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Hi everyone! I'm still amazed at how we're all having different experiences. I've lost a ton of weight (don't get me wrong - I don't want it back!) but have been having a ton of reflux in the past few weeks which I never expected out of nowhere six months out. I had the doctor take about .3 cc out of the band, but I still have reflux and now I'm hungry again to boot! So tomorrow I'm going to have him put it back in. If I'm going to have barfy gook in my mouth and choke on it during the night, I may as well be full and losing weight, too! For the past two weeks I have maintained! All in all, though, I am so grateful to my doctor, the band, and all of you for the wisdom and experiences you share. Being a size 12 and 14 feels amazingly better than being a size 22! I'm looking forward to size 8 again, and starting to believe it's coming!!

I am SO glad I checked here about reflux. I was banded in December (so that's about 6 months ago) and am thrilled with my weight loss. But in the past month I wake up choking in the night with puke in my throat. It's awful. I am discovering that spicy foods, fruit and anything eaten too quickly make it worse. After the second week I asked the doctor to take my latest fill OUT, thinking it must be from the band being too tight. Well now I am hungry again (which is awful!) AND I'm still experiencing reflux. So I'm going to see him again to put the fill back in and hope the reflux disappears. I have never had reflux as a fat person. What a drag!!

I'm wondering how everyone else is doing! The summer is just about here, and I want to hear how excited everyone is to be so much smaller in this season of less clothing. I know this summer is going to be dramatically different for me.

Tracy, you can do it. It's just really tough because if you're like me, you're really tired when you're first pregnant. Just think of all the success you've had so far, and keep it in mind when you're tempted to make lousy food choices. Then remember, you're SUPPOSED to gain weight when you're pregnant, and go easy on yourself. You've already shown you have what it takes to be a big loser. I hope your pregnancy is smooth sailing all the way!!

Hey ... were you serious that you made a personal goal of 10 pounds per week? I can never, I mean NEVER lose that much. Not even when I'm only drinking protein shakes. I think I topped out at seven in the very beginning, but now it's pretty much 2 to 4 on very carefully planned weeks that include exercise. Just goes to show how different we all are!!

DizzyLizzy you are doing great!!! I have recently joined the gym and the workouts are kicking my butt! It's so cool that you're so motivated. We have to pump one another up, that's what I think, and reading your post definitely made me feel charged and ready! Thank you.

Well I'm glad you're here and posting! It's a good way (for me) to keep the focus. And when I'm not focused, I'm dangerous to myself! 32 pounds is nothing to sneeze at! Congratulations!

Are you kidding? I have been going to Weight Watcher's on Saturday mornings for the past 100 years or so. There are mornings where I practically strip NAKED (Ok, I'm exaggerating) before getting on the scale. This week I honestly took my WATCH off!

It's just another diet - but with help! You have to be willing to seriously restrict your eating even when your BAND allows you to eat more! Tough, but true. But your success will help you stay motivated. People told me to eat protein first, a great idea, but I fought it for a bit thinking the band was supposed to make my weight magically disappear! Hah - it hasn't. I'm working pretty darned hard at it! Just keep working it, your success has already started!

I was banded December 16 and have had two fills. A few days after the first fill my apetite (and capacity) came back. I watched it and continued to lose, but I struggled more than I imagined I would. My second fill was Monday, and I became terribly sick a little while after, threw up for two days straight and had to go back in to have half of it removed. Even after that I was still pretty nauseous but I waited and today I am feeling much better. As to the gurgling sound, that was the first warning that my band was too tight; when I drank a tiny sip of water after the fill, my throat gurgled. I find my stomach gurgles now when I'm hungry and also when food is passing through the band!

It's a chat room. Once people start to get to know one another, they chat about whatever is on their collective "mind." Any time I'm there, regardless of what they're talking about, someone has been happy to answer questions and give me the benefit of their experiences. Give it a try!

Well I will be thinking of you today, and hoping that's not the case - I don't know what I'd DO if that were me. Whoa. Counting my lucky stars and keeping good thoughts for you.

Ok but here's a question for you: My first fill will be Monday ... do all doctors test somehow to see how filled you are? I'm curious - this first fill is four weeks after my surgery.

Is this normal? Surely it can't be. I am not gaining, but not losing either. Anyone else?? :smile2: I'm the exact same boat! Not losing, not gaining, constantly hungry just like before. My doctor swears this is totally normal, and who am I to doubt him!? He's done this surgery thousands of times. My first fill is Monday, I'll keep you posted on what happens to the hunger then!

...Until one day I woke up and tried to eat and COULD. That dreaded day really happened. I am working hard to manage, but am really looking forward to the fill. Good luck!