I am 18 months post op and have been very happy with the progress. Down from 265 to 199. About 8 weeks ago, I couldn't get anything solid past my band and even had some trouble with liquids. I saw my doctor who said that there was a virus going around and that a lot of the patients had inflammation/swelling and he need to give me an un-adjustment. Well- ever since I have been gaining weight and feel like I am in a free fall backwards. I have gone in for 2 adjustments since but still don't feel like I have proper restriction. I have put back almost 10 pound in the last 2 months and don't know what to do...did the un-adjustment end my success? Do I have any options?

I'm right there with you! It sucks to have fluid taken out of your band. I've gained 10-12 lbs in the last 2 months. I go in a couple of weeks for another fill. Hope it gets me back to some restriction.

I think the key is to control our eating on our own. It is very hard to do though!

I have an appt next Wed for a fill. I haven't had one in over a yr. In Dec, I had a bladder infection and was put on antibiotics - which I didn't know I was allergic to. I vomited for days. I got my band so inflamed that they had to do an emergency unfill of 2 cc. I still have about 7 cc in a 14 cc band, which worked well up until about 3 mths ago, when I'm at a standstill. I'm only about 20lbs from my goal weight (actually about 5 lbs from my original goal but the smaller I get, the more my goal goes down!) and I want to lose them before my wedding in Dec.While I've never actually GAINED any weight since my unfill, I haven't lost much either - about 5 lbs in the past 7 mths.

Good luck with your journey!

Marci

That's discouraging...some people have told me that the unfill is like starting over again and that I just have to work back up to where I feel restriction. I hope they are right as I need to safety net. left to my own devices

I have an appt next Wed for a fill. I haven't had one in over a yr. In Dec, I had a bladder infection and was put on antibiotics - which I didn't know I was allergic to. I vomited for days. I got my band so inflamed that they had to do an emergency unfill of 2 cc. I still have about 7 cc in a 14 cc band, which worked well up until about 3 mths ago, when I'm at a standstill. I'm only about 20lbs from my goal weight (actually about 5 lbs from my original goal but the smaller I get, the more my goal goes down!) and I want to lose them before my wedding in Dec.While I've never actually GAINED any weight since my unfill, I haven't lost much either - about 5 lbs in the past 7 mths.

Good luck with your journey!

Marci