating the "right" things etc because I helped my husband through the whole process a year ago and he has lost 124lbs since Dec 2008! I am hoping to get another fill in 2wks when I see my surgeon again. I go every 2wks because of the infection (on my 3rd round of antibiotics, now trying a new one). Its very disheartening and frustrating. I feel like I will be the one person in the world that the Lap Band doesnt work for! I see my husbands sucess and wish I could just get a tiny bit of that. By 1 month out, he had lost 30lbs, by 2 months 50 and by 8 months he was down 80lbs!

I also had my surgery on 11/20/09 and first got a hematoma at the port incision which ended up getting infected after 2wks. I have been on 2 courses of Bactrim and have just been started on Doxycycline because the incision is still open. My surgeon had to go in, clean out the wound and remove the inner layers of stitches to let the infection out. I did get a 3.5cc fill (now at 4ccs total) at my appointment on 1/26 but at my appt on 2/9 I had only lost 1lb and have only lost 14lbs total since my surgery. I have done everything I was supposed to do and nothing i wasnt allowed (my husband had the surgery 12/08 and I kept him on the diet/exercise so I know all the ins and outs and he has lost 124lbs!) I feel very defeated at times, like even with this, no matter what I do I will not lose any weight.