Jen020408

I have been banded for a year on the 4th of Feb. I have done really well. My starting weight was 293 an am now 234. Over this holiday season I have just had a very bad time, eating the wrong foods. Lots of sweets!!! I was down to 227 and gained a few pounds. I wanted to know if I was overeating would I have had some type of symptoms. If my pouch was getting bigger would I be noticing it some how. Recently it's been like I can eat alot more then I used to and I am scared that over the holidays I have stretched out my pouch. Today I have been wanting to eat all day and everything in sight!! All the food I eat goes down just fine nothing comes back up to indicate that the pouch if full. I have had 2 fills. I'm not sure if it's just time for another fill or if I have damaged something. I also had the stomach flu and was throwing up, could I have damaged the band from the flu? I am so totally confused and I'm a bit scared to go to my doctor if I have stretched out my pouch. Anyone have any help for me?:tongue: Thanks

I had my lapband since 2-4-08, I had my first fill on 3-27-08. I had 2 ccs put in. I had some restriction at the beginning but now it seems that I can eat alot. I was wondering if it is too soon to have my second fill yet? Or is it time for another one? Is it normal to need two fills so close together?

I haven't been losing staying the same. Thanks for all your advice I guess I have to make that call to my surgeon's office.

I got my 1st fill yesterday and am having pain in my left shoulder, has anyone ever experienced this discomfort?:smile:

I have been on liquids since my fill yesterday. Strange thing is when I drink something it seems to go away for a while. I know what you mean about the pain from the gall bladder, I had stones too had mine taken out Dec 2006. Will this shoulder pain eventually go away?

I was banded on 2-4-08. I developed a rash all over my torso. The port incision is the worst, every other incision was effected as well. Went for my post op visit w/ surgeon and he advised me to use benedryl cream. Made the rash worse it spread over my body into red pimples very itchy. Went to dermotologist and was advised that I must have had an allergic reaction to something they used during surgery. They seem to think the iodine prep. I'm not too sure if I belive them seeing that I've had two prior surgeries and never had a problem like this before. The rash developed about 5 days after surgery. I am on an antibiotic cream, steriod cream and prednisone, hoping this will work. I was wondering if anyone else has gone through this, I'm very upset.:tongue2:

I told them I was allergic to latex they advised me that they didn't use anything with latex. And the dermatologist said that if it was latex it would have shown up sooner. I don't know who to believe any more.