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No. I just wish I had it done sooner. I am loving being banded.

Spartan you sound familiar. Have you been here before?

Often when we are told that it is our body rejecting the band there is really another explanation . Possibly something that has gone wrong at the time of surgery but obviously that is not something any Dr will admit to so they will tell you that your body is rejecting the band. Although apparently band rejection is possible it is also very very rare. The materials that the band are made from have an extremely low risk of rejection. Sorry that you had to go through this. Hope everything gets better soon.

You're not the only one who can't resist chocolate. I eventually resorted to putting a bag of cadbury's mini eggs in the freezer today as I had been back and fore dipping into them about 6 times! Wish the stuff didn't go down so easily!

You Dr has a weird regime. Making you wait so long for a fill and then putting so much in at one time. Most Dr's require mushies for a couple of days after a fill and getting back to solids slowly. I think you may have tried to eat solid food too quickly and chicken salad is commonly a food that causes problems anyway. Try going back to liquids then mushies and if you are still having problems with those then go back to see your Dr. You may be fine - you may be overfilled. 3cc in one go especially when you already have 5cc is a lot.

I had the traditional surgery - 4 incisions and 3 of my scars have disappeared completely and the 4th , largest one is hardly visible. So although the single incision surgery sounds great I don't think there is that much of an advantage.

I didn't say it didn't exist just that I had never heard of it. LOL. Just looked it up and the signs and symptoms are very similar to the other types.Just found some info from a reliable source - the australian meningitis centre which is quite interesting. The Meningitis Centre - Fungal Meningitis Keep us updated. Hoping that you are OK and that it isn't something serious.Have you been checked for things such as fibromyalgia as this also causes all over muscle pain?

Sorry to hear what you are going through. I hope that everyone involved is soon on the road to recovery. I think your Dr should have cut you some slack. In circumstances like those a Protein shake would have been far easier. Its not like you were asking if you could eat steak and chocolate cake! As Jacqui has already said you will be able to eat in restaurants again . You must be really strong to have coped under the circumstances and I am sure that you will get through the rest of the lapband journey fine. All the best.

I haven't heard of fungal meingitis - only the viral and bacterial kinds. Both of these are pretty nasty. I doubt you have either because if there was any suspicion that you might have then it would be negligent of your Dr to wait to do the lumbar puncture - it should have been done immediately. Other symptoms that are possible with meningitis are:- feeling cold especially hands/feet sensitivity to light headaches nausea/vomiting flu like symptoms generally feeling off colour a rash ( but this is often not present and can be the last symptom to appear so absence of a rash does not mean that a person is OK). A stiff neck is one of the signs which is why generally when you go to the Dr with flu like symptoms they check to see if you can bend your chin down towards your neck. Hope you get this mystery solved soon.

It sounds like some kind of auto immune disease. e.g arthritis, lupus etc. It doesn't sound as though it has anything to do with the band. E.g you say you have stiffness in your neck - there shouldn't be any scar tissue from the band there. Be interesting to see what your Dr says.

I missed the boat with lots of clothing. Things I had bought and stashed away for one day when I lost weight.Many of them were too big by the time I remembered I had them. Now that's a great(if costly) feeling.

I've lived in a number of different countries. I was born and brought up in the UK. Can't really remember what the policy on shoes was there but I think it was fairly common for people to take them off or put slippers on. Then moved to South Africa. Generally in South Afrrica people don't take their shoes off. Didn't have an issue with it though. People drive everywhere they don't walk so shoes would not really have been dirty. Plus the majority of houses have tiled floors and lots of people have maids to do their cleaning. Now live in Australia where it is common practice to take your shoes off when entering someone's house.

I drove the next afternoon. It was only to the school busstop which is about 3.5km away from home.

Whether you get the fill or not you should go and see the Dr. Part of the schedule that you signed up for when you got the band is to see the Dr regularly - at least once a year.You should be discussing this with your Dr and he/she will be assisting in the decision to fill or not. Even if you were filled perfectly before it does loosen off over time and just a small topup may be required. I think the reason that you are PBing is because you are not as tight as you were so you are eating faster(complacency and old habits) and foods are then getting stuck.

Yep flagyl definitely causes a violent reaction if mixed with alcohol. I can attest to that as when I was younger I was taking it and went to a party. I figured the alcohol wouldn't hurt it would just make the mediaction less effective(thats why you can't drink with most antibiotics). Well I think I had 2 drinks and I have never been so sick in my life. It was awful. Flagyl is quite a common drug. Its prescribed for recurrent/resistant yeast infections amongst other things.

