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Do you know where your band sits? It is a lot higher than most people realise. It sits at the top of your stomach/bottom of your oesophagus which is approx between your breasts. We typically think our stomach is a lot lower than this. You get stuck if the food item is too big/not chewed properly or sometimes the texture can be a problem e.g too fibrous.

All the comments above are very valid and yes people do come here for reassurance and validation but it is still frustrating to read the same thing over and over again and to have to type the same answers. It would be good if there was a section on this forum that you had to read before joining that explained all the basics. Either that or an FAQ section (one of my ex bosses always said FAQ stood for f**ing awful questions)! It appears that people do not read older threads before starting one of their own. I also find it extremely scary the lack of information that some people appear to have been given but as Betsy said it is possible that they have just mentally blocked all this info out. What does tend to happen though is that a lot of the older more experienced bandsters seem to drop out. Yes it may be because they are now comfortable with their bands and no longer in need of the constant interaction on the board but I believe that a lot of them drop out because they get frustrated with reading and answering the same thing over and over.There are very few people here that have been banded for any great length of time that still help and support. Jachut of course is the exception so we had better make sure we don't scare her off!

Weight gain is fairly normal. Most people's weight fluctuates up and down by a couple of pounds. It is usually to do with hormones, Water retention or the like. As to the lip, it could be an allergy, or maybe an insect bite, or you walked into something, someone hit you, you could have a cold sore coming................................... basically it could be anything! Sorry i'm not much help!

Awesome!!!

And I thought all men wanted their wives/partners to have bigger breasts! Can't believe how selfish some of your partners are.I don't think I would have lasted this long with behaviour like that. The tree would already be growing over the hole in the garden! Good job some people have patience.

Relax Firstly I am sure that the nurses comment about prefilling the band because the surgeon couldn't get the band tight enough was incorrect. As a nurse she probably knows very little about the band and told you what she thought you wanted to hear. Secondly there are a number of surgeons out there that routinely prefill the band. It is not generally recommended as the fill on top of the surgery and swelling etc can cause problems.You are lucky in that you don't seem to have had problems but it has had the effect of taking away your hunger. Lucky you, you seem to be missing out on bandsters hell. Don't worry how many ml you have left that can be filled - you will at some point achieve restriction. In fact I am not sure why you are worried as you seem to have achieved a level of restriction already so you have a leg up on those of us that were not prefilled. You need to be careful about not getting fixated on numbers. Lots of people seem to be obsessed with how much fill is in their bands rather than listening to how their body feels. As you were only banded on 7th June you should still be in the liquid phase of your diet - you should not be attempting to eat foods that require chewing at this point. Weakness is quite common as you have a far lower calorie intake than you are used to, you have just had major surgery and a general anaesthetic - all of which have an effect. Make sure you keep your fluids up, drink Protein shakes,veggie/fruit juice and if you are allowed Soups make well blended runny vegie soups with lentils or pulses added for extra protein. These things should help you to start feeling a bit better. And if you are still concerned then ask to speak to your SURGEON directly so that he can put your mind to rest. too much research on the internet can be a dangerous thing. Hope you start feeling better soon and please stop worrying - I am sure everything is fine.

One of the guys at my support group went on a 3 month world cruise last year and lost weight! He was the only person that wasn't complaining that his clothes had shrunk - his were getting bigger.

This does make you sound like shady Katie. Whilst I have no experience of the US medical or insurance system I am sure that the letter will be verified in some way or another. Imagine the consequences for both yourself and your MIL if you are found out. I imagine you could both end up with a criminal record or worse and your MIL probably risks losing her licence. This is NOT the way to go.

Just be careful that you aren't so focused on getting the M&Ms in your mouth that you fall over and injure yourself!

Relax, it is not going to stretch your pouch. The liquid goes through fairly quickly and obviously its not causing you any discomfort. It would be an issue if you were trying to drink like this though if your pouch was already full of food.

This does sound counterproductive. Why do you have to eat the extra - have you tried the run without eating the extra calories?

And you also have those for whom English is not their first language. High levels of literacy should not be a prerequisite on a band support site. We are here to offer support and guidance not to spell check!

I am also freezing. Heater is on , jumper is on but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Being cold affects your marriage - my husband won't let me near him because my feet and hands are always so cold.LOL. Sometimes even my bum is cold and I promise I am not running around the house naked!

Interesting.

