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You will be fine and never better taken care of. Most of us oldies stayed at the Lucerna, they were great. Have fun and relax...it's all good.

thanks Lisa...You are AWESOME! I really did need to hear that. Somebody needs to kick me off my pitty pot every now and then.

I am so glad to here other people who are struggling like me. I have had my band filled and unfilled so many times I am about to lose count (3 times). This is much harder than I ever expected it to be. I have made a lot of changes in the quantity of food I eat and I have been lifting weights at least 4 times a week since Jan 09. And yet no more weight lose. My food choices are not real good, but you all know after a long time of struggling with this, you really lose your focus. A year and 2 months after being banded and only 40 lbs. It is truely a downer to continue to read all the awesome stories of weight lose, so I hardly ever get on this forum anymore. So I am happy to hear from every one like me. I will continue to read more especially those topics that are like this one. Thanks

Yep, girl, you are too tight. I speak from 2 too much experience. It sucks to get an unfill, but it is instant relief. My fill dr. would always totally unfill, then I would have to return after the swelling went down for a new beginning. I am sick of that, but yet I will get my Third ... first fill. Don't wait on your unfill, because you will get miserable. I too would wake up, but I was choking because my saliva wouldn't go down. Hang in there, we have to! Good luck

OK so give us the details...do you have to go back, how many times? What size did you go from and to? Under or over the muscle? Did you get cut under or around the nipple? Do you have drains? How much? Does that include any follow up? I would love to have that done. Do tell, Do tell....

I did a year ago

WEll it's like this...Twice my band has contricted my gut to the point of no passage. And when that happens, you can't even swallow your on saliva. I would literally wake up choking because it wouldn't go down. I will be going to a new Dr. in April to get my 3rd "first" fill. The OCC said it was just too much in my band...

It is truely bitter sweet. I am approaching my 1 year (April 7). I am donw about 38 #. I am glad to be down but I am a bit dissappointed too. My band currently has nothing - zero in it for the second time in this past year. And I am eating like a pig. It has been so long since I have lost anything I am really having big doubts I will reach my goal weight. The whole experience seems to be slapping me in my face. But not to take away from you, keep on losing kiddo!

I can't say that I am happy with my band either. The weight loss for me has been a joke. I was banded 4/7/08 and I have only lost 37 pounds to date and a couple of sizes, and lots of money. I have had 2 unfills and it's very frustrating. I feel your pain...

April will be a year for me too. My weight loss has not been good either. I am currently at a total weight loss of 40 pounds. That just sucks! I have had several fills and now I have had 2 unfills.(I will correct my signature info at a later time). So now I am back to just a band, just like the day I had surgery. wow that has been a really expensive 40 pounds. I can eat any and everything and my mental attitude toward all this is terrible. I have begun cardio and weights and have been going for 3 weeks now. I have shaped up a bit, but the scales are a joke. So I am not happy to say the least with my band. I have a great fill dr., but I am not having the results I anticipated. Can you imagine, not once, but twice an unfill. :-? He can not give me an answer on this either. Sorry so sappy ya'll,

Sorry I screwed up Told you it had been a while.

Hey ya'll, hope everyone survived the holidays. I didn't... I think I ate a little or a lot of everything...mostly sweets! I did it and noone had to tell me how to do it. So now I have to pay for it. I am still at my posted weight loss. So I am looking to here about some fantastic weight loss and someone else who screwed up like me! Any sure fire suggestions for another quick start. And I will shoot :-? anyone who mentions Weight Watchers. Miss you all, so I will try to stay more in touch! :-h

I have a great Dr. in Murphresboro. Dr. Wayne Westmoreland. He will give you a fill and if you need more with in a month, he won't charge you or if you got too much and need an unfill within a month, he won't charge you. He is very good and his staff is great, he also has a support group that you can meet with and also a nutrionist. He is 3 hours from me and I am willing to drive to see him. He is very kind and caring about what he does. HEY DAWNIE, LOVE THE PICTURE YOU SKINNY GIRL YOU!

I am 9 months into this adventure. I had lost 40 lbs and many inches until about mid Oct. when my band just got way too tight (like it closed up). I couldn't even keep water down, literally, nothing. I would throw up a sucker. So I had to have all my fill removed and start over. I gained back about 10 pounds. I seemed to have kept my size, but can't seem to shake those 10 pounds and get back on the losing track. Yeh, yeh, it's a tool, I get it. But I am still facing many of the same struggles as prebanded days. I have been a bit disappointed too. I need a fill for more restriction. I have been to that before and beyond, so I know what it is really like to not just want to stop, but have to stop eating. I want that point again. Maybe after the holidays I can financially afford another fill because I can eat and drink with the best of them. From what I have felt, the pain in your chest can come from your band. I am glad you continue to be active...you're ahead of me! We will all get there one way or another...one day or the next.

