CindyLou

Hi, anyone have breast augmentation at OCC? I'm considering it and just wanted feedback on doctor and experience. I was banded at OCC in 2008 and LOVED my experience. Any help is appreciated. Cindy

I was eating too slow and too much and stretch my pouch and was gaining. Had a complete unfill for one month and then 2 re fills. I'm down 12 lbs since then!!!! Maybe you need a reset ?!?

I did the same thing. I was acatually gaining weight because the band was too tight and I as eating too much. My pouch did stretch. My doctor unfilled me completely. I gained about 5 more lbs during that time for a total of almost 20 (. But good news is after a month of unfill I was able to now lost 10 lbs in about 6 weeks and I'm BACK IN THE GAME!!!!

Ok, found a doc who take my insurance and will see me even though I had my surgery in Mexico. I go in on Aug. 7 for a consultation and then get sent for a upper gi and then go back for my fill!! Yay!!

Well, I haven't been on in quite a while. Had a baby, moved from Los Angeles to Fresno, started a new job, bought a house. You name a life stress and I've done it...LOL. When I had my baby I only gain 15 or so lbs and then it took me like 10 days and that was off and I was back to my pre pregnancy weight which was approx. 55 lbs down. I still have about 35 lbs to go. My baby girl is almost 2 and I haven't lost anything since that initial return to baseline. I know I need a fill but now that I'm in Fresno I can't find a doctor that will take my insurance. As luck would have it fills are covered under my new insurance with a $20 copay!!!! But everyone here either won't take patients from Mexico (they say their malpractice won't cover it) or they aren't on my BCBS PPO. Does anyone know of any fill docs or nurse practitioners in the central CA area or within say 150 miles of Fresno that does fills? If you do let me know. I'm going to do some reading and see who all is still on here now!!!!

It worked for me and it stayed off....but I hated the low carb diet.

It WILL get better!!!!!!!!! Take care.

I have ZERO regrets!!!

Yes! You can! The question is whether your doctor will do it! My baby is 10 weeks old. When I left my band very tight when I got pregnant. At around 7 month it got too tight. I had it unfilled and began eating everything and promptly gained 6 lbs in 2 weeks. I went back and got all the fluid put back in and just made do with protein shakes and softer foods. I gained 21 lbs which came off easily after delivery (I'm guess the last 8 of it was water weight.) Lucky for me my OB doc has a lapband doc for a husband so she didnt freak out about me doing adjustments. I know the OCC recommends unfilling completely so they probably won't be much help but you can try. Also, how far along are you?

I am ashamed to admit that I only stopped them for about a month. But I am careful to take small sips.

Attached are some photos of our new baby--Sadie Josephine Rose. She was born on November 29, 2010 @ 2:12 PM weighing 5lb 14oz. I had an easy delivery and couldn't be more thrilled with my perfect little girl. And some additional GREAT news: as of my 10th day post partum I am back at my pre-pregnancy weight!!! Yep! So now I can get back on track with my band and continue my weight loss. My #1 reason for getting the band was so that I could go into a pregnancy at a more healthy weight and be able to gain a minimal amount of weight. Mission accomplished!! So, now I am back here and ready to lose another 24 lbs to get to my target weight of 163!!! 163--HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well this 9 months has flown by! I haven't been around here much as I really haven't been too focused on losing weight . I'm going in to be induced tomorrow and I am so excited. For those of you who don't know, I had this lap band in anticipation of getting pregnant at a healthier weight and not gaining too much. I am happy to report that I gained just 21 lbs. My goal was 15 but I am very satisfied with 21. I kept my band filled until around 7 months when it got very tight. I had about 1/2 of the fluid removed and I was able to eat anything and everything so I went back a week or so later and had them put it back. It's been hard and I've had to make adjustments like protein shakes, etc to get something in my stomach in the mornings. I am looking forward to jumping back on the bandwagon and continuing my weight loss journey!! So, I'll be back soon for some support. Cindy

If I have restriction I cannot eat any chicken AT ALL! So I have really given up on eating chicken--ever!!

Honestly, IMO, the only way to see if it is too tight or just swollen, is to go on liquids for 2-3 days then go back to food. Now, if it's too tight and you can't get liquids down that's an issue. I know liquids are miserable but some people can react with a tight band if they swell up some after the fill. If you are unable to do liquids for a few days then definitely go back and have some taken out so you don't end up with a slipped band. Good luck.

ok, so I'm back EXACTLY where I started 3 weeks ago. TOO TIGHT. But I give up. Hello protein shakes. I will travel to the OCC once the baby is born. I am still able to eat plenty of food as long as it's soft. I'm just happy to have some restriction back.