Menth13

I got my lap band 5 years ago. I was 414 when I started and got down to about 360. I have been struggling ever since, I have gained weight and I am now at 375, but I have been holding steady at that weight for about 3 years or so. It is really difficult, I drink too much when I eat and I force food through the band with liquids. I have a difficult time with the "full" feeling from the band, it feels really uncomfortable and I feel like I need to drink something to get rid of that feeling. My wife has been supportive, but now she is indifferent because she has seen no major progress. Food is a drug and I don't know how to fight the addiction. My doctor moved her practice almost an hour away into the heart of a not so nice neighborhood in Baltimore, so getting there is less than convenient so I haven't had a fill in over a year. Is anyone else struggling? I need help, advice, support or whatever. I have two beautiful children and I want to be able see them grow up.

I have definitely experienced the same struggles. After an initial loss of about 60 pounds I found ways to pass more through and I gained some weight, but have now stabilized. I have been the same weight for about three years and I am now looking to also get back on track. Do you go to any supports groups, that is something I plan on looking into. Good luck!

Thank you all for the encouraging words, and knowing I am not alone in the struggle. I will be contacting another bariatric surgeon that is considerably closer to where and see if he is willing to take on new patients that he did not operate on. I have also been in contact with a friend on my wife's who had bypass surgery to see what support groups she goes to. My plan is to take it one day at a time and to try my very best for my kids.