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Just curious.. am 2 1/2 years post op.. had an unexplained fever for over a week now with swollen glands. Seen my regular PCP twice. Can't find anything .. ears, throat, lungs, sinuses all clear. Started an antibiotic cause I'm not sure they had any other ideas. No sign of an internal band related infection and doubtful after this long but am starting to wonder.

Just curious.. am 2 1/2 years post op.. had an unexplained fever for over a week now with swollen glands. Seen my regular PCP twice. Can't find anything .. ears, throat, lungs, sinuses all clear. Started an antibiotic cause I'm not sure they had any other ideas. No sign of an internal band related infection and doubtful after this long but am starting to wonder.

I am a major lap band failure. Had it 2 years ago next month.. down 40 pounds and back up about 7. I also had other issues that just didn't make my band a priority and need to turn it around. I have a pretty impressive outstanding bill with the office I can't pay off right now and don't want to step back in the office until it's all set. Hopefully in a few months I'll be able to get a fill and start fresh before I gain much more.

Personally I would not rush into it again

Well I have been up laying in bed since 2am listening to my stomach growl. That yes your hungry not going to sleep unless you eat something growl. My nutritionist says it's "just a habit" and to ignore it and it will stop. I have tried increasing Protein at dinner, not drinking after dinner, increasing fluids after dinner, a later dinner, an earlier dinner with a snack before bed, even Tylenol PM in hopes of sleeping thru it. Nothing seems to keep me from waking up between 2am-3:30am with a growling stomach. Any ideas on how to break this "habit"? I really think it's sabotaging my weight loss since the idea of being up half the night dosn't thrill me and I usually give in

I have heard some people say they eat roughly a cup a meal, some say 2-3 ounces, some say for 15 minutes and they are done. My nutritionist says "until your satisfied". Well for those of us who have never done such a thing "satisfied" is a pretty foreign concept. I have asked for something a little more specific and she just dosn't give it. Until I learn what satisfied is I feel like I need a guideline. Some say they get a runny nose or hiccups when their band signals full.. I havn't found that clue yet either.

I do have the PCOS, and am diabetic, in fact on double the insulin I was on prior to surgery which just adds to weight gain so thats why we just switched some meds around.. blood sugar in better control but more meds then ever and no weight loss.

So I said I would give the band 2 years .... and it's coming up on that in Sept. I'm only down 45 pounds and nothing since last November. I recently have found myself hungry more then usual.. however still get stuck & vomit at least twice a week and have a good amount of stuff I cant tolerate... so I don't think a fill is in order. I feel like a lot of my food is mush .. tuna, chicken salad ground beef etc to keep things from sticking... cutting up a hamburg patty would be too much .. it goes into the chopper and mixed with Tomato and relish to get it down without an issue. I try and stick with high Protein low carb to keep me full as much as possible. I don't drink with meals. I used to not snack but found my portions bigger then they should be.. so now I have my 3 smaller meals with a healthy snack either fruit or yogurt usually. I told myself 2 years and if all else failed I would go the gastric bypass route. I really don't want to but don't know what else to do to make the band more effective. I have kept food logs, still walk at least 2 miles a day and do weights at the gym 2 days a week. Most recently I had my diabetes med changed to one that has a side effect of weight loss which has also not changed anything ..

I had mine done at the same time "biggest I have seen" he said, Also had to reinforce the botom portion of my esophagus he said .. kinda eaten away from the acid.. Still 2 weeks off and I was great. Unfortunately it didn't help my heartburn at all, still on meds twice a day

I started taking Biotin the day I got home from the hospital cause I wasn't taking any chances with my hair.. my Protein intake has always been great, taking my multi vit, now 16 months later my hair is starting to be .. not thin but damaged feeling.. broken, not nice and silky anymore. I just went to get it cut thinking it was dead ends.. she took about 2 inches and still dosnt feel any better. Any ideas?

I am the queen of slow loss, 48 pounds in a year! Granted 48 I probebly wouldnt have lost without the band but still had hoped for better .. all I can do is keep trying to change things up a little and keep on plugging away.

