Were is all my Chattanoogians at?

[Carrie_C 9]

I'm still here! That's great! I have just stopped losing. I haven't lost anything in months. I can barely eat anything early in the day, but I can eat too much in the evenings. I don't want to get a fill though because then I won't be able to eat anything early in the day. I have started working out about 45 minutes each day. I hope it helps. I'm so frustrated. I don't know what else to do.

[Corliss 0]

Hey! Anyone still out there?

I am losing weight good right now. I am down about 20lbs since 12/15. I am not able to eat much and I am not hungry between meals most of the time. I actually for the first time canceled my monthly fill appt.

Hey I am really glad for you. I take it the reflux has stopped??? Keep up the good work.

Corliss

[Corliss 0]

well i still have 200 pounds to lose. i have had LAP-BAND® for over a year and am still fat. my complications really messed stuff up. makes me sad sometimes. i would not have had another surgery to start with but now i am not so sure. probably wont convert to something else but it does cross my mind.

Punk, if you have lost 70-80 lbs that is wonderful. I know the thoughts about having another surgery but don't give up. I didn't loose quiet 100 lbs during the first year, but lost over 200 in less than 3 years. Now after loosing my band I had another one put on and had a face lift. Then I hit a hard spot with depression and started having gall bladder problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and duodenal ulcers. I have had cortizone shots and had to keep my band loose because of the nausea and dry heaves associated wth the gall bladder problems. I ate too much because of depression, duodenal ulcers and cortisone treatments and because I am a compulsive eater/food addict whose lap band is not at a proper fill level.

I have gained 100 lbs up from my low point before loosing my first lap band. I honestly do wish that I had gotten the sleeve instead of another band. I made the choice to get the band a second time because I knew it had worked the first time. I didn't count on all these complications. What is done is done, I made my choice now I will deal with it. I am happy that I didn't have my band tightened up, because there is a strong possibility I would have heaved my way to another slip if I had not.

I had my gall bladder out this past thursday, I am already feeling loads better. I feel better with the soreness from the incisions than I did carrying the sick organ around inside of me. There was always some low grade nausea and pinching under my rib cage. Wow it is gone now! Wheeeeeee! I have had more energy since my surgery than I have in a long time. My ulcers have been treated and are gone. The carpal tunnel and tendoinitis is much, much better and I am not taking any more cortisone shots, so I will call for a fill in about two weeks and that fill should get me to my sweet spot as I have a tiny bit of restriction where I am now.

I am looking forward to loosing the majority of this one hundred excess lbs this year. If I don't loose it all this year, I will definately NOT be gaining the second hundred. I have put school on hold indefnately and my wt. loss and health are my priorities at this point. If I can't loose with the band at the right fill level then I will make a choice, maintain or get a sleeve. Today I feel good. I can see myself loosing the wt. I can see myself back to 160 and active again.

Don't loose hope, you have just hit some rough spots.

Corliss

[punkster 0]

thanks corliss. i have started losing again. about 7 lb a month which is ok with me as long as the number is going down.

thank you for your support. complications suck. trying not to have anymore.

Hope everyone is doing well.

[Dwayne Bordelon 0]

Hey I am really glad for you. I take it the reflux has stopped??? Keep up the good work.

Corliss

I still get it from time to time - mostly if I eat too much. I find it a challenge to eat just enough to not be hungry before the next meal and not too much to cause the reflux.

[Carrie_C 9]

For those of you that have had a slip, can you tell me what your symptoms were?

[TN_girl21 1]

Hey guys!! I am 3 weeks post op today, and doing great!!! Although, I'm starving! lol I get my first fill next week. How long did you feel restriction with your first fill?

[punkster 0]

carrie - every slip is different. mine was sharp stabbing pain after eating which lead to sharp pain all the time. sort of in my chest where you feel pressure after eating something wrong. lots of vomitting. i definitely knew something was wrong. i didnt know what at the time but i was aware that it was severe. really thought i just had stomach irritation. some people just lose all restriction and then have weight gain. hope you are doing ok.

tngirl - i didnt have restriction until my 3rd fill. congrats on your surgery.

[pioneer1 0]

HI, I haven't been on for awhile. I am having trouble and need some help. Everytime I drink, I belch. Sip, belch, sip, belch. I thought I might be swallowing air, but I don't know how to stop it.

[Carrie_C 9]

What are you drinking when it happens?

[pioneer1 0]

It doesn't matter what or whether hot or cold. I am thinking it might be my cpap. I sleep with a cpap machine so maybe I am swallowing alot of air at night. I also belch when eating. Anyone use cpap and have the same problem?

[Carrie_C 9]

Sorry, I have no idea.

[1WRANGLER GAL 0]

Hi Nooga banders! Originally banded 12/06...found out my band has slipped and gonna start all over again 2/4/10 with a new band...bummed...but I've always said YES I'd do it all over again...hope to hear from others who've been re-banded for their experiences...Kate

[Corliss 0]

Hi Nooga banders! Originally banded 12/06...found out my band has slipped and gonna start all over again 2/4/10 with a new band...bummed...but I've always said YES I'd do it all over again...hope to hear from others who've been re-banded for their experiences...Kate

Hey Kate, I was banded 1st time Nov. 2005. Had a slip but had lost below goal. Unbanded Sept. 08. Gained a lot of wt. Rebanded June 09. I have had two fills but do not have restriction. I have had a load of health problems, ie ulcers, tendonitis, gallbladder issues. Well I have now had my ulcers treated and they aren't requiring I eat every 3 hours to stop the pain, I have had my tendonitis treated with all the cortisone I plan to have, its livable now, but not 1oo%. I had my gall bladder out 2 wks ago so no more nausea and dry heaves. I am ready for a fill. I just have to get it scheduled and done. I am not having probs right now with emotional eating though I have major stress in my life.

I know part of my issues with gaining have been my health problems but part of it has been my emotional eating. I have a lot of undoing to do. At times I wish I had chosen to be sleeved when I was rebanded, however, I don't know how hard those dry heaves would have been with the sleeve. I also wonder how the ulcers would have affected me if sleeved, since it was duodenal ulcers. Who knows, I chose to be rebanded because I had such good luck with it the first time (unitl I slipped). Maybe with another fill I can do it again.

Good luck to you. Hope all goes well and stay in touch.

Corliss

[Dwayne Bordelon 0]

This thread has slowed down quite a bit.

I got a fill on 12/15 and for the first time, I really felt like it was working. I think I have lost about 25 lbs since that fill, but things are slowing down. I went ahead and scheduled another fill for this Thursday. I hope Brooke is careful to only add a little. I feel like now it will be easy to be too tight after a fill.