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Has anybody tried them with the lapband? I went to an Itworks party and won a bottle of fat fighters Any advice would be helpful Thank you

I'm getting a slight pain in my left shoulder. Apparently when I drink something that is carbonated I feel it. It may not be a big deal for me but has anyone had this kind of problem? Also if anyone has followed my posts I still have the intense cramping. It feels like soreness and I'm very confused with this.

Hello I was banded 16 months ago and now have BMI 22. Obviously great news. About a month ago I had my band completely deflated because of reflux symptoms. But now I have a new symptom of pain. For about a week I've had pain on eating or drinking, I can't eat more than a few mouthfuls before resting, so I don't think this is a pouch dilatation. Then there is awful epigastric pain, sometimes going through to my back. It's relieved by drinking lots of Water, though not always, and it's kept me awake at night a few times. I wondered if it was reflux oesophagitis and bought some gaviscon advance which really helped for a few days along with a soft diet. Although last ni…

So I haven't been to my lap band doctor in 1 1/2 to 2 years, and I am in need of a fill, but I'm nervous. I have gained around 12 lbs. since I last saw him so I really need to go back, but I don't want to get yelled at . The other problem is he moved offices so it was 40 miles away from me, which is hard to get off work half a day just to go get a fill. But he has now moved back to his old location which isn't even 10 miles away so that's a good thing. I guess I just need advice on what to do....

So I quit smoking about a year ago and suddenly my green zone fill was like not being banded at all and I let it go for too long. food smells and tastes so good now and I'm loose as all get out so everything goes down. I've gained all but about 10 pounds of my weight back - I didn't know it was that bad until this morning when I had my gym orientation at work. The weird thing? My shape is TOTALLY different from what it was pre-band at about the same weight (at least I'm sexy with it this time). I'm disappointed in myself still but the fat came back differently than it was before. Anyway, I'm rededicated and waiting for my appointment on the 30th for a fill and I'm…

Facility I was going to in San Antonio has closed and need a new facility!!

I have been having major trouble with my lap band since last Saturday. I got everything taken out of the band but still can barely keep an ounce of fluid down. Any suggestions?? I am starving!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ok so I have been (am) on the hunt for low carb foods that will replace chips. And boy have I tried a lot!! Anyway i ran across a product the other day that I think will help. The are called Moon Pops. They are kind of like very thin rice cakes. I wouldn't say they are flavorfull....more like the absence of flavor. But they are crunchy and thats what I needed. They have 16 calories/0 fat/ 4 carbs for 1 piece about a 6" circle. They don't hold up well to heat, they get rubbery--like a stale cheese puff. but they are good with a thin layer of peanut butter or a thin layer of cream cheese and sugar free jam, a thin layer of your favorite dip....I even put a thin layer of…

I'm curious how Lap Bandsters are approaching low carbing. Atkins (Induction phase) says 15-20 grams of netcarbs from your leafy green vegetables food group. Yet, I find it difficult to even eat one cup of green leafy vegetables because I still have to fit in my protein. How do we adjust being low carbers with a Lap Band? I'm still trying to figure this out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Uggg I been gaining weight lately and need to talk to people that is going through the same Sent from my SM-N920T using the BariatricPal App

Hi. I've had 3 or 4 fills and I believe I am at 5 or 6 cc now. Since my fill last month I have had some scary experiences. I felt a searing pain in my esophagus and the need to throw up but couldn't. I have always had problems throwing up. I even tried to stick my fingers down my throat and that didn't help. I'm pretty sure each event was triggered by eating too big of a bite and/or too fast. Is this normal?

So I go in for a fill tomorrow. I am almost exactly 6 months out. This is my 4th fill. What is bothering me is how slow they are progressing me. I have a total of 3.7 CC's in my 14 CC band. I really haven't felt much restriction. I can eat more than the 1 cup I am supposed to be satisfied on (even though I usually don't) and I do not stay full for the four hours I am supposed to stay full for. The doctor put 2 full CC's in at surgery time so my fills have been 1 CC, .5 CC and the last one .2 CC. She said she will continue to put .2 CC's in each time from now on. I am required to come in every month until I am one year out. At this rate it seems that it will take me the wh…

It's been a while since I've posted. I had my lap band surgery 01/2015 I've lost maybe about 30/35 lbs. Now a days I have no "umph" no motivation and the weight stopped coming off a long time a go!!! I keep telling myself "tmrw is the day I'll start" start lifting, start drinking Water, start it all. I tell myself "ur kids need u, ur all they have" and still that brings no motivation. What is wrong with me???? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using the BariatricPal App

