Beth A

I'm 15 months post band with plication, no complications, I lifted a 50 lb bag of dog food, noticed at supper that I get pressure pain when I swallow? I feel it at the top of my stomach seconds after I swallow...anyone have this before? It doesn't really hurt it Just feels like pressure?

Thank you so much!

I got into a little argument over someone being mean to my mother, and my friend was trying to hold me back and now my port is really sore and burning, I'm 14 months post, should I worry?

June 13, made one year post op, I lost 73 lbs in the first 6 months, I got my first fill in march after not losing anymore, I've got a total of 3 cc's in my band, went to dr on Friday, she gave me .50 cc, I told her I wasn't losing anymore, she replied that, maybe all your gonna lose? I don't have much restriction, she won't give me much Fluid at all, one cc every month, I asked her why so little and she said that I lost all that with no fills and she's afraid that I will get to filled and where she only does fills on Friday that I will be really sick all weekend? What do I do?

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I'm going back on Friday and hopefully she will give me another cc.....so I hope I can start losing more weight I don't not want to gain any more!

I lost 65 lbs with no fills! I haven't lost any in six months, I have very little restrictions right now, I'm hungry! Lol I don't eat a lot at one given time and I do eat more than a cup, I do get stuck if I don't chew on certain foods mainly meats, I'm so ready to lose the other 40 lbs just can't seem to start losing again ;(

Had surgery 6-13-12, lost 65 lbs in the first 6 months, now nothing! I had gained 8 lbs! I have 2.25 cc, my dr doesn't give me much of a fill, got an apt on Friday hoping for another fill, any suggestions?

Yes, I'm drinking Water now it's going down

I don't know, I just feel different, I got heartburn moments after the fill, maybe just panicking....

Just got 3 rd fill, worried that it maybe to tight?

Yes for my asthma, now I have bronchitis and I'm getting really wheezy! Just trying to control it with my puffer hopefully I don't have to take any, but I got to be able to breathe!

I didn't get any fills till 8 months post op! Lost 73 lbs, so everyone is different now I have 2 cc, 1 cc at a time in a 11 cc band, some feel restrictions with no fills.......

Has anyone had to take any steroids since banded? I have a asthma and I've had to take it only when I get a cold, now I got a cold my dr wants to give me some but my surgeon says no steroids? I can really use some advice!

I could not find any Protein shakes that I liked! I forced my self into drinking them, until I found the Protein shots! It's just a bottle of protein, they are a little more expensive but well worth it, here's what they look like you can get them a Walmart or any drug store! Hope this helps!

She told me liquids for today then regular Tom, oh I already know about mr stuck and mrs slime! Lol I had all that before I got any fills! I lost 73 lbs before any fills, I'm ten months post, thanks for the info thou I'm really just not that hungry so I'm hoping this fill will work for me, I haven't lost any in 2 months, I actually gained 5 lbs!

Had my second fill today, now I have a total of 2 ccs, first fill didn't do anything! This one however is totally different! I'm so full with little food! Most people on here says that they don't feel anything restrictions until 5/6 fill? Is this normal for me?

I will call on Monday, thanks!

I went for a second fill a couple of days ago, the PA tried 3 times but was unable to find center of port, now I have a pretty big knot below port location that is really sore should I be concerned? Or is it just irritated from her jabbing me 3 times?

Normal! Same thing happened to me, I wasn't hungry for weeks! But I got dehydrated because I couldn't even get Water down, I just didn't want anything! It will pass once all the swelling goes down. Good luck!

I think that is something to do with me drinking diet dew, I can't help it! I'm an addict!! So I think it's giving me gas! I really tried to stop and when I do I get the worst headache.

Omg mines comes if I dont eat when I do from being gassy its horrible I cant even exercise it only goes away the next day or when laying down

That's strange because mine will go away of I lay down? Other times it feels like something is jabbing me right at my left shoulder blade

I'm eight months post and have been having a lot of shoulder pain, could it gas?

I think I'm just beating myself up to much, I had band with plication in June 2012, I've lost 70 lbs without any fills, I lost most of that within the first 4-5 months, now I'm not losing like I was but I was getting to where I could eat just about anything I wanted just not a lot of it, I never gained any, just slowed down on the weight loss, mainly I think if I could get more exercise in I wouldn't need any fills, so I think I'm gonna try more exercise to see if that will help me instead of getting another fill.

Just had 1 cc put in, just wondering should I be getting any restrictions?

She didn't really say, but I did call and ask and they told me liquid for 24 hours then soft for 24 hours, thanks I should have called before I posted!