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dooder79
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Thats just the thing. I dont know what size band I have. I never saw my doctore again after surgery. He called the nurses and discharged me without coming and seeing me. He used to do fills in his office but now he now longer does them. He has no other doctors in his practice. In the morning I have my coffee, which is about the only thing that does not irritate me and make me feel sick. If i try to have anything, including Water, it feels like it is going to come back up. I try then to have a Protein shake, maybe i can get it to go down, maybe not. Depending on how well things "sit" lunch usually consists of small amounts of chili, Soup, yogurt, or anything that doesnt hurt. Basically its the same thing for all my meals. I guess i could say that I have trouble eating all day long. I have had a barium swallow and everthing is ok. Its not too tight, i only have 2.5cc in my band. I would start to exercise more but i am exhausted.
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I was banded in nov 05 lost 100lbs and then had to have a revision in jan 07 due to adhesions around my band. After the revision i have gained almost 60lbs back and have had fills. Now i can barely eat breakfast or lunch and sometimes dinner. I feel totally helpless because my doctor now longer does follow ups because he is too busy, so all i can ever do is go have a barium swallow and they will call him if anything is wrong. And of course my swallows are fine. I dont know what i am doing wrong. I have tried different things for the past year and nothing is working. Please does anyone have any ideas? I am soooo lost!
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I was banded in nov 05 lost almost 90lbs before having to have a revision in jan 07 due to adhesions. since my revision i have gained 50-60lbs back. I have had fills and just keep gaining weight. now i am at the point that i have a hard time eating Breakfast or lunch and sometimes i cant eat dinner. I dont know what to do, i feel really lost because my doctor wont see me. He no longer has time to do follow ups. I go to this place and have a barium swallow and if anything is wrong they will let him know. I just need some advice. I feel like i have failed miserably. Morgan Houston, Texas:sad_smile: