Murphles

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…..

i have no saline. He shortened the tube.

No it was not removed. It was just unfilled. Delivered food.

I notice that many people don't reach goal but have lost significant weight? Are all of the changes and the fears and the money worth it? Would you do it again knowing what you know now? I am deciding on WLS. I know my weight gain has made me feel old. I can't do activities that I love to do. I love to ride horses but my weight is too heavy for my horse babies and it makes me unbalanced. I love to run but my weight makes it so hard on my joints. My feet hurt daily. My back hurts all of the time. While I would like to get down to goal-I would be thrilled with 50% of excess Weight loss. I would be so much more able to be active. What do you all think? :paranoid

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!

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.

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.

Help-I need a lapband fill doctor! Thank you,Murphles

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. :-)

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. 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!!!