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I need help...

By sherrielee36

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I need Help! I had my BAND 8yrs ago & it doesnt work. I went back the 1st couple times & had the band adjusted thinking it was the band & not me. After several yrs I had no problem eating food still. Im a slow eater anyways. Biggest problem is when I did eat, food felt restricted to go down to my stomach but I still felt hungry. I would wait until the food went down & eat again.

 

I finally said I am going to make this band work & I went back to the doc. He added some fluid in my band. Now I cant drink or eat first thing in the morning. In the middle of the night when I am parched I can not drink. I just swish water around in my mouth and spit it out mad.gif.

 

MY Delima is: I feel embarrassed to go back to doctor but I have gained weight since I saw him. I want to loose weight. Im not loosing the weight because of the band. Should I go back to doc & tell him to open the band completely so I can drink first thing in the morning & have a healthy protein breakfast or just leave it as is?

 

Please help!!! :)

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    danalazcano

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Hi Sherrielee,

    Go back to the doctor and explain the situation. If it's not working it has to be fixed.

    Take Care,

    Dana

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    mezzo

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Ditto to what Dana said. Don't be embarrassed....ask for help from your Doctor.

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    sandradee0124

    LAP-BAND Patients

    That's what the doctor is there for -- to help. Don't keep going like this as its not good for you! Take care and good luck

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    marig1104

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Yea! you need to go back..you could set your body in starvation mode..Its not a good feeling.I say you go back to the doc..Best of Luck

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    petuniap

    LAP-BAND Patients

    If you can't eat properly...the band is too tight. I resisted a too tight band because I was miserable not being able to eat normally with normal sized bites along with my friends. It helps sooo much when you can eat normally AS LONG AS you eat the right things! We all slip and eat foods we shouldn't when we can but tight or loose, the only way to truly lose this weight and keep it off is to learn how to change your eating habits for good and to start exercising. Can't rely on a tight band to do the work for you...it's not sustainable and you will never be happy with your results. So go to your doctor, explain that you are ready to make this band work for you and let him help you. We can do this!

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