Hi everyone, well here we go again. I went today for my first re-fill. I just love my fill Doc. He put in 2.4cc. I gained 5 pounds in about 3 weeks . I can tell I got a fill, but it seems like my fills get a little tighter with in the next few days. Some times don't you feel like you're being treated for rabies with all these fills? I asked him what he thought was the issue that made me so tight. He said he really believes that I got something stuck in the opening that just would not move. So Ya'll be careful out there and chew chew, chew. He also explains that slippage doesn't really mean the band actually slips or moves. It is the stomach that moves around the band.....weird huh? I was wondering how that thing could slip if it was sewed in. Hug a Veteran today and say thanks, >

Hey Evette, Look at you, you look great...I have got to get some to help me with getting some pictures up. Can any out there explain that to me?

thanks everyone, ya'll are awesome! You really know how to hang in there with somebody! stay tuned>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't updated you sooner. Many of you know that my band had nearly closed for some reason, which left me with no intake and lots of pb'ing (7-9 times a day). Well, I did go to my fill Dr. After our discussion, he decided to to totally unfill me. He stated that he couldn't say for sure why my band had closed up. He asperated 3 cc. It's just so bizarre that this just happened all at once. Needless to say, I was so disappointed I burst into tears, I just didn't want to start over. My Dr. was very, very comforting, he said, "look at it this way you are 42 lbs. healthier than you were" Folks, I was able to eat and drink immediately. . It had gotten pretty bad, I had 0 energy and was nearly dehydrated. Nothing would stay down, I couldn't even keep my saliva down. I have a 3 hour drive home now after this visit, so I got a hot n sour soup to drink on my way home and a large lemon water. yum! Oh my gosh, food, finally. It was sooooooooooo good. I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am to be able to eat now. And how good it tastes. The results were immediate. I go back Nov 11, for my first re-fill! And I do need it, I have gained about 4-5 lbs. so it is much needed. We will be in New York for Thanksgiving! and I want some control with me. I can't begin to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and advice. You all rock! THANKS! :-h

Age 47 Thought I was overweight as a kid, but looking back not bad at all. Lost & gained: 1 potatoe, 2 potatoe, 3 potatoe, 4...yeh, that's about right 4 or 5 times, due to pregnancy and just staying fat too long No, the weight has not come off easier after being banded. not been able to eat right the last month, way to much pb'ing After lap band, not very easy to lose weight at all , average per week doesn't exist, per month maybe 7-8 pounds, lost more during preop But I hope after this week (dr appt. thurs.) things will straighten out! Age is a big factor for me, it's definitely harder....life's a B____ch, and then you get fat!

No nothing has really changed yet, tried to eat a very moist chicken wing that stayed down for about 5 minutes. I do have an appointment in Tn with my fill dr. on Thurs. Maybe I can get some relief then. thanks!

Thanks Jules. It has been hard for me to deal with and no time to drive 3 hours to the Dr. As you saw I hope he will call me back today. I kept thinking I would give this eating thing a rest to reduce swelling or maybe I had a bug, but it's not getting better...

Thanks Will, Life has been tough the last month, this is driving me nuts. I do good to get 20-24 ozs of liquid down a day and maybe 20 bites of food. I have a call to my fill doctor in now, I am like you, who wants to pay for an unfill and then another fill later :lb12: I have gotten to where a keep a daily headache in my temples too. I am down 40 #'s today, but you would think it would be more. For crying out loud, nothing is going in and when it does, it comes back up. Gotta have some relief here quick, we will be in New York for Thanksgiving. I am like you, go to a restaurant and immediately look for the bathroom before I order. And yes take your napkin... Darryl is good, he has been laid off for about 2 months now. > to Susan and Andrew. /cy/a

Girl, I feel the same way on the fills for now. I have been having trouble like you for about a month. And still not losing weight. (maybe a pound or 2). I am probably drinking 20-25ozs. a day and eating about 10 bites of food a day. This sucks for now, I am miserable and feel that if I burp, I will pb. I can't even enjoy my coffee or juice or soup or anything. I have been getting my flls in Tn. and I have a call in to the Dr. now, hope he calls back soon. At one point I was pb'ing 7-8 times a day, went on liquids and still couldn't keep them down. Something has to give and fast. We are going to New York for Thanksgiving, so I need a change quickly. Are you getting headaches, especially at the temples? I think I have had one about every day since this has been going on. :lb12:

hey Evette, Godd to hear from you to. Ewwwwwww a pickle skin. I am thinking maybe it was a peice of food too. And perhaps a lot of swelling involved with that. I am trying to eat liquids and a very few semi solids, just a few bites at a time. I did not get sick at all yesterday. I really appreciate everyone's concerns and prayers, it has helped. Lynn got another fill and is doing real good. We do stay in touch as much as possible by phone and email. Looks like you're doing great! Keep it up cya

thanks ya'll, your advice has been great and your comments, well...priceless. I need to hear from you all, this can be difficult.