From: NOT WORKING!

Im not sure who you were directing your email towards. Your ID is a lot like mine so I was confused. I kept getting food stuck and after 3 days of no food, no liquide and not being able to get saliva down thus throwing up every 20 min I decided to get the fluid taked out. He put most of it back in but now I feel like I did after my 2nd fill. I was able to eat normally again....

I went to eat at a Chinese Buffet and had 2 plates of food. It was sooooo good after not being able to eat for a month. Im still eating more than I should because I feel hungry all the time. I know I have gained weight back but I refuse to get on the scale and be dissappointed.

I dont want to have a little fill because I will be back where I was and having food stuck all the time. I just hope I have the dedication to "diet" everyday and not eat all the time.

Whats up with you?

Sorry I think the way it's listed is wrong, I replied to someone elses post but wanted to post it as well. I have had most of the fill taken out beause most times I ate the food got stuck, I was still hungry and eating the wrong things as the pouch has been stretched making me feel like I hadn't eaten enough whe in fact it was too tight. Every time I went back to the doctor and said I am still hungry I got a small fill but should have have had some taken out. Last visit I saw a new guy who said this is classic overfill and the pouch is stretched and he did an unfill of almost all the fluid. I am gaining weight now as I can finaly eat real meals. I don't know how long the doctors wait untli things settle down and put some back, do you have any idea? We have no lap band doctors in my area and I don't know when they will visit again as the city they come from has been hit by a major earthquake. It's really frustrating as I have had this done 18 months ago and struggled with it after the first couple of fills. I could never get the amount right and now it looks like I should have had way less and it's back to the start. any thoughts?

Im in the same boat as you. I had to have an unfill as well since food kept getting stuck. Now...Im so hungry and not always eating the best foods. How does one know if the pouch has been stretched? Does it go back to normal? I feel like I dont know when Im full anymore since I dont have much restriction. Oh my this whole lapband thing is such a struggle. I have only lost about 23 lbs in 6 months. The only time I actually lost weight was when I was hardly eating at all because everything got stuck.