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Just remember to be patient with it amd dont push your surgeon for a big fill I promise you will regret it.. Mine kept givin me .5cc at a time I finally nagged enough that he gave me 1 and a half all in 1 fill and boy did I regret it so tight I couldnt keep anything down and ended up goin back dehydrated for an unfill :s

Mine is always on the side with my port .. Like a cramp almost

Going in tommorrow to have more removed I have the newer band my dad and steo mom both have the older 4cc and have never had one problem

Ive literally bruised a perfect circle on top of mine! Hurt bad but just take it easy for a few days try not to stretch it to much or lay on it and you should be fine.. But I wikl say this as a warning to people be careful about bending over into something I flipped my port by leaning in over a sink that was to deep for me to reach hurt like hell

If your doctor refuses to discuss it with you go to a bariatric doctors office and start the discussion with a doctor who understands what your wanting and going threw.. My primary doctor had nothin to do with my surgery I set up a consultation with a bariTric surgeon and off I went on my journey

You know it wasnt until I was banded that I relized everything we do is based around food! Every holiday, every get together, hanging out with friends... Food food FOOD!.. Even movies people are always eating in them.. Me and my band are at a disagreement right now and I cant even hold down water and I was watchin killers last night and literally katherine hiegl was eating every minute and im like listen here you gorgeous fit women one more piece of jerky n im commin after you!

Yes!! Happened to me alot and still does ocassionally and im 6yrs post op

I will say thats the one thing thats strange.. Eating with normal people lol ... I was litetally disgusted at how people eat after I got my band

Depending on your insurance if you have it prepare to be thrown threw some crazy loops I had to do so many things for mine a psych eval ekg all kinds of throat tests write am essay why this would b benifitial to me have my primary doctor write why he thought I needed it list every diet plan or pill I had ever been on... Just little petty things because they figured id give up becaise of to much hassle but no I pushed on!!

Called my doc and luckly they said they would do another unfill for free!! Thank the lord cause im seriously gettin dehydrated... And hey once u get all banded up we should meet up sometime its nicr to hang out with someone who knows what ur goin threw plus I could so use an exercise buddy my husband is a stick and I wanna smack him lol so its no fun walkin with him

Congrats! It took me 8 months of insurance run arounds but worth it

Thank you .. This has truly been a mess ofcourse my band would act up as soon as im away from my doctor.. I just have heard a lot of stories about er band experiances and none seemed to pleasent.. Jusy trying to get enough relief so I can drink water its gettin to hot to be struggling with liquids

I was 18 when I got my lap band I was severly over weight I was 420 the day.of my surgery and that was after the liquid diet I had been on for two weeks...but ive lost 155lbs and still at it and ive had plenty of struggles but id do it again.. Its hard at first ecspecially if your the only person who has it and noone else aroumd you supports you or understands what your going threw. Find a local support group.if there is a lapband center in your area talk to them and set up a consultation plus they can let you know when there support meetings are that way you can go to one and talk to some people whove been threw it.. And ASK questions! No question is stupid if you are wondering anything about it ask someone will be willing to share an answer!

Im 24 but I was banded at 18.. You should feel comfortable about telling ANYONE about your band if you are severly over weight its saving your life you have nothing to be ashamed of. All my friends are skinny and my husband is super skinny he is 6'3 and weighs 160 if they are your real friends they will love and support you always and believe me the band aint always a cake walk it helps to have a support system.. Talk to them about it all that changes is your eating habits and soon you might b able to shop with them my friends even decided they too could use some exercise and we support each other in that aspect never be ashamed of saving your life if you are on a healthier path then you took a step in the right direction let people know about it it may someday save thier life to!

Hey I just moved to bolivar mo its about 30 minutes from springfield my band is to tight and I went to see my doc last week in kc but im still to tight and I dont have another 300 bucks to go back there Anybody from this area ever went to the er for your band? I dont want to go in there and they all look at me like im an idiot but im seriously in pain cant eat or drink

They did a barium swallow wednesday said the band looks great no slippage but idc what they say SOMETHING is not right ive had my band for six years ive been "to tight" and the unfill solved it this is something else

Truly in the same situation im livinh on tums and the hope i get enough water down to survive i went for an unfill last week and its just as bad now.. Idk what to do im at a point where i literally just want it removed im tired of all the chest n back pain and constant heartburm and night cough from reflux i almost choked to death on it a few times not to mention ive had two port revisions

It is so frustrating i feel like i either have to be thirsty n hungry all day or try to drink and be in constant pain .. One drink and the heartburn and acid reflux kicks in and my shoulders and back get tight and im miserable all day and night

Im in the same boat bad thing is i cant even get liquid to go down... If im lucky i get a few cups of water down every other day .. Crazy part i havent had a fill since september! And i gained weight after it didnt get tight till march now ive lost sixty pounds since then went in for a barium swallow everything looked fine to tight tho so they took .5cc out and now im still to tight cant eat barley drink anything other then water comes back up sometimes even watet

I am right there with you on the complications... They seem to be never ending.. I to was banded in 2007 and ive been up and down the scale

Ok to start hello fellow banders my names kristin im 24 and ivr had my band since i was 19.. This has tfuly been a terrible scary awful yet amazing journey.. I weighed 420 when i got my band i got down to 276 so i lost almost 150 pounds which i wish i could say yay im so proud of myself but no see my port flipped and i couldnt get any fills so by the time i could afford to fix it i was back up to 340 finally got it revised AWAKE! Terrible but got a fill and on the right track i went with diet and exercise guess what year later flipped again gained the same weight back same story fixed it started losin switched doctors flipped again luckly this time it had flipped itsself back but not not before i got back up to 340 this was in march of this year suddenly witj no fill since september im hecka tight cant eat or drink lucky to get one small meal in a week every other day a little water goes down.. I am now at 285 which is great but all for the wrobg reasons i go for a barrium swallow last wednesday says im to tight takes some out now i can drink water more frequently but NOTHING else! Anything with food color gathers in my band and i puke it up in a slimy ball no food except some ocassional soup if im lucky and killer heartburn n acid reflux.. Is anyone else going threw this? Please tell me your doctor has givin you some incite truly fed up and ready to havr it removed ive struggled a.d suffered to long to still be this over weight.