Murphles

i have no saline. He shortened the tube.

No it was not removed. It was just unfilled.

Delivered food.

I underwent banding with good results back in 2006. I did well until about two years ago. I gained a little weight-about ten pounds but felt lethargic with abdominal pain. Nothing so severe that it made me think that I needed to go to the doctor. Then when I received some bad news-my dog was going die-I took a deep inspiratory breath which led to immediate pain. Pain worsened through the day and I went to ED that night. I could not stand up straight. Painkillers started and I was in two hospitals for 11 days. Emergency surgery was finally done which found the tubing from my band had wrapped around my small bowel and incarcerated it. I had a luckily small bowel resection and started on a very slow recovery. I told my surgeon I did not want a refill. I was terrified though my surgeon said band was in the right place and was fine. He said the original surgeon left the tubing too long.

Well I did not want my band. I had felt really awful for a long time. And I didn't have the eating problems I had before. Right.

Well a year later I am 25 pounds heavier. And I feel awful again. I worked out with a trainer. I had home delivery of fresh made diet foods. I did fitbit. I did it all right. Counted calories with my fitness pal and Losing it. Runkeeper.

So I raise the white flag. I need my band. But I live in a different town. I don't know how to get there from here…..

Man, thirty pounds is not a reason for surgery. I was lower bmi and I had 70 to lose. No reputable surgeon would do you for lap band. Now there is a procedure in britain involving a balloon in the stomach that is totally temporary....they only allow it in for I think 12 weeks

like to hear from all of them

I am doing great! I am also around that weight-but I am tall so I can wear most everything now. Some tops bind a bit-I still have a tummy that makes slim cut jackets or blouses fit tightly. I am 20 pounds from my goal but am so happy with what I have achieved.

I am approaching my bandiversary. I was banded on May 25 2006. In the last year I have lost 50 pounds and gone from a size 20 to a size 10 in jeans this weekend. I am 20 pounds from goal. I look and feel fabulous. I eat everything. I am rarely hungry. I am on a bit of a plateau but I hope that will break as the weather impoves and I exercise more in the great outdoors. I am so glad that I did this!

Great idea-but I already took all of my time off for our Greek island cruise this summer. Anyone up for a summer chicago get together?

still thinking of you kiddo. I hope you are well

I am about 25 pounds from my goal. I was estatic when I got to this weight. Now I am beginning to feel fat. I have been at a plateau for 3 months. I am exercising but nothing seems to be happening. I don't seem to have much in the way restriction. Any suggestions.

I want to finish my weight loss before I tell the general public. I have only told my best friend and my dtr and my husband. I am still afraid I won't be successful.

My friend. I was totally shocked at how much I need it. As my band got looser as I lost weight, I gradually ate more. Not because of any reason, but because it tasted good. Just one more bite. Oh, I eat much less than Iever did before-but I realize why the band is for me. I never felt like a glutton. I never binged. It was just one m ore bite all day every day to seventy to eight pounds worth. I am losing gradually and slowly. Now I am ready for my second fill-which bums me out a bit. Why could not I learn portion contol. Reality is-if "portion control" was the answer, then we all could do it. Thank god for the lap band.

My only problem is arranging my fills. I have to fly to Mexico. I can get fills here but not as good as there.

Thank you so much for your post. I am stuck in lack of proper fill land and I think I am still better off. I don't think I could gain unless I really started hitting the caloric liquids alot. And I know I can lose easily when I have my restriction. It was really easy the 6 weeks after surgery. Just gotta get the fill! It is totally "the tool" and I still love it.

Thank you everyone.

I am from Cleveland and I had my surgery in Mexico. I have no financial issues going back to my great doc-but my schedule has gotton exponentially busier. So I am looking for something simpler. Dr. Curry is great-I have met him. He refers to himself as the "guru", I think, because he has opened his practice to international patients-which I think is cool. I have tried to contact the St. Vincents people and no response. They may have great docs but ......

Cleveland clinic sent me this awful snooty transfer of care note-oh, my god!

Hand me a goddamn needle and a syringe. :-)

Help-I need a lapband fill doctor!