I had my surgery 10/2013 and have been very successful. I'm down 102 lbs and 17 lbs from my goal (happy dance) I miss meat so bad. If I eat meat it feels like I have swallowed a brick. I can eat some ground beef and fish but just a little. I honestly think I don't have a green zone ! I go from yellow to red ! If I stay closer to yellow I gain weight. So I have to stay closer to red in order to lose. All these summer cookouts are gearing up and wish I could eat some ribs or grilled chicken ! Sometimes I wish I didn't have to eat at all because I can't eat the foods I want to. Its hard to get your Protein in when you can't eat much meat Sent from my SM-N900V using the Ba…

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Hello all lap band friends I've had my lap band since February 26th I've lost 70 pounds but I am struggling at the moment with eating sweets and haven't worked out in a month what should I do?? How do I get back on track what do I do about the sweets ?? Any tricks out there !? Thanks in advance good luck to all! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hello all lap band friends I've had my lap band since February 26th I've lost 70 pounds but I am struggling at the moment with eating sweets and haven't worked out in a month what should I do?? How do I get back on track what do I do about the sweets ?? Any tricks out there !? Thanks in advance good luck to all! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have lost 70 pounds and this past month I have stopped going to the gym and sweets have over taken me! What do I do can I please have some advice on what to do and how to get motivated again Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am so happy I am getting this thing out of me! I was showed pictures of people who's band has stretched their esophagus out so bad over the band. I'm glad I am not one of those awful cases, but my esophagus has stretched a bit. The Doc says I am the oldest lap band he has seen lol. I cannot wait to be able to eat something without slathering it with sauce. I will not miss the "stuck" feeling and the having to run to the bathroom while at a meal with family or friends.

I have not been on acid reflux medication since my lap band surgery almost three years ago. This weekend I have had awful acid reflux. Any suggestions?

Hi. I've just passed my 4 year bandiversary and am re-engaging with my lapband. I lost some weight pretty quickly but had two back surgeries in the middle. I started at 285, weighed 220 after the second back surgery (yay drugs!) and have since gone back up to 250+. I'm on day 4 of the 5 day band test and was 248 this morning. Could use a pal about now to help keep me on track. I'm in NoVA and telework full time. Hope to hear from you.

I really just need to share my story. I got my band in July 2012. I loved it. I loved it until the day I got it removed. In December of 2015 I started throwing up. I threw up everything, even Water. I had an unfill. I still threw up. I went to the emergency room and they did a contrast upper GI and said everything looked normal. I went home and continued throwing up for another 2 months. I finally had an endoscopy, and the doctor blurted out, you need to remove your band it has eroded into your stomach. I was crushed. I saw my weight loss doctor, got insurance approval and had the surgery. Now let me backtrack a second, I had gastric bypass, and then had the …

I had lap-band surgery a year ago, now in the last few weeks I have to stand up to eat or I feel like the food or drink is stuck causing me to burp outrageously or throw up, mostly foam but also some food. I have not had a fill since September, also I get a sharp pain where the lap-band is when I bend over, any ideas what's going on? Thanks very much for any input!!

HI I have had problems with my gastric band for a few years now and recently had the port removed. In the meantime I am still getting chronic pain in my left side and even when I swim it pulls. To me this is the gastric band issue and I have been in A & E on various occasions in pain but they have done all tests and can't find anything which I don't believe is true, I know my body and something is not right. I don't have the money to have it removed although if needs be I am going to organise a loan because I can't cope with it anymore. Does anyone else have these issues or could give me advice on making the right decision in this regard? I don't want to waste …

Hi everyone. I had a fill today and I've been struggling to keep down even water, let alone any other drinks. Is this normal?? I do burp which I assumed is normal and indicates that the fluid is going down. But every time I have a drink I bring most of it up. I've had my band for 1 year now and I've had no issues at all. Will things settle down in the next few days or does this mean my band is too tight. I'm at six and a quarter which I didn't think was to tight. Will it settle or will I need a de fill? I'm worried I'll become dehydrated. Thanks. Marina

I had my band placed on September 02,2010 and lost 80 lbs with its help and running. Three years ago I couldn't swallow my own saliva and had a complete unfill(9cc) in the ER. I didn't go back to see my bariatric surgeon until May 13, 2016. I went because from January to May I gained 40 lbs. I was training for a marathon which I completed 40 lbs heavier than when I started my training. So, I decided to go for a fill. he gave me 1 cc and did nothing. I went back and he gave me 3 cc. I was fine actually was enjoying feeling a little bit of restriction. On Thursday had a very stressful day at work and I got tight. I couldn't eat or drink without throwing up. My surg…

