Hello. So several things are going on. I had the Lap-band procedure on July 23,2009, almost 7 months ago, and I have lost 43 pounds. I have a healthier lifestyle and go to the gym 4 times a week. The problem is, I haven't lost a single pund since November! I went back to my surgeon in November and had the band tightened(not sure if that was a good idea) I told him the wieght was starting to come off VERY SLOWLY, he said it was normal and that I have platoed and now it was going to be inches I was going to start losing. To be quite honest, I haven't noticed that either. I'm not too sure what I'm doing wrong or what I should do now? My next issue now is that for the last 3 days I have been having throbbing pain right where the lap-band is located. I notice it right after I eat. The pain is getting worse.. Has anyone else experienced that same pain?

I had a very similar experience--I went back to my surgeon and found that my band was too tight, which had caused my pouch to stretch and become inflamed. I say get in to see your doctor ASAP. With an unfill, my pain went away immediately, and the inflammation and stretching corrected itself within a month. I'm now working my way back to restriction. Please don't wait to see your doc!

Val

I have to second Val's oppinion; get to you doc asap about the pain!

As far as plateauing... How much more do you have to lose? It certainly gets tougher as you approach goal. Have you tried keeping a food and exercise journal? It's possible you are consuming as many calories as you are burning, and therefore not losing weight anymore. Decrease your cals or up your exercise if that's the case. Another possibility is that your body is getting too little calories and goes into starvation mode. Been there :-( Not healthly, and no weightloss regardless of time at the gym... Sounds weird, but if that's the case, you have to eat more to lose more.

Good luck to you! I hope you get these issues worked out and get back to losing soon!

yes you should go back to your doctor. I had a pain where my tubing area is and it turned out i needed the tubing to be moved because it was too close to my skin because I lost so much fat around my stomach area. I had a slight very small 30 second pain one day in my band area a week before my doc appointment and he decided to just give me a full check up and he found a teeny tiny bit of band erosion.

Having said that its better to be safe then sorry so see your doctor as the pain could be anything. Are you maybe eating too much food each meal? Are you making sure to eat slowly for 30 minutes?