starting year TEN!

[Jack 855]

Been a while since I've visited; here I am again.

Had to go in for very minor fill (.2cc) as my liife has changed a bit.

20 months ago I had to return to daily insulin injection along with oral meds.

In 20 months I've gain 20# as well.

24 months ago I was having issues (not GERD) with throwing back up. Daily. Not that big a deal but annoying nonetheless.

After many studies/x-rays/consults with specialists, we settled on the easiest most obvious.

I had .2 ccs removed, after months in increasing symptoms.

That helped dramatically.

So now it's you & me Babe. The Band, I mean. My buddy. My little "Symbiant".

Cheers to Bandster everywhere!!!!

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

Welcome back, Jack!

[kll724 3,055]

Hello Jack, welcome back..Yes, sometimes its just the us and the band against the world! Best wishes for a healthy new year!Karen..aka.kll724

[Jack 855]

Thanks to all. Looks like there's changes to catch up on.

And it's nice to be back...although I don't feel like an antique.....

[judych 225]

hi Jack.. it doesnt take much fill to make life miserable. Been there and done that. lol.

i hope that all goes well with you now.

.. Ive been banded nearly two years.. lost about 34 pounds which is great, got some more to go though. Not really concerned about losing at the moment, more concerned myself about being able to live and eat comfortably with the band and the fill. In other words , establishing a new lifestyle that will last and be effective... even after nearly two years. It didnt happen in five minutes, for those of you who think the complete change is instant. ITS NOT. lol.

I was vomiting , like you, everyday... couldnt eat much at all. Mostly Soups. I had a small amount taken out. We went on holiday, it was the same. i was very careful though as im aware that being out of routine can tighten the band a lot. Especially women with hormones etc. so...

...we came home from holiday and im still vomiting, sliming... yukkkk.... not nice. Not the way we are supposed to live, surely !! so i went back to the dr and got a miniscule unfill, very small amount... and it make all the difference.

.. The band is still very much my master when it comes to meals but its more pleasant now. by the way, after at least 2 months , i had lost a kilo, which is 2.2 pounds. that was when i went back to have some more unfill. (about three weeks ago now ) Now, when i think ... i was on holiday, drank some wines, had more luxury easy foods etc.. i was really surprised and very pleased to know that i hadnt gained. Its a fine line we tread, for sure. Good luck. keep us informed ,wont you. ?? thanks judy

[judych 225]

hi Jack.. it doesnt take much fill to make life miserable. Been there and done that. lol.

i hope that all goes well with you now.

.. Ive been banded nearly two years.. lost about 34 pounds which is great, got some more to go though. Not really concerned about losing at the moment, more concerned myself about being able to live and eat comfortably with the band and the fill. In other words , establishing a new lifestyle that will last and be effective... even after nearly two years. It didnt happen in five minutes, for those of you who think the complete change is instant. ITS NOT. lol.

I was vomiting , like you, everyday... couldnt eat much at all. Mostly Soups. I had a small amount taken out. We went on holiday, it was the same. i was very careful though as im aware that being out of routine can tighten the band a lot. Especially women with hormones etc. so...

...we came home from holiday and im still vomiting, sliming... yukkkk.... not nice. Not the way we are supposed to live, surely !! so i went back to the dr and got a miniscule unfill, very small amount... and it make all the difference.

.. The band is still very much my master when it comes to meals but its more pleasant now. by the way, after at least 2 months , i had lost a kilo, which is 2.2 pounds. that was when i went back to have some more unfill. (about three weeks ago now ) Now, when i think ... i was on holiday, drank some wines, had more luxury easy foods etc.. i was really surprised and very pleased to know that i hadnt gained. Its a fine line we tread, for sure. Good luck. keep us informed ,wont you. ?? thanks judy

...another thought on this post of mine.... its like a slave and its master .....' YES MASSER''.....LOL...

[Jack 855]

One of the most pleasant 'life style' changes I've noted over my BandDecade is very much on the matter of

"how much to eat?" etc.

I pretty much never find any kind of episodic gross humongous sack-o-bugers style SportEating.

I think I have mostly found a reliable "eat your meal" amount & that has been a huge relief.

I did get to the point where (for instance) a home made sandwich using 2 (!!!) slices of bread were possible.....IF I cut it in quarters and made 2 meals out of it, nibbling slowly and not talking/phoning/ect while eating. The good old bad old Habit was "buy 2 loaves of bread so one would be left by the time I got home". Madness, yes.

Eating and overeating has a fine line. Where I spent 18 months carefully listing everything I stuck in my mouth with one of the diet log sites, at the time I remained below target 1800 calories and didn't lose a pound....but DID get a great feel for what "normal' meal size should be.

I've finally come to a comfort zone of actually having "3 meals plus 2 snacks" as a regular predictable thing. It was a hard journey as simple as the concept may seem.

Edited January 5, 2014 by Jack

[Lady VS 1,147]

Wow! Congratulations on ten yrs of being banded. I'm glad to know that not everyone has major complications. Thank you for posting and continued success.

[Jack 855]

Thank you Lady VS.....it's actually "only" NINE years, starting the 10th!

The worst day postOp has been better than the best day the last 5 years preOp.

I known it sounds silly, but "Morbid Obesity" was killing me!!!!