No Fill ;(

[lilac025 2]

HEY Everyone how are you all doing? So I went to get a fill on Friday and had me fill out the questionnaire and I was honest about not making great food choices. I Did not gain any weight and I lost 2lb but they were so mad and made me feel like **** about not losing alot of weight! Has this happened to anyone? Now I am even more unmotivated from them I had my surgery in may and have lost almost 50lbs is that not good? Help! I am going to join Weight watchers to help keep me on track but still feel like a failure

[Sojourner 2,446]

Don't feel like a failure, because you're not! And it's good insight into helping you with diet choices to join Weight Watchers.

Loosing around 50 pounds in 4 months is not failure...and no one will be compliant with their diet 100% of the time. What is essential is to get your focus back on your goals and take a day at a time. You seem to be in the process of doing that...

Best wishes for continued success...

[Cpvillacis 27]

hi

just want to say 50lbs in four months is wonderful!!! Don't feel bad, just keep yourself moving and continue losing.

Best of luck to you =)

[2muchfun 8,927]

You should try to develop a thicker skin than you seem to have? This seems to happen a lot to bandsters. Weight watchers is not the answer imo. Learn to eat right with the band. Weight watchers won't do that for you. Go back to basics.

tmf

[Dawn Evans Springer 3]

you are doing great , That dcotor isnt very proffesional to make you feel that way , you should tell him so . or find a better doctor . 50 is great . you wont be loosing at the same speed all the time ,just keep on trying ;]

[Luv2sing920@aol.com 14]

That's a lot 50 pounds! I was banded may 1 and I have had two fills. I am trying to find a good place for me. I am down about 35 pounds and my dr is very happy!

[Charles52 0]

What every one is saying is so true don't let them make you fill like.that your doing great I was banded on April 13 on this year and I'm down 36 pounds my doctor is so happy with me rite now in fact he didn't give me my first fill until August 13 because the weight was coming off with eating rite and working out 4 days a week for 45 mins. Keep.up the good work.....

[MandiMand 17]

Lilac, that is just not cool, I'm sorry they treated you like that. I was banded last December, and haven't gone past a 22lb loss, so I think you're doing great!

[lilac025 2]

Thank you all! I really am feeling better after reading your stuff! I am going to eat right and lose more weight! I am happy with my weight loss so far! Thanks everyone

[roobearb 5]

I would say remember why you decided to get the band in the first place. When I was doing my pre op stuff one of the Dr.s told me to write a list of why I wanted it. Try working on a list and getting back to basic

[hookieluv 11]

Had my band put in April 24, 2012 started out with 2cc starting wieght was 300 lbs and today sept 10,2012. Wieghed in at 255 lbs . And still no fills , next app is in nov. 30, in sac and prating for a. Fill then , but I've got to have all my food records of food and times amount of cal and amount of protien every day also my activity records on times and types of exercises for each day, they said if they are not complete or I forget them , that they won't even see me, and still even with them , it doesn't mean that I'm going to get a fill, by nov , what that ? Seven mo, sense my operation and still no fills ,, I'm do afraid that I'm going to gain back what I lost, and 6 mos if food records and exercise records is a lot t have track if every day and not miss a day or three, any way just thought I would check in , nothing's changed still waiting in first fill.

[hookieluv 11]

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I mean 7 mos

[lilac025 2]

hookieluv, you said you now weigh how much since surgery? Why haven't they given you a fill? Good luck hope you do well

[2muchfun 8,927]

Hookie, it would have been good to know this kind of stuff before you signed on with this medical group eh? I know we all go into this with rose colored glasses and so ignorant about stuff like fills, but I think some of these clinics go over the top with silly rules.

My only advice would be that if you feel like you are following the rules as best as you can and you're losing slowly, they should fill you. Now, if you're not following the rules and eating the band friendly foods they may have a point.

I once had to insist they see me and give me a fill. Don't just roll over if you feel you're right? You may have to demand a fill? Ask to talk to a doctor. If you're losing weight just because you're on a diet, that's just painful. Most of us get the band so we don't have to deal with the daily discomfort of deprivation and the pain of always being hungry.

Hope it works for you.

tmf

[mybella 35]

Are they mental or are they comparing you with someone else. I say demand your fill because you may not be making the best choices, but you can turn that around with adding the more Protein and cut the carbs. We all have setback and that is more reason they should of given you a fill because you did not lose the weight. To get in a bariatric team they should of had a sensitivity training. Dealing with bariatric patients are the people who have been abused most of their life about their weight or other baggage and have felt inferior because of the weight and some are shut-ins because of their weight. Just imagine you going through this difficult journey (go under the knife) to get to this point and to be badgered like that, it is unprofesional and so insensitive. I would carry this message to your dr and demand a fill. Ten pounds per month is great progress and you have loss more than 10 per month. I have only loss 11.5 since Aug 6th and I am hoping for a fill. I started my journey on May 22nd at 282 and now am 244.5. Good luck and keep us posted.