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My band slipped in June. Or possibly before that! I was vomiting all the time, could not keep any food down or any liquids for that matter. Went into hospital where they emptied my band (so they said anyway, but there was still 2 mls left in there). Even after the defill, I could not keep any foods down. My surgeon had to operate to re-position my band as it had slipped and twisted. This was why I could not keep anything down. I am sure the experience is different for everyone. I had a lot of reflux too, terrible pain and mostly at nights with reflux vomiting! Just been back to my surgeon and everything seems to be back on track now. It was touch and go for a while as the overfill could have cause the band to embed itself into the osoephagus. The vomiting could also have caused a lot of problems with my stomach. Most scary of all, my band could have burst from being overfilled!! Take a note from my book, when you go for a fill and unfill, you CHECK that needle and make sure how much is in your band. I thought there was 7 mls and in fact I calculated that at its most, there would have been 11.5mls (my band is not even big enough for that!) That's my experience and I am sure other people have had completely different ones, but I hope it will help.

I would be very surprised if your band had slipped through eating the wrong foods! They do stitch it in you know! I have just suffered from a slipped band but this was caused by my band being overfilled by a good 3/4 mils! They had to operate to re-position the band. Sounds to me your band is too tight and probably could do with unfilling a little? Did they fill it during the op? You have to remember that post-op your stomach is very fragile and it could just be that it is not liking the excessive amount and the nature of the foods you are eating. Don't panic just yet though. Let us know how you get on after your doc appt. Good luck.

Sorry, not been in for a looonnng time! Been really bad and have put on 7 pounds! Oups! I have been living off junk. After my last fill, I thought all will be fine. It seems that I am restricted well in the morning but still not at all in the afternoon and evening. This is the time of day that I will be bad so not much good to me. My only hope is to save up and go back for another fill. I am thinking of changing my fill provider too. Today I have eaten: Breakfast: sunflower seeds; lunch: green salad with ham and salad cream. I am trying to have a good day. Wonder how long the good intention will last!

Lucky you Anon! Well done and keep going! I have been pretty good since my last fill and have lost 3 lbs! Today: breakfast: 500ml of milk lunch: lettuce tomato and 1 egg in salad cream, 2 spoonfull of spag bol mix (need protein!) tea: 3 new potatoes, salad and half a burger could do with more restrictions but happier than I was!

Hey Mrs D, how did you get on? Do not leave us in suspense? Tell all! We know you are going today and we want all the dirt? Please say that it is all on for another WLS?

Well today seems a good day, so far one carrot throughout the morning ( I cut it in small bits and keep it on my desk in a glass of water so it feels fresh) and for lunch 2 spoonfulls of pasta with half a breast of turkey. Hope this goes on! Feel much better now I am restricted again.

Hello all! Have had a mixed up week. Been very good i portion but not always very good in food (we had 2 birthdays at work and the sweets were far too tempting!). Still I have lost 3 pounds since my fill so I feel pretty good about that! I will try and be good for the next week and put the right food in my stomach! Starchie foods seems to do the trick at the mo as I have enough with 2 meals a day that way and do not feel hungry at all! So that might be the way to go for the next week. Will see and update you all next week.

Cookies'n'cream is right. I started with a much higher BMI at 47 but I know some surgeons will operate on lower BMI. You will have to find the right one. My surgeon would not operate on me now and my BMI is still higher than yours. However there have been good results to lower BMI banding, so keep in there. I was back at work with 10 days (thought I would have a holiday at the same time. though I could have gone within a few days really) but I was up front about my op and everyone and sundries knew what was happening. For a high BMI they expect a weight loss of around 5st in the first 6 months and I was consistent with that although I then lost nothing for 8 months due to bad after care (sorted now and started losing again! Yipee!) Good luck with everything and let us how your appointment goes.

As you say, you have to work with it. I would recommend concentrating on the foods that you know will help the restriction. Anything too soft like Soups, mash potatoes etc will glide easily through and so you will feel that you are able to eat quite a lot. I have been to the surgeon lately for a fill and was told to be wary of Pasta. they fill you up but also glide through the ring. I have been through a period of 8 months with no or little restriction, it takes time to adjust the band to the setting that suits you. I was told that possibly, some of my stomach had been caught in the band originally giving me restriction and when it escaped, I was left feeling wide open! Not sure about that explanation. However I have lost 5 stones since op and am hoping to start losing some more now I have a better restriction (not great but better). You will also note all those that have lost quite a lot of weight on this forum. My thought is that it does work. We all want an esy ride, after all we had no willpower in the first place otherwise we would not have had the band, so it is no use asking us to have willpower now! As I said, try to stick to food that will fill you and you will soon start losing all that extra weight. meat is very good for me. I feel stuffed after half a slice of beef or half a breast of chicken! Don't lose hope, keep in there and let us know how you get on!

Good luck Anon! I have had a fill last week and feel a little better about things. My restriction is still not perfect but certainly much better than it was. All I have to do now is eat good things and hope the weight starts falling! Not much then!

Yeah, tried brandy and water but as you say, not sweet enough really. Thanks for the advise tough.

Hey Mrs D, will not be able to make it to Bristol for the meeting after all. Bummer! I have something planned in August also (pool outing that day!) so will probably not be able to meet them all until September meeting! 5 days since my last fill. He only put 0.5 in (I wanted 1 but he is such a t**t would not listen to me again!). I feel the difference already though. Not able to stuff myself as I have been doing the last few weeks! (although nowhere near as bad as I used to do pre-band!) Lost 2.5 pounds whilst I was in France, my mum don't feed me! haha! Hope to speak to you soon, let me know how you get on at your next appointment and if they will let you have another wls!

Hey Simon, nice to know you are doing soo well! Is the inhaler for asthma. If it is, I have good news for you. 1 year post op, I was told to waive them goodbye! My asthma is now under control after my weight loss. I now have to go back to the asthma nurse once a year only as a precaution and I keep the blue inhaler at hand in case I feel a bit "winded". So there is hope for you yet. Wish you the best of luck for your weight loss, let us know how you get on!

You will find it hard going on holiday so soon after your op! The good news is that the pain from the air they pump in you during the op should be all gone then (mine was hurting in the shoulders and it is not funny, so if you have not heard about it yet, be warned! but it normaully only lasts between 7 and 10 days) As for drinking, you will be on your post op fluid period. This means that you will be able to drink but be careful with those hidden calories in alcohol! Do you think you will find it hard to be on fluids and mushy only whilst on holiday? Might be an idea to get yourself prepared as I am not sure how helpful restaurants will be with your post op diet??!! Let us know how you get on.