Struggling with Band

[dana67 1]

So three weeks ago I had my fourth fill and have 7.9 cc in my 10 cc band. Since that fill I can not eat anything but yogurt in the a.m. Then at lunch I have to take it very slowly to get a cup of food down, which usually take an hour.

Do I continue to wait it out and see if it loosens up or do I need a small unfill?

Because of not being able to eat much I am not loosing like I should be.

Help I am frustrated.

[Kalipso2 25]

i would most definitely suggest a slight unfill! you should still be able to eat comfortably but just get full faster.

[Ronda68 2]

A friend of mine is having the same problems. She has found that in the morning, her band feels really tight and if she drinks a cup of coffee or something warm, it tends to loosen it up and she can usually eat normal by lunch.< /p>

[oceancity4me 0]

If its been three weeks and it hasn't gotten any better than I say get a slight unfill. Sometimes after a fill I am the same way but usually better within a week. Mornings are always the hardest. I stick with a Protein Shake for Breakfast. Good Luck to you.

[curiousinoh 0]

So three weeks ago I had my fourth fill and have 7.9 cc in my 10 cc band. Since that fill I can not eat anything but yogurt in the a.m. Then at lunch I have to take it very slowly to get a cup of food down, which usually take an hour.

Do I continue to wait it out and see if it loosens up or do I need a small unfill?

Because of not being able to eat much I am not loosing like I should be.

Help I am frustrated.

Dana,

I feel your pain. I was banded on 12/30 and until my 4th fill two weeks ago had only lost 13 pounds. I was so frustrated because I could still really eat anything I wanted so I wasn't losing any weight. Last week I had 7.4 ccs in a 10 cc band. And, now I am like.. WHOA.... I can't hardly eat anything BUT since then I have lost 8 pounds! So what I have realized is I guess this is what the band is meant to do keep you from eating breads, pastas, etc.

I too have trouble with lots of foods. Yesterday I made a omlette with chopped up steak (in a majic bullet type thing) and cheese. I could not eat any of it because I cooked it in the microwave long enough that the egg was FLUFFY! It made it dry and would not go down no matter how small a bite I took. I am now eating cottage cheese and peaches for lunch almost every day - isn't the best but I'm using the band as a tool to eat healthy. So this AM I made another omlette with diced/shredded (not cut in pieces) up turkey sausage (2 patties) and an egg but this time I did not let the egg get fluffy - I made sure the egg was a tiny bit on the runny side and I ate it right down - well tiny bites but ate it all and it was good and made me full. Please email me if you want to stay in touch. I may be a bit on the tight side too but I decided to take advantage of it right now. I ate a footlong hotdog from Sonic the other day but it took me 45 min and I had to take tiny tiny bites but I figure if I can eat it I'm not too tight. There's just some things that I know now I have to give up. Basically I look at this like I finally got my jaw wired shut but it's my throat closed up. :>)))))

What is your weight loss so far and what weight did you start at?

[Morgan from OR 0]

Try starting your day with a warm liquid - hot tea, coffee... it really seems to help me:wink: