skunklady

Ok here goes, i was banded june of 2010, i weighed 215, i did fine and lost 60 lbs over the last two years, then in october of 2012 i felt i was more hungry and was putting on a little weight so i went to my gastro for a fill, when the asst dr looked at the band under floro i was told it had prolapsed and all the Fluid had to be removed for one month, i was pretty bummed to say the least, after the month i had gained 10lbs and they put a couple ccs in the band, sfter a couple weeks of no restriction i went back to be told it had prolapsed again, fluid was removed again for one month (this of course was during all the eating holidays of course) i went back in dec and had it filled again, again no restriction even though they say looking at the band under fluro that it is tight enough!!, finally in febuary of 2013 i went back to see the surgeon himself instead of his assistances and told him about everything that had been happening, he pulled up the photos of the past fills and unfills and said it had NOT prolapsed!!!! he took me down to radiology and under fluro checked with blue dye and confirmed all was well he put me to 3ccs and said i was tight!!! well guess what?? i have absoulutly no restriction what so ever and have gained 30 lbs through this mess and have during this mess i had new insurance with no bariatric coverage and recieved a bill foe 1700.00 for all the times i was back and forth for fills!!! i have gotten so desperate i purchased 19 gauge 1.5 inch needles and saline and am planning on adding a fill by myself!!!! PLEASE anyone that can add insight to any of this please help i am desperate, frustrated and fat again,!!!!! PS every time i went back in i was questioned about my eating and made to feel this was my fault and i have to do better, WELL hello i am obviuosly an overeater and had the lapband fpr help in this area!!!

Thank you guys very much, this has been so frustrating and when i go in the office they try that well you need to eat better or so people never feel restrictions and i think to myself why have we all gotten these bands then?? it's crazy, the last time i even felt like an idiot because i broke down in tears in his office, and i felt stupid cause theres people in this world very sick and i'm crying over gaining weight!!!! and by the way i am an lpn so i do have experience with needles and have watched them fill this port without numbing medicine many times!!! but i will see him again before i attempt that!!!

Thank you Missy for the info, i personnaly think we are all overeaters which is what led us to get banded, but before they took the fluid out the first time i would eat much smaller portions and be completly satisfied and full for quite awhile, i rarely ate bread or fries because they were hard on me were now those things don't even faze me, i am doing weight watchers to help me and am doing pretty good but still feel hungry at times, it's just this feels like it was perfect and now it feels like such a failure, very difficult, but i do think i'll give my surgeon another shot.

Summerrain, if i had the willpower i wouldnt need the band and i'm pretty sure it's the same with you, i am currently doing weight watchers.

Everytime the dr looks at the band under fluro they say its tight enough yet i can eat anything, it's like i have no band at all, i just can't figure out why it looks tight enough yet its not!! i want to feel that restriction again that i used to have, i knew without a doubt when enough was enough!! I found another dr who wants 500 to do a fill, and i'm more than sure it wont be enough again, plus thats quite a bit of money

I am 5 weeks out and have terrible stomach issues, about two hours after i eat i end up in the restroom, i am now eating only once a day out of fear of getting sick, i have not seen anything on here about this problem, i am not sure this is right and am getting worried, i have my first fill next week and am down 22lbs, anyone else having this issue?

it is diarrhea, it is awful and about everyday!!!!

Power bar now makes a protein bar with 1 gram of sugar, i can't find it in any of the stores but i did order a box from their website, they are peanut butter and they taste good.

I was banded on 6/10/10 and am having port pain, after i eat when i take a breath it hurts, is this normal? i find i am eating once a day just because i don't want the discomfort. it almost feels like it's caught, i can feel a knot there still too.

I had my cycle the week before surgey 6/10/10 and just got it yesterday 7/4/10 so i am pretty much on schedule.

I'm right there with ya, i am 3 weeks out, my surgery was june 10th, it is very hard, i have lost 16lbs so far and am hungry alot, i have cheated here and there, but then get right back on. If you have meetings at the facility you got banded i would suggest going to them, i have gone and they are helpful, good luck!!

Hey everyone, I was banded on 6/10/10 and am eating mushies, i eat egg whites with cheese and deli meat with cheese as per a booklet my dr. gave me, my problem is i can eat alot and not really feel full!! i sometimes wonder if they forgot to put the band in!!! i have lost about 13lbs but am at a standstill, i even cheated and ate linguine and sauteed shrimp, i was able to eat the whole bowl, i got so mad at myself but i miss that full feeling, i wonder if this will get better once i get tightened in about two weeks, if you've been in my shoes i could sure use some help or advice, Thanks.

Hi, i was banded on 6/10/10 and am also inthe same place you are, wondering if i even have a pouch, i too can eat alot, i cheated and had linguine with sauteed shrimp and every las bit went down, I want to be better than that, i will be filled in about two weeks and hope that things get better for me because i am worried. we need some old timers here to help us out, good luck.

:sad:HI! I'm 8 days out and still have some pain in my port site and it has a hard lump in the area, i hope that is normal . My problem is i am starving!!! i do the protein shakes and liquid and am seeing the Dr. in 2 days (Monday) the nutritionist i talked to says hang in thier till then but it has been so hard, i am allowing myself creamed soups instead of broth and hope that is ok, I also had sweet potato caserole. I just feel like i'm never going to enjoy a meal again in my life.... tell me it gets better!!!!!!

I'm 4 days out and can't imagine going back to work already, i have alot of gas pain, did you?

I was just banded on June 10th, and am also having it, hope it ends soon for both of us.

I also have had 2 c-sections, this was definitley not that bad, there will be pain but tolerable, i just had mine done on june 10th, so i'm 3 days out, still have some discomfort especially around port site, also some spuratick diahrea, which is wierd, but i think overall i'm doing fine. you will too!!!!!

I have thyroid disease as well, hoshimotos syndrome, they performed surgery on me june 10th.