Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor Back Again...

[Joe 14]

Hi All

I am back again, Long story short I messed up. I was banded on 11/13/05. My weight at the time was 320. ( my highest weight was 362 lbs back in 2004 )..I got down to 268 lbs.

At the time I worked swing shift so during the day I worked out and my eating was controlled. When I started working 8X5 I stopped working out and my eating was out

Of Control. We starting 2/11/09 I start working 2pm x 10 pm. So I will end up going back to the gym in the AM. My last fill was on 11/11/09. I was missing some Fluid about

3.5cc. They said since it had been over a year it might be possible there was some fluid loss.

They added .5 cc and when I went back the following month, I told them I had restriction so they did not check. I went down to 333 but regained. As of the 2nd week of Feb I feel I have loss restriction. I hope I don’t have a leak. Anyway I am back and with the new shift

Hope to do better. I will schedule an appt for March for a fill.

[sandi2004 2]

Hi All

I am back again, Long story short I messed up. I was banded on 11/13/05. My weight at the time was 320. ( my highest weight was 362 lbs back in 2004 )..I got down to 268 lbs.

At the time I worked swing shift so during the day I worked out and my eating was controlled. When I started working 8X5 I stopped working out and my eating was out

Of Control. We starting 2/11/09 I start working 2pm x 10 pm. So I will end up going back to the gym in the AM. My last fill was on 11/11/09. I was missing some Fluid about

3.5cc. They said since it had been over a year it might be possible there was some Fluid loss.

They added .5 cc and when I went back the following month, I told them I had restriction so they did not check. I went down to 333 but regained. As of the 2nd week of Feb I feel I have loss restriction. I hope I don’t have a leak. Anyway I am back and with the new shift

Hope to do better. I will schedule an appt for March for a fill.

Hi Joe:

Welcome back. Please reach out to all of us for any help you need. The gym is a great thing and combined with careful food choices and a band with theproper restriction you can make it all work again. I would go back into the doctor and take a good look at what you are eating so you can tell the doctor you are not eating around your band, but rather really don't have restriction. Stay in touch so you have some frineds to get you back in the swing again.

Sandi