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I hsve had a complete unfill and am losing my band. I have been using an all natural product that really keeps me from eating. I don't want to gain the weight back and this product takes away the cravings for me...and it is all natural, so no jittery feeling. I don't want to go on another diet. I like eating a little bit of what I want. Honestly, had I known about this product I would have saved myself the pain and heartache of surgery. I didn't cause my problem. There are several of us from 11/08 having the same problems. If you want to know more about this product, pm me at carolyn.wilson@insightbb.com. Good luck....

Not yet...my current dr. did not do the surgery. He is very good though and I am hoping she was wrong. I won't see him for a month. I don't think this is a common problem and completely unexpected for me. Since the port is anchored in the muscle with the realize band, it seems unlikely that it flipped. I am sure they will have to do an upper GI to find out for sure. For now, it is just really, really sore from the fill....or maybe because it really is flipped!

Thanks, kirafiki, I am really excited. AT 59, it has taken awhile. This was my hardest and sorest fill yet, Maybe I won't need another. I am at 6.4 in a 10cc realize band. Thanks again and good luck with your weightloss

I went in for a fill and after the first stick, the NP said my port had flipped or twisted but she got it back in place enough to do a fill. I do have more restriction so it worked but I am really worried about the port being flipped or twisted. Anyone else have this? What did you do about it? Did you see the surgeon to discuss? The NP just gave me a fill and said she would see me in a month. Should I be worried? I am 15 months out and today broke the under 200 pound mark. 25.5 pounds to go!

Thanks. I'm gonna google that and see where I can get it. I had to have a 1.5 cc unfill yesterday, so I am on liquids right now, but I will need the additional protein soon.

Ok, I saw the dr. yesterday and they did a small unfill, 1.5 ccs and I felt better immediately. I got to sleep in my bed last night and no throwing up. I am on liquids today so all is good. I see the dr. again in two weeks to try for a small adjustment....hopefully I can get thru the holidays without too much damage. I guess I will see tomorrow when I go back to food. Wish me luck!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, LilMissDiva, for understanding and agreeing with me. My family is worried about me and my DH wants me to have half taken out. My twin five year old granddaughters expect me to throw up every time I eat. I don't want them to develop bad food habits from seeing me. Yesterday, I had to throw up in a parking lot. It is disgusting. I want my life back. I didn't sign up for soft foods or liquids only, either. And, I have to sleep sitting up to prevent reflux. I have an appt. tomorrow at 2:00 to have an unfill. I don't know how much. I have lost 56 pounds, all of them hard. I have changed surgeons, but whenever I get to 6.5, I need an unfill. It is very hard not to just give up. Also, I still have a lot of abdominal fat. I seem to have lost everywhere but there. Well, I have lost there because I have gone down in clothes size, but not as much as everywhere else. Sorry, for the gripe session.....just trying to figure out how much of an unfill to get tomorrow....3 ccs, like my DH wants, or only .5 cc. I have lost 5.5 pounds in 10 days!

My previous doctor took me from 6.5 to 4.3 then it took months to get back to 6.5. I was okay at 5.5, but maintaining. Maybe 6 will be the sweet spot. I am just tired after almost a year and want to be able to not think about what I can and cannot eat all of the time. I want to forget about food for awhile. Is that just a dream? I want to be normal.

I am having the same problem. Continuous spitting....can't really keep much solid food down. At night, I can't sleep flat and I have reflux during the night. I am only at 6.5 in a 10 cc band. I have good weightloss with this fill, but it isn't worth it. I am ready for a complete unfill. Should I do it? Complete unfill or slight unfill? Everytime I get to 6.5, I need an unfill. Lower than 6.5, and I stop losing. I have 27 pounds more to lose, but the spitting, throwing up, sliming isn't worth it. My five year old granddaughter told me she is worried about me and I need to go to the doctor, after I uncontrollably threw up in my car in front of her. What should I do?

SIL and everyone, thanks for the great ideas. I use Unjury protein and I put it in my coffee once and it was like lumps of jello in it. What protein powder you use for your oatmeal and coffee? Thanks, everyone, for your help.

Thanks for the suggestions. Asparagus, no, but I had forgotten about what a good choice tuna is. Thanks again.

Hi! I finally have restriction, after almost a year, and I love not even wanting to eat, but I need to get my protein in. I hate the protein shakes, but hoped someone could help me with ideas of small portions with a lot of protein. any suggestions would be a big help to me....thanks!

I switched doctors yesterday and I am so glad I did. He was very nice and did not belittle me. I felt good when I left and found out that although my previous dr. said I had 6.5 cc in my realize band, I only had 4.3 ccs. No wonder it has been so hard. I reportedly received 4 ccs in January. And, my previous dr. would not check to see what was in there. Now I know it doesn't have to be as hard as it was. I have lost 49 pounds in 10 months and am feeling restriction today. Just hang in there and if your doctor doesn't treat you right, find another one. It is a difficult decision to make and takes some research, but you will be happy you did it. The new dr. only wants me to lose 30 more pounds, while the old one set a goal for me I would never reach. Keep on working on it and it will happen. I think I am telling myself that as much as you all.

Where can I view the spreadsheet? I am now nine months out, like all of you, and I wonder how everyone is doing and how far behind I am. I had surgery on 11/21 and have lost 39 lbs since surgery, 49 since starting the process. My surgeon is very unhappy with this and I just want to know how others are doing...especially the 50+ older crowd. I seem to be in a maintenance pattern most of the time. Just want to see where I stand. Thanks.:thumbup:

A great idea....easy and no clean up...I like that! I can use the idea for chicken and frozen vegetables. Thanks for the help!

Thank you for the suggestions and for the prayer. I am looking at ways to increase my protein and do at least a little more exercise. I am praying that shaking things up a bit will help with the weightloss. I appreciate your response and good thoughts.

Surrender is the message I needed right now. I am at a crossroads. I am not losing, just maintaining and I still have 50 pounds to lose. I think I am doing what I should, except for the surrendering part! I am ready to give up on my band. I am working it but it is failing me. Or am I failing myself? I am going to let go and let God take over. Please pray for me as I am in a struggle. My DH is always complaining about my not eating. I can't seem to get nearly enough protein or water in, but I am only eating healthy foods. The band is definitely not the easy way out. Please pray for me. Thanks.

OK, I didn't make it one day. I have been starving all day and have eaten everything in sight. Guess I will start over tomorrow....anyone else having this problem? Are you finding that this is helping you kick the carbs? I think I am just not well prepared to be at work without food. I work 10 hour days, so I need to bring a LOT of liquids. I may just wait until Saturday when I am at home to start again. Anyone use Nectar or IsoPure? I cannot drink an entire protein shake (Unjury). Any suggestions?

I'm not looking forward to it, but here goes. I really, really need to kick the carb monster to the side of the road. And, I have a fill due next week, so this will be a good start for me. Here goes....

Guess I didn't respond after seeing the surgeon. He took out 1 cc and everything is much better. He said I was definitely too tight. He will only do .5 cc fills from now on for me. We were hoping this would be my sweet spot, but I don't think it is. I go back July 15 and I will get .5cc and hopefully that will do it. It is much better like it is than when I threw up everything I ate. The weightloss was good, but life was terrible. I never want to go through that again. Now I can eat small amounts and can drink whatever I want. I still find myself testing my band though. I know I can't eat bread yet still I try. Everyone is noticing the difference in my weight now. Although most say I can really see it in your face. Have I lost all of my weight in my face? My dh went to the dr. today and he has lost 22 pounds, with no surgery. Not having the junk around has helped him too!:cursing:

HolleyHobby, I will say a prayer for you. Mine had only been a week, but I could not have stood it for 3 months. I feel so much better now. My allergies cause me fits, too and while I want to lose the most weight I can as quick as I can, what I was doing was not living. I felt so bad they could have taken it all out and I wouldn't care. he only took out 1 cc and it is so much better. I can eat, take my meds and sleep. Hopefully, you just need a small unfill. Let us know what happens.

Thanks for the response. I saw my Dr. yesterday and he removed 1 cc and said hopefully this will be my sweet spot. He will not put in more than .5cc each fill from now on. I am at 6.5 now. And, I feel much, much better. I can eat, but don't need to. I can get my meds down, so all is well. I lost 6 lbs. last week, according to his scale. He did say that I was too tight if I had to sit up to sleep and couldn't get my meds down. It takes eight weeks to get a fill, so I never want to get an unfill, but I am glad I did this time. I do chew very, very well, small, small bites and I don't drink with my meals. After a week of hell, I am back to a good spot now. Let's hope it stays that way. :smile2:

Okay, I need help. I just had a fill on Wednesday, my third and I think I am too tight. I have 7.5 in a 9 realize band. I cannot sleep lying down, I have to elevate the head of my bed or I wake up in the night throwing up in my mouth. I took my meds on Wednesday after my fill, and i think one of them stuck in the opening for the band. I felt like i was choking for 2 days. I called my dr. today, who is in surgery, but will work me in tomorrow afternoon. This is no life. I want to lose weight, but I can't throw up everytime I eat. i thought the band was going to let me forget about food, not be afraid of it. I thought I was a little tight before this fill on Wednesday, but I wanted to lose faster, so I got another one. I am thinking of asking to go back about 2 ccs to 5.5. My diabetes is under control without any meds now and that was one of my main goals. Should I ask for that much of an unfill? Or, is this to be expected when you have restriction. Yesterday, I had one strip of bacon and one chicken tender all day. I cannot get down my B/P medicine either. Part of me says to have it all removed, but I threw out all of my bigger clothes. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the advice, 2-Lose. Your weightloss is incredible. You should be so proud. I will call my dr. if i can't figure everything out over the weekend. I just have a learning curve right now. I, too, have horrible allergies, so maybe that isn't helping with the tightness. This Ohio Valley is really tough if you have breathing problems. Right now it is storming with 70 MPH winds. I just wanna go home and get in the bed, but I can't. I asked for this, right?! By Monday, I will be all better....or I'll have less fill! Keep up the good work....it's working for you!

Thanks for the info. I haven't tried Isopure yet, but there is a GNC near me. I will work it out. It just takes time to adjust to a new fill. I'm sure you feel the same way. And, I work 10 hour days, so that doesn't help. I stay with my granddaughters another day for 12 hours, so the weekends are always packed. Little or no time for me. since I can't get my meds down, I am going through headaches from withdrawal from Cymbalta...3 days now. I will sit down and figure out what i can eat and what i can't this weekend and have a plan. I have worked so hard for this, I don't want to let it go now. But, I also don't want to be too tight. It sure is a fine line to walk, huh? Thanks for all the helpful advice. I appreciate it.