Marissa424

My Band to Bulimia without the weight loss. I was banded in 2007 with a Lapband and lost 75lbs in months and feeling like a person again. Then my band slipped. In 3 months time while I was waiting for the insurance to go through for the removal and replacement Realize band, I gained about 50lbs of that back. I was rebanded in 2009 and to date have been the same exact weight I was the day I was rebanded. I have had adjustments, fills, unfills and all that Jazz..... nothing has changed, I throw up or PB every meal I eat, I have terrible indigestion and have developed ulcers. UGHHH. I cant keep down a meal and I have not even lost a pound. Sometimes I feel like i wouldnt mind throwing up from time to time if I was loosing weight. My boyfriend who has been my biggest supporter is now looking down on my situation as I am always leaving him at the dinner table to join my friend "The Toilet". I have even switched Physicians. The band is in the right spot and under fluro every thing looks good. I know this Realize band takes getting use too but Im going on year 3 here. WTF?!?!? I say band to bulimia because as people with this terrible disease sometimes you dont loose weight but infact you can get an enlarges heart which I am terrified over due to not eating. Am I alone here? I now weight 220 and my insurance wont pay for a different procedure. I am so depressed I avoid people and social situations.

well then so maybe im not too restricted, if anything maybe a slight unfill of like .25 will be perfect then, but as for now everytime i take a bite of food i start sliming

Yes! ANything from McDonalds! ewww you just taste the nastyness (is thats even a word, if not they should make it for Mcdonalds!), once you chew it up that much it just taste like fat in your mouth

Cirque de Soleil!!!!!!!! I heard it was amazing!!!! and i agree with terri anyone can do whatever they want but shopping? ehhh... Can I do anything to help yall out?

Oh i know but i dont drink that much.... Its no every weekend, and I actually havent drank for a month now... been to busy hehe... but thats definatley not the problem i already ruled that out..... thanks for the concern though... and btw on the thread when i said i was an alchololi right next to it i said i was joking... but since your on this thread, and we are on the topic.. what (portion size) are you usually able to eat, a palm full... or so on?

Well if thats how it supposed to be im definatley too tight,. i cant enjoy any food let alone ones that i like! Thanks for the input... anymore thoughts on what good restiction is? come on bandsters... how much can you eaT?

Personally I am an alcoholic!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding, but i do still drink plenty on weekends i mean i am only 22

I wanna go... that will be my one year mar kand what a better way to celebrate!!!!!!!

I definatley have restriction, but i dont know if its too much restriction, like i've mentioned I can only eat about 2 bites of food... is that how its supposed to be? I guess my main question to those with good restriction and consistant weight loss is... How much can you eat????

I had the bad gas/shoulder pain after surgery but this is surely not the same thing!

DO you think its something as serious as a slip? or erosion? I am starting to think this because i can only eat a bite or two of food at each sitting

thanks... he says its gas but i know its not

New York Holla!!!!!!!!!!

Firstly- I cant eat more than a bit of food (not related to the question beloew because the problem i am having has been occuring before I got my lastest fill), and I am not really loosing weight with eating so little - I just made an aapointment to get my band loosened - anyone else? :help: Secondly and more importantly - I have horrible shoulder pain (left) that comes and goes with no warnings - its not like i am hungry or too full and its not gas like the pain I had after surgery. The scariest thinig is that the only trigger I noticed was when my back is against something it starts to hurt and when I push down on my stomach the pain releaves slightly ------ What do you guys think is going on? My Doc seems to have turned into an idiot and just tells me its things I know its NOT so I was hopeing my fellow bandsters had some insight!!!

its really good my restriction maybe to good- i cant eat cramp but i dont really thikn of eating like i used too and thats great about your baby and that you have a non-work out partner!! My knew moto is: I dont live to eat, I eat to Live!! this helps me be okay with the small amounts of food i intake- i just remember the protein! GL All

Hi sorry its been a while - I was banded on 2/7/07 and currently down 46 lbs, not as far as i wanted to be but im trying - i have to say this is all wihtout exercise also!

OMG I thought I was the only one but I dont know if anyone else has noticed this but when I start to get the shoulder pain I push down on my stomach by where my band is and the pain disappears!!!!!! This is what made me think my band was slipping/slipped and I have been so nervous! The weird thing is that I wasnt able to really pinpoint where the pain in my shoudler was coming from and when i pushed down on my stomach I realized that the pain was actually from my stomach and I was just feeling it in my shoulder!

well maybe thats going to be your scaffold, i dont know if its just my doctor but he said i will only loose about 60% of my excess weight, bascially telling me that with the band i will never be 150lbs

well congrats on ur pregnancy!!!! I had a fill last week and still doing my nurtisystem and now down 31 so far... whoo hoo i just want to be skinny damn it

I dont know why but my doc is being a pr*ck about my fills! He said my weight loss is good- which to me its not- and then he makes me wait 6 weeks in between each fill! Thats fine and dandy but my first fill was 1 cc and I got one yesterday (6 weeks later) and he gives me .5 cc!!!!!!! im never going to get anywhere! <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I dont know why but my doc is being a pr*ck about my fills! He said my weight loss is good- which to me its not- and then he makes me wait 6 weeks in between each fill! Thats fine and dandy but my first fill was 1 cc and I got one yesterday (6 weeks later) and he gives me .5 cc!!!!!!! im never going to get anywhere!

im with you jfran good luck!

I think it comes more with weight loss than being banded

WOW well i havent ate the whole months and i am actually doing very well on it, I ve only been on it for three days and Ive lost 4 lbs! food is soo good but dont order the pastries for breakfast! YUCK... oh and it comes out to about $8.40 a day and i usually spend more than that on all my meals

I did have my first fill 1 cc but i can still eat the portion sizes - i think they are perfect for me and my band. Oh and as far as the vegitarian, nutrasystem also has a full vegi plan so they have everything for everyone, I hear the men's package is pretty great too