Slipped Band & introduction

[Ana Maria 0]

Hello Everyone,

Not sure if this is where to post...? Will introduce myself and then go post about my slip in the complications section of this site.

I had surgery 4/15/03 with Dr. Ortiz in Tijuana Mexico. Start weight = 238 Current weight = 199

I had complications out of surgery due to swelling - couldn't swallow anything. Was on an IV for 5 days. Recovered from that over a 3 week period. Had my first fill of .2 which provided restriction, but I've always had a problem with either being able to eat 1 or 2 bites of solid food and then everything gets stuck. Other days I could eat large quantities of food. PBing always tends to tighten me up. After a couple of years of having fill in my band - never more than .7 - and getting really tired of the constant battle to eat I had the fill completely removed. My surgeon thought having the fill removed was a good idea too, to break the PB cycle. and...........All of my PBing was greatly reduced ,almost eliminated completely, but I still had restriction. I enjoyed being able to eat solid food. Some days of course my restriction was a lot and some days it felt non-existent, but life without a fill was definitely more manageable. In a year of being unfilled I gained about 5 pounds.

Even though I wasn't losing weight the band was great for eliminating hunger and I felt like if I put forth a concentrated effort - eat less/excercise - I WOULD be able to lose weight. I choose to believe that I am not delusional for thinking this.

Flash forward to the last couple of months...

I'm going to post about the slip in the Complications area...

In the meantime is there anyone on this board who has struggled with losing any really significant amount of weight with their band? I've mainly been over on Smartbandsters and GRaduate Bandsters and rarely post there - just lurk & read. Don't read about many people like myself, but I know they have to be out there. Just found this board yesterday.

Thanks for "listening"

-Mary Ann

[CCBSTX 0]

Mary Ann, there are plenty of folks that have had a difficult time losing the weight they wanted or expected. Vinesqueen is one of them, that comes to mind. She is a wonderful support to all of us, even when she has struggles all her own.

Good luck..Shawn