Those of you that have been banded ........... let us know how you are!!!!:thumbs_up::tt2::frown::tt2:

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HOT-DIGGIDY-DOG-BISCUITS-BATMAN

I HIT 198LBS THIS MORNING!!! THIS IS UNREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations...Way to go and welcome to onederland!!! You have done very well. What do you attribute your success to in addition to your band? Are you exercising too?

To be quite honest, no exercising. I paint about three days a week but that is pretty much it. I have been learning, like we all have. I think it is constant persevence and sensible balanced food choices. Basically, I eat healthy and, if I lose a couple of pounds I treat myself to a chocolate milkshake. Depending on how many pounds I lose determines the size ofshake I get!

I try to keep the healthy balance but also the psychological balance. Chocolate balances that for me!

Congratulations...Way to go and welcome to onederland!!! You have done very well. What do you attribute your success to in addition to your band? Are you exercising too?

My success is due to many thing all combined together. The Band, the gym 5 days a week, my BodyBugg. I think that everything together has really been the key for me. The band alone needs some assistance, at least for me it does. When i skip the gym for a week I can almost guarantee myself that the scale wont move. i have to put in alot if effort on my part as well. It hasn't been as easy asI thought but it has all been worth the effort.

My weight loss has really only stalled when I am not eating enough. If I am too tight or swollen for some reason, I know the scales won't move. If I am eating, they will.

I know I will hit a point where I am going to be required to boost my activity level but I think for now it is pretty good. I think the painting must be activity enough for now.

Well, my last fill was May 10 or thereabout, but the last two days I can't get much down. Anyone else experiencing a lot of tightness a month or so after fill?

I am getting my band removed Jan 8 or 15. I can't wait to get my life back. I cannot eat hardly anything without PBing. Normally I have a meal replacement for breakfast, soup (liquid) for lunch and ice cream occasionally in the evenings. I try eating solids but usually throw them up. This has been a nightmare from the beginning. Plus 14 grand wasted. Oh well-better luck with dieting.

I have had the same problem, once in April and then again within the past couple of weeks. I had to be completely unfilled in April for a couple of weeks, then again now...last week they took out 2cc (left me with 4 inside), the pbing stopped but the pain continued...then a couple of days ago, I had to go back in to have it drained to 0cc, the doctor said I need to give it a rest for a couple weeks again, but since I am still having pain, they are running some tests. I think I am swollen in there, that is why I still have some restriction with no fill. I think maybe it was something I ate, or maybe I didn't chew well which caused the swelling (like you, it started about three weeks after my last fill). Maybe you are swollen? That will cause the band to seem tighter than it did-you should see your doctor, before it causes more problems....best of luck to you :tongue:

I am getting my band removed Jan 8 or 15. I can't wait to get my life back. I cannot eat hardly anything without PBing. Normally I have a meal replacement for breakfast, soup (liquid) for lunch and ice cream occasionally in the evenings. I try eating solids but usually throw them up. This has been a nightmare from the beginning. Plus 14 grand wasted. Oh well-better luck with dieting.

Did you ever find out the cause since it must have happened early on? Was it a problem with the surgery do you think? Any chance of getting any money refunded??

I am getting my band removed Jan 8 or 15. I can't wait to get my life back. I cannot eat hardly anything without PBing. Normally I have a meal replacement for breakfast, soup (liquid) for lunch and ice cream occasionally in the evenings. I try eating solids but usually throw them up. This has been a nightmare from the beginning. Plus 14 grand wasted. Oh well-better luck with dieting.

Is there any reason why you will wait until Jan to have it removed? Do you have to pay for the removal as well? Where did you have your band done? What were your first symptoms that you had a problem? I am curious since I am having some problems. I had a barium swallow today--I was totally unfilled a couple days ago (this is the second time, I was unfilled in April for a couple of weeks too). I had pb'ing for the past few weeks, almost everything I ate, but somedays, not at all? It was strange, one day I could eat a banana, the next day NOPE! They took out 2cc last week, which stopped all pb'ing or vomiting but I still had pain, so I went a couple of days ago and had the band drained totally--and my pain got worse...I feel the pain where the band is (and I know exactly where since I felt sharp pains when the fill was removed). I am sorry for you what you are going through. Good luck to you, as for myself, if my band has to come out, I am going to have the MGB done at the same time.

Well, whatever was causing me trouble appears to be gone...4 days (and 5 pounds!) of not being able to eat. Yuck.

Edited June 21, 200917 yr by elysenoland
typo

Hate those rough days but gotta love this 5 pounds gone!

The band never worked. I lost weight because I threw up for months. I cannot wait to get it out.

Mom,

I'm sorry its been so difficult for you. Good luck with your removal. Hopefully they can do something can help.

Tkl

The band never worked. I lost weight because I threw up for months. I cannot wait to get it out.

Mom2Two - I hope the removal goes without complication and you can get back to life without pain. I'm so sorry that happened to you - a slipped band is no joke.

Maybe you will have a cause of action against the doc who put it in the wrong place? Seems to me that they should be responsible for at least SOME of what you've been through...the fact that they didn't put it in the right place to begin with...

Let us know how you're doing - your date is coming up soon!:bored:

And just because I can now say it...I'm down 50 pounds! Woo Hoo!

Edited June 25, 200917 yr by EbonyRose

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And just because I can now say it...I'm down 50 pounds! Woo Hoo!

YEAH EBONY!!!! Congrats!!

I've been on that dratted plateau for weeks now!!! But at least not gaining! I'm going to workout and run my butt off this weekend and try to get off it for good!

Luck and Hugs to all!

Tkl