Thank you,Murphles

You guys I made it-can't believe it.

Banded May:clap2: 25, 2006

Down 23pounds

Very satisfied.

Dear Diane-

I am so sorry to hear about all of this. I work terteriary care hospital and hon-that is quite a triple whammy! Rehab is not so great in Cleveland in the usual places-PM me if you need details. Akron actually is a better rehab town and Toledo is good. My thoughts are with you!!!!

Dearies:

I have not had time to post but I really wanted to tell you all about my nsv. I shopped in the cutie boutique across from the coffee shop! Regular size clothes!!!! OK stretch XL clothes-but from the cutie boutique. My first fill is scheduled for July 18-toooo excited.

Really nervous!

Good luck to all.

How much is everyone eating?

I only am eating about 1/2 cup at a meal. I usually do not eat breakfast-stomach is just not ready-and I am a lifelong Breakfast gal. I have lunch-either a Protein Shake or a small mushie. I am still on mushies. dinner again a small mushie. Miss my veggies crisp but it is OK. Small snack in the afternoon or I notice I rush dinner and can get into trouble. Not a lot of hunger.

I could never ever eat 2.5 cups of food.< /p>

Banded May 25.

Down 15 at my last weigh in. (only weigh myself one time per week.)

May Bandsters!

Good to find you.

I am surprised at what everyone is eating. I am a wimp. I currently am having a latte for Breakfast (just can't tolerate food in the morning), Protein shake at lunch, snack in afternoon (Soup or pudding) and I have just started mushies. My birthday dinner-1/2 crab cake and 1/2 lobster bisque. Ummm.

Don't yell at me for relying on my Protein Shake. I eat at work usually at a work station in public (I am staffing two jobs 3 days out of 5). I just can't risk missing a chew and PB'ing at work. I had ravioli (stuffed with roasted veggies and dressed with pesto sauce) and Asparagus. I find that I am fully satisfied with one half cup-soup to about one cup. I confess I am drinking with meals. Right now I want food to go through. I am having no difficulty hunger. I feel hunger but it is easily managed.

Can I tell you-I am thrilled. I really just love this.

I told only my husband. My daughter, 15, figured it out-left my computer sceen open. My colleagues at work-two asked me outright (from the Protein shake). I lied-one I told-"none of your business", the other-"fibroids".

I am lower bmi. I did not want to argue with people. I also have seen people's struggles here-there is no magic wand or band. Therefore, if it does not work for me-it is my private issue-with the support of this forum. I don't want to discuss it with the hoi polloi.

Having said that-if I am fabulously successful and a fat person asks me genuinely-how did you do it? -I may just tell them-success is to be shared with people looking for real solutions.

we have missed you-glad you are feeling better

So for the first four days or so-all I could do is sleep. I slept all day and all night (except for the vomiting). Not so great. But yesterday-I started with this weird energy. No nap. Then I could not go to sleep. I kept having this weird half awake dream of a Mexican made for tv movie about lap bands (you know-those summer miniseries)-which of course, I was in. My body is still sore and achey. But I am really clear. And Iwondered if all that food that I used to eat sucked all of the energy out of my brain and that is why I was tired all of time (I don't think there is any physiological basis for this-but I had a lot of time to think at night.)

Finally, I have become so deconditioned as I got fatter in the last year-exercise as really uncomfortable. For those of you like me-how did you gradually get back into it-telly and tricia have me completely intimidated!!!

I disagree on the throwing up. I haven't once. Not that I won't down the line, but its all about following the rules set in place. I think for me at least, the reason I havent PB'd is simply the 'fear' of PBing...lol A lot of what you are stating is true for many, but not all. I love sweets too, I eat a few sugar free reeses cups to satisfy my urge.

I really hate it when people imply their (good) experience is soley because they behaved better. I started vomiting with my first medication and kept vomiting for 12 hours. My biggest fear was vomiting-let me tell you that I got my fill of it. It was suggested that I was just more sensitive to the medication or the my stomach was more irritated because of the procedure (I also had a hernia). Thanks for listening.