Hey everyone I'm new on here and am having a little bit of an issue here. I got banded on 9/23/08 and I've lost 95 lbs. I've been stuck at the same weight for roughly 7 months now and can't seem to get under 178. My cycles are like clockwork every 32 days. However, cycle is a no show today and I tested this morning and it said -. We've been trying for 3 years to get preggers and I decided to wait until I lost enough weight to have a healthy pregnancy and not be miserable the entire time. I had surgery last month because they found out both of my tubes were blocked and I had a large amount of polyps in my uterus, and got my cyle on April 23rd. I'm wondering if anyone has had experiences (since being banded) with pregnancy tests showing - until you're further along than usual? The only thing that has changed is tender breasts, having trouble keeping things down, and no cycle. Other than that nothing, no cramping, no spotting, no nausea, no nothing! I'm a little concerned that I'm not getting enough in if I am, I don't normally eat too much and yesterday I was STARVING the entire day and today I'm having issues keeping stuff down. I plan on calling my doc in the morning for a blood pregnancy test. If anyone has had any experiences with cycle issues I would REALLY appreciate it!

THANKS!

Way to go on the weight loss! :biggrin: I got banded in '08 as well outside of Fort Hood, and I'm only down 40 lbs.

I know that when I took the first two pregnancy tests - one the day before cycle was supposed tos tart, and one two days after - both were negative. I waited about five more days and gave it a try then, and it showed positive.

With my band baby, I didn't get a positive until about 1 1/2 weeks after I was supposed to start. I am not sure why, maybe I just ovulated late in the cycle and it was off for other reasons. I think I may have had posts on this site saying I keep getting negatives but TOM never started . . . what do you think.

Anyways, I don't know why but that was how it was for me - a late positive. I also had my due date adjusted after the first sonogram so it appears as though I didn't really conceive until my TOM was actually due to start.