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Hi Marthie66! Wow, we are so close in stats it is unreal!! I had surgery July 21, 2008, have lost almost 60 and need to lose a little over 75. I think it would be neat to keep track of each other and our progress. I don't know how we compare in other stats but i started at 309 and am 5' 9 and am 63 years old. Let me hear from you if you are interested. I live in Nebraska

Hi! I have the exact same problem and i have got a big stomach and no matter what i do i can't seem to get rid of it. I was banded july 21, 2008, i have lost 60 pounds and can not seem to get anywhere these last two months i need to lose 75 more pounds also HELP!!!

Hi BioTeacher! I have felt all of the same feelings you are talking about and I am exausted. I have a 4cc band and I have had several fills and one unfill and even if I feel like there is restriction for awhile it doesn't last. I very easily get back into my old habits, I am an emotional eater and I too thought I would get a feeling of when to stop eating but I don't. I now have 3 1/2 cc in and the only time I felt like I was in control was when they put in 4cc but I had heartburn so bad and got sick almost every day. I would have put up with it if it wasn't so bad for my health I am a diabetic for 24 years so I feel like it is now or never. I got banded July 21, 2007 and had lost 60 pounds but I have gained back 10. I went for a fill last Wed. and I only had shakes for 2 1/2 days I'm not sure it's going to work this time either. You know if I could have done it without the band I would already be thin. I needed something that would help me feel when to stop and help me as I thought the "TOOL" would. It did for5 months, now why is it not helping? My doc is not too hard on me but I have gotten the you are expecting too much from the band lecture, you need to do the work. If I could have done the work I wouldn't be on this web site right now!! At this moment I'm not helping you at all and I'm not being positive but I want you to know you are not alone in your feelings and thoughts. I am bound and determined that I will make this work with my help because I feel it is my last chance, I've tried everything else!! Take care and good luck!!

Hi Heather! Are we related? I am going through exactly the same issues that you are. You are living my exact story!! I was banded on July 21, 2008. I am 8 months out and had lost 60 pounds, but since January have gone up and down the same 14 pounds. I can do everything I thought I wasn't supposed to do. I am a diabetic, type 2 and have had two back surgeries and need to have both knees replaced and am on so much medication twicw a day plus insulin. I am a young 63 and want to feel better, look better but most of all be healthier and be around awhile. I go next week on the 8th of April and hope to get a proper fill to help me feel more in control of my eating and drinking!! Do you think we could be of help to each other? I am very frustrated and down on myself right and need a new attitude and motivation. I have made excuses for not excercising since the beginning but I think that is one of my biggest problems. Hope to hear from you or anyone else that can help me get serious again before I do anymore damage!

I was banded on July 21, 2008 and it went very well and I was so motivated I lost 50 pounds by November. I also feel so often that I can eat anything I want and what ever amount. It is disappointing not to feel the restriction we need to help us not to overeat. I have a 4cc band and have had 4 band fills and had to have 1 cc taken out because I had such heartburn and was throwing up after many meals of only two or three bites. Now I feel it is not restrictive enough again and need to go back in for at least 1/2 cc fill. I know I need to use more will power but that was a big part of my having this band because I needed a signal that I had had enough to eat and stop. I still think it is the best thing I've done for myself and my health being a diabetic but I need to get serious again and it seems more difficult right now. Would like to hear from others who have slipped off the road and how they got back on!! If we do what we were told and taught to do from the Dr. and nutritionist I know it works and slowely and surely we will get there!! Noel

Hello! I am a fellow lapbander and have lost 50 pounds. My surgery was July 21, 2008 and was done at Creighton University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Ranjan Sudan did my surgery and has since moved to Duke University Hospital.The first 4o pounds came off very quickly and easily. Since then I struggle with going up and down the same 8 pounds. I can't seem to reach a happy medium on band fills, it is either too much or not enough. I know I am relying too much on the band to control myself and we all know it is a tool and not the magic pill!! I started out this life as a rolly polly baby and at 63 feel I have fought it my entire life. I am a 24 year type 2 diabetic with many health issues which is why I wanted the lap band surgery because weight loss is the answer to a healthy more fulfilled life. After 8 months I need renewed committment and more ideas, tools, and help from others going through the same struggles. I am going to try the 5 day pouch test program to try and ignite a flame and start moving forward. Has anyone done this, does it help, do you have any other suggestions? Thank you for your time, I'm looking forward to your help and any upbeat positive thoughts and ideas!! Thanks, Noel PS I would like to lose another 75 pounds. I weigh 263 now was 309