Frustrated!!

rowshanbo75 · January 27, 2011

I am a bit frustrated.......I was banded 07/07....starting weight was 205 got down to 142. I changed Dr.'s and they unfilled me. I have a 10cc band and I was at 7.2 cc. I was at 7.2 my entire pregnancy and had no issues. My son was 8lbs 8oz and I gained only 1 lb. Back in late Dec. 2010. I had an unfill to about 6.2 cc and I gained 6 lbs. I went back in a few days ago and she put back in point .2 cc's . I am so hungry all I can think about is FOOD! i WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING IN SIGHT! . My Dr. said to give this new fill a few weeks to adjust. has anyone ever had this problem?? I am so worried that I will gain more weight

Thanks ,

~Shannon!

beccaA · January 27, 2011

Shannon I feel your pain!

I was overfilled over Thanksgiving, and had to have 1/2 a cc removed. I gained 7 pounds over Christmas! I was terrified! So I started walking just like 20-30 minutes a day, and counting calories on everything I ate, as well as making sure I had at least one salad in place of a meal per day. It wasnt fun at first, but I really did feel better, and I gave myself a break on weekends. It took two weeks, but I lost all the x-mas weight.

give it a try! You can do it!

honk · January 29, 2011

Yes, my doctors office says it can take two weeks for a fill to settle. At 8.4 I had some restriction but it seemed to reduce over time. Four weeks later I went in and got another .6 and think I may be in restriction but so far it's only been 5 days. The office says that restriction can hit up to two weeks after the injection. They make you wait at least 3 weeks between fills.