luckyfive101

I just had a fill myself (3 cc in a 10 cc band). I am able to eat most foods as long as i chew, chew, chew... EXCEPT for red meats and white breads... If I toast the bread, I can eat it pretty easily. It is a learning process... but you'll get there! I am 4 years out and lost most of my weight, but I still have about 30 pounds to go (haven't worried too much about that after where I have come from).. but I have made a recommitment to get the rest off now.. good thing about the band.. it is a tool always there to fall back on, and it has kept me from having to gain any of my weight back........ A GOD sent! Good luck! Hope to see LESS of you soon!

Well, time for another fill. Good thing about this journey.. you can always get back on track! Holidays are hard.. love that Egg Nog! lol! Hope all you guys are doing well. about 25 pounds to goal.. Hope to see "less of you" soon! God Bless!

if you are from the South, grits... I like applesauce but am unable to eat ground beef... red meats are a no-no for me... when I am having trouble with everything else, though, I can go back to my Protein shakes.. trusty shakes.. you actually get to where you WANT them! lol

I wouldn't worry. I have had this happen on a couple of occassions, and the next time I went back, it was correct. I am obliged to agree with your doc.. there are pockets and kinks and things in there where the fluid can sit, depending on your position at the time........ and those needles are so small with such minute settings, it would be easy for a doc to misread them also. keep up the fight.. you'll get there!

Well, good news.... I finally found a doc closer to home that will accept me as a patient. It was a long drawn-out process to get approved because I had the band in Mexico, but I am soooo excited and looking forward to getting another fill and getting back on track. I am hoping my new insurance will pick up on the fills. Hope you all have a wonderful CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year! God Bless!

With or without insurance, the band is the best thing I have ever done for myself! I am self pay and only regret I have is not having done it sooner! As always, it is a personal decision and you need to weigh the risks/benefits and do what is right for you! Good luck and God Bless!

So sorry you are having probs! Best of luck with your new journey! keep in touch! I still have about 50 pounds to go, but I need another fill (and if you haven't heard) Fill Centers closed down. Have to go directly through the doc's office. Holding my own now, but I am looking forward to the time I can afford another fill. Good luck and God Bless!

just don't give up! I too took a long time to start losing. I have had my band 3 years and have never regretted getting it, but it is a tool.. once you get restriction, you will start losing. I have about 50 pounds more to go and need a refill, but I am self pay and have to wait on funds. Just keep fighting the fight. It will happen! Good luck and hope to see "less of you" in the near future!

So sorry for your struggles! Main thing is don't give up! Remember why you started this journey and re-commit yourself daily.! I too can and have sabatoged myself in the past and eaten around the band. I have lost 92 pounds but have plateaued before reaching my goal... but every day I try to start anew... Hope you get back on track! God Bless!

Good for you! You go girl!

I wouldn't get in too big a hurry to get more restriction... I went through the same thing a few months back. I had an "unfill" of about .5 cc and could eat anything right after.. but a week later, I found restriction again.... it really is strange.... my band is so fickle, can eat anything one day and nothing the next.. take a little "break" but be careful about over indulging... Good luck!

No jena, You're not alone. I have always had the "slime" but I don't throw up every day. I walk when I get it and the food will eventually go down. I am glad you are doing better. Keep up the good work!

Glad to hear everything is going well! I have had the same symptoms as you for about a week now. I haven't had a fill in about 4 months and all of sudden, seems like it got tighter. I went back on fluids for a while and all is well now. I had a "stuck episode" one day last week (steak.. big NO NO!) .. and I am pretty sure I irritated my band and it was swollen. At any rate, I am relieved taht things are back to normal now. I am self pay and really cannot afford to have a revision if the need arises... Keep in touch.. Hope all goes well from here on out.. and even with the aggrevation........... WOULD DO IT AGAIN in a heartbeat! My life is soooo much better, even though I am not at goal yet. But I will get there. As some of you said, have had a lot of stress and set backs, but we must keep pressing on. Hope to see "LESS OF YOU" in the near future! God Bless!

Glad I found this... It sounds like we all have similar episodes. The thing that has blown me away this time is that I haven't had a fill in about 4 months... Was gonig along well, eating most anything I wanted and not getting stuck. All of a sudden, it was like my band tightened on its own again! I have had to go back to liquids and mushies this week (lost 5 pounds) but that is the hard way to lose! I am glad to see I am not the only one with a fickle band.. but it is still the best thing I have ever done for myself! Keep in touch. God Bless!

Welcome to the life of Banding! LOL! Yes, steak is the one thing I have to really avoid. I can eat MAYBE one bite if it is not too well done and I have to chew, chew, chew until I feel like I have eaten the whole steak! lol! .......and steak always was and still is my favorite! I have been on this road 3 years and still have probs sometimes. most of the problems I have is when I slip into my old ways and do not chew as I should. Thankfully, so far (knock on wood), even with the slimming and PB'ing, I have not had a slip. but everytime that happens, I still get that feeling in the pit of my stomach taht I have somehow messed up my band and I am scared to death of losing it! When you get that feeling like you are going to have to throw up, if you can walk around a bit, sometimes it will go down (you can actually feel it when it goes down), and we all know it is better not to throw up if at all possible... good thing is, when you start feeling like that.. all of a sudden, you are not hungry anymore! Hard way to lose though! Good luck and keep us informed about how things are going for you! God Bless!

Just trying to find out.. What ever happened here? Did you have a slip? You described my symptoms above. Really scared i will lose my band!

just viewing stories. Congrats to all of you on your decision and the beginning of the rest of your lives! Hope to see Less of You in the near future! God Bless!

On the 20th of this month, will be 3 years post band.. Would do it all over again in a heartbeat! Where are all the Junies? Hope you guys are still pleased with your progress. I have to head back and get a fill again ASAP, had surgery last month and left my band with a little less than normal, but am holding my own and even losing SLOWLY with very little restriction. Hope to hear from all of you this month! Hope to see "less of you" soon! God Bless!

Have you had another fill? I am headed back as soon as my finances allow.... have been off with minor surgery for a month now and have to catch up. May thing is.. keep on keeping on! Hope to see less of you in the future! Keep in touch!

you are certainly NOT A FAILURE! You have done great! I am not at goal either and was banded 4 months before you. the good thing as you stated above is that we still have the tool to get there! Keep up the good work. I don't intend to quit until I get there! Hope to see "less of you" soon! God Bless!