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I am also being careful to avoid drinking for the full 2 hours vs the 60-90 minutes I was able to do before so I can try and "stretch" my full feeling longer but I am barely making it to 2 hours after eating before I hear the grumbling.
It's just so strange, I'm not used to being this hungry anymore!

This is real hunger, my admin commented on my growling stomach yesterday because she could hear it across the conference table. I am drinking more diet coke because I find the bubbles fill me up, and eating extra Protein (primarily chicken and tuna but also greek yogurt). I also chew gum. This has just sort of come out of no where in the past 3-5 days. It's not that time of the month either.
The hunger has been constant now for about 36 hours, no matter what I eat it only goes away for an hour tops, I ate 1600 cals, 108g of Protein yesterday so I am definately eating more than normal.
I am on the cancellation list but they are closed Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri next week so not much chance unless someone cancels tomorrow or Monday.

This is a new one and I cant believe Im about to say this ... but what about exercising when youre feeling hungry? Take a walk or bike ride? Hit the gym?
And like the others said, drink some Water or eat some low calorie fruit (melon?)

Did you ask them if you could be on a canx waiting list? If someone calls out...you would take that appt? Thats what I would do. Lisa

I was in the green zone and was doing great (10lbs last month) but the last 5-7 days have been hungry ALL THE TIME and unable to feel full for as long as I could before. I am not scheduled for another appt until July 12 and called to see if I could get something sooner, sadly with the holiday they are crazy booked. I have had 4 fills to date (I had the band on 1/31).
I am of course still trying to stay high Protein and do my normal workouts (down 38lbs since starting in Jan) but this hunger is going to kill me. I haven't had hunger like this since the very early post op days.

I had a similar experience and dehydration is no fun. Don't be surprised if you gain a bit of what you lost back with proper hydration. I am glad you are better and got it taken care of!

Did it happen right after your fill ? I got mine on Tuesday ! Took a few days to get to normal. But everything goes down nothing comes up. The only issues I have is the tightness a little when I eat and extra salavia since the fill !! But nothing comes back up !

I bet all you need is .2or .3 and it will be a big difference! Was for me.

Certainly a call to your doctor is in order.
BUT, maybe.. you irritated your band area over the weekend and just need another day or so of Clear Liquids to let some inflamation go down.
If you can't get clear liquids down....you should do your best to be seen NOW....like tonight or tomorrow at the latest. dehydration is nothing you want to mess with....IMO.

I had a port revision and everything turned out fine.

I wouldn't worry too much about it...I'll bet once they can SEE it....they can hit it. Seeings as how they did manage to "find" it the first time...hopefully it hasn't flipped over. I never understood how that happens...( port flip ) although you do read about it on here at times. From past posters, it appears to be a simple fix though.
Just one more reason I'm glad my surgeon has the fluoro machine in the OFFICE. Although mine is easy to find...now.
Best of luck to you on your continued success.

You WILL enjoy food again- maybe to much. I find I almost enjoy food more because I slow down and savor what I eat rather than wolfing it down in a hurry.

Take a bite and put your fork or spoon down until you feel the food clear your band. This takes a lot of practice and time to master. Also, make your first bite smaller than the rest of your bites. I always have to take a 'primer' bite. Don't drink with meals and try to learn how to eat using foods like refried Beans, cottage cheese, or chili. Those are good practice foods. Some people have to use smaller untensils or even count to thirty before the next bite. Just find out what works for you. Also, I don't eat Breakfast because I am usually tight in the morning. I just drink hot liquids all morning like Decaf coffee until my band opens up. Good luck!

So-- I had my third fill and refused a fourth because I keep getting stuck. Several times a week, I have to "spit" out food stuck above my band. I feel this is self-induced( though time of day influences it as well.)
I'm actually scared of another fill. I am afraid I will actually choke or vomit. I'm hungry. Some days I feel like i can eat and eat and eat( bottomless pit!)
I'm hungry every few hours.
I'm guessing I am not in green zone but I'm afraid of more fill!
Any advice? I'm modifying my bites and chews, but I've even been stuck on yogurt!

