ChristineXtreme

I’m a SCUBA diver and I was banded 6/18/08 and didn’t dive until September 2009 not because I was waiting on purpose, but because the opportunity did not present itself. I have searched the discussions on here and only see positive posts on SCUBA diving. No one seems to have had any issues like I did. I went on a live aboard boat trip where I was diving 4-5 dives per day and eating after each dive. I experienced a severe blockage of some type and was not even able to keep down fluids for the last 36 hours of my trip. My impression was that maybe the pressure from the dives compressed the ring and made the passage so small that nothing could get through. All of the dives were 85’ or deeper. I am heading to Hawaii for 11 days of diving in November and I’m considering having my fill reduced for the trip. I’m going to talk to my doctor about it to see what he thinks. Has nothing like this ever happened to anyone else on this forum?

I’m a SCUBA diver and I was banded 6/18/08 and didn’t dive until September 2009 not because I was waiting on purpose, but because the opportunity did not present itself. I went on a live aboard boat trip where I was diving 4-5 dives per day and eating after each dive. I experienced a severe blockage of some type and was not even able to keep down fluids for the last 36 hours of my trip. My impression was that maybe the pressure from the dives compressed the ring and made the passage so small that nothing could get through. All of the dives were 85’ or deeper. I am heading to Hawaii for 11 days of diving in November and I’m considering having my fill reduced for the trip. I’m going to talk to my doctor about it to see what he thinks.

I’m a SCUBA diver and I was banded 6/18/08 and didn’t dive until September 2009 not because I was waiting on purpose, but because the opportunity did not present itself. I went on a live aboard boat trip where I was diving 4-5 dives per day and eating after each dive. I experienced a severe blockage of some type and was not even able to keep down fluids for the last 36 hours of my trip. My impression was that maybe the pressure from the dives compressed the ring and made the passage so small that nothing could get through. All of the dives were 85’ or deeper. I am heading to Hawaii for 11 days of diving in November and I’m considering having my fill reduced for the trip. I’m going to talk to my doctor about it to see what he thinks.

I need some advice from banders that have been around the block a few times. I am 9 months out and have reached what I believe to be my sweet spot a couple of months back. When everything is good I eat just the right amount and can tell when I should stop. These days are great. But then about every three days or so I experience stuck food. I know I am causing it by maybe eating somthing that gets suck easily like bread or by not chewing my food well enough so I don't really need to know what to do to stop it from happening. I guess I just want to know if I am alone? Are most of you experiencing food getting stuck at least once a week on average?

Wow great message string everyone! It is so great to have a place to come and relate with others going through the same thing I am. I just got my first fill yesterday. I'm on liquids for two days then soft solids for a day. I can't wait to see if the first 3.5 cc's are going to do much good for me. What I did to make it through band hell was had my daughter hide the scales in the house. I didn't want to know how I was doing because I knew it was going to get me down. So I consider yesterday the beginning of my weight loss journey. We will all look back on this period and laugh one day soon! It's been a hard ride but the pay off will be worth it!

Hi Jules, I feel for you! You are not the only one who has gained. I lost 8 lbs after the surgery on 6/18 but gained 5 lbs back after returning to normal food. I have a very hard time staying at 1200 calories. I get my first fill tomorrow and I am sooooo excited. I can't wait for the benefits of this band to start kicking in. I am not like most of the people on this site. I have VERY LITTLE restriction without my first fill and can eat almost as much as I use to. Christine

Same here... I'll be on vacation week 6 and I'm going to beg for a fill on week 5. Wish me luck.

Welcom James. Sounds like you are doing great! I need to pick it up some on my exercise. Are you doing any weight resistance training yet? I know it's critical to add that into our workout routine so we can build that much needed muscle so we can burn more of our fat while at rest. I have a total gym at home that I use for my weight resistance training. I'm only doing about 15 minues of cardio (stationary bike) and 10 minutes of weight resistance. I need to work up slowly to at least 30 minutes of each.

Welcome Luu. Okay I'll keep the sex on the down low. You have had other issues with the hernias and nausea. I have not had any nausea thus far so I'm very happy for that. I happy you are feeling better today though! Keep us posted.:wink_smile:

Several of us appear to have been banded on the same day, 6/18/08 so it was suggested, and I agree, it would be nice to have a thread just for us to keep each other posted on our progress and issues. So I thought I would get the ball rolling. I am back to normal activity and doing great. I kayaked 4 hours today and I'm ready to try riding my horse tomorrow. I feel great and things appear to be healing right along. Exercise and sex have not been a problem either :thumbs_up: I still have not been back on the scales since 6/22, still have no idea where my daughter hid them and I like it that way. I see the doc Wednesday for my follow-up and will see how things are progressing then.. I'll try not to be disappointed if I have gained some of my pre and post surgery weight back. So if you were banded on or around 6/18 chime in and let us know how you are doing and what been going on with your body.

I agree Fins. There does seem to be a lot of us all banded on the same day.

Hi Kathy, Well I still don't know where my scales are. I have not been on them for 3 days and I plan to stay away for as long as I can. I know my doctor is going to check my weight Wednesday when I go in for my follow-up so I'll see then how I'm doing but I am afraid I might have gained some weight back since going on real food. It sounds like you are going great though. I just cleaned all the stuff off my exercise equipment since I was using the room for storage and I'm going to start kicking butt.

Tara, I'm not sure how you are only getting 500 calories a day. I get 386 calories from my two daily Protein drinks alone if I use juice and 406 if I use milk for my Protein Drink. Are you still on soft solids or are you eating regular food yet?