Kat225

yeah I lost but I gain 30lbs back now....and I only lost from being sick all the time. I might as well just be bulimic! Had my surgery in Mexico so now all I have is a dr. to fills...no one to help me with problems or issues etc!

Wow! I feel like your telling my story! I am def a food addict!!! Love food! Obsessed with food! Wish I could afford to see a therapist that specialized in this area of addiction, because it is very different! I was band just a month before you and have now lost about 50lbs. I was down about 75-80lbs but I recently put weight back on. I was so tired of being too tight and sick one day and then could eat anything I wanted the next! So I got some unfilled and could eat a lot...pounds came back quick! I'm convinced that there is no sweet spot for me. Can't figure this thing out to save my life! My band has a mind of it's own and I'm so tired of this struggle! Went back last month for a fill since my weight went up like 30lbs! Now it'sback to the same thing! Can't eat for 3 days and I will be starving then I pig out the 4th day because my body will be starving! My metabolism is probably so jacked up...I'll never lose this weight!

I hate this stupid band! It was the worst decision I ever made. I should have gotten the bypass! Either I can eat everything or I can eat nothing!!!!!!!!!!! Lose....gain.......lose....gain!!!!!! I'm in so much pain right now after throwing up because I must have taken too big of a bite of something. Don't know if I have a slip or not! Sick all the time and still over weight!

NO! I had some stupid resident that doesn't know what she is doing. She gave me Maalox and a protontic and told me to follow up with a GI specialist. I've had issues with being stuck before and having some pain and swelling after, but never pain like this or for this long! Since the episode, I've only been drinking Water and just a few hours ago, I started taking small spoons of runny pudding. I had my surgery in Mexico so I don't have my surgeon here. I have a Dr. that does my fills but she is not a bariatric Dr. She is 1hr and a half away. They told me to go to my family Dr. so I'm headed there by 2:30 today. I'm also experiencing pain in my shoulders like I did after surgery. The pain is very sharp at times and gets worse when I move around. I have to keep moving positions to get comfortable.

How did your band slip? How did you know? A few days ago I got stuck really bad and threw up repeatedly. Ever since I've been in severe pain. Worried that I may have slipped. Went ER and they did nothing for me....

Over the last week or two my band became much tighter than usual. As a result I was PBing a lot more! Like in the past after my stomach gets irritated from being tight and PBs, I usually get pain and can only drink water and pudding. This time it's different. I have been really sore and can barely keep down water. I can't sleep because when I lay down I have more pain and that's when even water comes back up. Usually if I get irritated it goes away within 12-24 hours but this in going on 48-72 hours. I'm really getting worried that I have slipped. Any opinions or feedback on this would be great! I called my doc yesterday and they can't get me in til Monday but I am calling in a few minutes when they open to beg for an emergency appt. today. I am so uncomfortable and tired because I can't lay down to sleep. I have to sleep sitting up so I wake up every half an hour...feel like getting this thing removed all together sometimes but don't want gain weight. I have about 30lbs until my goal and I'm getting married in May. Don't know what to do!

I live in York but i had my surgery in Mexico so it's hard to find a US surgeon who will see you...I have to go Fredrick, MD to get fills and care. Not a huge deal because I like my doctor. She was banded herself in Mexico and understands the process and struggles. If you're interested in her info, let me know. It's about an hour and 15 min away from York.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I was beginning to think I was some rare case. My doctor told me that the band responds to hormone changes and that's why right before and during my period I can barely eat anything and then by the end, I can eat like a pig! It's just really hard to keep my control after starving for days on end. So like when I can eat...I EAT! I'm also on BC pill and that is a hormone...was curious if that had anything to do with it. It's just making it really hard to take my last 30lbs off because I will lose 5-6lbs but then I put it right back on beccause I pigout after starving. Ughhh! If I had self control I wouldn't be in this situation in the first place! Guess I gotta just deal with it and try really hard to control myself on the days I can eat a lot! Thanks for everyone's feedback!

Is there anyone out there who's band restriction fluxuates all the time throughout the month? Example: Monday I can eat a lot and eat almost anything (rice, bread, Pasta, etc) but then Tuesday I can slam shut and only eat soft or easily broken down foods...then Wednesday I may only be able to drink liquids. Just can't figure this thing out even after all these years. Fill then unfill...PBs all the time then pigout a day later???? Can anyone relate?