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I had a really short sharp pain in my band area one day out of no where for a minute. Then i had smoe tubing pain located under my boobs and then one night I drank Water too fast pbed and had acid relux for a few hours. I went to my doctor and he checked my port and tubing areas and said I lost too much fat in my stomach area and that my tubing was close to my skin causing a little pain. He then did a camera test sticking a camera down my throat and found a tiny little area where my band was eroding into my stomach ( he almost missed it, it is such a small hole but he checked again and again and finally saw it). I am on 2 weeks of strong meds hoping the hole will heal itself but he wants my band out wait 3 months then get a new different kind of band. We only found the band erosion so soon because I am a baby for pain and wanted to know right away what was wrong with me. I was fine 2 weeks ago but it was from my appointment with him 2 weeks ago and when I saw him 2 days ago that things changed. :woot:

well sadly I wont achieve my easter goal. I have ban erosion not even 4 months after getting the band and it is being removed in 2 weeks. Right now I am completely unfilled and my doc tells me not to be disappointed if I gain weight back Weighed myself this morning and I lost 1/2 a kg in a week. Wish me luck that I don't gain any weight. I'll try to keep up with the challenge but not holding my breathe Good luck everyone

so it turns out that i wont have to lie to anyone about my band after all. I have band erosion already not even 4 months after surgery. I am getting my band removed in 2 weeks and then going to Canada a month after it is removed. In 3 months I can get a new band if I want once my stomach has healed. Wish me luck that I dont gain that weight back :S

it sounds like everyone is doing good since being banded. I was banded in October as well but sadly I just got news that my band has already eroded into my stomach and I am getting it removed in 2 weeks. My doctor is also going to stitch up the hole in my stomach and in 3 months I can get a new band if I want. Wish me luck that I don't gain my weight back. I am so scared that I will and feeling a little depressed that all my hard work was for nothing

So I might be getting my band removed for 3 months so my stomach can recover from a very small band erosion. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to adjust back into life without a band? Any suggestions on how NOT to gain any weight? Do I have any hope in hell of losing weight during that time? Are any of you being rebanded? Why or why not?

Oct 10th I had a high pressure 11cc band put in me. Today I just went back to the doctors with some concerns and I have band erosion. Just a little tiny bit about the size of a pea. I was completey unfilled ( was at 10cc) and am now on meds for 2 weeks. My doctor wants me to come back in 2 weeks to see how my stomach is then. I didnt really have big signs of erosion. My band area hurt once for 5 minutes a week ago and some of the tubing area hurt a bit for a week. I also once had 6 hours of acid reflux that was it. Anyways my doctor is basically planning on removing the band in 2 weeks because he doesnt think that my stomach will heal in that time then wants me to wait 3 months and then he will install a low pressue 10cc band.... Has this ever happened to someone so soon after being banded? What did you do? What did your doctor suggest. i am lost on what to do.

if you want a great opportunity to travel and earn great money and get the lap band procedure you can come to Korea to teach and get it done here. Thats what I did I could never afford to get the surgery done in Canada plus I am a low bmi'er

I really need more Fiber in my diet. I have no problems with goin to the bathroom before the band but now I am having major problems. If I take sencot ( natural reliever pill) it works fine but I dont want to be dependant on that forever. I have medamucil (sp?) but the type I have is a smooth form that when mixed with Water expands so I am freaked out to drink it every day because I am afraid it will hurt my pouch size it expands so much( though it does taste good). I am not sure what else there is that I can try that won't make me dependant on so I was wondring if anyone has any food tips or Vitamins that could help out. Thanks

check out http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f137/5-day-pouch-test-53690/ http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f9/5-day-pouch-test-108087/ http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f178/5-day-pouch-test-108188/ I did the test because I am super paranoid of stretching my pouch. I lost nearly 3kg in 5 days and it showed me that I needed a fill big time, helped with my cravings and I have been eatins great since. I also blogged about my 5 day pouch test on my blog below

I always wear pantyhose. Maybe it is because I live in Korea. Most women wear pantyhose here with short shirts, dresses, shorts etc. I think it just looks better. I hate my legs too so I either wear tights and then pantyhose socks that go up to the tights or full pantyhose

ok are we weighing in on mondays? If so it is already Monday here. I have lost 1 kg since last week. I havent updated my ticker as I am not on my home computer. My goal is 1kg a week... so far so good :confused:

I added myself and Leighamason to this list.

wow that looks yummy!

when you have good restrictio it is hard to guzzle water because it will cause shoulder pain and made you burp alot. If you drink too much you might simply throw it back up. I have to be careful not to drink too fast while at the gym or I will have to stop and wait for the water to pass. It is like eating too fast. Not a good idea. Atleast that is from my experience

I got banded on a Saturday afternoon and went back to work on the Monday 1.5 days after surgery. I am a teacher so it was easy for me as I spend half my day standing and the other half sitting. Even if standing was hard I could sit in class. It was better for me to go back to work right away because it made me move around more getting the gas out of my system.

