evaporation

[AlyssaH 0]

I'm going for my 4th fill on friday, at my 3rd fill I still have no restriction and I found out that I have 50% evaporation. has anyone out there have the same problem? and I might add I have lost 9 - 10 lbs since oct.2nd and it is now 3 months later( the weight lost came in the 1st week after the banding). I've been reading other threads and not much good news. Starting to think what did I do to myself.

[juliegeraci 7]

I had evaporation. My surgeon called it weepy tubing. He filled me with a thicker solution which is like fixing a flat tire. I am going in next week to see if I still have 3ccs in my ban or not. As far as your weight loss, typical weight loss is 1-2 lbs a week. You sound exactly like me. I lose 1 lb per week. In 3 months that would be exactly 9-10 lbs like you are reporting. I am down only 40 lbs in 8 months. Good luck to you. Keep the faith.

[AlyssaH 0]

thanks for the reply it is nice to know that I'm not alone. Do you feel restriction? and the 9-10 lbs that I lost happened in the 1st week after my surgery and nothing after that for 3 months I'm up to my 4th fill and no restriction

[juliegeraci 7]

How many calories a day to you consume? What types of foods do you eat and how much?

[AlyssaH 0]

I don't know how many cal. I'm taking in but I do eat half of what I use to eat befor banding

[juliegeraci 7]

Try and keep your calories under 1k per day. That seems to do the trick for me. My doctor recommends 800 calories to reach maximum goal. That is really eating like a bird though. Good luck.

[AlyssaH 0]

thanks I'll try