I had a similiar issue at one point and needed an unfill.... I too thought snug was good and it wasn't. I actually gained since I was living on sliders and didnt really realize it

My brother planned his wedding in Mexico .. I sweated the seatbelt thing up till the day we boarded the plane .. thank god it fit with the extender. Was a great week and time for the flight home. Plane was packed, was seated in the emergency exit row where you are not allowed to use an extender .. struggled a bit and realized there was no way it was gonna buckle. Had to fake recovering from a broken shoulder and would be unable to operate the emergency exit door so they would move me. Not a total lie . it had been about 8 weeks from the break but I probebly could have handled the door if need be.

I take aregular multi .. its the size of an M&M .. generic CVS brand .. I also take Biotin .. a little bigger more like an asprin size but no issues getting them down

Anyone do any cooking with quinoa? I have heard / seen people mention it but not real sure what to do with it.

I find reheating dinner in a micro dries out too much as well.. however if I put it in a ziploc bag with a wet papertowel it stays plenty moist

my bread days are long over .. will sometimes just get a scoop of tuna or scoop on chicken salad

I started the Biotin as soon as I was able to get them down as I was afraid of such .. and am sure to keep the Protein up .. knock on wood never had an issue..

Well I am 13 months post op and my weight hasn't moved in about 4 months now. I have upped the gym, ,mixed up my eating plan .. journaled my food, upped my Water, even broke out the old Weight Watchers scale and started weighing & measuring.. .. nothing seems to help. I hope this isn't as good as it gets. I still need another 75 pounds off at least. Any ideas

I went to my brothers wedding in Mexico at my ultimate biggest .. also went with a 3 week prior broken shoulder .. so knowing I could do just about nothing but lay at the pool I still went. Do I wish I smaller? of course Do I wish I didn't have a broken shoulder? Do I wish I wasn't in 1 wedding phote .. god yes.. but ... rewind 3 years ago .. if I hadn't even been considering surgey would I have gone yep. "life is what happens when your busy making other plans" can't wish your life away .. just go. And if nothing else .. even fat looks better tanned ... Go and when you see how much you love it .. . and be prepared to reward yourself when you hit 200# when you can do it all, and just maybne with a handsome man to keep you company

just remember if your taking a multi with Calcium and an Iron supplement (I am deficiant) don't take them together. I always took a multi at night and just started an iron supplement so I had to change things up a bit so I don't take the iron supp. with my calciums or my multi. which contains calcium as the calcium cancels out the iron..

I do the greek yogurt with granola in it .. I also have done a tbsp. of melter Peanut Butter in the micro.. then slice a banana and dip it in the PB like a dip... lastly I do a crustless quiche made mostly of cottage cheese and not so much egg .. gives me a quick option all week..

I'm having the same issue .. sailing along just fine .. 6 weeks since my last fill and all of a sudden everything is getting stuck since last Thurs. I was thinking humidity and now wonder if it could be med related .. had to increase my insulin dose? Just a guess. Anyway enough is enough seeing the MD tomorow..

It's been 6 weeks since my last fill and I swear this band has a mind of it's own. Been cruising along doing just fine .. very comfortbale in fact.. all of sudden the past 2 days everything is an issue .. reflux and stuckage with all my every day stuff thats been great for weeks now. I had a cold last week and was prepared to have issues .. none. nothing going on cycle wise .. only thing I question is it's been crazy humid the last 2 days.. I'm reluctant to get an unfill since everything has been great .. have gone a little more mushy for a few days and see if I can get things to calm down ..

Doreenviv ....The banded life and what some can tolerate and can not tolerate is nothing but a learning process. You didn't get to 200+ pounds overnight and you can't expect to loose it that fast either. Everyones journey is different, everyones triggers are different and everyones relationship with food is different. For me personally it was bread. I had my surgery just about a year ago .. I got stuck / PBing on bread many many many times before I just decided to remove it from my diet. Now why after 20 attempts at bread making me miserable & sick I thoughtg for 1 minute the 21st might be succesful I don't know but you bet I tried. Probebly another dozen times before I just decided it wasn't worth it. Not one of us is perfect, my choices arn't perfect, I don't follow the rules perfectly I strive for 5 good days out of 7 right now and thats after a year. Even now after a year and a fill of 7+ cc's I could eat 2 slider size hamburgers .. just now I do it without the bread. Takes a very long time to change old habits .. keep plugging away. Don't beat yourself up over imperfect choices or days .. aknowledge you had it and move on, you can't let it throw you or the next thing you know your emotional eating and you have ruined 2 days, 3 days maybe 4 ... a week..