Since my banding June 10, 2008 I have felt awful! Very exhausted all the time, and my liver function test has been through the roof. Come to find out I now have developed hypothyroidism, and have started on medication last week. I've lost a total of 25 lbs, but have not lost any more weight since the end of July. I have decided to let my body completely heal before I get my first fill. I really don't think that my body could handle any more changes. The worst part is that I have not been back to work full time since the surgery.

I hope that everyone else is feeling better than I am.

Hi Allana,

I am a June 18th bandster. I also have hypothyroidism which after 10 years still isn't stable. You have probably been suffering from it for a while.. think back to how long you have had the symptoms.. poor you.. and it slows the metabolism so much that we gain weight a lot faster than people without it. So it must be slower to lose..

Having said that your 25 pounds and my 29 pounds is a LOT of weight in two months!!!.. so GO US!! lol

Anyway, I am in a similar situation to you in the fact that i haven't lost any weight since the end of July. I lost 29 pounds..and have actually fluctuated up and down to 30 pounds off. 25 pounds off.. 20 pounds... off.. back to 28 pounds off. I am putting it down to my body adjusting.

If you look at my signature you will see I have had a lot of post op complications and even went into starvation mode when I couldn't keep anything down at all.. so I suppose that slowed my metabolic rate to a full stop..

YOu are right to allow yourself time to heal. I am trying to get into a good eating right routine and then see what happens.

I had a fill two weeks ago of 2mls, it didn't do much so my doctor put 4 in this past Friday. Much better but I still feel as though I am taking in more than I am burning. Very hard to get the energy to go out and exercise.. especially when you feel so exhausted with this thyroid problem.. but we can both do it..

Keep going and let me know how you get on!..

take care

Kizzie

PS ... Don't forget to measure yourself. you may not be losing pounds but your shape may be changing.. !