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hi all. i've had my band since 02/08 and have had this issue for a while now. I will wake up in the middle of the night with a terrible pressure pain which feels like is around my band. i break out into a cold sweat and have to walk around to tolerate the pain. after describing these symptoms to my mom she said they were very similar to her gallbladder pain back in the day befire she had surgery to remove it. i saw the p.a. at the aftercare clinic and they did and x ray of my band and decided it was properly placed and not too tight. the p.a. took out some fluid from my band to loosen it to see if maybe it is just trapped gas causing the pains. otherwise they are not sure what, if anything, the band is doing. however i have had 2 episodes since then 1 week ago. what is going on? i can't be the only one ever having experienced this? it makes me want to consider having the band removed because i can't live like this. someone please help? any advice?

hi all. i was banded 6 months ago - 2.14.08 - and have since only lost 15 pounds (10 of which i lost in the 3 days after my surgery). i have been stuck at my current weight for the past 3-4 months. i don't feel restricted at all - i can eat a whole turkey & cheese sandwich with no problems. i am making sure i get 50-60 grams of protein daily, and go to the gym 3-4 times per week. i am getting pretty discouraged. :tongue: when i go in for my next fill i am going to ask about possibly having a stretched pouch, but i wanted to know if anyone else out there has gone through this or has any other advice.