Failed4me

I get constipation now, before the de-fill and giving the band a 2nd try (still don't know if it's slipped or dilated, waiting to get tests) Anyhoo, I take fibre 1 in water or my coffee, sometimes Kashi cereal in am, it's high in fibre, low in fat. I think I'll try the prunes though, that sounds good :-)

:tongue2: awesome!! for you!!! You'll get here soon! Probably pass right on by me!

Hee! those are cute names! I think I will be Sooooo Happy when I get to 200 I won't know what to call it...I'll be too busy bouncing off walls! LOL "Twoterville" heehee that's cute :-)

:w00t: I just had a De-fill...I feel almost 100% better today! What a relief! I have to give it about 2-4wks for swelling to go down and everything to heal up...so I will be on a combo prepost op diet of soft LFLC and mushy type foods. This is going to be my 2nd try for the band, hadn't worked the first time, but I'm giving it another chance. Course they don't know if the band slipped, but I don't think so? even though my throwing up was unreal and ALL the time..(as someone pointed out in here, I couldn't even swallow my own saliva!) However it wasn't to do with not chewing or any of the 'normal' band issues, it was other stuff, so I shall see what happens now. IMO, I wouldn't worry too much about a small de-fill, just remember to watch food intake (amount) at least that is what I find I have to watch...and IF I can consume more than 12 to 1 cup of Protein or more than 1 cup of mixed foods..then I find I have a problem. But that's just ME. It can be different for everyone... Hang in there, and I hope it works out for you, good to hear the band hadn't slipped, still waiting on swelling in me to go down until I know for sure. Good Luck!

Congrats to you Scout on your success! I applaud your self control and that you don't beat yourself up for slips. I really hope my 2nd try helps me and I can be where you and others are :-)

Lapband totally CURED my GERDS, the surgeon told me I had a HUGE hernia, the biggest one he'd seen that day. My Gerds was so bad pre-surgery I couldn't eat anything anymore :-( But since surgery, haven't had a single problem. I know how you feel about people doing the : she'll never lose weight ...ect ect...hurts I know. My situation is different in terms of losing weight...But as I've said in other posts...I'm about to give it a 2nd try. So how about we both be the others support? If you want. PS: banishing old eating habits is very hard...I've heard..to attempt it in baby steps...one little step at a time...if you slip, it happens, just pick yourself back up and take another little step:biggrin:

Yes, I think a support group would of helped with the non-medical issues..it would of been nice to meet face to face with people who had lapband, to share stories, experiences. That is far away to go, and at night...I don't blame you for not going. But it's working for you anyway, so that's good :-) Because I paid so much, I am giving it another shot, (read other post) I just hope I don't get sick again :-( I'm going to have to wait at least a month or two? Could be more. 100% De fill. Wait, special diet, try again. *crosses fingers*

Wow! I'm glad you have such a great surgeonclinic. I'm glad its working for you! Unfortunately there were NO clinics in my area or close to it that performed lapband, there are now. So I had to go to Toronto...so no support groups :-(

I truly hope it works for you! I think because every 'body' IS different that does make it a 'crap gamble' as you called it... However, I WAS assured it WOULD work, no question it WOULD WORK. Not that I would be some 'twiggy' but just a normal healthy weight. That has not happened even though I have tried. I'm going in for a 100% De-fill this week. Plan to let everything calm down and heal for a month + a special diet along the lines of pre-op and post-op<first month< will see if that helps. Because I paid so much (self pay) I am willing to give it a 2nd try, but IF I wind up this sick and this disappointed AGAIN...well I don't even want to think about it! I will cross my fingers for you that it works for you! I really hope so!!!

In that case: Hi :-) nice to meet you.

Thank you for standing up for the post..or? me? Either way, I appreciate it. I explained it all in new post. I did have a bad experience and am having. But that IS my experience. I wish that when I researched it, that someone had answered me honestly. Had they answered me honestly, then I would of chosen to Not do it. I would have known the lapband is not for me. Anyway, thank you very much.

Oh really? Surgical Weight Loss Clinic in Toronto! Dr. Couburn did my surgery. How dare you call me a liar! How do we know YOU are NOT lying??? I paid 1000.00 deposit, paid 16,000 IN FULL self pay prior to surgery. Was on Optifast for 14 days prior to surgery both chocolate and vanilla. Between Optifast, Hotel, Flights, After Care, Medications, Fills (which I have to drive 2 hours to! and pay 150.00 per fill and it's only a Nurse who does it!) personal trainer and all expenses I'm looking at 20,000 total! So YEAH I DO KNOW HOW MUCH I PAID! Want to see the receipts? I'll gladly post them! Just because I"m a first time poster and the band failed for me YOU Automatically ASSUME I'm lying! How dare you! People have a right to KNOW if Lapband failed for some people! But people like YOU scare them away. Well you DONT scare me away! I am perfectly willing to say it didn't work. I can back it up and am willing to do so! I have a right to share that it failed for me, just as you have a right to say it did work. I DID research, and then I did MORE research, but hardly anyone tells you the PROBLEMS with Lapband. There ARE people the lap band doesn't work for. There are people that the other forms of weight loss surgery don't work for. WHY? is that so hard for people like YOU to accept?? I have a right to say it didn't work for me. For you it did, so you say. That's great. But for me it didn't. I have never felt 'sated' or not hungry except for the first month after. I am about to have the band emptied in another day. I am going to leave it empty for awhile and let everything calm down in my body. Which will cost me Another 150.00 because I dont live in Toronto and so I have to PAY for my fills. I went thru hell after surgery, my incision got infected no matter what I did. took months for it to heal. I had to go on antibiotics several times, even though I was using left over surgical soap to clean it and I followed all the rules they gave me. Took me almost 4 days after surgery before I could even leave Toronto. Pain was unreal. food gets stuck no matter how slow I eatchew it. No one bothers to Really tell you what that's like! I know I am not alone in this. Bash all you want, I'm not going anywhere. I'm not scared of people like you. I can PROVE everything I have said about MY experience with the lapband.

I fear being bashed for this...but it hasn't worked for me. I was banded July 1608. I've only lost 20 lbs. I don't know if something is wrong? As I've had a personal trainer, I lost inches, gained muscle tone, but didn't lose a single pound. I regret spending 16K on it. I feel it is one of the worst AND most expensive mistakes I've ever made. Sorry if that angers people on here, but I think that I should be allowed to say the Lap band can and Does fail and not because the person with the lapband IS NOT trying. I think there are a LOT more people out there like ME who are just scared to admit it didn't work for them. Why? I don't know? I truly do not know. All I figure is that if you do Not put yourself (or at least me) on a continual LIFETIME diet, you are going to Fail. What I spent 20K to learn was: There is NO magic cure, you diet, you exercise, you starve= THIN. Anything else = FAT.