June 2007 Bandsters

[o2bthin 0]

Wb Heather! I'm happy you've gotten to your sweet spot. How cool to know it actually exists! Mine eludes me. Just when I get a fill that seems right, three days later I completely close off. It seems that I am very sensitive to fills. I'm not going to be getting more that .02 cc at a time, so it may never happen for me....at least that's how I'm feeling these days. I'm very bummed out about it. I have lost all restriction this week and am eating like a pig. Ugh.

I'm glad you're doing well with your BB Suzz. Mine is recording every percentage I overeat! haha

[insubordination 0]

I have the opposite problem Rhonda. I got a fill a couple of days ago and it's perfect. I can eat 'just a few bites', don't actively search for food, can't finish lunch - all how I want it. However, I know that in 7-10 days I will be able to eat more than I would like and it all goes downhill from there. I hope one day my fill just stays put and I lose the rumored 2lbs a week. Imagine that!

[insubordination 0]

Oh and welcome back Heather. I'm glad you posted. We hadn't forgotten you of course. The band is such a wild ride with enormous highs and plunging lows. Definitely not easy at all. I guess we have to keep plugging away and not give up hope and blame ourselves.

[Suzzzie. 3]

I have the opposite problem Rhonda. I got a fill a couple of days ago and it's perfect. I can eat 'just a few bites', don't actively search for food, can't finish lunch - all how I want it. However, I know that in 7-10 days I will be able to eat more than I would like and it all goes downhill from there. I hope one day my fill just stays put and I lose the rumored 2lbs a week. Imagine that!

THat restriction may stay with you!! WHen I got my last fill in Sept I never thought it would stay! I was lik 'omg, i'm gonna have to come get this done every 4 weeks for the rest of my life.' But it's totally stayed. Keep the faith! You might be surprized!!

[wombat712 2]

I here you suzziee!!! I have gone every month for a fill - going again on Monday for my 4th one. I just want it to stayyyyyy! (was that enough whine?)

As usual, as soon as I make an appointment, it seems I tighten up just a tad. I have actually slimed Breakfast for the last three days - I have never done this the entire time I've been banded!! Fickle little band.

Oh well - sinch 'er up!

[captain danbo 0]

I still don't understand this band. Sometimes I feel full, others times I feel nothing. I have slimed only 3-4 times with 2 of them being pretty darn bad. I wish I would feel something everytime. My doc don't really want to do another fill because of how good I have done so far. Last night I ate a whole can of mixed nuts. THE WHOLE CAN!!!! Now I got this band to help me not do that, but it did not help me at all last night. So I have another appt for a fill on the 27th when I get home and I am not going to leave till he gives me a fill. But when I do slime I think of about another fill and it freaks me out. what do you guys think?

[bcrazy7 0]

I still don't understand this band. Sometimes I feel full, others times I feel nothing. I have slimed only 3-4 times with 2 of them being pretty darn bad. I wish I would feel something everytime. My doc don't really want to do another fill because of how good I have done so far. Last night I ate a whole can of mixed nuts. THE WHOLE CAN!!!! Now I got this band to help me not do that, but it did not help me at all last night. So I have another appt for a fill on the 27th when I get home and I am not going to leave till he gives me a fill. But when I do slime I think of about another fill and it freaks me out. what do you guys think?

Well speaking of mixed nuts, I just opened a can and all I could eat was maybe 10 nuts before I had to stop. Now I could wait 10 minutes and open the can again and eat 10 more, etc etc. but I am satisfied. So I would say get a fill......

[bigbaby 4]

Question--please answer---does sliming after almost everything mean

a. you're possibly to tight

b. you're eating to fast

c. you need a fill

d. combination of a and b

[hottytoddy 0]

Question--please answer---does sliming after almost everything mean

a. you're possibly to tight

b. you're eating to fast

c. you need a fill

d. combination of a and b

For me it meant I needed another fill. I slimed and had to throw it up after just about everything at 2.5 cc (in a 4cc band). After I went to 3cc it has cut down dramatically... very rare now.

How much do you have in your band? What size is your band?

[MysticstarD 0]

Hello

I was banded on June 26 and lost 15 lbs between the pre op and after surgery and I am fluctuating between 203 and 206, after my last fill I went down to 200 from 205 and gained it back. I have had 4 fills. I have a 10cc band and :

fill 1 3ccs

fill 2 3ccs

fill 3 1cc

fill 4 1cc last month

I have one more free fill and then I won't be getting anymore fills since I was quoted a monthly payment of 367$ per month and when I got my bill it was and has been for 590$ which cuts into my fill budget.

I am so depressed I have not lost any weight these past 3 months. I am eating small portions I could exercise more but I should have lost at least 10 lbs by now. Also my doctor in his info packet that they would take care of gallstones or anything else while in there and they repaired a hernia and then charged me 1,297.00$, they send it to my insurance and still I have to pay 497$ so I won't be able to get a fill until I am done paying for my loan (at least 3 yrs). I am sooooo sad, depressed and frustrated. Right now this surgery was not worth it for me.

[MysticstarD 0]

I slime when I eat too fast and it gets stuck

[joeygirl 0]

mystic, I am surprised your fills cost so much.

I was notified by my clinic that I will have to start paying for my fills. They are 120. each. Yours are 3 times as much. Mine are not done under florascope. Are yours. If so, maybe you can get them done cheaper the other way.

I know how depressing this can be. I have been going through a lot of the same things you are. I know I am eating lots less than before, but the weight loss is so slow. I gain 2 lbs, lose 2 lbs., and it just keeps going like that. I have been loosing about 3 lbs. a month, but that is with a lot of exercising. I thought it would come off a lot easier. I think the older you are the harder it is to loose. The NP said for me, she sees more trouble with people over 50, esp. women.

Just keep on trying. Eventually something has to happen if you are eating less. Try starting exercising too. It can never hurt. It will make you feel a lot better.

[hottytoddy 0]

My doc just started billing me last month. Mine are not done under flouro and are $49. Yours does seem outrageous!!

[MysticstarD 0]

<p>Mine are not done with the florascope. Seeing how cheaper yours are I am going to start checking other doctors to see prices and go with the cheapest.</p> <p> </p> <p>Where are you guys located?</p>

Oh my doc charges 250 for fills the 590 is for my monthly loan payment.

[captain danbo 0]

OK here I am going NUTS!!!! I can't stop eating them. I have not weighed myself in over a month and i don't feel like I have put any weight on. To be honest I think I am down some more because I have to make my belt tighter. I keep telling myself it's ok because I don't eat alot of crap like I used to. I also workout everyday (60-90mins of cardio and 30-45mins of weight training 6-7days a week) So I keep telling myself some nuts is not a big deal. But when I sit down and eat a can of nuts and read the fat facts on the back of the can, I really start to feel bad. I sorry for talking so much about the damn nuts put they really stress me out. I think I have a addiction. I can't wait till my next fill and put a stop to cans of nuts.