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I feel as if i am having somewhat of the same problem! I have had three fills, now i have 6 ccs in my band and i feel little restriction. Last time the doc said i would definently be able to tell but not really!! Whats wrong with me!! i mean was this all for nothing? What to do What to do?? I had my surgery June 12th and since surgery i have lost nothing all my weight was preop!!

I have also noticed that right after a fill i am always tighter and it losens up as the weeks pass. I hear this is normal, but what do we do when we have all the fill can take and it keeps losening up?

I can relate!! I had my surgery June 12th and since the actuall surgery i have only lost about 7 lbs! It is very frustrating i am dieting, excerising etc... So confusing! I have had two fills and am now up to 6ccs with little restriction. My doc does his fills about the same where he fills then i drink. And i have to wait four weeks untill my next fill. I just feel like im wasting time!! He says it just takes time to find the sweet spot and hopefully my third fill will help!! We just need to keep trying and staying motivated!! We can do this i know forsure!! Goodluck and stay in touch!

Yes i am excercising and dieting, and eating less. I dont drink my calories either. confusing! But no this band will work! it has too! ha ha Plakeway thanks for the encouragement, i need to hear stuff like that to keep me going!! thanks guys!

Hi everyone! it has now been 4 months since i was banded and since my band date i have only lost 7 LBS i have had 2 fills and now have 6ccs in me! i don understand why i am not filling the restriction that i was expecting? Has anyone else every experienced this? And if so how do i deal? :thumbdown:

Well since my surgery everything has been fine with Dr. Haughn. Yes the clinic visits can take for ever cus you have to meet with debbie and the ecercise specialist. Im not doing very good weight loss wise. I have had two fills i now have 6ccs and still not much restriction! I just dont understand im no gaining, but not losing!! anysuggestions?? is this normal?

Shamrock... PCOS stands for Poly sistic ovarian syndrome. Us who have it do not have a normal matabolism. Our bodies are insulin resistent. It is nothing that you can develop after surgery. Its just a "disease" that a lot of women have that causes weight gain, skin tags, certain discoloartion of the skin, and some even have extra testostresomes or how ever you spell it, lol which can cause hair to grow in weird areas, like the face. Also your period could be irregular. But i was diagnosed awhile ago and tried taking met formin for mine, but it made me very sick to my stomach so i stopped. My doctor says my PCOS is the reason for most of my weight gain. But who knows.....

Angelsma...my ticker is counting from when i began losing my weight for the preop diet almost a year ago. I have only lost like 5 pounds since my surgery.

Please i need help or support! Right now i feel like i have failed! Im gonna fail every one. Everyone is counting on this to work, epecially myself, and my parents, who forked out the money do genourously for me to have the surgery! I dont wanna let them down and most important i dont want to let myself down! I am eating less and excercising more!!! I just dont get it! I was banded June 12th, 2009 and weighed 254. Now August 11th i still anywhere between 248-250 depending on the time of day!! Im so discouraged!! i have had one fill. i am at 4ccs. My next one is Sept. 5th. I cant wait. I have PCOS, and have been reading some threads about it. Could this be affecting my weight loss, and if so how? and what can i do about it?? I dont take medicine for my PCOS, just antidepressants foe anxiety! If anyone has any advice or words of encouragment i would much appreciate it!!! Thanks!! :confused2:

Hello can someone please eplain to me these protien bullets? What they look like and what the actual name is? I went to my local GNC and they didnt have anything called protien bullets but the container they were in resembled a bullet. Is this it? lol if so how do i drink them? Like a shot, or mix them? Also is this an ok way to be getting in some protein even though im over a month post opp? I meen i feel like i am gettin as much meat in as i used too before the band, but is it even more important now?? Thanks So much for listening!

Thank you all very much for your kind words and support, yall have really made me feel better about this. I guess i should look at it as im not gaining!! cus thats what i would be doing otherwise! I just hate my doctor's office, to them its all about weight!! I go in, i weigh, and according to how i do, my doctor is in a good, or bad mood! Its so intemidating!! lol sorry not a very good speller!! but i get my first fill friday the 25th so we will see after that!! Thanks again!!!:seeya:

Hello, i was banded June 12th. The morning of surgery i weighed 254, i am only down to 248!! and it has been a month!! Whats wrong? Im excercising, and eating less!! Why am i not losing? Will this get better when i get a fill?? I hope so, i feel like im failing at this!! Everyone is like "how much weight have you lost?" and im so embarresed to say "6 pounds" What should i do??

The day after surgery might be pushing it, since you will still be on pain meds and sore. But if all you have to do is sit there you should be fine. The day after surgery i felt fine but everyones different. Good luck!! Keep us posted!!

The reason i have not posted is because i am scared as hell!! I scared to right anything or ask anything! Everything i say gets taked wrongly!! When i said i do things my way, it was in a since a joke metioning how stubborn i am. I did so well with the pre-op liquids, and farely good with the post opp liquids!! Now im on pureed i guess i just dont see the difference in me chewing to liquid form, and putting it into the blender?? I need help, believe me i know!! Im crying right now, cus yall have made me feel terrible! I dont like how people are talking about me, saying i will not suceed, i know i will! I have came this far! I dont need permission, or validation, all i was looking for was, keep your head up, get back on track and we all mess up!! I just needed to know i wasnt alone!! I was not looking for someone to say yea i cheat so you can too!! I really wish people would stop assuming!! I wish i never asked for help, wished i never posted!! I feel worse now than ever! Yall have made me feel like its too late now, might as well give up!! The worst part is i dont like people being mad at me!! Now i feel like everyone hates me!! I just need help! I dont know what to do anymore! My doc is not the greatest, all they pretty much said was add Water and a blender!! How appealing is that?? I feel so alone and confused!! Im sorry to every one! and thank you for your advice. But i guess i am a failure!!! I mean now what?? I guess i already screwed up!! But please just forget this whole thing!!!

Bubble butt, by the way you do not know me at all! So stop judging me!! Stop assuming, and stop pretending your perfect!! Thats all! Im done!!:thumbup: