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I was banded in April, 2010. I have lost 110 pounds, and am happy with my weight right now. My band was loosened about two months ago, and my eating has normalized (I was vomiting 4-5 times a day when my band was too tight). Now, however, whenever I eat too much or too fast, I get a horrible wheeze that sounds like advanced asthma, and my voice gets a weird strangling sound to it. I usually have to violently burp to feel better, and sometimes even that doesn't work. Any ideas?

I am a 63-year old woman who had lap-band surgery 3 years ago. After my last fill, my ability to eat has been drastically altered. At this point, there are days I can eat barely anything, and I throw up multiple times a day. I am seeing the doctor next week, but he seems to be hesitant about loosening my band. I now weight 106 lbs, down from my high of 238 when I was banded. Does anybody have any advice about how to talk to the M.D. about loosening my band? I feel weak and am very unhappy about not being able to eat anything normally. I just want to get to the point where I can eat small portions of healthy foods. Isn't that what the band is supposed to do?

I was banded in April 2010, and am also having a slow go of it. I lost 30 lbs., then started gaining it back! In March of this year, I joined Weight Watchers, believe it or not, and the combination of the band and the support group/structured program is working, but very slowly. Maybe something like this can work for you. I thought the band would be enough, but it isn't, at least not for me. Good luck, and give this some thought.

I am almost six weeks post-op. I still have pain and heaviness in my legs, especially when I walk up steps. I mentioned it to my surgeon, but he doesn't seem very concerned. Does anybody else have this problem?

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm thinking that there may be a connection with my poor hydration; I just can't seem to have an urge to drink, and I keep forgetting. I made an appointment to see the dr. again and check with him. Again, thanks!