Was banded on Dec 29,2009 and have lost a total of 32 pounds I had my second fill and still fell starving and have not lost any more weight since then has this happen to any one else

I had my band installed Dec 2007. I had a fill in Feb 2008 that did not provide any restriction. I had another fill in May 2008 that also did not provide enough restriction. I didn't lose any weight during the first 5 months. Then I finally got a fill that started providing weight loss. It was slow and it was almost a year before I lost 50lbs. I felt starving the entire time. I was always hungry. The band just restricted my eating but I was never satisfied...

I had my band installed Dec 2007. I had a fill in Feb 2008 that did not provide any restriction. I had another fill in May 2008 that also did not provide enough restriction. I didn't lose any weight during the first 5 months. Then I finally got a fill that started providing weight loss. It was slow and it was almost a year before I lost 50lbs. I felt starving the entire time. I was always hungry. The band just restricted my eating but I was never satisfied...

i thought it was me, but my doctor wasn't getting my port, i thought i had 4.5cc's and decided to change doctors after months of not seeing any difference in my appetite, i had only 1cc on my band.... so if u can, get a second opinion, or talk to ur doctor, it happen to me and i would hate it happening to someone else, it is just too frustrating... with my new doctor and my first real fill... i have lost 4 lbs, and it hasnt even been a week, and i definitely have at least some restriction, not sure yet if it is the restriction i need but it is working so far!

good luck

Definetly stay on top of your doc and make an appointment. It does not sound like you have restriction if you are hungry all the time. You have to be pro-active in this, make sure you continue to get fills until you reach adequate restriction, for some people it takes several fills.......you have to be your own advocate to make this work for you... no one else is going to do it for you! Good luck, it will work!

Was banded on Dec 29,2009 and have lost a total of 32 pounds I had my second fill and still fell starving and have not lost any more weight since then has this happen to any one else

Typically, it takes 3-4+ fills before you have good restriction.

May I ask why the fills are so slow in between?

I had surgery on Feb. 8th and just had my 3rd fill on Fri.

How close together is your doctor willing to schedule fills? Mine typically does the first at 4 weeks postop, then subsequent ones at 6-week intervals. However, I'm barely 4 months out, and have already had 3 fills--with my fourth scheduled for next week.

If you don't have good restriction, you will be hungrier than necessary. A 32-pound loss without restriction is a pretty great accomplishment!

Call your doctor and let him know you need another adjustment---now. Then, when in his office, make an appointment for your next fill.

All that said, your food choices play in considerably. What are you eating? Can you tweak it so that, even though you're not yet at the point where you feel satisfied, you at least get some satisfaction on the scale?