makana

Hey snorkel Rob,

Do you also get left shoulder pain?

Makana

Hi Jahut,

Nice to hear that the band worked for you. What is the weight you have been able to maintain?

I was banded 5 years ago and maintained a low weight 53 kg for 4 years. I am now back to 69 kg...

can't seem to shift the weight

Hope to hear from you

Makana

Hi oregon

I was banded 5 years ago in Australia. I initially lost a lot of weight: over 30 kg. So I dropped from 85 kg to 52 kg. I was vomiting a lot and had a lot of shoulder pain. I also developed gastric ulcers which are extremely painful, and severe reflux. I was mostly eating soups. My blood pressure was very low, I was constantly cold, had major constipation issues, seizure like feeling in my head, calf pain

I had the band adjusted a year ago and within a month, put on 10 kg. I could not eat much but obviously a little more then before. I did have a refill after a month, but was not able to loose the weight I had gained. Instead, I put on 3 kg more. I am still vomiting a lot and unable to eat most solid foods... easiest are snack, biscuits, no vegetables or fruits, only in smoothie form or soups.

I worry about stomach cancer due to my ulcers. I am unable to eat as others do and yet am overweight and hate the fact that I have put on all this weight...