Hi im new to this i never heard of this glad i foudn it though. I had my band over year ago did pretty well untill i became sick and food got stuck they took all my fluid out few months ago so i had no restriction then i had one fill since then and i gained about 15:phanvan lbs i was doing so well with the weight loss. I had my second fill since the hole incident today the dr says i need to lose more weight and i should feel restriction more now i hope so. Not sure if anyone has had similar problems im sure i could be eating better since all my fluid was taken out i was able to consume alot more food any support or comments would me appreciated thanks

Hi, Welcome to LBT--we are glad to have you here, and your experiences will help us all!

My Sister in Law (SIL) had the pretty much the same thing happen-she actually had a minor slippage, and was unfilled, until it seemed to right itself, and she began the refill process. She has had 2 fills, and got fair restriction from the 2nd one, but says as soon as Spring hits she is going for another. We live like 5 hours away from our fill Dr. and there are several Colorado mountain passes between them and us! So we are sitting still until the snow stops flying. She too gained about 20 pounds while she was unfilled, but is begining to lose it again---that is the great thing about the band, now that it is filling up again, she is right back on track, just as I am sure you will be.

Was it something not band friendly that stuck or just because you had been sick? I would be interested to know!

Had you lost pretty well prior to the illness?

I look forward to chatting with you---and learning from you!

Welcome!

Kat

we actually are not sure i think it was from having a virus because i have gotten sick from food being stuck and it wasn't as bad yeah now i hope to get back to feeling the restriction and eating better!