I was so happy to have my lap band surgically implanted. It took awhile to get approvals from my Insurance company but when I received the approvals - it was smooth sailing. I experienced a very slow start but once I hit the 1 year mark I knew how to manipulate the band so when I had to throw up, I had some coffee cups with lids around, and a clear line to a closed door office to take care of business. It turns out that after about 20 months with the band it got to the point that I couldn't even swallow Water without throwing up violently. I was under alot of stress at work, and at home, but dam i was thin! The thinnest I'd ever been as an adult. I lost over 100 pou…

I had my band put in 6th of May, & I'm in for my first fill tomorrow. I'm excited to kickstart the weightloss, but nervous about the transition. I've made sure I'm stocked up Soups because I've heard it can be difficult to get food down while you're getting used to the restriction. Any advice from experienced banders would be greatly appreciated Sent from my SM-G900F using the BariatricPal App

I was banded on January 29th 2016 and got my third fill last week. It was only .7ccs. My first 2 fills were 2ccs each done by the same lovely nurse. This last one was done by a different nurse who jabbed the needle into what I believe must be scar tissue around my port. The first nurse never hurt me, in fact, I barely felt a thing. I am still having sharp pains when my pants or anything presses on that area. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I plan to request my original nurse from now on. I'm scheduled for another appointment next week and am not sure I could handle the needle.

Has anyone had their band empty before? I'm curious to know if you are still restricted. I had mine emptied so I could enjoy food on holidays and I'm still getting it stuck. I thought you were supposed to be back to normal without a fill. Thanks

Anyone still here in Japan 2016? The last post was from 2010. I'm here! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi everyone, I was a low BMI bandster. I had good weight loss success with my band, but it has been a journey. Fills, unfills, episodes of being so tight I had to have an immediate unfill, etc. About 6 months ago I started having symptoms associated with a slip and the upper GI tests I've had done definitely show a slip. My choices are: remove lap band (which is not what I want to do), reposition lap band, or revise to a sleeve or bypass. I work for one of the largest health care providers in the St. Louis area and my insurance will cover a revision, but only with a provider in their network. Guess how many bariatric providers there are in the network? 2! One is the sur…

4 and 1/2 years banded i have problems with acid coming through my nose at nights. If i loosen the band then i gain weight. Anti acid meds have limited success. Anyone else been here before? Gained 20 pounds in the last year. Thank you

Well, I've been on my band journey since 2010, I have had success with the band. It has been a constant fight and so many frustrations. Recently after my most recent unfill due to what the dr said was a prolapse I was under the impression I was going to have it removed and converted to a sleeve. We did the swallow study and after this he suggested to refill the band again because everything looked good. I was happy and sad at the same time. Of course happy because I really wasn't looking forward to having surgery. Sad because I knew I was going to spend the next 5 months slowly refilling. I have now gotten 3 refills and I am at 8cc out of a 14cc band. My happy place has a…

Hi all, I had my band op 20/4/16. I feel so good in myself everything healing nicely. But my shoulder! I'm climbing the walls! I've tried heat, peppermint tea even gas remedies! Does anyone please please have any other ideas or could tell me this will stop eventually! If this is a permanent fixture I'm doomed!! It's been so bad at night it's been reducing me to tears! I've been walking for the last hour and half just to keep it away! Please help! X Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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I was banded in NYC Jan 2011, I lost 130 lbs and was doing fine until early March 2012 I was unable to keep foods and liquids down. I became weak and got down to 153 lbs (way too thin for me, i looked like a skeleton, my goal is 165). Anyway, I moved to NC in Feb 2012 for a new job and found a bariatric clinic to have my band deflated, it helped me keep down some small qty of liquid and yogurt etc, the dr wanted me to do a barium swallow and turned out my band slipped (part of my stomach below the band came up above the band and was red and inflamed) so they rushed me IMMEDIATELY (with NO INSURANCE, new job makes me wait 90 days) into surgery to remove the band on 3/22, m…

Banded 1/21/16 and have had 2 fills (3cc and 2cc). Last one was under fluroscope and was the max I could take; 3 ccs caused a blockage and Water wouldn't go down. After about a week, I feel like there is zero restriction. I can tell the band is there if I eat too fast, but never get that full feeling and am hungry at night after dinner. Anyone have similar experiences? Doc says it gets better by the 3rd fill but wondering what everyone else's experience is. How many fills till you hit that green zone and feel the constant restriction and full feeling?

