hi everyone, my lapband journey started 18 months ago, my starting weight was 136kg, i followed optifast strictly for 7 weeks before my op and went in on the day weighing 118kg . i was feeling so good and pumped and ready for this journey, all went well ans was out of hospital the next day i continued on having fills and got down to 110kg, with my band full i became really sick and was hospitalized and thus had to have 4 ml out ( i have a 9ml band). so i have been carrying on with just 6 mls in my band, some days i have really good restriction and other days i have no restriction at all , i havent been really able to afford to keep going back and having more fills as my mum was diagnosed with lukemia in june and have been doing alot of travelling, Anyway to cut the story short i am back to the weight a started at I am so devastated, upset with myself, I am off to have a fill tomorrow right to the top , i am hoping a few of you can share your story with me for some inspiration, thanks!!

Same here lapband done 5/10 no insurance unable to fill going back to traditional diet. Good luck!!!

My heart goes out to you and you never know whats around the corner in life, but for anyone just considering the band it is not a good tool if you cant afford to maintain it! Its pretty much useless if you cant afford to have fills and it can take a fair bit of tweaking to get right.

Jaza, obviously a fill is what you need but be very cautious about such a big one, or you might find ypurself going back again fir an unfill. Just because youve had it full before doesnt mean ypu can go back there in one step, the band can behave quite differenly when its been unfilled.