ricanlady

Hi guys I have a question for you?? I have lost 85 lbs of the 100lbs that I had to loose wich I'm so happy about it. But this last 15 lbs they don't want to come of. Ricght now I have a fill of 2.5cc in a 4 band. So I have a little bit of restriction. I've been trying to loose them for the past 2 month. I been going to the gym 4 to 5o times a week. People tell me I look like I have lost more weight wich I think it's just inches. But Should I go get a tiny fill. I'm devating this because I have to pay out of pockets. Or should I just wait another month and see what happens?? Thanks for your comments. Melissa

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Well right now I'm at 2.9 I been banded for 7 months. I got an unfill about a month ago because the doc put me to 3.3 was he crazy I couldn't even keep my own saliva down. so he unfill me completely felt relief real soon. And about 2 weeks ago he put me at 2.9 so I'm still feel kind of tight I feel the restriction cause right now I'm eating hardly any solid food. I'm eating more liquids and smuchies so I think i'm going to get another little unfill. I want to loose another 20 lbs to be at my goal.

Well It's really hard for me to eat apples, I have tried with or without skin. even apple sause keeps coming back up. I can't eat bread either even the wraps anything dough pasta will go down if i sit there and eat one spaghetti at a time. Oh and I just had mango the other day never again, it got stuck for about 6 hours and I was at work it wasn't a good feeling everybody tought I was having a heart attack with the faces that I was making but when it went down I tought I was in heaven. Other than those three things I could eat other things.

I have a question for you guys I don't know if it has happened but I'm just afraid. I just had a fill 2 weeks ago and i haven't been able to eat nothing, I'm going to get an unfill on wed I been with the hicups throwing up and with heart burn. Even with my own saliva I can't take it. But i been throwing up so much that where my band is it's starting to hurt. It's that just the muscle or do you think it's something more. I'm so afraid. Thanks for your answers. Mel

I had the same exact problem about 2 months ago. Hair all over I even went and burned my vacuum(lol). So much hair everywhere. I went to my doctors and he told me it happens and try to eat more protein. But guess what that didn't help I have doing 80 to 90 grams of protein. Went to the hair supply store spend $60 on something that didn't help. And for the past 2 weeks all a sudden it stopped. Like the little hair fairy didn't want my hair anymore. Now I see my hair back growing and it's a wonderful thing. I don't know this band takes your whole body and does whatever want's to it. I hope it will stop for you too. I was always the fat girl with the pretty face and long black hair. Now it's in a punny tail and it's not going to change until it grows back. And Its been doing pretty good. So be patience it's a stage.

hey guys I just got a little fill July 26 it's been a week and a half. So i did my diet after fill but actually I'm stuck on liquids. Well I'm stuck on trying to drink my liquids. I try to drink a slim fast it goes down fine, but then I'm burping and hicups for 3 hours. So I went back to just clear liquids just to see if I was swollen or something. The same thing just chicken broth. I havent' been able to sleep. Because when I lay down everything keeps coming back up, it doesn't matter what it is clear liquid or ful liquid. So I havent had nothing to eat in a week and 3 days. Also I haven't lost no weight because i'm not drinking my water Because when i think I'm ready to drink some water, everything sits there. And I'm head to the bathroom. So do you think I should call my doctor and get a unfill, or is it too early to tell. I been doing great so far. But I'm starving, cranky, and clueless to what I'm supposed to do. Thanks for your responses. Mel

Hey Im a pisces. And my band is an aquarius got it on feb 16. lol. Two water signs. no good.

my doctor has me on 1200 cal a day. It's so har to get in 1200. I try to do is 300 breakfast 100snack. 200 lunch. 100 snack. 200 dinner and then the rest I have it on my protein shake. its been working out for me cause I need 70g of protein and 30g of fat a day. Also Im eating every 3 to 4 hours.

For years I always said that I wanted to go to Greece. So when I started with this I said to myself that I would go when I reach 100lbs lost. I'm already 1/2 way there I reach 50lbs this past week. So I'm actually excited maybe by next year I would be in one of the greek beaches with a greek man right next to me. Its kind of a little expensive idea but Well I got to treat myself somehow, working two jobs got to the gym 5 times a week. I'm tired. So that's my little motivation.

I was banded 2/16 and didn't feel no restriction so I asked the same question that you are asking to my fellow bandsters here. They told me the same thing that they are telling you. Hang in there. So me I was desperate tought the same thing like you; Was this worth it?? Well girl let me tell you something I remember the day like it was yesterday. I got my first fill march 15. The doctor put 2.6 and he said he takes it easy on people for first fill. Yeah right!!. Didn't feel a thing until march 24th when i tried to eat a nice piece of peanut butter and jelly sandwich. OH MY GOD was it painfull like on my 4th bite. I tought I chew it really well. Then I call my friend she had the band for a while and she told me, Guess what that was a restriction honey. I felt it. I couldnt eat nomore I was full plus I over did it. So girl so take it easy you will know when you get a restriction. Because now I don't even touch bread I don't look at it, smell it nothing. Band for life. Also I felt it on my first fill wich some people do some people don't. So just be patience. Hope this helps you out.

Hey there. Well my doctor has me 1200 calories a day. 60g of protein and 30g of fat. It's hard for me to intake all that fat. But I been doing well so far I guess.

I'm 3 months after operation. And before I used to sleep on my stomach. Now I can't and I think I'm heeled pretty well but I get such a pain even if I try to sleep on my side. Can anybody tell me if this happens to them. If not how long did it take you to sleep on your stomach. Thanks. Mel

Hello is there anybody that can help me. I just had my first fill 3 weeks ago and at first I had restriction well for the first 2 weeks. And now this whole week I been eating normal like I never had a fill put in. I'm loosing weight about 2 lbs a week. Should I even call my doctor to get another fill. Or just keep going. How long should I wait in between fills. Right now the doctor put 2.6cc and I guess it's gone. Has this happened to anybody. PLease help. THank Mel

I'm 25 years old. I have amerihealth HMO. I had a BMI of 42. And my insurance didn't give me no problems. Actually when I called them the lady said to call her back to see how it went she was thinking about it. They approved even for fills for life. Anyways my doctor only charge 100 dollars for fills. But hey i don't have to put that out of my pocket now. I work at the casinos here in NJ, I don't know if you can get that insurance where you at. But you can go to Amerihealth.com. they only thing I had to pay was for my co-payments for my doctor. Have a nice day. Mel