hoping4best

Thank you for responding. I hope someone replies also! Thanks for the encouragment.

Does anyone know anything?

So this may turn into a long story, but I will try to keep it as short as possible. I need anyone who is willing, to answer back with words of advice and wisdom. Please!!! I got banded in July 2008. Had to get my port fixed probably by october of the same year. Was slowly losing and in August of 2009 had finally gotten under 250lbs. I started a new job and things and gained a few pounds. My surgeon moved to portland, oregon so I had to find a new doc. Went to new doctor only to discover that my port is upside down yet again and I have gained quite a bit of weight back. I am no longer losing and feel like maybe I should just get it removed. My insurance didn't cover the surgery so I have to keep footing the bill to get my port fixed. Now I am waking up in the middle of the night with severe reflux. I even have the taste of vomit in my mouth even though I haven't vomitted. I am wondering if this could be a sign of a stretched pouch? How would I know if I have stretched my pouch and what happens if that happens? Does anyone know? Please HELP!?!?!?

Thank you so much for replying. No one else has said anything. I was getting a little frustrated because no one else has said anything and I thought this website was supposed to be an online support group sort of thing.

I had my surgery in July of 2008. So I have had my band for a year-and-a-half and have stopped losing. In fact I am gaining. I am really frustrated. My port flipped upside down once and I got that fixed. The last time I went to my doc he said it was trying to flip again. I feel like if it has or does flip again I may just get it removed altogether because I cannot afford to keep paying to get it fixed, plus I'm not losing any weight. I fell depressed when I read all the success stories other people have had and it just isn't working for me. As of right now I am a little worried that I have stretched my pouch. Does anyone know how to tell if you have actually stretched it? Any advice would be much appreciated because I am feeling totally defeated!!:biggrin: