Fills & reflux

Why do you feel lost? Has anything specific happened?

What's going on?

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

Why do you feel lost? Has anything specific happened?

I'm 5 year bandster & my baby is a year old, didn't gain too much, didn't unfill baby is fine! I seemed to bounce back great breastfeeding stopped & now I am gaining fast! I panicked so I got a fill! Then an unfill because bad bad reflux then Another fill & an upper G I that showed I was way too tight! I've been back after a complete unfill and I have some in! Not bad reflex at night like I used to, now I'm slowly gaining! I'm so frustrated because I feel like I'm back in the old days trying diets and feeling lost! I thought those days were gone! Now I'm trying everything working out & still gaining! The doctor looks at me like a joke because I'm not like his 300lb clients, I'm 195 & slowly creeping up! I matter too! I just don't know what to do! Fills do t seem to work like they used to! I have the orginal allergen band not the new one! Suggestions please!!

Well I am sorry you are having problems and congrats on your healthy baby!! My question to you is what are you eating and how much food does the doctor allow for you to eat at each meal? That will give us an idea of what you are doing so we can offer advice. It is not suprising you gained after breast feeding and you can definately get back on track. Just pleast give us some more details.

Have you had your thyroid tested? I have a friend who had gastric, had a baby, when she had gastric her tyroid was fine, after having the baby- she went on a roller coaster of ups and downs. She finally had her thyroid tested and it wasn't working at all. She will be having her thyroid removed next week. Now hers is the extreme, but your thyroid could be off and that can cause the issues you are having.

Thanks for responding! I realize it is totally what eating! Thing is I don't know what to eat & now I have an appetite regularly! I have forgotten all my band techinqies, i remember after I first got the band I could drink a shake & be fine till lunch, now it isn't like that! Now the baby is eating too & off formula! So i have to feed both of us! When I think about it I have probably been eating like I was when I was pregnant! I wish I could just go on liquids like back in the day, but now my band seems different! No matter what kinda fill I get still hungry! I Just get reflux! I had an upper g I & they said everything I was eating was sitting in my chest. & they needed to unfill it a bit! Do I don't thinks fills work for me anymore! Do fills change after a few years? Seems to be the case! I am also working out 4 x a week.. To be truthful I do bake from time to time! I'm Just outta control! What should I be eating!!

Why don't you go back to your meals one month post op, just to get yourself stabilized again? I found that very helpful whenever I reached a plateau. But I'd say you should get a small fill again, and just be very careful with what you eat - eliminating whatever is causing the reflux...? Wishing you all the best!