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I am stuck. I would say not the good kindness stuck but there really is none. I'm two months away from being 6 years post op, time sure does fly.

Anyway, I managed to work my way out of 140 lbs by 2 years time. I'm at the point now where I've put back on 80 lbs. I plateued and lost motivation. I've since filled my band completely, I've worked out regularly and I've eaten well. Obviously not consistently.

I've been considering a revision of some sort but my thoughts are what happens if I end up in the place I'm in now again. I'm only 23, there's only so much stomach I can get rid of or portion out.

I wanted to know if anyone had completely emptied their band and slowly filled it again as to simulate the beginning of the process all over again?

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Don't consider a revision to the sleeve. Your right. You can't live a normal lif with 85% of your stomach gone.

Try anything but don't do what I did.

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I've had my band unfilled about 3 times. Because I didn't add anything for 2 years, (I was being so strict on myself) that every time I got up to 3ccs I couldn't eat, sip a little. I'd go back to dr to take what I had put in removed and wait another week. I was still having problems (things got swollen) that dr ended up removing everything from band. Id have to wait 6 weeks to start over. I did that 3 times. But hey I lost weight during that time!

just remember small, bites, that's my biggest problem, sometimes I so hungry I forget, and I end up in bathroom, with my finger down my throat trying to make things come back up, or down. I know that's not ideal either but in that moment...

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