I think I broke it!

July 21, 2005

I had LapBand on 6/10/05 and my 1st fill on 7/14/05 . . . My issues is I eat a small amount less, but I have had no negative results, I eat what and have to, and have only lost 10 lbs since the surgery date.

My friend had it a year ago and from day her ability to eat what she wants has been greatly limited plus she gets sick if she eats more than a few bites.

I realize the band is not a fix it all and I have to eat right to help it work, but I feel now that the band for me is not working, I have seen more results by going back the things as I did before the band such as diet pills and laxatives...

My Dr. says it has not slipped but I don't feel like it is working at all...

Please help . . . Should I expect to see results? Should I expect the inability to tolorate certian foods, or the BP -forgot what it is called where food comes back up.

Did I break it??????

Marimaru · July 21, 2005

Slow down there!

You've lost 10 lbs in about a month and a half. That's great! Most diets give similar results, with more work! Now, what you can eat, and how much, and how much fill it takes to make a difference is WAY different for each person. It may take you a few fills to reach a good restriction level where you are losing at a decent pace. And remember, a decent pace is 1 to 2 lbs per week on average, so you are doing great.

See how this fill works for you and whether you are losing weight, and then in few weeks if you aren't, call for another fill. To be honest with you, it kind of sounds like your friend is too tight if she can't eat more than a few bites without getting sick. I had this problem myself, and had just a tiny bit taken out, and am doing much better.

Mystyblu · July 21, 2005

Uphill

I have not yet been banded yet, but from what I can tell form reading posts here I doubt that the band can be broken. It is more likely in your case that your band has not been adjusted enough to allow for adequate restriction. The amount of fill that is needed depends on the person. For some just the band alone is enough restriction in the beginning to reduce the amount of food a person is able to tolerate. For others it could take 1, 2, 3 or more fills to achieve appropriate level. Hang in there. Watch what you eat so at least you don’t gain any weight. Talk to your Dr about it, let him/her know you are not feeling any restriction and ask when your next fill will be.

Let us know how it goes.

staramorcita · July 22, 2005

Yes Uphill. I have a work colleague here at work who is already at 6 fills and she still has a bit of weight to go. It is so different for everybody. Hang in there and don't give up on it. It's a process and that takes time. Bear with it. Just think where you'd be in without or where you would be at in another year if you didn't have it.

July 25, 2005

Thank you to all for you words of support...I will call the Dr. to find out about my next fill, I want more than anything for this to work...I did NOT do the week of liquid diet after the first fill nor did I do the 4 week liquid or soft solid diet after ther surgery so maybe before I call I should actually try to diet and eat less on my on, as well as eat foods that are better for me (of course if I could do that I would not have had the lap band I also joined Curves, so I hope to see better results if I follow a regular diet (or something close to it) and excercise and have another fill in a few months.

Marimaru · July 25, 2005

Well, the first 6 weeks are more about healing than losing weight... as are the post op diets. When you go in for your fill, you should see if you can have it done under flouro, just to check things out and make sure they are all in place.