amella

This is so true - I had a hernia that was fixed at time of surgery - I had reflux which was getting quite worse before my surgery but since my surgery I have had no reflux at all no matter what I eat:smile2:

It is totally normal to lose restriction within 2 weeks paticularly with you first couple fills because what happens is you have fat all around your stomache on the inside of you and that is some of the first fat to go so as you lose that fat surounding your stomache then the band gets looser because their was fat imbetween the stomach muscle and the band that is no longer their.

I have had my band for 4 months now with no problems but on one little area (on opposite side of my port) - small area size of a quarter area where my band is, I get like a poping sensation or something whenever i sneeze or cough i have to kind of push down on it with my hand to keep it from doing that - I dont know how to describe it other than some kind of crackling or pop sensation in area of my band just under the rib cage - note: it is on opposite side of my port so it is not a port issue. Does this happen to anyone else? Anyone know what that means?

since most or all of us have such big stomaches anyways then how do you know if your stomache is bloated to the point of erosion? Is that litterally the only symptom you had? no pain or sickness or anything?

girl you are hallarious! and i luv the little dancing figure what a cutie - you should go into the chat room sometime you would be fun to chat with good luck to you on your journey

I agree with you maestreata - their are many different factors to take into consideration. Long ago when I was a stay at home mother and did not have to work, I litterally spent 2 hours at the gym daily and always ate healthy foods cause I had plenty of time for meal planning, shopping and cooking. Now that I work full time 10 hour days in an office setting it is so much harder! I went to the gym tonight and monday night after working a 10 hour day which is not an easy thing to do - yesterday I was just too wiped out and did not make it their - I wonder if the person who started this thread works and if you do do you work full time? It is much harder when you work full time. also the dynamics of what you do for a living also plays a big part - I work in an office at a sit down job all day and people always bringing in goodies and potlucks and offering chocolate and candy - constantly pulling on your will power - whereas someone else might have a job where they are moving around and/or not exposed to wrong foods all day long - also the bigger you are and the more weight you have to lose the quicker you lose it in the beginning. If a person is 300 pounds they are going to lose much more weight much more rapidly than a person who weighs 180 and it would be absurd for the one who weighs 300 to judge the one who weighs 180 for not losing as much weight as quickly!!! then the person who only weighs 180 could turn around and judge the person who weighs 300 for getting that big in the first place! Too many factors to consider to be judgmental about peoples weight loss journey!!

:scared2::scared2: Hey all my fellow Arizona bandsters! I want to start a get together where any Arizona bandsters can get together for breakfast - lunch or dinner or happy hour - let me know if you are interested and what you prefer. Also let me know what day or night is best for you - friday, saturday or sunday - and then I will organize it - probably in april sometime. I will let everyone who is interested know ahead of time where it will be. If it goes well, I would like to make it a monthly event wher we can all get to know each other and start a bandster friendship base. Be their or be square!! :scared2:

one thing i decided to do is to go on a liquid diet for 2 to 3 days before i think about getting another fill - that way you shrink your pouch down as low as possible and if you dont need a fill then you will get some good restriction back from doing that otherwise if you are still not full on 1 cup of solid food after doing liquid for 2 or 3 days then you know you are probably ready for a fill. Another benefit of doing that is it kick starts you into a good loss again too if you are plateauing.

if i have not lost 10 pounds by the end of each month then i go on a liquid diet for 2 or 3 days (all i can stand) that seems to help kick start me back into action

thank you - at this point it is evident that I need to ignore such animosity and accusatory behavior, I am not even going to bother to try to defend myself to such an individual, she is quite sad actually. peace to you too. :laugh:

Hope you feel better hon

thank you for sharing your vulnerabilities - may God Bless you and cause you to prosper on this journey :wink_smile:

i can eat cole slaw just fine no problem but i have never eaten hot dog since my surgery - did you eat it with a bun or by itself? hot dog meat is intestinal food maybe its just not a good meat to have with this band.

Thank you for coming on here with some sense - that person makes the forums a miserable experience for everyone - she is mean and rude and she does not even have a lap band anymore she has a sleeve now so I dont know why she does not go on some sleeze oops sorry i mean sleeve site instead of trying to stir up so much trouble on here when she is not even a bandster anymore! and your doctor is a wonderful person for coming on this site and giving us free information - what doctor does that??? I may not ever agree with the pricing of fills but I have nothing but praise for such a kind man who is willing to give of his time and knowledge for free the way this doctor has.

thank you so much for your answer hon appriciate it!