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What stitches do you have to have removed? My incisions , and I believe most other people's incisions, were glued together. Is this just a Mexican thing?

Lellow how did you cope with the anti nausea meds? They tried them when I was in hospital too and it was a big mistake. Because I couldn't even swallow my own spit I could taste them for hours afterwards.

Not having restriction when you have had it for so long sucks. I am at the point where I am thinking about what diet I should go on and I haven't had to do that for almost 3 years. I do know I still have a band as I ate a chicken mayo roll for lunch and I was in a hurry to fetch my son from work so I was eating fast. Felt a slight bit of discomfort so I stopped but that was after I had eaten almost the whole roll.That was the first time since my partial unfill that I have felt anything. After a while most of us think that the band is not doing much and that we are in control, it is not until you lose it that you realise how much the band really was helping. I am back to eating quickly even when I try not to and I have started snacking more than I should. Lets hope that we manage to sort our band issues out soon.

I think I would be a bit scared of the senna tea. I would be looking for something more gentle. I had nausea in the days postop , I think it was due to all those horrible , Protein shakes and juice etc. Everything was so sweet. I think my body was craving something that tasted like proper food as when my Dr said I would be Ok to start eating Soup (various types of homemade veggie + pulses for protein) it went away.

If I had to have my band removed then the sleeve would be my next option. However it would terrify me, the risk of complications is huge. I have just read about someone on the sleeve board that died 6 weeks out presumably from complications from a leak and leaks seem to be quite common. I also think I would have an issue trying to convince my husband to "let" me go ahead.

Don't worry about not eating enough, your hunger will return so enjoy this boost while you can. It is very important to make sure that you get enough fluids in though, especially after surgery. If you don't you can end up with kidney problems so force yourself to keep drinking even if you are not thirsty. You need to drink enough that your urine is a very pale straw colour.

I can't imagine eating something that combines bacon with cornflakes and raisins - to me that sounds really weird.

Eggs - scrambled, poached - with some gluten free toast. Bacon Mushrooms Grilled tomato

Good luck Heidi, you are braver than me doing it all by yourself. I have put on 2kg since Christmas and am hanging out for my next appointment. I was supposed to go on Wed but had to cancel due to work and now I can only get in on 3rd May. I so want some restriction back. Being able to eat like a normal person sucks. Denise glad you are finally starting to win the war on the bug. I didn't realise that you had a procedure that started it all but that makes perfect sense. They nearly killed my father with MRSA when he went for his hip replacement years ago. They of course denied responsibility and said that he probably infected himself. Now whenever he has to have an op he washes everything with special antibacterial stuff before going into hospital. I think that if there is a risk you can infect yourself they should test you first to see if you are a carrier and if the answer is yes they should pretreat you and take additional precautions. Doesn't a stitch in time save 9?

If you want eggs then try soft poached - they are far easier to eat.

I am puzzled as to why you are drinking such a high portion of your meals. Are you too tight to eat proper food?

What you are eating sounds great. If you could only eat 2 bites then you would not be able to meet your daily nutritional requirements and you would also probably get hungry again fairly quickly.You will never feel full the way you did before your band.You should be able to eat a wide variety of healthy foods. For me I just ate less than before and didn't get hungry as quickly.I had to chew more and make sure I didn't eat too quickly but that was it.I could eat most foods although some gave me trouble. And I was losing weight without a heck of a lot of effort.

This is so true and the reason that so many people find it hard to maintain - especially without a band. I have been maintaining relatively well a weight of around 50kg for almost 2 years. I recently had to have a large amount of fluid taken out of my band and am now struggling. I have put on 2kg over the last couple of months. I was supposed to go for another fill this week but had to reschedule due to work commitments and now only go on 3 May. I cannot wait. I now understand why I struggled for so long to maintain the weight I wanted to be without a band. The truth is that the amount of food I required was far less than I or society believed it should be. Without constantly being aware of what you are eating it is so easy to eat too much. It would probably be easier if I was the kind of person that loved exercise but I have never been a natural athlete. Ever since school when I was a book worm I have looked at exercise as a chore and a waste of time - who wants to run when you could be reading or creating something - this mindset is really hard to change!

I was also suffering from nighttime reflux and I wasn't too tight. I could eat just about anything. I still don't understand why.

It is also possible that you may have oesophagal dysmotility.

Good news. I hope for your sake that is a permanent change. I know from experience that blood pressure can go back up and that it is not always caused by excess weight. Sometimes the cause is unknown.

Even though a plication is regarded as temporary I wonder about this. I would have thought that adhesions would form where the stomach is folded and stapled and if this is true then that could cause problems and means that the procedure is not reversible. That is something you may want to ask your Dr as I am just speculating.

Glad to see that you have worked this out. It would be wonderful if we could do nothing and for the band to work like magic but unfortunately that does not happen. But if we recognise it as a very powerful weapon that will help us in our fight to win the weight loss war then it is invaluable.

Presumably you have seen your Dr now. What was the outcome?

I do not personally know Dr Huacuz but I have read stories both good and bad. BUT. There is such a thing as patient responsibility. If you have been having problems since your surgery you should have been back to your Dr before now.If your original Dr was unable to help then you should surely have found another Dr. It seems strange that you have not lost any weight since your surgery. Were you given any postop instructions? Were you told what you should and shouldn't eat? I do not want to seem unsympathetic but I have always had a bit of the sceptic in me. I find it hard to believe that someone would suffer from serious complications for so long and not do anything about it. The last thing I would be doing if I was in this position would be posting a message on an online forum.

I also think that sounds like a slip. The sooner you see your Dr the better.

I love coriander, can eat spinach,broccoli is Ok (so long as it is soft and the flowers only) but cannot stand the peppery bitterness of rocket. Pesto is great, I use it in mash as well as on pasta. Beetroot is yummy but I wouldn't really want to drink it. The other vegetable which is really trendy atm which I thing is highly overrated is fennel - I cannot stand the aniseedy taste.

I hate rocket which I believe is the same as arugula. It is so trendy these days you go for a meal and they shove a heap of it on the side and call it a salad. YUCK just shows we are all different.

I don't use a juicer.To me juice = high calorie. I have always been taught that it is better to eat the whole fruit than to drink juice. The whole fruit is more satisfying and you eat less than you would if you are drinking it. But I know lots of people do use juicers and they swear by them.

Yes too tight - not a slip. But if you haven't been able to keep any water down for a couple of days then you can become dehydrated which is an amergency. You should go to the ER, hopefully someone there will be able to do an unfill. At the very least they can get you onto an IV and get some fluid into you.