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I think my slippage was from being too tight, which is totally my fault because I was so eager NOT to feel hungry that I kept telling my dr every month that I felt like u needed a fill. I learned a really tough lesson. Gotta respect the band Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

If you suspect your band has slipped you need to call your DR before it gets any worse. If you are worried that yours has slipped but aren't having too bad of symptoms maybe try liquids for a few days. If you're able to keep just liquids down..... If not please all your dr because it can get pretty bad. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I couldn't keep anything down. Not even Water. Mine happened over the weekend and I spent a whole weekend throwing up plus my saliva kept "foaming" up. I would be sitting in the chair and all of a sudden there's foam coming out of my mouth. I had to keep tissues or a rag with me at all times. I was afraid to sleep because I would wake up choking. I was so scared that I was going to choke to death on my own saliva. It was extremely scary Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Yes mine slipped last month. My Dr. drained my band and put me on liquids for a week and did a recheck Thankfully it went back into place. I had to wait 3 more weeks before they would start putting any fluid back in. Last week was when I was able to get it. they put back in half of what I had when it slipped. It really sucks starting all over.

If you want a laxative pill dulcolax (sp) is a very small pill like the size of a baby aspirin or smaller Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Slip on shoes. Something easy on and off cause you probably won't feel like tying your shoes Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I totally agree with everyone on going to thrift stores and yard sales. My size is changing so much and so fast that I'm at the Goodwill and several other church run thrift stores every week. And if you look good enough a lot of times you can find expensive name brand stuff for just a few bucks. I absolutely love shopping at the thrift stores. I've done it so long that it kills me to go into a department store and pay full price LOL! Most of the time I won't even do that, I will wait until Macy's is having their big clearance sale and then I find a 15 or 20% off coupon and get really nice stuff for a little bit of nothing. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

As far as I know and someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the only thing that is stitched is the port. Throwing up from over eating, eating too fast or bring too tight can cause the band to slip. They drained mine, spent a week on liquids and thankfully it went back. It's pretty painfull and scary when you have a slippage and I urge everyone to be really careful because its not something you want to experience. I was so bad that I was afraid I was going to asphyxiate in my sleep. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I hope they get you in first thing in the morning because my band was too tight and I just tried to "tough" it out because I didn't want to have any taken out because I didn't want to feel hungry and I hoped I would loose weight quicker BIG mistake on my part and a HARD lesson learned...... My band slipped and they had to end up draining my band thankfully it went back but I had to wait a month before they would put anything back in so I am starting over from the beginning pretty much...... You don't want that to happen... I have to be extra careful from now on cause they say once it slips it has the tendanacy to slip again Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

It worried me after I had mine done. I put on some clothes that should have been able to wear about 3 or 4 days after my surgery and they were so tight and uncomfortable, I had to dig out some of my bigger clothes to wear that night and it really upset me. I was worried I had made a mistake by getting the LB done BUT 8 months and 50some lbs later I know I made the right decision. Just give your body time to heal. And before you know it you will look back and think "what was I so worried about " Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Way to go! Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Yea my weight fluctuates that much. It really stresses me out sometimes, especially when I'm getting in good workouts and eating properly and the scale keeps going up. I think as long as your clothes are still fitting the same I wouldn't worry tooooo much about it......... I know, easier said than done..... AND I should probably practice what I preach Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

OMG! this is so me! I have a really deep addiction to my scale, I have been like this since 2005 when I first started Jenny Craig and bought one of their scales. I'm still using that same scale today.... I did go and buy a new one several months ago, got it home, set it up then hubby and I both weighed on it and it was showing both of us about 3 lbs heavier than the JC scale........ He made me take it back My hubby use to get aggrivated with me and my scale obsession, he even took it to work with him several times so I couldn't use it, but since I had my LB done this year he started to eat better and exercise with me and he is getting obsessed more than me, I actually think he might be worse because he will weigh in the morning and at night.....me I ONLY weigh in the morning in my birthday suit right before I jump in the shower. If I don't weigh I feel like I've missed "something" all day long and it will be on my mind until the next morning. I don't dare weigh at night OR in the morning if I have already had my breakfast because I know that I will weigh more (but that would probably be a truer weight) When I go for my weigh ins and adjustments I won't eat anything until after my appointment (I always schedule them first thing in the morning) Yes I am in deep..... I have a serious addiction to weighing.........

