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Just wondering if this is normal. One of the men at work said that his wife had lap band surgery 1 1/2 years ago with a 25 lb weight loss up to this point. He was telling me that when she eats, she always takes 5 bites then has to vomit. Then comes back to the table and finishes off her entire meal, dessert and all. (example he gave me was a good size steak, large baked potato, 2 veggie sides and piece of cake)

I am just starting the paperwork to be banded and I guess my question is, is this really normal? If this is the case, I don't think that I want to go through the pain. I thought the whole idea of being banded was to help limit your food intake.

Any comments on this one?

Thanks!

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Her band is too tight it sounds. That is not normal. As long as you eat slow you won't have that prob. Hth

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No it's not normal. Just losing 25 pounds in 1 1/2 years isn't normal. Honestly I do not think she's too tight (just guessing here). In fact I'd think she is too loose. HOWEVER I think also that she isn't following the "rules"...chewing well, eating slow, no drinking. So she "vomits" up because she eats too quickly or whatever, then settles down and eats relatively "normally" but that is an unbanded "normal".

I have good restriction and CAN overeat some things (like tacos) but I could no more eat an entire steak than I could eat, well, a monkey! LOL

The "wife" needs to get a fill, and embrace the banded lifestyle. Doesn't sound to me like she's done that at all.

That's my guess, anyway. But no, it's not band-normal, not once you have good restriction.

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That does not sound normal to me at all. It also sounds dangerous and unhealthy. She sounds at serious risk to slip her band. and this may sound bitchy but there's no way in hell I'd put up with vomiting at every meal to have only lost 25lbs over a year and a half. If she's not losing and eating a lot and puking on top of that she's definitely not using the band as the tool it's meant to be. It may be the band wasn't right for her to begin with. She also may one of those people that just weren't ready mentally to have had any WLS. So to answer your question puking then being able to eat a ton a few minutes later does not sound typical to me. Good luck

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Thanks everyone for your comments. I was really starting to worry that was normal. So glad to hear that it isn't. I am definitely getting banded as soon as the insurance approves. I know that I can do this since so many other wonderful people have. I will keep reading the forums for inspiration. I know that the band will be my tool along with healthy eating and exercise.

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Good for you. I will say you can have steak, and veggies, and some baked potato, and even cake if you want it; but the portions will be MUCH smaller and you won't vomit! :blushing: A "good" dinner for me is 1/2 of a small baked potato and 3-4 oz of a good steak. Delicious. And then I'm full; no need for cake. Not that one has to NEED cake, you know...but it's easier to pass on it when you aren't hungry.

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Baked potato. I think that may have been the cause of my first PB yesterday. Not sure - it could have been the chicken. All I can say is it felt so awful there is no way I would want to do it every day!

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