need help

[shall 0]

My name is shall this is my second band, 1st one slipped and i did manage to lose 80lbs only because i threw up all the time.Now my weight loss is very slow since march 2010 only 25lbs down.I went and got a fill last week , in which i cant swallow Water, Soup or nothing.Im trying desperately to hold on to this fill. I know this one will do the job.within the week i have lost 7lbs already. Cant eat anything right now but the end results will be great.

[isaviolinist 11]

My name is shall this is my second band, 1st one slipped and i did manage to lose 80lbs only because i threw up all the time.Now my weight loss is very slow since march 2010 only 25lbs down.I went and got a fill last week , in which i cant swallow Water, Soup or nothing.Im trying desperately to hold on to this fill. I know this one will do the job.within the week i have lost 7lbs already. Cant eat anything right now but the end results will be great.

You need to go get an unfill ASAP. You will become dehydrated and starvation is not the way to lose weight (you won't be able to starve yourself forever, and you'll gain it back...plus you will royally screw up your metabolism if you do it for an extended period of time...then you'll REALLY have issues losing). Your mindset seems like an eating disorder mindset. You've really done wonderfully well with your weightloss, and it sounds like you've persevered despite complications. Be proud of that, and continue on losing weight in a healthy manner. You should page your doctor and get in for an unfill first thing tomorrow.

[bwhitty 1]

I haven't been banded yet but in a few days and my Doctor specifically said "if you CAN NOT drink fluids, come in immediately". He mentioned it may take a couple days for it to be where it should be, due to possible swelling right after a fill but you should ALWAYS be able to drink.

I'd bust a move to my Doc

[Cocoabean 430]

If you cannot get liquids down, call your doctor immediately! Dehydration can kill you. A band that is too tight can lead to another slip.

25 lbs is nothing to scoff at. It is a good loss. Perhaps not as fast as you want it to be, but it is 3 pounds per month. Slow loss is still loss, and on the way to a healthier you. Better that than losing a second band.

[kaobserver 0]

Yeah definately what my doctor told me, if you can't drink then get to the ER immediately!