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So where do i start, lol. Back in 2009 I unexpectedly gained 30lbs while i was going to the gym and dieting. Now i had always had difficulty losing weight but I was doing well and bam 30 lbs! Well it was due to PCOS, Which explained my period issues at the time. My OBGYN actually suggested lap band. So at 25 227 & 4'11 I was banded in April 09. Apparently losing 20 lbs made me very fertile cause i got pregnant with my second child within 2 months of surgery!!! I hadn't even had any fills yet and my pregnancy went well. I lost weight up until my 7th month gained about 10lbs in the last few months then weighed about the same when i got pregnant after delivery 207. I had my son Jan 25 2010. Soon after i started getting fills and lost a little more195 now.

Unfortunately the past year has been awful health-wise. Still haven't found my sweet spot with fills and 1've only had about 3cc in so far. I've also started having severe lower stomach cramping and pain under my left rib cage the shoot through to my back. I thought maybe a cyst with the lower belly pain but i had an ultrasound, (Nothing) They said its probably GI related so then i had a endoscopy and colonoscopy and (Nothing) And the last fill i had i was missing Fluid so he went to put in a little extra and it hurt when i felt the band tighten! :blink: So he took a little out and i still only have about 3cc in, I'm not losing weight, I keep having contraction like cramping that comes and gos and can last for hours, and pain under my ribcage and feels like the outside of my stomach hurts. I don't know what to do anymore.

I feel so discouraged that i had this done in 09 and I've only lost 32lbs. (mostly after surgery) The pregnancy did take a year away but that's still 32lbs in a year? :( Has anyone experienced the same?

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