How many...Fills, CC's, Pounds?

[hot tea 0]

I had surgery 7/1/09 pre op lost 16lbs

post op 45.6lbs

and I've had two fills for a total of 5ml in my 11ml Realize Band...down for size 24 jeans to 18....yipppeeee

[bobbiezhere 0]

I had surgery 7/1/09 pre op lost 16lbs

post op 45.6lbs

and I've had two fills for a total of 5ml in my 11ml Realize Band...down for size 24 jeans to 18....yipppeeee

Your doing great Regina! Glad to hear!

[bobbiezhere 0]

ok..heres my story NOW....

When i got my last fill, i really felt restriction...i thought "ah ha - this is it!" Well, in typical fashion, it lasted a little over a couple olf weeks. I had scheduled my appt for 6 weeks in between this time...instead of 4. So today..i go in, determined to ask the doctor why my restriction is again gone. Thanksgiving? We made turkey enchiladas..i had 2..plus rice...plus Beans. Doesnt that seem like alot???? I didnt fuss too much cuz i figured i was going in today and would get back on track.

I kidded with the doctor that maybe i had a slow leak. Know what? he took out the fill and 8ccs. So in 6 weeks, still at 8ccs. So much for the slow leak theory.

He decided to be aggressive and really add. Uh, he did, said he might have to unfill. I drank my 2 glasses of Water - slid right down. Wierd. Last appt 1.5cc's and i could barely drink...he had to unfill .5. Now he can add 2 or 3 cc's with nothing? He goes to take the liquid out, can only retreive about 7 ccs. Now he says..i might be right..i might have leak or defective band. WHAT???? I'm stunned.

Well i was thinking driving back to work..and figured, wait..if i had 8 ccs and still had 8 ccs - thats not a leak. I think, when he put in the fill..that it didnt go into the port. I called to talk to him, before he started arranging a test and another surgery!!!!! This Friday i'm going back and I'm gonna have him re try. He did have trouble finding the port today. I honestly feel he just missed it.

My theory for the unrestriction....could it be, when they fill you swell right? which is why you are on liquides 1 to 2 days..what if its swollen..causing restruction and over gthe next 2 week or so, the swellign goes down --- so i can eat nore..and its merely the fact that i might be one that need to have 9 or 10cc's in my band to be at my sweet spot??? Could it be? My band will hold 12 ccs.

Does this make sense????

It just seems to me he need to try to fill again friday...i cant imagine going through a correction or another surgery....he said he's never had a band "leak" before....

THOUGHTS????

PS...im now down to a loss of about 33 lbs...i was at one time at like 38? my band was done 7/7. I feel like a failure for gaining back....

[Who'sThere 331]

Bobbie, please don't feel like a failure. I'm right there with you. I was at like 53 pounds down total (40 post op) and I went back up to a loss of only 50 pounds for a while. I only lost 5 pounds between my last two fills (8 weeks). Now that I have what I think is decent restricion, I have lost back down to 53 and lost 2 more. I think we can be too hard on ourselves. Remember this is a marathon, not a sprint!

I'm crossing my fingers that he missed your port and that you won't need a revision!

BTW...I had my third fill and forgot to ask how much he put in. I suppose I'll have to call and get that info., but I am feeling this fill, and I'm optimistic.

[Who'sThere 331]

Oh, duh! Bobbie, I just noticed that your post was old. We already knew you had a leak...sorry! It's been a long day!