Hi everyone i am new to this board i was banded dec 22 2003 i started at 230 and am down to 183 my weight loss has been slow i am have not lost any weight in 3 weeks am going in for adjustment next monday i have 2.6cc in my band right now but everytime i go for adjustment some is gone out of it

Heather

Hi Heather,

Sounds like you are doing great. You've lost about 8 pounds a month. Yeah! Hope your fill will kick it back up again.

Heather -

It is not unusual to not be able to pull ALL of the fill back out - a little bit unaccounted for should be no big deal. But if they can only pull out significantly less, then a leak should be suspected.

However in your case it sounds like you're doing very well. What is your goal weight? Unless you are very petite in stature you don't have that much more to lose. The closer you get to goal, the slower the weightloss will be, because the discrepancy between the number of calories you need to maintain your goal weight and the number of calories you are consuming becomes less and less.

I agree with Rebecca - sounds like you're doing great!!

Welcome Heather. Great job on your progress thus far. It sounds like you are a shining example of the band doing it's job.

I hope you enjoy this site as much as I do.

Take Care,

Heather, Congratulations! I'll be so glad when I've made that kind of progress.