Gummiebear

I didnt tell anyone but my family and everyone in my town found out somehow. I even have had people straight out ask me if i had surgery. Then I am stuck not knowing what to say because I tried to keep it a secret. I think people assume anyone who has had alot of weight loss has had surgery because its becoming so common these days.

Ok so I mentioned somewhere on these forums that I had 4cc in a 10cc band and people thought that wasnt very much but my doctor said I am pretty much filled up. She doesnt like to go over 4cc. I can eat whatever I want and nothing ever gets stuck and I never PB. So I wonder could I actually be that full. Does anyone elses doctor give that kind of limit on fills? I have seen other people who have a lot bigger fill amount than I do and I am not losing any weight, I have stayed the same weight for a year. Any input would be good.

My kids brought home tons of halloween candy and I cant resist chocolate. Usually we just dont keep any thing like that in the house and I haveno problem cuz I wont buy it. But now I am home allalone with allthe candy and I cant stop wanting to think well if I eateverything I like today it wont be here tomarrow then I can start fresh. I wonder how mad my kids would be if I threw out everything thats tempting to me. Any ideas?

Thanks so much for your replies I have been worried about it so maybe thats causing extra anxiety. -Gummie

I just wanted to add that I have about 4cc in a 10cc band I am not sure if thats alot or not.

I had a fill about a week ago and since about that time I have felt like my throat is swelling. I went to my regular doctor and told him about it and that I thought maybe I was over filled with my band and asked if he thinks that could be the issue. He said he thought I was having anxiety and prescribed me Xanax. When I take the medication my throat seems to relax and I dont feel tight anymore but then when it wears off the tightening in my throat comes back. I cant imagine having anxiety every day for a week you would think it would go away if thats what was really going on. I am wondering if I am over filled maybe. I am not really sure though because I dont have trouble eating anything and nothing gets stuck. I am going to call my band doc tomarrow but I dont want to get an unfill if I am just having some major anxiety. I wonder if any of you can give me your opinion on if it sounds like anxiety or a problem with my band.

Ok so the swelling or whatever it was went away but then I ate something more solid and it came back so maybe it will go away within a few more days? or maybe it will get worse IDK. When I called the doctors earlier they said that u get tighter after a few weeks from a fill so I hope this doesnt get worse I live 300 miles from the doctor so I am just trying to hold off and see what happens I guess. Wonder if I should go back to more liquidy foods until this settles down?

I recently got a fill and since about that time I have had this tightening around my throat. I feel like I am having a constant anxiety attack. What I was wondering was could this be related to my fill or am I really just having alot of anxiety. After all your bad doesnt get tight in your throat right? its in your stomach so why would my throat be tight? I would appricate any info so I can figure out what to do about this. Its very uncomfortable. Thx

The blood really isnt coming from my throat after all its coming from my nose and dripping into my throat. Turns out the new medication i am taking has me so dried out inside everything is cracked and bleeding. Yuck. BUT thats a good thing at least it has nothing to do with my band. My throat is really soar but thats from all the old blood dripping back down my throat. Sounds gross but its not that big of a deal alot more water will clear the problem up. Plus I have a bit of a soar throat. Thought I would keep ya posted in case anyone wondered. Later....

I have blood coming up when I spit out phlem from my throat. I am not sure what this is being caused from but ofcourse it isnt a good sign. I did start a new medication maybe its irritated my throat so much it made it bloody??? Or am I grasping at straws here could it be something more serious like slippage. But wouldnt I have other symptoms. I have had a soar throat for a few days but I started the med a few days ago and it seems like people are sick around here also. Should I wait to see if it goes away? Any suggestions at all would be appriciated

I have basically been on vacation from my band. I need to figure out how to get back on track or what steps to do. My band isnt really that restricted and I can eat almost anything I want. I NEVER drink carbonated drinks though. Anyway my weight has jumped up and down 5 pounds or so and I am ready to start losing weight again. Anyone have any advice on what I should do aside from getting a fill I feel like I need to be in the right place before I get one.

I found out I had Lupus about 6 months ago. Thier may have been some symptoms of it before the band but I didnt really pay too much attention. After I found out I looked it up on the internet and found out that in some cases having the band put in can actually cause Lupus for some people and they have to have it taken out. I have not spoke with my band doc about this yet because I dont want to hear we have to remove it. Besides the fact that I am quite sure I was having symtoms years before the band therefor I dont think the band caused it. But I cant be sure because of the timing of my DX. I try not to think about it too much but then again what if the band gave me this horrible illiness. Anyway just wanted to write some thoughts down.

