I had the lapband surgery about 2 years ago. I started off losing weight pretty well, but then I got seriously burned and was put into the hospital for almost a month. While I was in there, the doctors had to take the fluid out of the band in order for me to be able to consume more food and nourish myself back to health. I have been back to my bariactrics doctor a few times and they have replaced some of the fluid. I don't know what it is, but I am still able to consume about the amount of food I was able to before the surgery. My weight loss has leveled off, and I haven't been losing any weight for a good while now. I haven't gained any, which is kind of good, but I also haven't lost any. My total loss so far is about 80 lbs. I probably need to lose about another 100 to get to my goal weight. My knees and back have started hurting very badly, and I am pretty sure it is because of my weight. I don't know what to do about this. I would appreciate some advice on this.

Sorry you are having to "restart" but it sounds like it's just going to take some more trips to the doc to get to the right fill level again. I've heard of people who have had to be unfilled for one reason or another often can't just go right back to the previous fill level and get the same level of restriction-- it takes messing around with, just like in the early days after surgery.

I had the lapband surgery about 2 years ago. I started off losing weight pretty well, but then I got seriously burned and was put into the hospital for almost a month. While I was in there, the doctors had to take the Fluid out of the band in order for me to be able to consume more food and nourish myself back to health. I have been back to my bariactrics doctor a few times and they have replaced some of the fluid. I don't know what it is, but I am still able to consume about the amount of food I was able to before the surgery. My weight loss has leveled off, and I haven't been losing any weight for a good while now. I haven't gained any, which is kind of good, but I also haven't lost any. My total loss so far is about 80 lbs. I probably need to lose about another 100 to get to my goal weight. My knees and back have started hurting very badly, and I am pretty sure it is because of my weight. I don't know what to do about this. I would appreciate some advice on this.

It sound's like you just hit a platue it happen's to all of us. You have to remember that a pound of fat burns 2 calories an hour so when you lose 80 pounds your burning 160 calories less per hour (I know it sucks) but that's why we hit platues! However, the good news is that a pound of muscle burn's 6 calories an hour so my suggestion is to hit the weights! Adjust your calorie intake and make sure you doing cardio too! However, remember to few calories will put your body into starvation mode and make it equally hard to loose weight as to many calories. Get a journal and keep track of what your eating and your daily calorie intake! Most importantly don't get discouraged; just keep at it because one day you will get on the scale and the pounds will be moving again:)

I don't know what it is, but I am still able to consume about the amount of food I was able to before the surgery.

But are you hungry? The band was not designed to restrict food (even though many surgeons 'sell' it that way). Some people do get physical restriction, but at the cost of constant stuck and sliming episodes (yes, there are exceptions). It was designed to put pressure on the vagus nerves which tell the stomach to stop producing ghrelin, the hunger hormone. If you're hungry after eating a reasonable meal (according to my surgeon that's 3 oz of Protein and 1/2-1 c. vegies), then it's time for a fill.

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