After 3 years and 1 month to the day, i had my band removed three days ago.. and now i have to try and figure out my life without it.. at least until my follow up with my surgeon to talk options. I have grown an intolerance over the last year and a half with my band and had even scheduled with another group for removal and conversion over to sleeve. Some days i was scared to eat because who knew if it would throw my system into an episode and eventually slip. It never did.. time after time i would go for a fill only for a few months down the road for Lucy to be emptied out. Yes i named her Lucy. She never slipped though until about a week ago.. i was emptied out completel…

I have 1 scar since my surgery 15 days ago. It's has a small piece of nylon sticking out of it looks like what they would use for a stitch. Now the Dr used Glue and this is a small scar on the left side. Will this dissolve? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using the BariatricPal App

I'm 5 day post-op. I was feeling pretty great until today. I'm in a lot of pain, done with pain medication and I'm not too sure what is gas pain and what is pain from drinking too much or too quickly.

I have been a long-time OA member - since 1986 with a 9 year absence in the middle. The first time around I lost 120 pounds and maintained 100 of that (plus or minus) for 7 years. Had big relapse in 1995, eventually gained all the weight back, and never have been able to get in the groove again - even though I came back in 2004. I have lost 60 pounds, gained 35 and now am considering the lap-band®®®®. But I am scared silly on many levels, and having a lot of OA anxiety (easier, softer way) even though I know rationally that I shouldn't. I am having a good period of abstinence, but *losing* abstinence for me at this age (50) is 1200-1300 calories per day which is hard f…

I have my one meal ( usually meat and veg) at about 12 pm. I'm fine all day and then as soon as it hits after 5 at night I'm craving food food food and I want to eat and I usually give in and something not binge but I have like some ham or a packet of crisps and its stoping me from loosing weight any advice people ? xx Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi folks, Emotional eating is sabotaging my efforts to work with my band. It's got so bad that I made an urgent call to my Dr to get an unfil because I've inflamed the restricted part of my stomach. And in the two weeks of unfil I've put on 14lbs!! Whilst the weight gain is getting me down, I'm more worried about the emotional eating. If I can't get a grip, the operation will have been for nothing - and I could do some serious damage to my body. I've been keeping a journal and I'd say that 95% of my eating is driven by non-hunger. Seriously, it's that bad. books on the subject suggest developing self-nuturing strategies to fill the void instead of using food.…

I am going into recovery on 8/25 through a local hospital. Since being banded 2 years ago I found myself drinking heavily again. I went to a 30 day treatment facility about 5 years ago and relapsed about 3 years ago. I drink 2 to 10 drinks a day depending. Anyone else sober out there?

I am considering getting the Lap Band, but lately I have been researching the gastric sleeve. I was wondering can you all tell me what made you choose to get the band over the sleeve and also what if any impact your surgeon had on your decision. Thank You all, I keep flip flopping back and forth. Melissa

I'm 7 days in after having a gastric band, all was going well, however 2 days ago developed excruciating pain under left rib cage, feel like can't take a breath in, move or lie on that side (presume it's around port site) can't see surgeon for another 2 days - is this gonna go away or is something wrong - please tell me this is common !!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Donali inspired me to start this new thread. She has been providing information to us regarding Morbid Obesity being a disease, which is a very powerful topic for all of us. Lately I've been discovering that there are many different categories that we fit in, so I was wondering what category you are in. I don't have labels for the categories, but let me start by telling you why I am obese. First, my family history includes severe mental illness (Mom, aunt, etc.) I inherited a branch of mental illness - Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which had me extremely ill in my youth. My panic attacks have been under control for years, but I still have many anxiety-related pr…

I have screwed up a lot since I got my band, namely gaining nearly all the weight I lost back. To be honest, I barely can tell I have the band and it doesn't restrict me much. I never got a fill as back when I was seeing my surgeon on a regular basis, she felt I was losing at a steady pace; however, I began to have problems about six months after the surgery and she dismissed my pain as gas. She is a very busy person, that's fine, and I don't blame her. The pain escalated until I was barely eating for fear of triggering a pain attack I thought came from gas. I was probably hovering around 400 calories a day and I never looked better... Until the pain got really bad, las…

I had my band put in about 5 years ago since then I have had 2 little boys and got derailed. Anyways since my last child I have noticed that I have trouble eating first thing in the morning and then once it gets warmer though out the day it gets even harder. I might take 3 or 4 bites and feel like poop. It really doesn't matter if its a scrambled egg of baked chicken I end up feeling like crap. How ever once it starts to cool off I have no problems eating normal stuff. Anyone have this problem ?