maxxim42

Hello. I a hoping that posting here will provide me with the answers that I am looking for. So, here we go! I had the lap band in August of 2009. I started out at 221 lbs before surgry. I followed the diet plan and results have shown quickly. By October I was 184lbs and still trucking along. Since the surgery, I have never eaten like I had before. I was unable to eat chicken, steak, pork chops, Pasta or even cheeses, but have eaten cottage cheese (lots of protein) and yogurt (also lots of protein). Fast forward slightly, I went through a nasty divorce and seperated in January of 2010 and the stress piled on. I ate very little for many months. By May of 2010 it seemed that I stabilized around 142-145. I was able to eat, not alot,but salad, Soup, fluids etc. I remarried, happy living a great life. I lifted weights to maintain shape and toned. I exercised every day. Now I failed t mention in January, 2010 my surgeon had given me a fill to 4.2 in a 10ml band. I went off out of state for a week and had discovered that I could not eat, swollow fluids, was getting light-headed. I called him from another state and set an appoint the next day. He removed 0.5 from my band and have ben at 3.7 since January 2010. Since the new year, 2011 something has changed. I found that I am not able to eat again! ANYTHING> I swollow coffee, and I get that mucus plug where I have to purge to feel better. The pain in unbareable. Most days I can not eat, however, there are sometime when in the evening I can sit and eat small things like, a small bowl of soup (tomatoe), or icecream. My weight is steadily decreasing, and although some would say this is good, Im worried. I am currently 135lb down from 137 in one week. Here's the problem. I have moved out of state my job offeres no insurance. My surgeon is in another state, trying to get him to make appoint. I( I live on border of new state). I am trying to find if anyone has had this problem and how they resolved it, or have they resolved it. I always thought being stressed would have some corrolation, bnut I'm happy, so that theory goes out the window. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you all for the posts for me to read. I have had the band surgery in Aug, 2009 and I am still having mucous issues. I need to purge as soon as I eat, doesn't matter if hot or cold. I was wondeing if anyone has had this problem in relation to stress placing your stomach in knots. Usually when I'm stressed (al the time) I can not eat, but relaxed I can. lately, I haven't been able to at all. Does going back on a liquid diet help in swallowing a gain? I had a fill back in Jan of 2010, over a year ago. Is this common.