No this doesn't sound like restriction, this sounds like too tight.

I can't imagine being able to successfully keep the weight off without my band - I have never managed it before. Obviously there were really good reasons for having the band removed but did you have an option to have a revision to another type of surgery? If I had to lose my band for whatever reason I would be looking at all the options available to me as I never want to be fat again and i know I cannot do this on my own.

6 weeks of full liquid - ouch! That sounds really hard. The good side though is that it should really kick start your weight loss. Good luck

I have always been told that I look younger than I am but for the couple of years before being banded I was beginning to look and feel really old. Huge stomach, tuck shop arms , lots of chins and a puffy bloated face do not make a pretty picture. Now that I have lost the weight I feel and hopefully look great too.I have lots more energy. I feel good about myself on a daily basis and its great.I tend to really feel younger when I compare myself to others that are around the same age. e.g Susan Boyle is about a year older than me. Loving my band

Cold things commonly do this band or no band. Its just an extension of the ice cream headache.

MY BMI was 32 and I had surgery. It is the best thing I have ever done.I am now at goal and look good and feel fabulous. Without the surgery I would have just continued to gain - I tried to lose it on my own many times and never managed to keep it off. I think that if you are obese( which with a BMI of 33 you are) you should be allowed to get the surgery. It is better to address the problem early and makes no sense to have to wait until you are morbidly or super obese. Early intervention is always better.

How about contacting your friend and asking if it's OK if you bring a special dish to share and then take something soft/mushy that you know you will be able to eat. If that doesn't work then maybe explain that you are on a restricted diet for whatever reason and work from there.

YES! I passed out in a lift a couple of weeks ago and took a couple of minutes to come round. When they checked my BP it was so low they couldn't initially pick up the lower reading! I got taken to emergency and monitored. The only other thing they found was low potassium so I had to drink a yukky supplement. I went to see my GP a couple of days later and have been told i can now stop taking the high BP meds that I have been on for years. That is great but I am concerned in case it goes up again so I bought a BP monitor so that I can check it myself at home for peace of mind. Are you on any kind of BP meds or does it just drop by itself?

I can eat pancakes. So long as I eat them slowly and chew well they don't cause me any problems. I had some last week for Breakfast whilst on holiday with friends that don't know i'm banded! Just remember that any food can cause a problem it doesn't mean you can't eat it again. The band is fickle. For instance I almost always eat a poached egg on wholemeal toast for breakfast with no problem.This morning it just wouldn't go down. I got about half way and had to PB because it was so uncomfortable and had a drinking yogurt instead. That doesn't mean I can't eat eggs on toast anymore.

I agree with the above posters. I have been on high BP meds for about 7 years. Banded last June still on BP meds. BP last checked at beginning of year and at that stage it was normal - GP did not suggest coming off meds. Went to Albury for daughters 21st 2 weeks ago. Went out for dinner all good. Hubby drove back to hotel, walking to the lift I had a pain in my stomach and was feeling slightly unwell. Next thing I know I am lying on the floor of the lift with my husband and son looking very concerned. I have fainted before but not for years and previously I have come to fairly quickly. Apparently this time I was out for a couple of minutes so the hotel called an ambulance! When the paramedics tested my BP was so low they could not initially get a lower reading. The next attempt it went up to approx 90/60! They took me to Albury base hospital where I was kept in overnight.They ran ECGs, bloods etc. The only thing they could find other than my very low BP was low potassium so they made me drink a vile tasting supplement.It was a bit like salty raspberry juice! I then visited my GP during the week who retested BP, did a repeat ECG and took more bloods(still waiting for those results). ECG all fine. BP normal despite not having taken my meds for about 4 days so I have now been advised to stop taking them. I am really pleased about that but the way I found out was not the best. Would far rather have spent the night in a nice comfortable hotel bed than a bright noisy emergency ward where you get no sleep. I was very impressed by the NSW health service though. The ambulance got there really quickly, the paramedics were really wonderful(only complaint is they weren't hot. LOL), my son and I both got our first ride in an ambulance and I was really well looked after in the hospital. So I would suggest getting your BP checked and also blood sugar, Iron etc. Being anaemic can also make you feel really horrible.