lotzasunshine

Thank you so much! It is nice to know that I am not the only one!

I was banded in July 2008, and lost 65 lbs my first year. I had some trouble after my father passed away from cancer in April 2009. I didn't do well with the stress of his death and was overfilled- and aspirating at night. This went on for about six months. In that time, my husband lost his job and we had to figure out how to live. I got a job as a nanny in trade for a basement apartment. My husband got uneployment so we were ok. That went for a whole year. The October after my dad died I finally got in to see my surgeon and get an unfill. It worked wonders and I was coping better. I went back in March 2010 and got a fill to start losing again. About a week after that fill I lost all restriction. I had NO help from the band. I went back the next month and the office discovered a leak. I scheduled a port replacement in July 2010, two years after my initial surgery. I gained about 30 lbs from march to july.The Dr determined that it was a manufacturing defect in the port tubing. After the port replacement I was doing ok, but not losing, even with fills. I had one that was too tight and found a local dr to take some out. I did well with that, but then my husband and I were getting too stressed out by our living situation and decided to leave. Ever since my port replacement I have been very gradually gaining. I get fills and then am too tight, then too loose etc. I decided to give it one more try when I reached 289. I can't let it go back to 300. So I got a fill a week ago and am down around 6 lbs now. I am praying and hoping and working to make this tool of mine work again. My husband and I found good jobs, and have a great living arrangement now. I can afford to stay on top of this and I am promising myself that this is going to work. My portion sizes are good and I am still eating healthy, lots of protein. I guess this is just a really long explanation to say that I am back on the wagon and hoping it will work again for me.

I have had this problem too. You need to get an unfill ASAP! Coughing up fluid from your lungs is a very bad sign of being too tight. Stress can cause swelling around your band and make a perfect fill into a miserable situation. Get an unfill, wait for the swelling to go down and refill tiny bits at a time, that is the only thing that worked for me.

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My solution was mostly lots of different flavored sugar free jellos

Hi all! I am 26 and have been banded for a little over two years, now don't look at my ticker and think I am a loser though. I actually did very well the first year, and then lost my father to cancer, so I put myself on the back burner, was too tight for a while, and then, when I finally got back on track, my Dr found a leak. So now I had a port replacement, and am back at it again. All my ticker shows I've lost I have lost since Tuesday. Anyway, long intro just to tell you that if you guys have any questions, I am totally here to answer them! I don't know everything, and am certainly not perfect yet but still going in the right direction! serenity88- congratulations on getting banded tomorrow! Good luck!!! twostepsatellite and crazylegs _ sorry about the having to watch other people eat!! Totally SUCKS! I just did that this week after my first fill since my replacement surgery, I needed to do liquids and was dying because my husband was eating a small pizza.

I was having it during the night, and I was too tight. Not just fills make you tight. Stress can do it too. Even though it's been a while since your last fill, you may want to go in and talk with your Dr. With stress, your body can swell inside and cause you to be more tight. That is what happened with me. Don't put off going though. I did and it gave me problems for over 6 months. Good luck!!

Ok, so I had my port revision surgery in June and got a fill this week so I am FINALLY losing again!!!!! I am down 9 lbs since Tuesday, but now I can finally show a loss on this thread!! YAY! Adjua....................347...............337...........240......... ....97 Amy......................289................228.9..........160........ 68.9 Angie64.................270................270...........210....... ......60 Astrasmom.............254................254...........170............ . .84 Babe.....................265................265...........199.... ..........66 Band_Groupie.........172.5..............157.5..........0-148........0-9.5 BetsyB..................226.6..............206.8.........109...... ......97.8 BigMomma..............209................209...........135............ . .74 Bklynike.................258...............258...........150......... . .108 BobbieND...............224...............207...........150..... .......57 Bree99..................259...............234...........155..... .......83 Brigette................198................198............150.... ........48 Bristlecone............157................157............130....... .....27 crzytchr................217................217............180..... ... ...37 Dana36.................233...............229.............160....... .....69 daqui26.................274...............274..............200....... ....74 DDGALARZ..............185...............183............150............ .35 destined4thinness..215.5.............215.5...........150.............6 5 5 Diamondgirl81........317...............275..............225........... . 50 ericanda1973.........198.5............198.5...........130.......... ..68.5 Fourme.................189...............168.............145.......... . ..23 Healthy-me-in-Az...242................183.6..........139.............44.6 HummingBird..........204...............164.............150............ .14 jenibeni.................224...............188.............165........ ....23 Jennih...................232...............232.............130.... .......102 Jeni 85..................185..............192..............150............. 35 KDEE....................240................240.............150...... ......90 kyleegirl01.............245................194.............160...... ......34 Lady LAP...............217................217.............125...... ......95 Lisa65...................174.5............165..............145..... .......20! Liz........................193.4............174..............155...... ......19! lotzasunshine..........271..............270.4............225.......... ...46 MaggieGT..............238...............236..............208.......... .. 30 newdicarlo.............187...............174..............135...... .. ...39 Northernmist..........289...............265..............175.......... . ..90 ol55andahalf..........184...............184..............144...... .......40 Peggy1.................308...............308..............225......... .. ..83 RandaPanda...........194...............164..............150........ ....14 RAYNE913.............234...............210..............160....... ......50 RobinAnn.............232.4.............187.2.............160...... ....27.2 scoutmama...........270...............270...............180........ ....90 shadst8................333...............291.2.............233........ ....58.2 skinny31................261...............236..............182..... .......54 SNDYCNRD.............207...............194.5............150........... 44.5 sueinne.................220................226.............180.... ........46 swjtlongdrive..........242................217.............179......... ....38 Tabithan................244...............234..............190....... .....44 TARASGIRL.............305...............259..............225....... .....34 tdtucker................256...............256...............160...... . ....96 Teacher2010..........192...............174...............150...... . ....24 Tealeaves..............305...............289...............150...... . ...139 TeriLu....................215...............212...............150.. .... .....62 TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... .....94 Tinksmom..............256................213................145....... .....43 unshackled............277...............277................180....... .....97 Valerie.................190................190................150... . .......40 wonderwoman2009 175...............175................160..............15

My Doctor said low carb low sugar. I took it further because I read the horror stories of people being opened up in surgery and not getting their band because their liver was too fatty. I did no carbs no sugar for 10 days. I had all the protein and vegetables I could eat, but it made me crazy. I agree with the others who posted to call the office for clarification. Can't hurt. Good luck!

Congratulations!!!!

Congrats!! You are looking great!!!!!

I have actually found that a peppermint candy (since I don't have any fresh peppermint) helps me a lot with that overfull feeling. I keep a stash of candy canes in food storage just in case.

I paid $9950. I went to Denver. My Dr only does self pay patients and is part owner in the surgical center so he can keep the prices low. It includes 3 months of fills and visits. Every fill after is only 20-30 depending on if you pay with cash or card. The office is wonderful and he is so great!!! I fly there every time I want a fill because the cost to go there is about the same as a fill locally by a different doc. He has financial plans available, but I don't know much about that because mine was cash. Anyway, good luck!! Here is my Dr's website Lap Band Surgery in Denver Colorado | Lap Band Surgeon in Denver | Gastric Band Surgery Denver | Bariatric Surgery

Anyone know of an attorney that has had experience with lapband related cases? This has nothing to do with my Dr. It has to do with the manufacturer and I just need to talk to someone to see if it would be worth pursuing.

I am so sorry you are dealing with this! Yuck! But wise of your doc to call in more antibiotics. Good luck the next couple of days!