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I am getting really really down. I cant believe summer is here, and I havent lost a single pound. I go in for my fourth fill in a few weeks, and I have lost nothing. I feel like I am making better choices, and eating alittle less, but I feel NO restriction. The only difference I see is that my food hurts me on the way down if I dont chew it well enough, and I cant drink while I eat (WHICH I HATE!!!!) OH! And I cant vomit!!!! Which is terrible!!!! I have had a sick tummy once or twice since the surgery ( January 24) and I am unable to vomit!!!! To say that I am sad is an understatment. I feel like going into hiding.

The band hasnt worked for me at all. I was banded in late january, and I weigh more now, than when I first got approved for surgery. And I have serious concerns because I am unable to vomit...ever. I had had stomache illness, where I needed to throw up, and NOTHING will come out. We were meant to throw up. The whole thing gets me down.

I too am 37 and I am just starting the process...going to the doctors appointments and such. I am excited to get the band. I have thought about this for years, and my weight has just climbed to a point where I feel so overwhelmed and buried, and I dont like myself. I have 2 kids that need me, and I THINK I have made peace with myself about this. Its not like I am getting a boob job, or something for vanity. I will die from this weight problem if I dont help myself. I havent told a soul except my husband about this, and for me, its better not to have all those opinions in my ear. Its better than the phentermine which has controlled my weight for the last 13 years (yo-yo-ing) and hopefully wont make me feel as crazy : )