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I'm curious as to what your doctor decided on you to do for the slip. I just found out yesterday that my band has slipped. Very discouraging cause I felt finally like I was getting somewhere. My doctor immediately advised another surgery to repair the slip. I don't want to have to take more time off work & go through another surgery but I will if that's what I have to do. I asked him couldn't we just see if it goes back in place on its on. He said we could try it but it probably won't be completely right until they stitch it back in place.

I changed from Advil Liquid Gels to Goodies Headache Powder after I reached a lot of restriction. It's the orange flavored so it's not bad. They also have a liquid Motrin that you can try.

May I ask how you knew you had a slip if you are able to keep food & liquids down. I thought that is how you know when you have a slip. I developed night-time coughing & reflux after my last fill. I went back & they removed .2cc which was enough to make the reflux stop but I still am coughing a lot at night. I can still eat more than I feel I should be able to but am planning at my next visit to have them remove another .1 cc to hopefully stop the coughing. Like you I am completely able to keep food & liquids down, it's just that darn coughing.

I was banded just a couple of months before you & haven't lost much more than you. Our stats are also pretty close, I'm just a little shorter, about 5'2. I finally broke past a plateau a few weeks ago. I had been gaining & losing the same 5 to 10 pounds since last fall, weighing anywhere from 165 to 175. Started off this year working out with a personal trainer. Had to have an unfill because I got too tight then the doctor gradually filled me back up. I've gained muscle but the scale or my clothing size was not moving in the right direction. About 4 weeks ago I went for a fill. It again tightened up too much after a few weeks. Had to go back but this time they only removed .2 cc & I have restriction. I am at 7.0 fill on a 10 cc band. 6.0 gave me hardly any restriction. Finally I am under 160. Now my weight is fluctuating between 156 to 159. I know how my body operates & I'll probably plateau at this weight awhile but I honestly feel like I'll eventually get past this one too. Good luck to you too. Keep us posted.

I understand what you are saying. My husband has the older band that holds 4cc. He got it in February of last year. He felt immediate restriction. I got the new, improved 10cc band in May of last year. It had 2cc in at surgery time, went back a month after that for another 2cc, then another month later 1 more cc, then I finally felt some restriction. It has been very hard to find my sweet spot. I'll be almost there, then I get too tight. I can't find that sweet middle ground.

Hi. I had surgery 1 year ago & had a hiatel hernia repair. I'm usually a very tough cookie but was in a lot of pain following lapband surgery. First 5 days was the worst. I took the pain medicine as often as possible. 2 weeks I was feeling much better but still had some pain & took pain meds to sleep. Finally at 3 weeks out I was back to normal. Hope this helps. Good luck to you!

I am having the same problem & it is so frustrating. I first started having in January of this year & by the time I went in for an unfill I was so dehydrated that they took out a whole cc which really set me back. I haven't lost anything since then. They have filled me back up very gradually & as of almost 3 weeks ago I'm finally back to restriction. Scale has finally dropped a couple pounds. Now that darned night-time coughing & reflux is back. I don't want it to get that bad again so I have called the doctor's office to see if I can come in for a very tiny unfill. My husband is also banded & he's never had this problem. It is driving me nuts. Everytime I get the restriction that I want & need this reflux comes along. And I'd rather be overweight & get sleep so guess I'll get the unfill. Hopefully it will still leave me with restriction.

Moonbeam, My surgery was 1 year ago & I could feel the port from day 1. At first the doctor said it was the swelling but it never went down. I was just like you thinking it feels just like when I was pregnant & could feel my baby. The doctor told me that eventually I would probably need to have my port switched to a low profile one that doesn't protrude so much. Right now it is so easy to hit for fills that they don't want to change it until I'm close to goal. You can see my lump with the naked eye, you don't have to feel for it. Just wanted to know, you're not alone in this area. Good luck with your weight loss!

40 pounds is awesome!!!!!!!!!! I'm 10 1/2 months out & have just lost 40 pounds.