I stopped taking some mood stabalization and anti-depressants a few months ago. Since then I have gained a bit over 10 pounds. All I think about it eating. It seems that the medications must have helped to level out my moods that it also effected how I ate. So now I am trying to decide what to do. The meds are so expensive I cant really afford them anymore. I also have not had a fill for quit a few months. I wonder if maybe I just need one again or is this issue from the lack of medications. Really I think its a little of both. I am not sure if anyone could relate to this problem or not. I wonder if thier is another kind of drug I could get thats cheaper maybe that can level out how much I think about eating. Lately I think I have been stressed so I eat for comfort. I am not sure how many of u have thought this to urself, "Who cares if I am a little chunky as long as I am happy". Happy while I eat is more like it but after reality kicks in u just feel guilty about failing another day. Any supportive comments or advice would be appriciated. Thx

I was down to 173 but I have put on almost 7 pounds with my bad eating behavior. I am not sure if I need a fill or not. I used to Not be able to eat as much as I can now. Plus I have eaten some things that are not so good for me. How much food is too much really. I can eat the size of one large apple. I am curious how much other people can eat. Plus its harder for me to eat foods like protein but I can easily eat a bowl of cereal. I wonder if I should be eating the more solid foods because maybe the foods I cant eat as well is why I am gaining weight. Anyway lemme know if you have any ideas.

I did something that was not very smart. I ate bread on a sandwich. What happened to me was the worst experience ever. It went down just fine but after it tried to digest I was having horrible abdominal pain and lots of gas and bloating. I ended up in the ER just for pain relief because it lasted so long and to me felt as bad as labor. I wonder if anyone else has had a similar reaction to eatin bread. I knew some people didnt do well with it but I never imagined this kind of reaction.

Does anyone have the problem with feeling resentful with compliments you recieve from people after you have lost weight. I feel like the comments I get arre really shallow and it makes me angry. Like I wasnt good enough before but I am now just because I lost some weight. The real person whos guilty of this is my husband who cheated on me when I was fatter but now that I am thinner he says hes more in love with me than ever and I am his trophy wife and talks about how all of his friends think I am so pretty. It really bothers me. I told him it did but I dont think he gets it. anyway.. just wondered...

I lost about 90 pounds then totally stopped. My fills seem like there is no fill when they put them in although I know there is fluid in there because they have totally sucked all the fluid out and pushed it back in to see if I had a leak. I battle with these 10 pounds constantly up and down up and down my weight goes. I have to starve myself to keep the 10 off and when I eat it comes back. I still need to lose about 30 pounds on top of that so I know how you must feel. Although I have not been dealing with this as long as you have I am going nuts and sometimes just want to cry. I am not sure if I have a good solution for your problem but I can see where your coming from a little bit.

My doc repairs those during surgery

Wow I had no Idea it ruled u out for the surgery but yes I did just find out I had it, otherwise I may have had a different result when I went to ask for my band. I have just been experiencing what seems like flare after flare lately so I wondered what hey would say. I did finally talk to them and I told them about the Lupus. I also had asked about a week before if It would be alright to go on a liquid diet to shrink up my stomach because I have felt like I was eating too much and today they said absolutley Not. Not with the new lupus meds which are going to make me sick and lose my appetite anyway. We will see I feel fine on the meds so far. Plus I have to make more diet changes. Nothing too bad I think.

I have not have the chance yet to inform my Lap-band doctor but I am not so sure they will do anything or say anything about this problem unless it interfers with my band correct? I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus. I am just curious what they will do if I ever get really sick, I am trying to be possitive and think to myself I will never get that sick but I already have arthrits through out my whole body and some of my organs ache. Removing my band just doesnt seem like an option to me. Has anyone had any major illiness they have had to go through like maybe even a flu? what did the doctor have you do? Any info would be appriciated.

Well the odd thing about being 160 is it was after 12:30midnight, I was at the docs for something totally different the blood sugar just kinda came up after some tests. I hadnt eaten anything since maybe 5pm that night so what made my BS stay that high until after 12 is beyond me I only ate meat for dinner and nothing with it. Anyway I go back tomarrow and I will see and let ya know later

I had my blood sugar taken the other night and it was near 160 late at night and I didnt have anything to eat. Now I have to go get a two step diabetes test. I wouldnt think that IF I was going to get something like that it would come on After so much weight loss and lack of sugar. Test results are not back yet so maybe its a fluke but very odd anyway. I personally didnt think 160 was that high but I guess the doctor felt it was high enough that I needed a test. Owell lemme know ur thoughts.

I stress about my weight every single day. Some may or may not I hope most dont. For me its a constant battle because I have not lost anything in months and I feel like I am stuck even with fills I am not losing. So for me its normal to stress. I am also on some medications that make you gain some weight not that i am tryng to use that as an excuse but I do wonder sometimes if thats why I have such a hard time. Anyhoo for me its typical..

Called the doctors they will let me get another fill buit only after 4 weeks out so its a waiting game from here...

My port fipped over to the side so I was really scared when I got my first fill that I wouldnt get one. But they decided that after they took Xrays that since they could access it in a odd possition they would leave it alone (not do another surgery) and fill me anyway. I followed every rule to the T when I had my first fill but I have never had great restriction yet. The needle is scary looking if you dont like them so I just closed my eyes and didnt feel anything at all because they numb you. After its all over I usually have a small bruise where they put the needle in and sometimes its senstative.