Leimomi

I had my surgery almost two years ago and where I live there are no support group meetings.
People who have had them did not have their surgery here in town. I have had a tough time
just finding anyone who have similar issues and able to confide with people who are in the same boat as I am.
I just had my 11cc lap band fill and so slow of losing the weight it has been over almost two years.
I body does not create enough body heat to burn off the calories so I have to work twice as hard.
I do have support from my husband, bless his heart he tries to understand what I am going through.
But it is not enough for me to lose the weight. He has been the only one there for me and I know that he is frustrated as I am of losing the weight.

Im 2 yrs postop. Had hernia repair with lap band. Pain in left shoulder started after surgery and still continues. Anyone else have this prohlem?

Dr Todd in Anchorage is riddiculously expensive! Dr Jeff Zuckerman in Fairbanks is AWESOME! Very reasonable!

If you are not at optimum weight before a TT, and have fat inside your abdomen, you will still have a pot belly, a Tummy Tuck cant touch that . The only way to further flatten is to lose the weight!
I would equate the pain of a tt with a csection for sure but I was over my csection in a week, tt takes a lot longer!

So on April 16th was my 2 year anniversary with the Lap Band. I lost a total of 100 pounds. Felt awesome, but did nothing. It just fell off. Then had a major life move and stopped doing all I used to and slowly gained weight back. Found out I had a slip and had that corrected. Still gaining. I've gained a total of 36 pounds back. Depressed, hated my self and the band. The Band was a waste of money... blah blah blah......
Went to my doctor to whine and complain what a waste of money it was. Well he spent over an hour with me and we talked. I finally realized 3 things.
I DIDN'T EAT THE CORRECT FOODS.
I DIDN'T DO ANY EXERCISE TO HELP ME.
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SUCCESS OR FAILURE.
The doctor gave me a small fill to bring me up to 7.5 and I changed my attitude. Week later following a 1000 calorie diet, drinking my protien shakes, NOT drinking while I eat and only eating about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food, I've lost 9 pounds. Funny thing is, I am NOT hungry!!!!!!!!!
I feel different. Not bloated, more energy. Funny when you do the right things, good things happen.
Exercise? Well, still working on that. Walking a bit and doing some small weights but it's more than I used to.
So the moral of my story, when you start blaming the band look hard at yourself and say; "Am I doing everything I am required to do?"
Dr Myers in Greenville, PA is an outstanding Doctor that took the time to help me understand that my weight loss and future is in my hands. That small piece of plastic is not in charge, I AM!!!~!

The saline isn't thick - it's just a saline solution that way if it leaks out the body can handle it...they pull out the solution to measure how much you have in the band so that irritates the stomach anyway...then after they measure it decide how much more to add to it....at least my doctor does. I wonder if I had a bug about 2 weeks out and that's what caused my problem. I've had problems with too much of a restriction that didn't occur until a couple days later - but at that time I hadn't had too many fills yet so I let a slight overfill go - and paid dearly for it, causing reflux for 3 months to heal! I could swallow so I thought I was OK - now I know how I should feel after the fill plus they only added .5 cc last time and it's been fine since then. Good luck trying to find out more...I've been curious since as many fills as I've had I really haven't had too many problems. Linda

I use a goal size, not a goal weight.
My goal size is 38-inch slacks and a man's extra-large shirt.