Anybody know why we didn't see skin last night. First I noticed the girls had on full tank tops, not the sports bra tops. Then the guys didn't take their shirts off. Nothing was ever mentioned of it on the show. Just curious.... And I can't wait until next week's show!

SueAZ, I noticed our stories are similar too. Except I'm exercising like crazy & haven't lost anything in months. Still thankful for the band though, cause I would have gained it all back by now. Going for a fill this afternoon & hoping it will be just right because I either don't have restriction or I'm too tight.

I had to post because I want the answer to. I haven't been banded quiet a year yet & just when I thought I was at my sweet spot back in December it got to where I was having reflux at night then coughing up the liquid then eventually I had to go for an unfill because I wasn't sleeping at all & started pbing so much I couldn't keep nothing down. They are filling me back up gradually & when I go next Monday hopefully I'll be close back to where I was before the unfill. I am so ready to have restriction again but I'm also afraid of not being able to sleep again.

Please post back if you find anything that helps. I lose weight the same way, really quick at first, then it just stalls. Luckily though this time I have the band so at least I'm not gaining back. In the past this is where I'd say... forget this, it's not working & go on a binge. I have been working out with an awesome trainer for 6 weeks 3 & 4 nights a week & I walk/jog everyday that the weather permits during my lunch hour. I've lost nothing in 6 months either. I'm scheduled for a fill next Monday then I'm going to try the restart diet which is basically the pre-op liquid diet for a week & see if I can break this freakin plateau.

I know exactly how you feel. I have been stuck at the same weight for many months. Actually I fluctuate up & down about 5 pounds. I am starting my 6th week today of working out with a trainer plus am adding additional cardio on my own. My trainer made me an offer last week to train me 4 days a week instead of 3, which is her customary training schedule. I think she knows that I'm frustrated & she is in the fitness business because she likes to help people. BUT I am still very thankful of my band because this is the point where previously in my pre-band life I would be gaining back the weight I've lost. That's because I would be so bummed out that my dieting & exercising isn't making that freakin number on the scale go down that I'd just start eating whatever I want. I'm not currently losing but I am holding that number down there & maintaining my loss. And I know that eventually that number is going to move in the right direction. Hang in there.... I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that this happens to.

This has happened to me also so I'm curious to see the answers. Last time I went about 7 weeks on a fill then it tightened up. Just when I thought I was at my sweet spot, BAM, I couldn't get nothing down & had to go for an unfill of 1cc. I had to wait 4 weeks for a fill, then they would only give me .4cc. In 3 weeks I go for another fill & though I'm ready to get back to restriction (I have only very little right now) I worry that it'll be too much. I'm thinking that maybe I just pb'd so much during the tightness episode that it just got swollen. So I've decided at the next indication of tightness if I possibly pb again, I'm going to immediately go on all liquids to see if that can keep me from an unfill again. Please post again if you find any answers. Thanks for the post.

Glad you are feeling better! Hope you still have some restriction though. I'm still trying to get back there after my last bout of too tightness.

About a month ago I made it about 3 days without anything staying down. I was trying to tough it out because my regular appointment was only a week away but by the morning of the 4th day I couldn't take anymore. I was hurting all over my body. You will get extremely achy after a couple of days. I was so weak. No sleep, eat, or drink for 3 full days. On the 4th morning I didn't even have the strength to call the doctor, my husband had to do it. They told him to get me right in. Strange thing is that I went 7 weeks with that fill before it became that tight. They took an entire cc out of my band & I felt immediately better. But I felt like I could eat anything. They made me wait 4 weeks before they would give me another fill & then only gave me .4 & I can still eat anything. That part really sucks but not as bad as feeling like I did for those 3 days. I thought I was gonna die. You will continually feel worse until you get an unfil. I'd go to the doctor as soon as you can get in.

I just found this thread on the biggest loser. This is the first season that I've been completely devoted to the show. The biggest thing that bugged me about this week's show was when the yellow team girl (don't remember either of their names...) asked those 2 guys to let her win the competition in order to see her husband. And then they actually let her win. If I was one of their wives at home, I would have been mega pissed off. They gave into that girl while I'm sitting at home wishing to see my husband. Oh, no. My dear husband had to hear me rant about that all night. I was hoping one of the yellow team had to go this week.

