kerrib

I haven't been on this site in forever. I'm on it tonight b/c I was trying to figure out what could be causing my stomach aches.
I was banded in Aug 2006. I weighed 267 lbs. As of this post (June 2010) I weigh 230. :tongue2:
The lowest I ever got down to was 219 and that was a year after my surgery.
I can not believe what all I have gone through only to lose THIRTY SEVEN POUNDS. I would not consider my band a success so much as in a great weight loss---but more that it only kept me from getting ANY BIGGER than I was. Also, I have had 4 fills. The last 2 did NOTHING for me. For the first day or two, a little sore---then, I couldn't even tell I had a fill.
Here in the past year or so, I have been having alot of stomach aches. (My last fill was about 6 months ago). I don't know how to describe it other than it just feels like an old fashioned tummy ache. My stomach rolls around, eventually I go to the bathroom. Sometimes it's Constipation, sometimes, diarreah, sometimes neither. It especially hurts late at night, like an hour or two before bed.
I have no idea why this is happening. I am not gorging myself, packing in food, etc...
I DO probably drink too much (as in diet coke or unsweet tea) while I'm eating. I will admit that.
My aunt had gastric bypass the same week as I had lap band----she is constantly saying things like "I can't believe that's all the weight you've lost" and watching every bite I put in my mouth if we go out to eat.
I eat about as much as a normal "kids meal" would be if we go to a restraunt or something.
I know I'm rambling...but it's late and I don't know what the problem is and I'm frustrated.
Any advice is welcome.