I made the mistake of drinking some Metamucil after I had my surgery because I was worried about not going...... BIG mistake! I was sooo uncomfortable and miserable feeling. It actually had me a little scared because I was heaving/gagging. SO what ever you do don't try to drink any kind of fiber drink like Metamucil or fiber one. I think i ended up taking some milk of magnesia or mylanta (which ever one is for constipation lol!). It didn't really seem to do anything, probably because I was on liquids

I would say that I was a carbaholic and on occasion a sugarholic (maybe tied to my emotional eating). I crave carbs mostly when it gets close to "that time of the month" if I am craving bread I will usually make me something with a tortilla. you can find low carb brands and there's one brand that I buy that only has 80 calories. Using tortillas seems to satisfy my bread craving. So maybe you could try replacing your bread with tortillas. I make pizzas with them (since I don't too much eat/drink dairy I use diya veggie cheese it's really good) you can put a little butter on them and heat them in a skillet as a replacement for toast (even sprinkle some cinnamon/sugar on them) and make wraps. One of my favorite thing to make is shrimp or fish tacos. I never really ate rice or white potatoes (LOVE sweet potatoes) and sometimes I miss pasta, especially when I see an Olive Garden commercial there was a time when it was really hard to resist taking a bite of Mac n cheese when I had to make it for the kids but that temptation has gotten easier. I think mostly because I don't want to throw up and since I've already had a slippage I'm a lot more strict on myself. But you are defiantly not alone with being a carbaholic. I think it's something we all deal with.

I add ground flax seed to my protein shakes and it helps with regularity.

Dr Hollis did my surgery at True Results on March 2nd of this year. I really liked him and like all the people there. I've never attended one of the monthly support meetings but have always been curious about them and wondered how many people usually showed up. I've always wonder about having the band long term also. I think I've read a lot of stories from people having the band taken out and I've wondered why they would want to have it taken out and they've seemed happy about getting it taken out. It would devastate me if I had to have mine out.

I'm one of those that obsesses over the scale I weigh EVERY morning. I've done it so long that its become part of my morning routine. It really gets to me sometimes though and if the scale isn't "cooperating" with me I do get depressed or in a bad mood (there has been a few times that my hubby has hidden the scale from me) But for me I think it's a combination of both.... Getting to a certain weight and a size. But I'm not sure I will ever be happy with my size because sometimes I look in the mirror and I still see the same 240lb woman even though I'm down to 152 now.

Bread (I would love to have a sub sandwich) cereal and some Mac & cheese

That sounds yummy!

My dr gave me cortisone shots and sent me to physical therapy plus I had to have shoe inserts made. Although I don't use the inserts anymore I think they help. The cortisone shot worked wonders! I suffered with the pain for several years before I broke down and went to a dr about it and he told me I had plantar fascitis, heal spurs, brucitis, and achillis tendinitis. I think getting the weight off has helped alot but my big problem is flip flops. That's all I like to wear and my dr said they were not good for your feet.

That sounds interesting! I think I will try it the next my family is hollering for pizza, so I don't have to sit there and watch them eat it while I'm eating something else

Thank You! I'm keeping my fingers crossed to. I've done everything they have told me to this past week and have only had liquids so I'm hoping for the best

I was banded March 2, 2012. My starting weight was 201 and I'm down to 146. I was wearing 16-18 clothes (some bigger) now I'm wearing a 6 or 8 Every one is always saying to me "you look so small!" or "dang you're getting tiny" but when I look in the mirror most days I still see the same 201lb woman in 16s and 18s. I don't know if that will ever go away. I think it inhibits me from really enjoying the fact that I've gone down that many sizes. It really bothers me when people tell me I'm getting too small or that I don't need to lose any more weight of course it's usually my mother and sisters telling me that and they are all over weight. Unfortunately right now I'm dealing with a band slippage I've been on liquids for a week and go back to the dr in the morning to see if it moved back into place. My biggest fear is that they will take it out if it doesn't go back

Thank y'all! That makes me feel a little better I think that will always be a fear in the back of my mind now if it slipping again. But maybe that will make be me extra cautious . I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it corrects itself