KimJ384

How many fills have you had? You probably just havent got good restriction yet..how long do you go before you are hungry? How much can you eat at one meal?

Thank you everyone for your response i usually dont get much luck on here with people answering my post!!! I guess the only thing i can do is go get it checked out!! I appreciate everyones opinions!!!! I will come back and update if i get to figure out what it is!!!!!

that is what i thought too..ive googled it!

I hate when people say its just gas lol how can it be gas in the same exact place every single time? I dont know, but i plan on making an appointment with my doctor just to rule out anything serious!!! thank you!!!

Yeah I still have my gallbladder but I thought that might be pain on your right side? And my doc recommends liquids for 2 days then mushies for a day. I don't have any back pain just sharp pain on my left side like where my spleen is.

I know my band is tight but I am not ever hungry I have to remind myself to eat something or I won't eat. Maybe it is gas I might get it checked out if he keeps doing it just to cancel out anything to do with my spleen or intestines it could be nothing but better safe than sorry. I'm actually thinking kidney stones

I've had my band for a year in July and it just started happening last week so I don't think it's breaking a band rule because I haven't been perfect at all lol. I just got a fill 2 weeks ago and I barely eat anything so it's really not what I eat

I've noticed for the past week I have had pain on my left upper side of my abdominal about an inch below my ribs. It's a sharp pain and it comes and goes...has anyone experienced this with Lapband or could it be caused by something else?

Mine doctor does this too! The only part that Hurt was the numbing medicine going in!

I was in the same boat I was hungry more I was able to eat more and did get stuck occasionally but that was only because I took too big of bites and didn't chew well. I was 188-186 from jan- beginning of June I had an appt for a fill in may but like you my husband refused to let me go because he thought I didnt need it because I was still throwing up some but I swore to him it was all my fault because I wasn't eating right so I proved it to him for a couple weeks that I would eat slower and chew better and I stopped throwing up so he agreed to the fill. Long story long lol I got a fill last Monday and I am 182.4 so 4lbs since last Monday I have lost after a 5 month plateau and I feel full all the time even when I wake up I can barely hit 500 calories by 2pm. I would really consider getting another fill even if it's a small one and just chew and take smaller bites! I had 7cc in my 10cc band but now I have 7.5cc and it's a world of difference I believe I am in my green zone!!!! good luck!!!

Yup it's true you won't start losing weight steadily until you get some fills and restriction! I know you are like me I was hope it would just fall off instantly and as I got to my 6 months I was at 30lbs lost and I didn't have any movement for 3 months then I got another fill and I've lost 4lbs in a week an half! It's all about restriction!!!!! Be patient I know you are tired of hearing that but it's the best advice to give to a new bandster because we have all been there in your shoes but it does happen!!!!

I just got out of a 3 month plateua maybe you need more fill? I got a fill and started exercising more now the scale is moving!

I'm really tight in the mornings almost so tight liquids won't go down except hot coffee if I dont have my coffee in the morning then I can't hardly eat anything during the day but if I drink coffee in the morning I can eat fine!

Awesome! That is a very big accomplishment!!

Ok good to know! I haven't lost anything since my fill :/ I usually start losing right away

I had a fill Monday of 7.75 in my 10cc band I feel it tighter only because when I eat I feel my food going slower and kinda stuck feeling but I still feel like I can eat just as much as before my fill! What's the longest it's taking your fill to work???

I went from 230 , July 20, 2011 to 184 6-6-12 so almost a year and only 45 pounds and I can't get out of the 180's to save my life!!! I just need to up my exercise that's all there is to it! I hate exercising an I hate going late after work but that's all I think that will help me get out of this! Do you guys have my fitness pal? If you do add me kimberly0828!!

He left the needle in and sat me up and made me drink water while sitting there and if i gurggled any he would take a little bit out and then make me drink another sip until it was just right. I loved him he did great!!! He even numbed the port site!

Yeah i guess since i didnt know for sure how much i had because i had an unfill prior to that. Im just ready to get moving from this 3 month plateau!!!!!

I had a fill yesterday with a new doctor. For him to know how much I had in my band he took all my fluid out pour it down the drain and started over with new fluid. I had 7cc in my 10cc band now I have 7.75. Will this cause me to be more swollen then after a normal fill? Or is this the normal way they are supposed to do it? I feel really tight but I can get my liquids down! I'm hoping this will get me to my goal weight of 150 I am 184 now and have been for 3 months!

Well if you break through your plateua let me know how you did it because I am on a 2.5 month one now!!! I am getting a fill next Monday!

Thank you everyone for your replies! I know everyone hits plateuas but I just feel that mine is lasting longer than normal!! I have up my calories for about 2 weeks but I haven't worked out at the gym in 3 weeks. even though I'm pretty active during the day with 3 kids not in school...5,4 and 1 yr old keep me pretty active but guess I need more! And I know I don't eat perfect and it could be better! Hopefully this fill will help me out! I would like to be close to my goal by my year anniversary!

I had a fill jan 23, 2012.. Lost 10 pounds realized I was too tight and got a little unfill March 6. I have been 188-185 since then..so about 2.5 months and I find this very disappointing! I go back for another fill June 1! So my question is, how long did your platuea last and what got you out of it ? Did you start losing again steady? When does the weight just start falling off like everyone says it does? I went from 230 to 185 since July 20, 2011 I want to be 150 so about 30 more to go!!!

Ugh!!! So aggravating! 3 min before my appointment the doc office calls to tell me that the doctor was stuck in surgery and couldn't make it so now I have to wait 2 more weeks for when he comes back to town!!!!