Hello everyone,

I had my surger 3/21/2012 I had my first fill 5/1 second fill June 1 3rd fill 6/26 and have not lost any weight and have NO restriction. Now dont get me wrong I do not expect the band to be a magic bullet but I als paid nearly 10k for some help ( I am self pay) and have not gotten any. If I could eat salads every day and work out consistenly 30 min per day on my own I would have and saved my nest egg for other things but I ddi not. I put me first made a decsison to invest in me much like i invested in the new care expecting that I would buy the car and put gas in it and it would bet me where I needed to go.

Has anyone else had these issues. I went to my dr. and demaded a fill last Monday after grinding my teeth everyday for the last month. I am not eating as much I use to but I am only stopped by MY willpower no restriction no change in the feeling I had before the band. Is this bandster hell ? How did you get thru this and how much had you lost 3 months post surgery. I am looking for support because I feel like everyone is looking at me ( mostly partner is) saying you havent lost any weigth. I need to know that I am not alone. I am 33 5'7 243 pounds and was at 326 10 years ago before surgery and did it on my own. Now that i choose to have the surgery because I dont want to ever get to be that heavy again I feel like a failure and am Sad in bandster hell :-(

Good morning everyone. Thank you so much for your post and response all of them were really helpful. It feels good to know that there are others out there that have felt or are feeling the same way I do. I have uped my work out and really been doing a pretty good job with my food ( I think) and am not giving up. I will continue to keep it reall with you all and my self and look forward to one day being a success story like you all.

Thank you so much for asking that question! I had my surgery on June 20th 2012. I like you dont feel any restriction. I was feeling like a faliure as well. I paid for my surgery,and it was not easy to save all that money. I will have to pay for each fill that I recieve. I will get my first fill on July 24th 2012. I am hoping that I see some weight loss very soon. Thanks