JWood1967

This has happened to me a few times. Then I have to go have an unfill and keep going around in circles. This is getting very old. I don't know if my pouch is getting clogged or what the heck is going on. I drink pineapple juice and hot teas to try and clean it out. This is getting crazy. I can't get on any kind of groove to get the weight off.

Did you send the private message to me? If so I can't get to it. Send it my email. jody.wood1967@gmail.com

I had my band unfilled due to stretching. Not because of over eating. I was under a lot of stress and the sucker swelled shut. I am on of those people who carries all my emotions in my stomach I guess. Anyway, it was kind of nice to an extent. I was on liquids for a few weeks then solids. I got to eat a few things I have not had in awhile. I went I got it refilled today and it's going to be ok. Just make sure you exercise. That helped me a lot. I did not lose but the best part I didn't gain any weight.

I have a friend who can eat katchup and the samething happens. She has some kind of reaction to tomatoes. I would not worry about if you just turn a little red. :sad:

Txquiltlady, Let me know how your surgery went?

BREEEEEEEEEATH, all is going to be fine. I got anxouis reading your post. Find a good book to read. You will not know any of those answers till you get done with surgery. Don't get yourself all worked up over the unknown. Think on the positive side. The surgery is a sucess and all the time of trying was leading up to this. You lose the weight you want and you get to become the person you are inside. You feel alive again. You can go and do things you were embarassed to do before. People tell you how great you look. Go on that thought pattern. Sound like you fought to hard and long with the insurance company to flake out now. Something inside you would not give up. Find that part of you again. YOU can do this.

Hi'ya Weighttolose buddy, I too am at an unfilled stage. Same problem as you. My pouch was stretched. I am going Thursday to get it going again. Actually you have done really well for being unfilled for 7 months and only gained 10 pounds. I have been unfilled for about 6 weeks. I started exercising and am doing really well with it. I bought the book The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start. It has pictures on what and how one should start the exercise program. I like that a lot. I need lots of pictures. :smile2: Now I am going todo the 5K in 9 weeks thingy on another thread. Let me know if you need a "new" fill partner.

:thumbup:Yippeeee WTG Kathybad... I know you are feeling very happy with yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wub::tt2:

:thumbup:Yippeeee WTG Kathybad... I know you are feeling very happy with yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbdown::cursing:

Yippeeee wtg kathybad... I know you are feeling very happy with yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH Girl, You just don't have enought restriction yet. .6 is a small amount at a time. Give it more time. One thing I did is bought the book Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start. It has pictures and explains how to do the exercises. Has meal plans. But I did not use the meal plans.

It's probably as simple as you have not gotten to you sweet spot yet.

Is the doctor pulling out in saline to make sure you still have the 6.4 in the band when he does the fill? You just don't have enought restriction yet. Ask him if you get next fill with an Xray so he can look and see what the pouch is doing. Make sure you don't have a tiny leak or any of that fun stuff. I am not trying to make you nervous. This is just some of the stuff that can happen. Get it ruled out. Do you fell like you have restiction for a few days after a fill then it goes away?

When was the last time you had a fill? You should be getting full after 1/2 cup of food. Do you get your fills w/ x-ray machine?

How late at night are eating? How much are you eating every two hours? Are you doing any exercise? Sorry to keep quizing you. I just want to get the big qicture. I am a slow weight loser my self. So don't get to upset at yourself. How long has it been since you have kept 24 pounds off for 6 months. :smile2:

When did you have your surgery? What are you eating that is high protien?

I was banded 3-4-2008 almost one year to the day of your surgery. Let me know if I can help with anything

I have never seen anyone post the problem before. What did the Doctor say to you on the 30th. The thread you are putting this in is very new "mentors". Maybe you should post it on a general lapband talk. Some of them may have had a simular issue.

Yes it does cause it. Talk with you Doc. and see what they surggest. I just go to Wal-mart and buy their generic acid reducer.

Wrestlersmom, LOVE LOVE wrestling! My son has been wrestling since he was 7 he is now 18. What questions do you have? Hopefully I can I can help you. If need be you can email me at jody.wood1967@gmail.com

Mamato3 I ordered the Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start book. It has been amazing help to me. I am exercise challanged too. This book starts you out at a slow pace and you build on it. It will take me more than the 30 days todo the JUMP START because I started myself at the beginner level. The book goes in to "picture" and written detail how to do the exercises. It also has some great food recipes in it too. But I mostly got it for the exercise.

Hello, I have been banded since March 08. I used Dr. Marsden in Bedford. Feel free to ask me anything. I know you are nervous.

Please give yourself some time to get adjusted to all the changes going on in your life. You have made two huge life changes. You maybe just adjusting to your new surroundings .

My Doc and nurses are awesome! They say I am their problem child. I did not realize but I guess I swell very easy and I just have to approach this in a different way. I am going to do as JRFan 88 suggest and as soon as I have any problem go to liquids. In the past I just thougth it would become unstuck and keep going. Well, not the case. jimgail01.. The closing up doesn't happen to everyone. You just have to becareful and do what the Dr tells you. I seem to carry a lot of my stress and emotions in my stomach and it has a lot to do with how the band reacts. You will be fine. Just keep reading this site and you will learn a lot.

I went to the Doctor for an unfill and the silly little pouch was stretched. She took out all the fluid. She seems to think I was blocked and since it just happened yesterday my pouch will be ok. I am going to do like you said the next time. The first time I PB I am going to go to a liquide diet and see if I can't stop this. Thanks for letting me know I am not the only one this happens to.