Hi Everyone,

My name is Mel and I had my 2nd band fill yesterday. I have lost a total of 2 and half stone (31lbs) but had struggled to loose anymore after my first band fill. So I hoping the 2nd fill that has taken me up to 6ml will do the trick. On my liquid diet now for the next 2 weeks then pureed and then finally solid foods ish!.

Anyone one else struggle to loose after their first fill?

Melx:help::whoo:

Yep! Me! I had my first fill 3 weeks ago and having my second this week! I've plateaued since the first fill! Looking forward to the 2nd fill....and very hopeful about the 2nd!

Bandster Hell! I suppose!....but hey at least I've lost....not gained....and toning up as I'm working out alot!

I was banded on 4/10/07 and had my first fill on 5/8/07. That was a nightmare! My doctor and the techs discovered AFTER the needle was in me that the port had flipped. They fooled around (with the needle in my skin!) for 15-30 minutes trying to find the front of the port and it was facing upwards towards my face! Once my doctor found it, she told me that she was making me real tight---at first I couldn't even swallow my own saliva! After drinking the barium and some Water, however, I was fine. I ate bandster-style until a few weeks ago when all hell broke loose!

In the past month, I have struggled tremendously with eating large amounts of any-and-everything, and gaining weight, so I'm looking forward to a second fill on 8/14. I hope this one goes much smoother than the first. I've recently joined a health club and want to start losing weight again. I've lost as much as 20 pounds, but have gained about 4 pounds back. This is a struggle, but less of one because of the band.