Two Years Out

[judych 225]

hi all.

Well, its coming up two years since i was banded. ive lost about 35 lbs… the last four months ive not had much weight loss. Ive been having issues with heart burn .. really bad. I put up with it for so long hoping that i could manage it myself without losing any fill. but, after nights of sitting up in bed afraid to sleep because of the problem, i knew i had to go back and get some fill taken out. I was weighed and had lost about 2.2 lbs over that time, at least i hadn't gained.

another problem that was developing was the fact i was turning to foods that i shouldn't have been eating, foods that were easier to digest… like mashed potato, cream, Pasta, not good. I knew i had to do something. anyway, i had about a 1/4 CC taken out on wednesday. My stomach is still a bit touchy but nowhere near as bad. AT least now i can sit and eat something without the pain.

Even through all this I'm so pleased i had banding done. My eating habits most likely would never have changed without the band putting limits on me. Im the sort of personality that finds discipline very hard unless i have a powerful motivator. I certainly have it now. lol. With summer coming our way (Aust) I'm looking forward to more salad greens than before. i was really concerned because i wasn't getting the nutrition that i needed. Now i have a better chance of a rounded diet… just a lot less than i used to eat.

whats happening out there with those of you who have been banded about two years? Have you had issues like me? judych

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I'm really glad you got some Fluid removed. It sounds like you were definitely too tight.

Here's a really great article Jean McMillan wrote called "Tighter Isn't Always Better". She explains why a too tight band isn't only dangerous but how it can hurt weight loss and even cause weight gain: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/161269-tighter-isnt-always-better/

My two year band anniversary is coming up in January but I personally haven't had any of those issues. I tend to be extremely cautious about my band and not over filling it. Thankfully, my surgeon is too.

Best wishes.

[judych 225]

It was my fault… i was having some issues, still wanting to lose some weight. We were going on holidays and i was concerned that i would put weight back on so i had a tiny amount taken out. It still left me with problems, even while away. I put up with it. Ive been home now for three months and the symptoms didnt leave. It wasn't until i was sitting up in bed night after night with reflux and vomiting that i knew i couldn't leave it any longer. the big issue was, my diet was getting bad because i was eating foods that were so easy to digest…. those foods were not good, nor were they giving me nutrition.

Its 72 hours now since i had that amount removed and my tummy is still touchy…. so its going to take a while. I left it far too long.

[judych 225]

thanks for sharing the site with me. It was me to a ''T''….. eating Soups, cream , chocolate, easy digest biscuits, all those things that wouldnt help me at all….. I'm hoping now that i can adjust to a normal diet. It will take a day or so more for me to know how this unfill will help me…. its got to. appreciate your input. thanks

[judych 225]

.. more on this as I'm thinking about it all.

Im so grateful for the lap band. Im now in fitting jeans that i never thought possible… I'm 67 and i look better now than i have for many years. I do appreciate the band and i want to be more sensitive to all the changes i need to make. It has to lead to a far better health. Not only from the outside looking at the body but also from the inside…. where we can't see but it certainly dictates how we live.

[kll724 3,055]

I am glad that you had enough removed to get back to eating better. Too tight is real bad! I have been there, too! I still can't sleep after eating and not allowing my food to pass through the band. i have been tired recently, and fell asleep in the easy chair. well I woke up coughing and choking, it was a couple hours before I was normal. YIPES!!!

[judych 225]

I am glad that you had enough removed to get back to eating better. Too tight is real bad! I have been there, too! I still can't sleep after eating and not allowing my food to pass through the band. i have been tired recently, and fell asleep in the easy chair. well I woke up coughing and choking, it was a couple hours before I was normal. YIPES!!!

ouch…. isn't that the most horrible sensation? that happens to me a lot. Im finding that I'm still having some problems of a night. it could be still too much food at evening meal. I need to cut back even more i think. right now its five hours since ive eaten and i have discomfort just starting to build. ive had a quick zee to help settle it down. how long is it since you had some removed from your band?

[kll724 3,055]

ouch…. isn't that the most horrible sensation? that happens to me a lot. Im finding that I'm still having some problems of a night. it could be still too much food at evening meal. I need to cut back even more i think. right now its five hours since ive eaten and i have discomfort just starting to build. ive had a quick zee to help settle it down. how long is it since you had some removed from your band?

It has been about 6-months to a year since I had a unfill. I am great unless I eat something that doesn't like my band. It started 2 days agao, and I have had to be gentle with my band. I will be okay, but even after 4 years, I still make mistakes!