GALapband

Hello Stacey4158! Where are you having your surgery in Georgia?

Thank you so much for your support!

I've asked myself that a few times and I honestly think I am being honest. I either write down the information on the nutrition panel or I look it up on calorieking.com. Sometimes I even overestimate what I am eating to make sure I'm counting enough. I don't know what my problem is and it is very frustrating. My surgeon has told me numerous times that "the lap-band doesn't work for everyone" and then sympathetically smiles. Makes me want to sock him! I guess all I can do is keep trying, huh?

I work for the bariatric surgeon and have contact with the dietician daily. She says that I"m right on target with my calories. I am using fitday.com and making sure that I'm under 30% fat daily and it is not making a difference. Thanks for your reply, any thoughts are welcomed!

Y'all, I don't know what to do. I am 2 years post op (as of Monday) and the first year I did great, dropped 60 pounds and 43 inches. Well, the 2nd year not only have I not lost anything but now I've gained 18 lbs! I have been filled and unfilled and filled again. I feel some restriction but not like i should (I have a 4.0 band and I'm at 3.6 cc's) and the doctor won't do another fill because he thinks i'm not losing because of my food choices, not amounts. I am literally working my tail off, exercising daily and keeping track of everything I put in my mouth. I am staying under 900 calories a day and the pounds still aren't coming off, at all! I don't know what to do, please help me. Am I completely alone in all of this or has someone else gone through this as well?

That stinks, I know you will get there soon!

I have lost an elephants penis! I can't believe I just said that.

Have y'all heard of the butterfly bras? They are the ones that seem to have two backstraps, one for shape and one for support. I haven't tried one yet but I've heard great things about them.

I can understand your frustration but there is always hope! I'm sure your doctor can reposition your band and everything will be great again. Don't give up!

I am staying on plan today because....I have been off plan for so long that I'm doing really, really bad! The only way to get losing again is to stay on plan!

When I plateaued I increased my exercise and my protein and it helped. Also, you need to speak to your doctor about having a UGI or an x-ray to see what is happening with your stomach. Try to increase your fiber also to see if that helps. If your bariatric doctor is not being very helpful then find a primary care physician to see if they can be more sympathetic and helpful. And congratulations on your weight loss! Plateauing is normal so don't stress so much!

Where can you find greek yogurt?

Just tell your doctor that it was unplanned and if he is a good doctor he will respond warmly. Please be happy, some of us have been banded for a while and still aren't able to get pregnant. And I've heard of a lot of great exercises that pregnant women can do, some places even offer aerobics classes for expecting moms. Congratulations!!!

I'm a lapband patient that works for a bariatric surgeon and one thing that I've learned since working here is that a lot of the time the doctor wants to give you time to fully heal after surgery before doing the first fill. Try to keep in mind that you have had surgery and your body needs to heal, just try to make healthy food decisions.

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