Hello all!!

I have a problem and I no what I have to do but I don't want to do it. I was banded May22nd 2006. My starting weight was 215 today I weigh 167. I just want to get to 140 then I keep telling myself I will get my band loosened. I have a 4cc band and have had 2 fills so I am 3cc filled. Since my last fill which was a while ago say in june or july I get sick all the time. After each meal. No matter if its solid mushy I eat fast or slow which I can say this is problay the success to my weight lose. I work in an Emergency Room and when I am on lunch break people see me tring to each my lunch leaving to go to the bathroom at least 4-5 times throughout my meal. They are so concerened they say I am bulimic and when i say i will get it loosened after i reach 140 they say I will be so used to vomiting that I will automatically do it even when looser. I want all the weight gone so bad that I am putting myself threw this, along with compulsive over eating. Just like I did in the beginning to gain the weight my habbits haven't changed much. I figure well I am ginna puk it up anyway why not enjoy the moment. I no this is a wrong way to think and act but its so hard to break its easier to just go with it. I tell myself that If I didnt have a problem to begin with i wouldn't have ended up where i was from the start. For my pschiatric exam to have the surgery he said I have a eating disorder but will not say that cause then i wouldn't have been eligable for the surgery. I no there's a problem here and I plan on going to thereapy after I get the band opened up a bit when i reach 140. I am wondering if anyone else is going threw the same battle as I am. Would love to have some support and would love to give some back as well. Thanks for listening!!

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Cherg - there are times when I get sick more than others. It is usually for the following reasons....I am eating something my band cannot tolerate (dry meat, bread, etc), not chewing enough or taking small enough bites and not drinking enough Water in between meals. Junk food always goes down fine, so be careful not to resort to it.

I think you will still get to 140 if you stop vomitting. I consistently lose about 10 lbs per month and we were banded in the same month. I would start with therapy as soon as possible. Deal with issues now and not put them off for your goal weight. You can still lose weight while dealing with things and it will be healthier for you.

I've always wanted to know why junk food goes down fine. Can you please tell me?

Hello to both of you. I was banded in June of 09 and have been fine untill this past November. I have EXTREME restriction, I think, durning my period. Not even liquids stay down. Sometimes there is a window durning that time when I can keep down a slimfast or ensure. I will be going to see my surgeon next Monday to ask him to loosen me. Hopefully that's my issue. But I know where you are comming from with the vomiting everyday. For a whole week that is my routine, and I wanted to know if you had any suggestions?

Thanks all but does anyone else get sick daily??

I do. I have had the band since 06. I started at 288. I lost 85 lbs in the first year. I wanted to lose a total of 140 lbs. In the last 8 months or so. I throw up after every meal. I am in pain after I eat no matter what I eat. I sometimes hurt so bad I make myself throw up. You would think that I would be at goal like that but noooooo I am back up to 265. I think because it hurts so bad to eat that I end up with cold smooth food for relief...ie.. ice cream, sherbet, puddings...

My husband now is after me every day to find out what it will cost to get the band removed. I am miserable all the time now. I have recently started with heartburn (which I NEVER had before). I am more depressed now than when I started. I feel awful all the time. I dread mealtimes.

Any advise of any kind will be greatly appreciated. I don't know what happened but I do know that I can't live like this.

Laura:sad:

my last visit to the band dr. was 6 months after my surgery. that would be 3+ years ago.

I am located in Germantown Maryland. I had my surgery about 10 miles from here.

boatright:

is there any reason you are not planning a call this week for a follow-up consultation or exam?

Certainly if I had such issues I wouldn't hesitate to do such.

Please keep us updated on your progress.

I suffered being 'too tight' for about 8 months and that produced some similar complaints. After a consult and a tiny adjustment, all that went away.

Now nearly 6 years postOp, I remain a Happy Bandster. Hope you can find a way to solve your issues soon.

I was having some of these issues for quite awhile (probably 8 months myself). Ive gotten back on track, as I had also been eating foods that slipped right through. I moved, and so I made an appointment with a surgeon closer to where I now live (my original surgeon referred me). Jack - after the 8 months, when you had the adjustment, had you done any damage to your band or stomach? I'm deathly afraid that my band has slipped or I have stretched my pouch. Just praying that I havent.