My doctors said no to coffee or any caffeine in the first 2 weeks only. After that they actually recommended coffee or a hot drink for when you start getting restriction & have trouble getting things down in the morning. I turned 40 in October & just drank my first cup of coffee about 2 months prior. Now I am addicted, but I only have about 2 cups each morning & sweeten it with artificial sweetener.

I have the APS also which holds 10cc. I didn't know until I went in for my first fill that there was actually already 2 cc in from the surgery. The first fill in the office was 2 cc putting me at 4 cc. The 2nd fill in the office she gave me 1 cc putting me to 5 cc. That was the first time I felt any restriction.

NeverB4 you are doing great. I noticed that we had our surgery on the same day & are the same age. Can you provide any secrets to your success? Are you exercising regulary? I haven't lost any weight in months. On my fill before last I went from 6cc in a 10cc band to 6.5. I was fine in the office then 24 hours later I couldn't even keep my own saliva down & was experiencing bad night-time reflux for the first time. I went back for an unfill of .25. I could then keep liquids down but still had trouble with solids & still had night-time reflux bad. So I went back a few days later & they removed .2 leaving me with 6.05. After that I had no restriction to speak of. So last Monday was time for my next fill (they are scheduled 6 weeks apart). She put in .2 getting me back to 6.25. I still have minimal restriction. It is weird because I don't even have as much restriction as I did before the last fill but I'm supposed to have more in me. I'm trying to get my head on straight & get back to the rules so I'll survive Christmas. Next fill is scheduled for the 4th of January. Thanks for any advice.

I'd like to know too. I had my surgery in May & my port has always stuck out. The doctor has told me that I'll probably need a low profile port put in after I lose my excess weight. Right now my port is very easy for them to hit so we don't want to mess with until I'm through with fills for awhile.

I felt the same way. I have a 10cc band & couldn't tell I had a band until the 2nd fill. THEN that was very minimal restriction. THEN finally after the 3rd fill which brought me to 6cc I had good restriction. I'm about to need a fill again. It's been 7 weeks since my last fill. I have a fill scheduled for next Monday & don't think I need much, just a tweak. Good luck to you! You'll be feeling like you have a band soon.

From someone who has been there - DO IT! GO AHEAD WITH THE SURGERY. I went through with a terrible divorce that started with my husband of 17 years leaving on Thanksgiving day of 2006. I was at my all time high weight when he left. I know exactly what it was because I was in the ER the night after he left because my blood pressure was through the roof & I was having extreme headaches from the stress. It wasn't until 2 weeks later that I found out he had a girlfriend. I lost 20 pounds that 1st month he was gone & that was with Christmas in that month. Over the next 4 or 5 months I had lost 56 pounds. I couldn't eat anything without feeling like I was going to throw up. Last August I started dating someone. I gained almost all of my weight back by the spring of this year when I started looking into the lapband. Now I'm 5 pounds from where I was last year after losing that 56 pounds from the divorce. Anyway the point is if I could have had the lapband at the same time I was going through the divorce I wouldn't have gained this weight back. The "divorce" diet was the best weight loss program I had ever done. Going through that "diet" along with the lapband is just double strength weight loss! Good luck! Oh, & trust me when I say you will get through this. I didn't think I would at times. It was the worst period of my life. But I am stronger for it & I'm getting married next Thursday to the man I started dating last August.

I have a 10 cc band. Had a tiny bit of restriction after my 2nd fill but not much. My 3rd fill put me at 6 cc & gave me good restriction. That was 6 weeks ago & I still have good restriction. I've lost 10 pounds in that 6 weeks but I haven't lost anything in the last couple. I think the reason is that I haven't been able to walk lately & I was walking every morning. I don't have enough daylight to walk before I have to be at work. Your 3rd fill should help a lot.