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Hi my name is Paula and I was banded on 4/28/08 I lost a great deal of weight and like you I also got pregnant....I am a total mess now....my baby will be 5 months old on aug.1 and I still have not gone back to get a fill....I had a complete unfill when I was 3 months pregnant....I have gained back up to 291....I felt like a total failure until I ran across your post...I decided to call for a fill appt. tomorrow first thing....just wanted to say thank you....and congrats on your sucess !!!

Thank you...we spoil her rotten !!

Thank you...she is a mess

Oh don't let them terrify you like they did to me...they will run test after test due to your age....I was a nervous wreck for months and she is just fine and sassy !! So hang in there !!!

Thanks everyone...I just wanted to let everyone know....don't give up miracles do happen..

Just wanted to let everyone know...that we have a healthy baby girl named Annalise Grace who was born on 3/1/10 at 8:32 am weight 7lbs. 9 oz. and 19 inches long....

I have PCOS and am 37 years old this is my very first baby and we could not be more pround since many doctors told us this was impossible....that shows you what doctors really know !!! God had other plans !!! So yall keep trying this can happen....:scared2:

I have had PCOS all my adult life, I am 37 years old and was banded on 4/28/08.....Monday 3/1 I am to deliver my baby by c section......so this is possible.....don't give up !!! I weighed 313 when I was banded I was 251 when I found out I was pregnant I currently weigh 275...so I gained 24 pounds but the doc told me today that the baby is almost 10 pounds...so yay I did good !!! Good Luck to you !!!

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Hello all. I am due to be banded march 22, 2010. I am nervous, but also very excited. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 3 years now. I have pcos and have not been able to conceive. I was just wondering if anyone has pcos, and if they have gotten pregnant after banding, how long it took, and how much weight they had to lose before they got pregnant. Currently I weigh 310 lbs and I am 5'8

I have had PCOS all my adult life, I am 37 years old and was banded on 4/28/08.....Monday 3/1 I am to deliver my baby by c section......so this is possible.....don't give up !!! I weighed 313 when I was banded I was 251 when I found out I was pregnant I currently weigh 275...so I gained 24 pounds but the doc told me today that the baby is almost 10 pounds...so yay I did good !!! Good Luck to you !!!

I also have PCOS and was told I would NEVER get pregnant hence we used no birth control....guess who is now 13 weeks pregnant....

10 months....going good

OMG is this side effect...because I too want BBQ chips and chocolate...I have been BAD but did not gain anything...My fill last week was cancelled by the DAMN dietician...skinny bitch...I wanted to slap her face off!!!

It was about a week I guess for intercourse but not so long for oral LMAO....

Oh yeah.........I did this today...it was horrible..horrible...horrible

I would have put her in her place and quick...I had a similiar exp. and I nipped it in the bud FAST...I let them all know they are paid support staff in the end it is up to me what I do and do not do! Next time give them a healthy dose of atitude right back! Have a lovely day

I think I would go on lose my weight and when I got sexy as hell I would leave his sorry butt because I do not think I could ever find a way to forgive him for the nasty comments he made about me....

I took phentermine for a year and lost a lot of weight but once you stop taking it the weight piles back on plus 20 pounds...and the phentermine is bad really bad for your heart....really all you are taking is legal "speed"...

I know this has to be frustrating....I had to wait for two months to get my fill because my port incision refused to heal...hang in there I did finally get mine and now think I need more...I feel very restricted in the a.m. but by p.m. can eat most anything and I hate that.

My doc tried to do it in the office but just could'nt get it...it did not hurt me at all....I then had it under fluroscopy and it was fine...no pain just a little pressure....nothing to it...don't worry like I did...I was scared and now I know I had no reason to be.

I know exactly what you are talking about....everytime I wash my hair the drain is FULL....oh boy when I brush it it gets really scary!!!! Mine was long and I swear I just cut it off not an hour ago....I think it was breaking because of the lack of nutrients...

Yeah I know how you feel about your friend....mine totally abandoned me and has not spoken to me since I had surgery on 4/28....we had a 20 + year friendship I was brokenhearted but I am pretty much over it now!!! I think in my case it just boiled down to plain old jealousy:angry_smile:.

I would like to know that myself...I see it alot on here but no one ever explains it...

Hi and congrats....We lived in Germany my dad was stationed there..I got my band on 4/28/08 and just had my first fill on 8/28/08 I had lost 38 pounds in that 3 months and my doc really did not want to do a fill but I was eating everything in sight girl!!!! I just insisted he do the fill I was under the impression that it was up to the patient when to get the fill because we know what we eat and know whether or not we feel restricted...I was eating about two cups of food and did not do any damage to the band or pouch ...since I had my fill this past monday oh get ready for this.. I have lost 4 pounds ....I can't eat much of anything but the hunger is still there....I tried to eat a tiny piece of meat last night thought I would die....chewed it up to nothing....everyone says it will get better...because of swelling after the fill...I will try again today.....

I had mine at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson...Dr Gustavo Huerta was my surgeon...the staff is rally good and I got really personal attention since I had my surgery in April.

I know exactly how you feel....I lost my best friend really the only friend I had that I could talk to...we have not spoken to each other since the day I had surgery 4/28/08...I have attempted to contact her but she never returns my calls...I told the woman that works in the office with me and she has told numerous clients that come in from the street that I have had lap band surgery and losing weight...I truly wish she would just shut up!!!! They eat everything under the sun and offer it to me, just yesterday it was CAKE it was hard to turn it down but I did !!! I finally told myself they can all kiss my a** I am in this for me and only me !!!

I smoke my doctor is aware of this and made no mention of band erosion....Someone explain that to me how would that erode the band...unless I am wrong it would be your lungs that are affected...Needless to say I had no problem at all with this!