Will I be the one for whom the band doesn't work?

[Jennie1976 1]

EVERYONE thinks that (I know now :-) ) I was SURE this wouldn't work for me because it seemed that everything else worked for all others EXCEPT me. But, surprise of all surprises, it worked for me. I have the added complication of having to keep my carbs and calories up because of a very rare disease I have. Guess what...still works! It's amazing and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

[trystelle 3]

Restriction.No one can really describe it but everyone wants it. You have restriction when your band is adjusted to the point where you can eat 3-5 bites of well-chewed food and you are full. When this happens you have what is called good restriction

Say what??????? Are you kidding me?

[Cerrin 3]

I said the same thing...3-5 bites?!

I know I need another fill. I am terrified that it is not working for me.

But I keep excercising and getting fills and I hope it will work.

[TulipStar 2]

3-5 bites?! I thought it was like 1/2 cup of food?

[niki 1]

Great information, Sunshine2! very helpful.

the band will work, even if differently for each one of us. I guess we all have to find how to bet cope with it and work with it, not against it.

niki

[Jennie1976 1]

I eat 3-5 bites and have to stop. Is that unusual?

[beckymein1021 0]

When I'm in my sweet spot, 3-5 bites is all I can eat before I'm full. But then MY problem is, I'm hungry again ~ 2 hours later...

[Hastings 3]

I thought one of the things a properly placed band does is to stop hunger, or at least lessen it. My sure seems to.

[Skinny_Jill 36]

A properly placed band doesn't necessarily stop hunger, it reduces the amount of food it takes to be satisfied and stay satisfied until the next meal. I will get hungry before the next meal but I am not starving. It is a wonderful thing!

[Daisalana 33]

I think we all have these thoughts.

I thought this even 6 months post-op, when the fills didn't do anything for me. I was lamenting to my monthly group about how it's not working for me. Then they found out the port was flipped, fixed it, and I'm not a failure with the band!

The plus side of the band (to me), is that it's reversible. If I did RnY first, and failed.. then what?

If I fail with the band, they can take it out and I can find something else.