Gemini0123

Yes, I decided to go ahead with it. Thanks for the luck!! It's tomorrow morning ... I'm a little nervous because my last fill was pretty painful... he had to stick me a couple of times with the needle before he hit the port just right. I have a pretty low pain tolerance so I shudder a little thinking about it! Hopefully this time will go smoother, and hopefully this adjustment will help kick my weight loss back into gear. I would love to get back to that 3 lbs lost-per-week range that I used to be at... Mommy of Two, wow, congrats at your success so far!!

I'm glad you're feeling better since your unfill, that's great news! Interestingly enough, I've been very focused on my water intake the whole week, have been drinking at least twice as much per day as I was the last several weeks, and I haven't had any issues with sliming or stuckage. I don't know if it's just a coincidence but I'm going to stick with it until it's proven wrong! :bored:

Oh yes, I would also be so incredibly relieved if we could just solve our troubles by drinking more water!! Too easy to be true though?? I guess we'll find out!! Good luck tomorrow!! Yes, please keep me updated with how your appt goes!

I'm actually not either!! lol, i think we are the same person!! Somedays I'll spend 8 hours at work and only get through a 16 oz water bottle. I think it has to do with the fact that I've been getting hungrier between meals (hence the need for the upcoming fill), so I've been having little snacks more often throughout the day (healthy snacks, not anything I shouldn't be having - usually either nuts or string cheese), but then I'm afraid to drink 30 mins before or after, so that cuts down on the available drinking time. Maybe this week I will take a different approach and instead of having those extra little snacks I will just drink water instead and see what that does. I will try anything at this point to help cut down the sliming!! Thank you for the tip willowcat!!

Awwww!! Well, I'm so sorry you're going through it too, but am slightly relieved to know that it's not just ME that it's happening to!! Please, if you can share any insight that your dr may have, that would be great... I'm really not sure what to do at this point... good luck with your appt!!

Had my surgery 6/8/09, down 90 lbs, my dr and I are both very happy with my progress so far. But the last 2 months or so have been very slow with the weight loss, and lately I've been having a lot of stuck issues and painful "sliming attacks" - some lasting over 90 minutes. I don't know why, I haven't been eating anything differently... it's like all of a sudden my band became more sensitive. It's been pretty frustrating. I'm supposed to have my third fill in a couple of weeks, but I'm thinking that's only going to lead to even more issues with stuckage and such, so I don't know what to do. Has anyone else esperienced a sudden change with their band's sensitivity? Right now I've decided to just do as many liquids and soft foods as possible to cut down the potential of issues. But hopefully this new sensitivity isn't permanent... sigh.

akfmurphy, sorry about your knee! Glad it's feeling better now. Definitely get the fill - do NOT be embarrassed - that's what fills are for, when you need a little help to speed up the weight loss!!

Congrats to everyone, we're all doing awesome!! Banded 6/8/09 (today is my 8 month anniversary!), down 82 pounds.

Fellow Junesters, have any of your flown on an airplane since your banding? And did you have any issues? Taking my first plane ride this week, and have heard that the altitude affects the band and tightens it for a day or two... getting a little nervous about that.

Band hell is where I'm at, too. No restriction at all since my first fill last week, but I'm doing well controlling my portions and making healthy food choices. When I was weighed at my doctor's appt last week, I was at a total loss of 20 lbs.... but 14 of that was the first week, so I'd only lost 6 lbs in the next 4 weeks. I was disappointed.... all that hard work for just 6 lbs!? But I finally convinced myself that it was better than nothing! Interestingly, when I weighed myself yesterday, I was down 10 lbs since last week!! I even double checked on another scale to make sure I was reading it correctly! I was shocked. I am attributing it to the fact that after my first fill last Tuesday, I went on liquids for 3 days (dr's orders). It was like the first week after surgery when I was on liquids and the pounds just flew off. So I think I may try going liquids-only one or two days a week to see if that helps move along the weight loss. I never realized how sloooow this process would be.

Aww, Darlene, I'm sorry you have to go through another surgery!! That stinks...good luck!!! I don't know anyone that's happened to, but a friend of a friend just found out her 1-year old band slipped, so she needs re-surgery for that.... Stephy, what is your recommended eating schedule for after your fill? Trying to see how it compares to the one my dr gave me...they all tend to be different...I'm on liquids for 2 more days, then switch to real food...

Had my first fill today! Wasn't expecting it... I thought I was just having a checkup and that we'd schedule a date for me to come back and get a fill. But no, he asked me if I was hungry between meals, I said yes, and he did the fill on the spot. Probably easier that way... otherwise I would've been worried about it! It didn't hurt much besides the pinch of the needle, and it only took him like 10 seconds to fill it. I was surprised at how fast it went, but then he mentioned that it's not always that quick and easy, sometimes it takes a little longer. They told me to do clear liquids for 24 hours, full liquids until Friday, then start back with regular food. I'm not expecting to feel much restriction yet, but it's a start!