Hello!

I have had my lapband for about 4.5 months now. I have NOT been a good bandster for alot of the time, so I know my slow weight loss and gains are my fault and mine alone. I am curious though, is it possible to have stretched my pouch or esophagus at this early stage? I have overeaten many times and have also had stuck episodes on several occasions. Now it feels like I have very little restriction. Do I just need a fill or could I have stretched things out already??? HELP!

Luvs

Everyone feels restriction at different levels. No one can say 'you will FOR SURE feel it when you hit __ cc's". Have you thought about the 5 day pouch test? I hear it really makes you realize the band is there and its doing its job. Just a thought!!

I've been worried that something is wrong with my band because I don't have much restriction, but I think I just need more fill. I'm so down on myself the last couple of months because I was doing great since having surgery in June, but after experiencing extremely high amounts of stress the last couple of months I have gained 6 pounds. It makes me want to cry. I am scared my pouch stretched out becuase I have been eating quite a bit, but I never had much restriction to begin with. I feel like I have been on a very strict diet since June. It all went south in February when my life went crazy. If the pouch is stretched, are there any other signs that I would need to look for? I think I should try to 5 day pouch test. I was just doing sooooo good and then screwed it up.