BaseballMom3

I know exactly the uncomfortable pain you are talking about!! I will still get that exact pain if I let myself get too hungry or if I over eat. I have had my band for 5 1/2 years and I still hate that feeling!! I love my band though and wouldn't trade it for anything! Sometimes I will take a couple of motrin to help and it usually does. It will ease up soon, I promise and maybe you won't have that feeling anymore like I do. Most people say they don't after a week or so. Good Luck

Hey Congrats on the smoking thing!! and good luck with your surgery!! You will be so glad you did it. Keep a positive attitude and know that I am here rooting you on!! Let me know if you have any concerns or questions. your banded sister, Samantha

To answer both of your posts I had reached my goal weight so I had my Dr take out some of my fill to see if I could maintain my weight. I did for about 4 months and thats when I had decided to stop smoking. I had no restriction and fell in love with hershey kisses!:phanvan I have a terrible sweet tooth! I went back to my Dr and started over with my fills again. He's a great Dr and because I was his first patient in Texas he lets me kinda have my way and we have played around a lot with the fills. I then came home and started smoking again for about 2 months and lots the first twenty of that 40 pounds. Then I got a pretty nasty cold and have not been able to smoke again and Do not want to start again! I have alot better attitude about it this time and don't feel sorry for myself any more! This is really the only complication that I have had. I just recently had a total hysterectomy and my Dr cut me from hip to hip and went all the way up and looked at my stomach and my band. He said everything looked great and he was very impressed because I have had it so long!:clap2: This Dr did me a favor and took off the whole bottom roll of fat (. He called it a mini tummy tuck and I love it . My pants fit alot bettter and I can see a difference in the mirror. When I had my lap band surgery I weighed 240 pounds and I am at 165 now. I wear a size 10 and will be released by my ob/gyn next Friday!. I have a whole new outlook and can't wait to get the ok from this dr to start exercising !! I wish all of you success in this adventure and if I can ve of any help please let me know!! Best of luck to all! Samantha

Hello! I am new to the site and just wanted to say that I have been successfully banded now for 5 1/2 years. My wonderful Dr is Hadar Spivak in Houston Texas. I was his first patient under the FDA study. I had lost 90 pounds all together but when I quit smoking I gained 40 of it back pretty quick. I am still not smoking and have been able to lose 20 of the 40 pounds so far and I am very determined to get the rest of it off. It has definately been a roller coaster ride and one that I would definately go on again!