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I finaly went and had my band floro'd and its a 4 cc band and it had almost 4 cc in it so with all the swelling and irratation I was just lucky it did not slip, irrorode or worse happen! I got a complete unfill! And OMG how wonderful to be able to eat again and not be in pain and not throw up!:biggrin2: No puke cups around the house..no hanging my head in public toliets!YUCKY!! In a month I am back on the Lapbandwagon! Thank you to all of you for your kindness and support! It helped allot!:biggrin2:

I am at Step 1 AGAIN!! This is such a journey thru hell, for me at least! I have danced with the devil my whole life and I am weary! I am powerless,my life is unmanageable and I am turning it over to God this very second.

I cannot do this on my own anymore! I am admiting that I have been far from perfect in following the rules to have a successful lap band experience...that is why I am in the shape I am in right now. I was banded in 10/05 and am the same weight today and in horrible health. I have spent more time with my head puking in toilets and garbage cans than I care to say! It strated with my first fill..I only had 2 and never stopped!! My Dr stopped accepting Medicare so I just stopped seeing one...stupied of me I know! I think I have been swollen this entire time becuse I have never been able to eat anything other than mushies without getting sick....and I ate too much of high calore low nutrient choices! I never gave up diet soda,, I am truly addicted. There are soo many poor choices that IIIIIIIIII made! Today I sit here just having had an upper GI done and am soo swollen I could barley drink the contrast! I cannot eat..I can barley drink ..I am sooo thirsty and I am scared. I wish I never had this done!!! But I did and I must get a grip on it because chances are it is not slipped or errored...I pray. I need help and support starting over! This is all my fault and I have to fix it because it is destoying my life!

Hi Guys! I was banded by Dr Grossbard in Pasco County near Tampa back in Oct of 05! I cannot belive it has been that long! I have had nothing but a fight out of my band since it was put in, I will spare you the boreing details but the vast majority of it has been my fault! So I have lost about 35 pounds but I have been sick the whole time, I have not had my band checked in 3 years and am having difficuties that I am statring to become worried about I need to find a Dr here Localy that is a medicare provider being that is all that I have. I look forward to getting to know everyone! I need the support right now Take care Terri:rolleyes2:

I have not taken care of my band in a very long time and need a good Dr here in THIS area that is a medicare provider! I am having some problems and do not trust my GP to look after my band. Any suggestions? Thanks!

It's Scary how long it has been since I have posted, since I have visited, since I have done ANYTHING that would be considered positive in my bads care! I have been wearing the costume of a person who does not have a lap band! So you can just imagine how frightening my eating habits have become! The EERRRIE thing is during this time I have lost a good amount of weight but I fear it is from getting sick soo much. I guess I am Afraid of alot of things but mainly that my band maybe damaged or have slipped and I will have to have it removed which I cannot afford. I have had a love hate relationship with this THING ever since the first day! I want to embrace it and love it like others do but instead most of the time I feel like it is that Creature in Alien that ripps out of that guys stomache! EEEEEEK! I need some no nonsence no smoke and mirrors approach to how Take My Band Back! I do understand that I have Find and Go to a Dr ASAP before anything else! See MAYBE I Do stand a GHOST of a Chance? The scary thing is ...is it is all up to me again. :faint:

I too am tierd of it all and want my band out! I had my band put in in October of last year and it has been a pain in the ass from the momement I came out of surgery! My Dr, was not very interseted in the aftercare part so I have had 4 fills one of which was so toght i got soooo sick I lost 20 pounds in less than 5 days! I have been throwing up since i could go on solids and everyime we did the floro everything was always fine...always loosen the band to where i barley had any restiction. I too got to where out of starvation and frustration learned that the sugary softy foods stayed down. I had only lost 32 pounds total with all this insanity so it did not take me long to put that back on and then some! I just got sick of holding my head over toilets and puucking into cups! And everytime I go to the Dr I am told I a m fine and that i need to be more dedicated!! ARRRRG! I was soo loyal and dedicated to the Lap band way of Life...but something went terribly wrong and no I feel like I have that thing alien in my stomach..and its going to jump out tearing me open like int he movie! As long as he has that Lap Band HA! ANyway I hear you and TOTATLY understand! You take good care and good luck!

Her story sounds like my own and I too am so discouraged I often think about having my band removed. I have been banded over a year now and have lost 21 pounds during the pre surgury Liquid phase. I am following all the rules..lots of water ,exercise, protiene first...chew till gew no drinking while eating..ect ect. I have had 2 fills the first one I was WAY too tight and got deathly sick with..the second one he under filled me to recover from the over fill. My Dr no longer is a medicare provider so I am looking for a new Dr here in Orlando any suggestions welcome with the exception of Dr Beltre in Altamonte. I need help with my band I know I am not too tight because I feel no restriction..can eat alot and am hungry again soon after. I PB all the time and I can barely eat anything without it coming back up..reflux minus the acid..I slime constantly I have to keep a cup with me just for that! You would think all this alone would cause me to lose some weight but it has not! I have turned to high calorie soft foods to take away my hunger and medicate myself. I thought this band was going to help me finaly gain control of my weight problem instead I think things are worse! Sorry did not mean to bum everybody out. I have not posted in a long time and i just needed to vent....Thanks

Thank you Jenifur! I wish you peace during your transistion. Carla was my last friend in this area. I have 2 lifetime friends one in Melborne the other in Indiana we are "The Girls"! I am a homebody and I am going to have to change that to make some new friends...that scares me. But it will all be alright! You take good care! Thanks for the support!

I am going thru the same sittuation right now. This girl was my dearest friend of 15 years or so I had thought. She called me one night as she always did but this time she basicly told me everything she hated about my life and how I was a disabled bipolar fat ass loser! I took that because I thought maybe she was just going thru a bad time and she was just taking it out on me...as usual. That was 2 months ago I started out calling leaving funny messages on her voice mail and the it just hurt too bad to be ignored. I had a fair amount of time on my hands to recall all the times I had truly needed her in the past and she was never there! Whenever she had a man her life it was as though I did not live on the same planet as her. When my Mom died I did not even recieve a card and she knew my Mom very well..that one I cannot forget! She has been my hairdresser all these years and I dread finding and PAYING a new one..ha! God has a way of removing unhealthy people from our lives for all the right reasons. We just have to patient to learn the lessons as they are sent!

Not for me! But I am looking for a good fill Dr in the Orlando area. Anyone but Dr. Beltre in Altamonte Springs! I have Medicare now due to a disability and my former Dr. does not take it anymore. I thank you in advance on any help that may come my way!

The Dr. I have been using suddenly is no longer a Medicare provider..THE MONEY GRUBBIN JERK! Ok I feel better. I need a new Dr. in the Orlando area. Anyone but Dr. Belltre in Altamonte Springs. Has anyone used Dr Kim in Celebration? Any info would be of great help!