I was banded July 06, after a rough year losing my mother to cancer - the past year and a half has been succesful by my loss of 60 pounds to date. I am only 20-30lbs to goal. The past week however, i have had some troubles keeping anything down. It used to be i was only tight in the mornings and able to eat well in the evening.

Now, i have a hard time even keeping a shake down in the mid-morning or late-afternoon. I can't tolerate any salads, no fruits, few lean meats, and only a few vegtables-even at night. I am wondering if maybe i need an "un-fill". I believe my band is a 4cc, i've only had 3 fills total. One being 8/21/06; 9/20/06; and the last being 11/28/06 for a total of 2.4cc.

I had insurance when i got banded, but now i'm a full time college student with no insurance. I have not been for a check up since my last fill- a year and a half ago. Any thoughts??????

I am thinking that maybe i have not been following my band rules close enough. So, i'm going to try focusing on my intake closer and be more gentle with what i eat to see if it improves before i go to the doc for an unfill. I DON'T want to gain any of the weight back!

Thanks!

I have not been banded yet but I have been reading the heck out of these forums and did stumble across

Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test

maybe this would be something you could try??

good luck with school and the band :confused_smile:

Kim

Congrats on your great weight loss. You've done a good job!

I'm not banded yet but it sounds like you may need an unfill. You also really need to find some money to get a check-up as you should see a band doctor once a year for the rest fo your life to make sure everything is okay and that you aren't lacking in any Vitamins, etc.

This happened to me too. My doctor said that sometimes the stomach lining thickens and it gives you more restriction. I would start with a slight unfill of .3 and go from there. Good luck.

Thank you ~ i printed that information off the web page! I expect it to be of great help :-)