I have not had a fill since December 2015. Since then I have gained 30lbs. Do you all think something may be wrong. I have been researching cause and the slipped band scare me. I don't have any of the symptoms of a slipped band. Plus I don't want to feel like a failure for allowing my band to slip. Is it normal to gain so much weight just because I haven't gotten a fill. I will make an appointment on Monday to resolve my fears but I would like some input.

I have to point out the obvious. If you eat too many calories, you gain weight. Fills and the band are only tools to help you curb how much you eat.

Fills are intended to slow the flow of food into your lower stomach by making the hole(stoma) smaller with each fill. Because it takes so much time to eat, the pulses(peristalsis) or massaging of food through the band gives you a feeling of satiety and you stop eating when you are no longer hungry.

It took me 3 fills before I started to feel restriction. This forced me to eat smaller bites much slower and chew much more. It took 6 fills(6 months) total to reach the green zone.

You don't say how long ago you were banded? Do you feel any restriction or satiety? What kind of food are you eating to gain nearly a lb a day?

Slips usually do not cause you to eat more. Typically they cause you to eat less. If your pouch is dilated you might be able to eat more but not 30 lbs more?

One more thing, I gained 35 lbs from April 2015 to January 1st 2016. I know why. I was eating too much food, I had 1 CC removed from my band because it was too tight. I ate Cookies, candy, chips, crackers and generally too much food.

I went in the first week of January and had him put .5 CC back in. I'm back in the green zone again and losing weight. Our bands must be adjusted/tweaked perfectly so that we feel satisfied with less food or this is just another diet we fail at.

tmf

It took me 3 good fills before my band started to work...my first fill was 4cc's, 4 weeks after surgery....after that fill and before my 2nd fill, I started to re-gain all the weight that I lost pre and post op....2nd fill things leveled out, 3rd fill was the charm, 12 weeks from surgery.

Have not had a fill in over 4 years now.