greyhoundmom

hi there, thanks for your response! i did have a small unfill and i've been having reflux issues (possibly an ulcer where the hiatal hernia fix was done) so i've only had 1 small fill since september or so. last night in fact, a pill got stuck again - at midnight again! i definately have post nasal drip so maybe that's it. since this last fill tho, when something is stuck, it feels like my chest is going to explode and i panic. before this fill, it was painful but not so bad to scare me. i haven't lost 1 lb in 3 months either. i'm stuck. i exercise like crazy. i must snack too much. the 100 calorie snack packs seem reasonable but i'm finding i have 3 a day! thanks for your help! 40 lbs down, at least 40 more to go! i have to get this scale moving!

- natalie

hi Cher, i had my 4th fill monday. have had acid reflux with this one - have been on liquids so far and that seems fine - i hear a little bubbling sound sometimes but it goes down. tonight i had arthritis pain and took 1 tylenol arthritis pill and it got stuck! slimed for about 5 minutes then it went down. is this fill too tight? before this fill i could eat about 2 cups of food at a time- too much. i am so surprised that 1 pill on an empty stomach got stuck! what do you think? thanks!

hi anjie, nice to meet you. like your pink flower pic! i got my band on 6/10/08 and have lost 37.5 lbs (including pre-op weight loss). slow going really but at least the scale is going down! pretty used to the band by now and haven't had much trouble with it at all! hope you are well!

hi Judy! i was just at a 3 week stand still myself. right after my 2nd fill i stopped losing! this week tho i've lost 2 lbs and it's only thursday. i have been exercising a lot more so i think that might be it! nice to meet you! i'm 44, no kids, husband and a greyhound and 15 finches! i have another fill on 9/8. i don't have much restriction right now. i just hit the 35lb mark! was banded on 6/10 and had lost 13lbs pre-surgery on the optifast program. i'm so thrilled to be losing weight! hang in there with the plateau, you'll get past it! - natalie

hi cometchaser - i'm sorry i didn't see this message. probably by now you've gotten some answers... my surgeon required pre-weight loss ( a % of body weight i think) to shrink my liver - so that she could move it more easily during surgery. i've heard this is very common and that most surgeons require this step.

it was extremely frustrating for me because it took me 8 months to lose 6 lbs - and i had to lose 10. i had to change to another program with a different surgeon that offerred optifast before surgery (medical fast where you drink their protein shakes and protein bars only and i did that and lost the pre-surgery weight finally). took me 3 years to get the surgery because i changed programs. but i had it on 6/10/08 and it is going very well! stick with it - it's so worth it!!!!!!