Twinkle

:cry I got banded on June 1, 2006. I am very disappointed so far. I got my first fill on June 26th. I got 1.5cc. I followed the doc's instructions, but had no restriction at all. I could literally eat anything I wanted. Needless to say, I lost very little weight. What I did lose was while I was on the liquids. I called back after 2 weeks, and was told to come back for another fill. On July 24th, I went back for my second fill. He said he gave me .3 cc's. I could not get even a swallow of liquids to go down. The next day I went back for an unfill. The nurse who did this unfill said I had a total of 2.0 cc's in the band. She said he must have read it wrong and she pulled me back to 1.7 cc's total. I went home and again I could not get a swallow of liquids to go down. I went back the very next day, and she pulled me back to 1.2 cc's total. She said my band needed to "rest awhile". My problem/question is this: I have less in my band now than when I got my first fill, but everyday I am throwing up to some degree. At some times, I can literally eat what I want, as long as I chew it well. At other times, I cant get even a bite down without it coming up. And when it starts, it keeps coming up. Yesterday for instance...at lunch I took literally 3 bites of chicken and I barely made it to the restroom. I threw it all up. I stopped eating until I got home from work. I cooked a small Lean Cuisine meal and sat down to try to eat it. I took approx 5 small bites and up it came. Before it was said and done, I had thrown up 6 times in a row. I mean, I would throw up, sit down and feel better...a couple of minutes later I would have to throw up again. This happened over and over. This has been happening almost everyday since the "unfill". I thought maybe I am still taking too big bites. That could be because I am hungry. This brings me to the next problem. If I can eat, and its not coming up, then I can literally eat what I want. This scares me because I am not getting that full feeling at all. Needless to say, I am not losing anything. It's like I am going through all of this for nothing. I am so disappointed. My doc has no time to be asked anything (which makes me furious). I dont know what to do. My chest hurts and feels raw inside. I guess so after throwing up so much. I am scared to eat. And still not losing weight. What is going on? How do you know when you get to that "sweet spot"? Could someone please explain this to me? I dont know if this is just me not doing something right or what? Maybe I am at this spot, but I am still not doing something correctly. I dont know. I am scheduled for another fill on Aug.21. and I am scared. Thanks for listening to me, and please help me understand what is going on. I am so frustrated.....:think :think :think

SallyJo: Thank you for responding to me. I noticed your Dr. was Feliz Spiegel. He did mine too. How do you like him?

:paranoid My name is Vicki. I just got my band on 06-01-06. The first few days I was so sore that I thought I was not going to make it. then it got better. The main problem I am having is the gas in my left shoulder. I literally wake up every hour with this at night. I went back to work this week, and I am so tired I am having trouble keeping up. My doc says to walk, walk, walk. This has not helped. I am on my feet all day, and I am still having trouble sleeping. I have taken not one, but two boxes of Gas-Ex to no avail. Can anyone help? I am scheduled for my first fill on June 26 (a little over a week from now). This leads me to my next question...I am concerned because I can eat almost anything I want to. Why is this? Nothing seems to bother me (yet). Only one time did what I ate bother me...about 3 days after surgery, I tried to eat something creamy. I had already ate some and it went down fine. I tried on this instance, and I guess I ate too fast or did not chew properly because I had such chest pain, I thought I was going to die! After about 30 minutes it eased up and went away. That scared me into eating slower, but as each day goes by, I find I dont have to chew as much, and I can eat more and more. This scares me and I have to watch myself. Will this get better after my first fill? Or have I done something wrong? I hate to be asking all of these questions, but I am a little nervous. I have read many of the posts here, and so many wonderful helpful answers that I thought I might ask you all. Thanks for listening...:nervous Vicki