4 Months Post Op 5 Fills 10 Lbs Lost ..am I Failing

[dquoiya 32]

Hello all,

I want to start to off by saying I work out everyday 2 miles walking and weights included, i use my fittness pal every day and a super dedicated to it and keep my self on a 1200 colorie diet or less. This past monday I had my 5th fill to 4.6cc I have lost a total of 10lbs since my surgery on 3/23/2012. I am not sure what to do or what is happening because it seems the weight is just not comming off fast enough. I am so concerned that the band may not work for me. I know its a tool and dont expect it to do all the work and I put in the work to do what I am supposed to be doing.

Are there any slow loosers out their that can offer support or insight as to what i can do to help my band work more with me. My doctor says I cant have another fill for another month and i think he needs to be more agressive. All my fills have been under fluroscope and there are no leeks or issues with the band from what we can see. Now the funny thing is my doctor showed me a picture of my stomach and said it is unusaly small and thats why its taking so many fills to get me to restrictoin. Has anyone heard of this before.

Any help or guidance you can offer would be most apprecaited.

Thank you,

[scorpiolady 83]

I'm a slow loser as well but just think of it as part of my journey. I keep my focus on the goal and know I'll get there. It is hard not to compare yourself to others but I would follow your doc's order and not give up.

Turtle Power!!

[Puppypaws57 137]

Please get a upper GI from your Dr. I am now on my second band. I did everything right the first time around and also lost very little weight.

It took an upper GI to show that my buckle wasn't connected. That is when I had my second surgery. Now I am losing weight. Slowly, but surely, the weight IS coming off.

There are problems with the band that are mechanical. Please have your Dr. check it out.

My self-esteem took a real blow during all of this. I had told everyone I was having surgery and then didn't lose weight.

If it is mechanical, you need to get it fixed NOW. If it isn't a mechanical problem, the Dr. can help there too. Bands can fail thru not fault on our own.

Let me know how you are doing.

((((HUGS))))

Terry

[dquoiya 32]

Puppypaws, thanks for the information. Can you please tell me if the upper GI could see something that the fulorsope would not catch. Each of my fills are done under flurscope and my doctor says it looks fine and has good placement. I have a little restriction but wish he would be more agressive based on my slow loss.

[Puppypaws57 137]

Hi - I think it is the same thing. But you still may have something wrong with your band. Don't give up! It took me almost a year. My Dr. said "There is nothing more that I can do for you. You need to see a psychatrist". Actually, I would like to have counseling for my eating disorder. But you also see - there was something wrong with the surgery that was done.

Don't give up!!!!

[Puppypaws57 137]

Also, check out the board "Lap Band Complications". I bet they have good insights that may help you!

[electronicart 120]

I'm a slow loser. You are not alone. Do not beat yourself up!

Be good to yourself. Go for all the need to's, like drink your Water, take a daily Vitamin, Protein every morning and exercise. It WILL get better.

Talk to the doctor and nutritionist too. You definitely don't want to take any chances with your health.

[MandiMand 17]

Puppypaws, I am seriously considering asking my surgeon to check and make sure everything is connected properly. I have only lost 12lbs to date, and when I see the NP, she acts like if I'm not losing, then I don't need a fill. I am not saying that if I am eating wrong that I don't need to be mindful of that, but when I come in crying that I never feel full, and that something just doesn't feel right, shouldn't I as the consumer, have the right to question and ask for a fill?

[Puppypaws57 137]

Yes. The Dr. works for YOU! You hired him to do your surgery, etc., etc.

I KNOW how frustrating this is for you. If you aren't losing then you definetly need a fill. I wouild ask the surgeon to check everything out and also tell him how the NP is acting.

There is a reason for all this and the Dr., his office and you should all be working together to find out what is wrong.

Good luck and keep me posted. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[txsnow 0]

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I want to start to off by saying I work out everyday 2 miles walking and weights included, i use my fittness pal every day and a super dedicated to it and keep my self on a 1200 colorie diet or less. This past monday I had my 5th fill to 4.6cc I have lost a total of 10lbs since my surgery on 3/23/2012. I am not sure what to do or what is happening because it seems the weight is just not comming off fast enough. I am so concerned that the band may not work for me. I know its a tool and dont expect it to do all the work and I put in the work to do what I am supposed to be doing.

Are there any slow loosers out their that can offer support or insight as to what i can do to help my band work more with me. My doctor says I cant have another fill for another month and i think he needs to be more agressive. All my fills have been under fluroscope and there are no leeks or issues with the band from what we can see. Now the funny thing is my doctor showed me a picture of my stomach and said it is unusaly small and thats why its taking so many fills to get me to restrictoin. Has anyone heard of this before.

Any help or guidance you can offer would be most apprecaited.

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Don't worry I got banded jan 2011 it wasn't until 10/2011 at 7.3 cc that I finally started losing!! Make sure you are always clear to him about bring hungry every 2 hours and nothing gets stuck if he is still not helpful fins another dr that's what I had to do I get my fills from a different doctor that did my surgery in the same city and state I just wasn't happy with the NP and how he never wanted to give me fills..!

[lifebegins2012 21]

My surgery was also at end of March but I got 4mls in my band at time of surgery(by my first fill it has reduced to 3.5mls). I've lost but wasn't good last month and loss was minimal. I put off ringing the dietician as I kept thinking I will do better tomorrow... When I finally spoke to one of the team she just said it showed I was ready for my next fill. All that guilt and she shrugged it off!!!! I had my 4th fill one week ago which has taken me to 6.85mls in a 10mls band and wow!! I have restriction. ( I had been told it happens around 7mls or at 70% capacity if band is bigger). I can only eat 2inches of a banana in one go( I'm sad, I measured) and am experimenting again with what I can eat.

As per my norm I have dry Cereal in the morning, chicken salad for lunch and vary my evening meal. 6 weeks ago I could still have eaten a Sunday roast!!

Hope you weight loss kicks in properly soon. We can't help compare ourselves to others, I think it's human nature. I have a friend who still hasn't achieved 14lbs loss after 12months and another friend who has lost 70lbs since surgery Feb12- both have bands.

xxx