swimmer0302

I was banded August 27 07 almost a year now and everything was working great i have lost 51 pounds and happy as can be then out of nowhere my band just stopped working so i went back thinking maybe its a leak and they pulled the saline out and said i had lost some so she told me to come back in two weeks to see if it leaked again and she used the fix a flat stuff well i came back two weeks later to find out i lost more so they made me get an appointment with my surgeon i see him and he checks to see if i lost saline agian but i didnt so he tells me there is no leak but he puts in a lil more and tells me to come back again in two more weeks and it still doesnt work im gaining wieght i cant stop thinking about im stressed and i need someone on here to ease my mind because my doctor is not doing a good job at telling me whats wrong all i hear is wait another two weeks IM TIREd oF WAITING I NEED ANSWERS PLEASE HELP ME god bless Brittany Lynn

I have had my band for almost a year now and ive gotton many of fills and i have lost 50 lbs so far when i usually eat i feel the band something will get stuck and i will just stop eating well since this fill 3 days ago i feel like im eating like i use to before i got the band nothing gets stuck no food bothers me and my parents paid cash for this and im freaking out that it may have slipped or is leaking but i dont have any pain so i dont think it slipped and when i called they gave me a nurse and she said that its a good thing nothing is getting stuck and that i just got the fill so i need to give it time but it just doesnt seem right and im super happy right now i dont want to gain weight but i need to know wats going on so anything you can tell me will help me so much and put my mind at ease or atleast let me know what to do THANKS SOOO MUCH

Girl you know it.... ha that was the hardest decision to make cuz i new i wasnt going to be able to drink for a while and IM A PARTY ANIMAL always have been and college has only made it worse lol... plus i live super close to new orleans so we are always on bourbon street... its like my 2nd home ha

I dont get a fill till mid october... which seems soooo long and i was on mushies but i wasnt cutting it IMM hungry and im young and in college so i go out to eat with my friends alot and on weekends we go out to clubs and such so I want to drink and have fun... i know i can do this but i just thought it was going to change me ya know so i guess thats why im feeling so down... I read this saying on here "A lapband without saline is like a car without gas is serves no purpose" is that true or am i just hoping its true lol :0 THANKS LADIES

Thanks and she is she is tiny so she doesnt know how it feels to be bigger haaaaaa but its all good NOW

Thanks so much... that made me feel alot better the other question i have is i know that im not suppose to eat some stuff but i have cheated a little bit just a little cuz im scared to do any damage... anyways i know it can slip but i dont know what it feels like so how do you know if it slips cause that would be sooo bad for me if it did my parents would die

Well i dont feel any different ive been banded for only like 3 weeks and i feel like i did before i had the surgery i can eat everything i did i can drink like i did im so disapointed i just dont feel anything at all ehhhhhh so anything you can tell me or explain why im not feeling anything would really really really help me :car:

i had to have that sleep apnea thing done too it took about 4 weeks for me

IM only 20 and im a pretty tough girl i dont cry unless you call me one name and of course it has to be FAT ha ive dealt with this my whole life but not from the kids at school i had tons of friends who loved me for me but of all people to cut me down and make me want to die would be my MOTHER... so low self esteem is apart of being my friend lol... just thought i would say i hate people who have to always make a fat joke or always have to cut me down im one of the nicest girls and im funny but people just cant seem to stop... hmmmm the world is a very cruel place im just hoping with the band i will show my mother that i can change

Im from slidell la my family lives in picayune... i just got my band about two weeks ago and im feeling kinda depressed i dont feel any different i know it hasnt been long but i had high hopes plus my parents payed alot of money and now i feel like im letting them down again so any help you can give me i would really really apreciate