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW IT IS A DISEASE , HOWEVER IF YOUR ON THIS SITRE THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW IT IS A DISEASE WE JUST LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH WHY AND WHAT WE WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH AS WE ALL (BANDSTERS) HAD TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND FOR ME MY THYROID WAS OUT OF WACK SO I GOT THE BAND AND STARTED WORKING THIS TOOL TO HELP ME I ALSO WORK EVERYDAY AND STAND ON Y FEET FOR 9 HOURS SO YES BEING OVER WEIGHT FOR SOME NOT ALL IS NOT A CHOICE ALSO IT IS CONSIDER A DISEASE CAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO NOT IDENTIFIE THE REASON UNLESS A SURGEON OR DOCTOR CAN IDENTIFY IT ALSO.

I've had 1 person 'like' the comment and nothing else. No response from original poster so far. I hope she feels ashamed of herself.

Beanie-
Don't know you, but definitely respect you.Feel it, say it!!!
Good for you and others that talk honestly. Hopefully, the fb person will open their mind, but even if you get backlash, for what it's worth, I think you did the right thing

I might majorly regret this, but this is what I posted on her fb page:
"I agree about not giving people a free ride, but according to my BMI I am obese. I work two jobs, go to grad school full time and I contribute a lot to society by taking care of sick people every day. I also work out at least 3+ days a week. I can't even tell you how many diets I have been on and how hard I have worked to lose weight. Obesity is generally a result of food addiction, lack of access to quality food due to poverty or just lack of knowledge. I have several patients who struggle with their weight, have tried to diet and can't afford going to a nutritionist, go to therapy, join weight watchers or are working 3 jobs to keep a roof over their heads. If obesity was categorized as a disease these people might get help, lose weight, decrease their chances of getting type II diabetes, CHF, depression, and multiple other obesity related co-morbid diseases. Decreasing their chances of all of the above reduces future medical bills, reduces unemployment, and reduces their burden on society. It's about the big picture, not the short term costs."

Love it. I am tempted to send that to her via private message and unfriend her. Actually, I think that is exactly what I will do. I'll let y'all know the response. thanks

Everyone on FB knows that if you say something stupid like that in my newsfeed, you're going to get my opinion on the matter, and you may not like it anymore than I liked yours. But if that's not you, I agree you should unfriend at the very least.
I am not shy about telling people that I relate to being an addict. food was my addiction. Except where heroin addicts get treatment and abstain to remain clean, I had to seek out my drug of choice 3 times a day, and I was supposed to be strong enough to stop at just 3 bites (like I do with the lapband?). How about 'get bent'?
Having the willpower to stop at 3 bites when hungry 3 times a day for the rest of your life is something I sure as hell didn't have. Let's see a show of hands as to who actually has that sort of willpower, coz bully for you, you're a better person than me!
I just needed that help to curb the hunger, and I lost weight. I'm proof that if you control hunger, you can control the addiction. How more logical and easy to understand could it be yet for some it seems so hard to figure out.

I read something that really rang true for me. I cut and paste it below.
“The suggestion that obesity is not a disease but rather a consequence of a chosen lifestyle exemplified by overeating and/or inactivity is equivalent to suggesting that lung cancer is not a disease because it was brought about by individual choice to smoke cigarettes”
While I understand the feeling that obesity is more of a disorder, those of us who are predisposed, can't simply "choose to not overeat". If it was that simple, obesity would not be at epidemic proportions. I'm just sayin'......

I agree it's a Disease.. But what Ticks me off more is that they are still looking for Jimmy Hoffa and wasting MONEY on it!!!.......WTF? he's Dead why do we need to know where? sorry end of rant we must have been seeing the same news tonight .

Yep, it's a disease. And many doctor's have referred to it that way for many years.