I definitely want to join the easter challenge. I am going home to Canada for a visit ( havent been home in years) and I want to be the weight I was when I left. I have 9kg to lose by then which is 20 pounds. I hope I can do it :wink:

My first two fills ( 5cc and then 8 more cc added into my 11cc band) my doctor told me to eat mushies and take it easy with food for 2 days. If mushies were too hard to eat then he said I should go on liquids for the rest of the day. My next fill bringing me to 9cc, my doctor told me to go on liquids for 3 days and then mushies and then normal food. My last fill bringing me to 10cc my doctor said the same thing as I had done after my last fill. When you get closer to your sweet spot I think it is important to be on liquids after a fill

I was having the worst time after Christmas. Christmas was acutally fine because i was backpacking through Asia but when I came home I got my christmas package with atleast 20 pounds of junk ( no one knows i'm banded) and I ate most of it. I did gain 1kg I think but it was ok because I lost atleast 3 kg while backpacking. After I had given the remaining of my goodies away to my students I did the 5 day pouch test and I lost 3kg. It was great because after I finished I got right back onto the healthy eating band wagon. If you want to read about my pouch test struggles etc check out my blog :wink:

your first few fills won't affect you too much but when you get closer to your sweet spot you should stay on liquids for a few days. I get my fills on Saturdays and I hate it because then my whole weekend is a write off. No point in meeting with my friends for drinks etc if I can't drink ( I am almost at my sweet spot so I get 3 days f liquids after a fill). I would love to have fills on Mondays but I live 2 hours from my doctor.

I was banded in South Korea. My doctor said there were other foreigners banded in Korea but I never found a blog so I started mine to help other people interested in being banded while in Korea and for others who want to talk with a fellow bandster etc. So many people have contacted me since being banded.

If you want to read about being banded and living abroad you can check out my blog

Thanks Mimi for your insight. I thought my doctor was a little crazy thinking I could recover quickly after surgery. I have read a few threads a few months ago but I will look again. I would get 9 days off to recover and could possible get another 3 days ( if I use my sick days but it would be hard to get) but thats it. I would probably stay at the hospital for awhile. How many days do people usually stay at the hospital after surgery? I would also take my dogs to a sitter for at least a week as they are small dogs and are used to me carrying them all the time and there is 3 so carrying for them could be difficult.

So I am thinking that when I am closer to my goal I want plastic surgery. It started with a tummy tuck but then the more weight I lost I began to think whether or not to get a tummy tuck, breast lift ( no implants) arm lift and thigh lift. I already talked to my doctor about this and he talked me through the procedures some what but I am a little concerned about the recovery time and other things so I have a few questions for people who have already had any or all of these procedures How close were you to your goal when you had ps? What surgeries did you have? Did you get them all at the same time or at different times? How long after surgery did you stay at the hospital? How was your pain level? Did you have someone to take care of you after you got home from the hospital? Could you have survived after surgery if you lived alone and had no help? How long till you went back to work? I have done this whole journey on my own because I didn't tell anyone about my band. I told my doctor my concerns about how much time off work I would get ( not alot) and questioned whether I could have the surgeries because I live alone and would have no one help me after the surgeries ( ie to take care of my dogs, help around the house etc) but he told me that if I was able to survive after being banded living alone I should be fine after having plastic surgery. Any thoughts, advice, or stories would be great thanks :cursing:

omg i have always used numbing meds before a filll but my doctor pleaded with me to let him skip the numbing stuff today and after 5 minutes i sucked it up and went without and i didnt even feel a thing! It actually felt better without the numbing meds because after a fill my stomach is still numb as I go home and i hated that. Today was good. I can't believe it didnt hurt.

I find alcohol affects me more of less depending on what i eat during the day. I drink wine and hard liquors but all only in small amount. If I drink too fast I feel sick and not drunk and it is not a fun time. Usually 2 glasses of wine leave me as a write off. There are different drinks that sometimes I can and can not handle. Vodka I can't seem to manage but whiskey, gin and rum are ok. I rarely drink these those. Just remember to drink slowly because it takes a while for the drink to go through your band. The last thing you want to do is drink too much and then have to throw up and can't because of the band ( trust me NOT pleasant) I used to be able to out drink everyone now I won't even try and always stop after 2 drinks. If I eat too much during the day and then go drinking I don't get as drunk as fast. Remember to drink even more Water as it makes you more dehydrated. Now I drink my whiskey with water instead of coke and add some ice. It sounds gross but it isn't that bad.