lkarelee

OMG - cooked cabbage - what a pain that was; I thought I would never get it back up.

Me too....I'm going back for my 3rd fill - I hate the thought of spending ALL this money - and have only a few pounds to show for it...:confused:

I was banded in August of 09, have had 2 fills - but have only lost 16 lbs and gained back 3. I feel like a total failure. I told myself before I got the band that this would be my last ditch effort for weight loss - that if this failed - I would never diet again - I would just learn to accept myself and move on. I read all this wonder stories about people lossing weight consistantly every month and wonder how the hell they are doing it. I can't seem to even maintain.:biggrin: I'm going for one final fill in a couple of weeks - I'm going to ask the doctor to max out my band - I want it so tight that a glass of Water takes 2 minutes to make it through. Any other failures out there?

I don't regret getting the band - but I am frustrated with the results. Banded in 08/09 - I've lost 18 lbs and seem to have stalled. I tell myself every morning "work the band, work the band"; but I'm not seeing the results I expected. My BMI was not has high as some - but I was still obese. There are some days I can eat an entire pizza (I haven't actually done it) and other days I feel in reasonable control - but the early heady days of only eatting 3 bites and being full are GONE. I will get another fill next month and hope it gets me back on track -

Sticking occurs when food does not pass from the upper pouch to the main part of the stomach. It can be painful while it is stuck and usually the only way to get it unstuck is to throw it up - not really as unpleasant as you would imagine. Everyone is different - but here are a few foods that most people report having problems with 'sticking'. dry chicken - especially chicken with the skin on chips Steak - basically any meat that you do not chew up well Sticky rice Bread scrambled eggs

Had surgery on Tuesday - back at work on Monday. No complications or problems.

Okay - I have a fairly tight restriction - I can eat fine - but I have to be careful because food will get stuck occasionally. I think I'm getting a stomach flu - you know - upset stomach - nothing to do with the band. This is really a really gross question - but has anyone had a problem throwing up? not PB - but really throwing up?

I had my second fill on Saturday - and think I am close, if not at my sweet spot. I have a very bad habit of bolting my food - which has been absolutely curtailed by this fill. I am forced to eat slowly or I get a lot of pain in my upper chest - and I actually had an incident of thowing up at a resturant (thank goodness I made it to the ladies room in time ) because I wasn't chewing properly. I stay full for 3-4 hours after eatting which for me is really good. I was banded in mid-August and for the first time feel the band working. It takes time...but eventually you will start to feel restriction.

I had my first fill 3 weeks ago (scheduled for another on the 31st). After the fill, I could feel a restriction, especially if I ate too fast or too big - in fact, I had my very first feeling of something getting stuck. But after the 2nd week - nothing...could this indicate a leak?

Not sure about Houston Area - but I use Dr. Stephanie in Bryan - you can search her on this site - lots of very satisfied patients. She just does fills - no surgery. She has a band herself. Excellent Dr.

I think we all need a reality check. Look....nothing about the band stops you from feeling Hungy!!! Hunger is going to happen..... It just helps you to feel satisfied sooner...PERIOD. It's like a big rubber band around the outside of your stomach. If you eat solid food (without drinking) you will notice you have the "sensation" of being full sooner than you did before you had that big, expensive rubber-band. You are not actually full - but you "feel" full....so you stop eating. Here is the trick.....eat slow....eat small...don't drink ...that's it. If you follow these 3 simple rules, you will eat less and eventually, you will lose weight. Fills are critical - but even without a fill - if you follow the three simple steps - you will notice a difference in the amount you eat.

Must be the moon - because I just had my first "Stuck" food - I grabbed some left-over Popeye's chicken and after a few big (normal for me) bites - felt like I was having a heart attack. I tried to throw it up - but no luck.. mind-numbing chest pain - lasted about 10 minutes. So much for gulping down lunch!

Find another surgeon - this is YOUR decision - not his.

Why are you fighting for a fill? Is there a medical reason he doesn't want to give it to you? If not - go to a fill center - they are all over the US.

I envy you - I have NO RESTRICTION at all!!! I was banded on 8/20 - so I'm still healing - but I swear, I can take huge bites, without chewing, swallow them down - no sticking, no PB's, no upset stomach - nothing - it's like I was never banded. If it wasn't for the port pain - I would think I wasn't. I think when I finally do get any restriction - it is going to take a lot of re-learning how to eat. I'm slowly losing weight - so I no real complaints - but, I am just ready to lose it faster.