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ok here goes..i don't know what is wrong i have 9ccs in a 10cc band...when i went to doctors they said most people have restriction at 6.5 to 7.5cc's they did not want to fill me, but like i said i keep gaining weight. anyway to make things worse they told how to eat again (DUH!). I know that, then they proceeded to tell me how to diet to lose weight. I am sorry i got this band so i would not have to go hungry and diet. it has been2 years and i am so disappointed. it did work the first year lost 40 pounds, gave alot of cholthes away now buying fat clothes back.......anyone else have this????? should i try to go to the doctors again????? i have no restriction at all can eat everything and i mean everything!

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ok here goes..i don't know what is wrong i have 9ccs in a 10cc band...when i went to doctors they said most people have restriction at 6.5 to 7.5cc's they did not want to fill me, but like i said i keep gaining weight. anyway to make things worse they told how to eat again (DUH!). I know that, then they proceeded to tell me how to diet to lose weight. I am sorry i got this band so i would not have to go hungry and diet. it has been2 years and i am so disappointed. it did work the first year lost 40 pounds, gave alot of cholthes away now buying fat clothes back.......anyone else have this????? should i try to go to the doctors again????? i have no restriction at all can eat everything and i mean everything!

thanks for listening!

what are you eating for gods sake? and how much?

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i am never hungry at breaksfast (yes, I know bad not to eat, but I just can not get anything down) lunch maybe a salad lite dressing, or lean crusine. dinner regular stuff what ever i make for family. snack usually yogart and 3 times a week a skinny cow ice cream bar. I just can eat alot because i am hungry!!!!!

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maybe my band slipped or i am leaking...how did you find that out???

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Your doctor can run tests to see if the band is acting properly. I would also suggest you get your thyroid checked out because that does not sound right.

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actually going to get some blood tests tomorrow...i am just so sad ;-(!

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yes, need to get some test, def should not be gaining weight =( i knew from extreme pain for hours

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When thing like this happen, regardless of the band or something else in life I just try to assure myself that I'm doing everything I can to find out the cause. Definitly get your thyroid checked, make sure all of your other blood work comes out okay. Ask to get an Xray to make sure you don't have a slip and that the band is properly placed. Also are you exercising? Taking action always makes me feel better. I want to feel like I'm truely doing everything I can. I didn't check your profile so this may be a dumb question but could you be pregnant?

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Hey, I was exactly where you are now....& I can tell you my doc's kept filling me, saying he thought it is ok to overfill the band, that some people need it. I am now over 11.5 (?) & it took me till over 11cc to even notice any restriction but the last few months have been finally what I have been working for!!! I am now down about 95 pounds total. I think it still takes more will power than they let you know it will....but when you get real restriction, it is much better!! I am what I call normal person hungry, now not starving. I think a lot more about what I am eating, & how much...I don't know if we should ever stop thinking about that... I can only eat about 1/2 cup of food at a time, but I also have to be mindful to not graze & eat all day. I know when I first start getting hungry I drink a large glass of Water, little sips at a time. This helps make it to the next meal. Get your doctors to keep filling till you get restriction.... also be aware that they can & do miss the port sometimes, it could have a small leak, ect...so before you get too low, & blame your self more than you should, & get a pile of un-needed tests, try to have them remove the Fluid & measure how much they get out & then add it back, my doc's did this in one visit, & found it did have the number we thought was in it .....it was almost a year after my 2nd surgery till I even began to feel restriction...& I loved it & kept pushing my doc's to fill it more, till I was overfilled...then I could not even keep down water, had 2 more unfills & have been at the same fill now for 3 months & still loosing!! up till now I was having a fill every 4-6 weeks for the last 2 years....I wish I could tell you exactly how much I have in now, but "the number" was making me nuts!! So I had to let it go, for my sanity... And so what... others are feeling restriction at 4cc's....Maybe we are just special, try to not beat your self up too bad! I know I was thinking...dang" I can't diet, & keep it off...hell I can't even make this surgery work," talk about feeling like a looser (and not the good kind). But really, hang in there, you might just be special, like me! ; ):)

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thanks Bonnie i needed a pep talk, am going to call the doctor next week...in the middle of selling my house and moving...could be the stress of everything! But again thanks!

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