Someone I know got banded 2 weeks before me and is currently going through a divorce.Apparently her husband doesn't like skinny women.

This explanation is flawed. The balloon over the bottle is a closed system.There is nowhere for the gas to go. Your digestive system is not a closed system - it has an opening at both ends. Generally when you have a buildup of gas you either burp or fart! I am not advocating that you ignore your Dr's instructions and start drinking soda, just pointing out that this explanation is totally illogical. Maybe some people have a problem with burping etc after banding but I think for most of us the opposite is true. I for one am now the burping Queen and that is not from drinking soda!

But of course it wouldn't be English if there wasn't at least 1 exception to the rule. No wonder English is such a hard language to learn(even for those of us that profess to speak English - yes myself included) If, however, you are adding "ing" to the present participle of verbs like "singe," "tinge," or "dye," you keep the final (silent) "e." Hence we have "singeing," "tingeing," "dyeing," and "eyeing." (This dyeing has to do with changing the color of something; when spelled "dying," it's a loss of life.) Amazing how many ways I can find to avoid doing something useful like housework!

I stand corrected. Hanging head in shame. Time for me to go back to school, my grammar teacher would be horrified. My excuse - too much time living in South Africa and Australia and too many years of using spell checker.My few remaining grey cells are obviously befuddled!

I think the fact that you can eat is great, I would be concerned if you couldn't, we need to eat to live. I am worried though - what are you hoping for? Are you wanting to get to a stage where you can't eat? If you do you run the risk of death or at the very least being miserable on a liquid diet which will be unsatisfying and probably high calorie and could cause you to gain weight. You may also cause your band to slip or get horrible acid reflux. The band is designed to restrict the amount of food that you can eat so that you eat smaller portions and are satisfied for longer.It does not work with liquids. I think you need to make an appointment to see your Dr or nutritionist and discuss how the band works and what kind of diet you are supposed to be eating.I don't know if you were not given proper info prior to the op but you certainly seem to be in need of support and guidance. All the best:smile:

Their r ltz of words which get mispelt on this cyte. however does it reely mater?It is a weight loss support site not an english grandma site! Most of the time I know how to spell but I can't type as fast as I think which leads to errors.Sometimes I fix them sometimes I can't be bovvered! A spell check would make no difference. And lets face it this is an American website so most of you can't spell anyway(hell now I'm deep in S...T)! LOL The error that always annoys me most is sliming. slim + ing is something that I want to be doing, that's why i got the band. I think what most people mean is slime + ing slimeing. Now a tool that could put text into paragraphs would be really useful. there is nothing more offputting than reading a post that is written as one long paragraph. Most of the time i get bored and give up.

I think it is common to burp more once you are banded. I for one am the burping queen, although the last couple of days it seems to be coming out the other way which is far more embarassing!

One of my first mushies was mashed avo with tuna. Yummy.

I take Ibuprofen sometimes and have not had any problems.

As you have said in your post the band is not designed to work with liquids. You getting a band and then doing a liquid diet is certainly counter productive. I assume you are from the UK as Lighter Life is a UK diet? I have no idea what the Dr's there recommend as an after diet.In the US the focus is mainly on Protein. in Australia the focus is on a well balanced diet that includes all food groups. Obviously simple carbs are not the best choice of foods. You need to be able to eat meat/chicken/fish/veggies/complex carbs such as wholegrains etc. It may be that your band is too tight (you don't say what size band or how much fill you have in it) or it could be that you are not used to taking small bites and chewing properley as until now you haven't been doing this. I would suggest going onto a modified post op diet. Eat soft(but healthy) mushy foods for a few days.If you are able to tolerate these without getting stuck move onto soft foods(not mushy) and then finally real food that you have to chew. Exactly the way we progress babies when they first move from milk to food. If you still find even with small bites,lots of chewing and eating slowly that you cannot eat things such as meat then yes you are probably overfilled and may need some out. Hope it all goes well.

The last part is the hardest. I am at goal or should I say I would like to lose more but my Dr say's I can't afford to.I have probably lost approx 1kg - 2.2lb since my last fill 6 weeks or so ago and now seem to have stabilised. I jump on the scales every day and they go up and down from 1 day to the next but always within the same range. I certainly don't intend having any fill out at this point. I can eat plenty - probably more than I should - so I am going to have to be careful and if the weight starts creeping up then I will get another small topup fill. Isn't maintenance the thing that has always been the hardest?