Stretched out pouch

[tinanchris 2]

Hello my name is Tina I've had Lapband for three years now And have had no complications till now I started noticing I could eat more than usual went to my doctor Did a xray and found out I have a stretched out pouch So he deflated my band so my pouch could heal has anybody else Had this problem and how did it go I go see him in six more weeks to see how it looks

[2muchfun 8,927]

I'm curious? What kind of diet has he put you on? Seems like you would want to stick to slider type foods so that you don't do any more stretching?

[Lady VS 1,147]

I am almost three years post op and I have dilated my pouch two or three times. Fluid would be removed and I was placed on liquids for a week and then mushies and then solid foods. After four weeks I was back to normal. Good luck.

[tinanchris 2]

Thanks for the information and no my dr did not say any thing about Special kind of diet.... But I think I will just go on liquids and soft foods myself so hopefully I'll be back to normal when I go see him again..... I've seen on here several other people that have that problem and I'm glad it can be resolved.... I was just getting really scared ... I feel kind of discouraged with myself but then I remember I've lost a hundred pounds with band

[Lady VS 1,147]

Don't feel discouraged. That's the blessing with the band, you can always start over. Good luck.

[Bkhuffman 28]

Hey Hihi everyone - I'm new/old - was on this site a while ago, when I first banded. I saw your post about stretched pouch and I'm there! How's your's doing? I am going for fluro next Tuesday - haven't seen a doctor in 4 years - basically right after my year anniversary I moved away and never saw a doc again. I lost almost 100lbs, but have gained back 50 and counting. Since my first appointment with the new bariatric doc I've gained about 7 pounds. When I first had the band done food did not taste good and I had to force myself to eat, well I moved away to a place where I got very depressed, smoked a lot of marijuana (doc's up there said it was great for depression, "Better than any atavan, Xanax or coloaphin" and thus I started the stretch. But I only gained about 15lbs. Now my husband went through a very stressful medical condition and I ate my way through it. I'm getting out of control. Clothes don't fit, rolls everywhere, mind is just sad and all I keep doing is gaining - since March I was 212, 217 at primary doc, 225 started a job today 240lb...or more. Any advice other than fluro, unfill, etc. I'm afraid I'm going to get back to my old size 280 very soon.