after a year and a few months, w NO probs, I had lost from 200 to 124 lbs. Yep!!? A size 16 to a size 4. My internist, KNOWING I was a lap band pt. Prescribed Fossomax , and wi NO instructions on taking it w, food, no food etc. After two mos. I had the most dreadful pain ever, rushed to my bariatric surgeons office and had all fluid released. Instant releif! After two months w NO Fossomax and much Nexium, I had gained almost 40 lbs I got 2 fills w in a few mos., they were scared to get me back where I was successful previously. Long story short, I got so tired and depressed, I did not go for a year, and now I am back to a bouncing 176 lbs. I guess what brought me here today is that I did get the courage to make appt. w bariactic surgeon today and am nervous and wondering did this happen to anyone else?

If you don't keep up maintenace with your band, you can always gain weight back. If you took out most of the fluid, you're pretty much wide open like pre-surgery. I'm guessing you started eating more and maybe some things you shouldn't have.

Just call your surgeon and get started again. If you don't, it's likely you will keep gaining.

This actually sounds like a band success story in the making, and the reason I was excited about the band over other forms of WLS... You know how to do this and be successful. Now you just need to do it and you'll be back there again.

I too have had some weight gain- 40 of 107 lost. I don't know how it frieken happend. Anyway, I am told I got to thin so of the 40 I want to loose 15-20. Not feeling real motivated- have a couple vacations coming up. Overall I am struggling. I will be happy if I don't gain any weight over the next month or so. After my vacations I will hopefully get back on the wagon and start loosing. I had a tummy tuck and am very worried I ruined the results of that with the weight gain. I guess only time will tell on that. Get a fill and get back to basics. You can do it!

Thanks for all the positive feedback! I got my fill this afternoon, and actually can tell a difference already. No crazed hunger attacks!!! :)

Glad you are doing better. Just a suggestion: try cutting carbs for next week or so. It will boost your effort and hopefully be a kind of detox from carbs. If that's your weakness, that is. I'm a cereal and milk kind of girl. :-)

Omg! Do you KNOW me? I am a carbaholic!!!!!!! I could eat pastsa almost all day long. Thanx for the detox info, I sure willl try! The only thing I'm not sure I can give up is my little bowl of instant grits in the AM, they calm my morning irritable stomach.

Here's to this new fill working!!!!! I can say I've not been hungry since it was done and I was ALWAYS hungry !!!! :)

I can relate, for sure. I love carbs. I struggle everyday with it. I lose, often.

My nutritionist said carbs beget carbs. The more you eat the more you want. Something about insulin response. Dunno about the technical part of that stuff. My blood sugar is way better now - completely normal as opposed to diabetic levels.

PM me if you need a sponsor. I have "sponsors" whom I can call/text/pm if I'm feeling weak.

Thanks so much. I will. This is so weird, almost like starting over again but at least I woke up before I hit 200 lbs again!!!!!! But........close!