Hello friends...I am concerned for my band and I havent posted anything on it yet so I am asking for you feedback.

I've lost a total of 46 lbs and I've only been banded since dec 11th 2008. Last fill I was filled at 8cc. Now two questions? When i was first filled up to 5cc two weeks later my doctor pulled the saline out and said I was 3cc...how do you lose fluid like that? AND SECOND TOO MY MOST IMPORTANT. I have a 10 cc band and last time i checked i was at 8cc. now you would think my restriction would be amazing but its not. the first like two weeks i felt like i was tight and it was great. Now i feel like i can eat more then i should be for simply being banded. I'm eating way too much. The thing that concerns me is I NEVER GET SICK FROM EATING TOO MUCH OR TOO FAST. I get hungry faster then i feel like i should. I know that i shouldnt want to get sick but i feel like somethings not working right. I FEEL LIKE IM FAILING MY BAND. i havent been eating as well as i should...I know thats all my fault but the restriction and ability to eat ALOT and not get sick at 8cc scares me. esophageal stacking? I have a doctor appointment on 3/25 So im going on a liquid diet for two days before i see him to see if i can maybe shrink my appetite. Advice someone? im really worried. I dont know if i'm leaking or if im at fault for esophageal stacking.:frown:

This is the first time I have ever heard of "esophageal stacking". What the heck is that all about? Over stuffing your pouch up into your esophagus? hmmmm?

Hello friends...I am concerned for my band and I havent posted anything on it yet so I am asking for you feedback.

I've lost a total of 46 lbs and I've only been banded since dec 11th 2008. Last fill I was filled at 8cc. Now two questions? When i was first filled up to 5cc two weeks later my doctor pulled the saline out and said I was 3cc...how do you lose fluid like that? AND SECOND TOO MY MOST IMPORTANT. I have a 10 cc band and last time i checked i was at 8cc. now you would think my restriction would be amazing but its not. the first like two weeks i felt like i was tight and it was great. Now i feel like i can eat more then i should be for simply being banded. I'm eating way too much. The thing that concerns me is I NEVER GET SICK FROM EATING TOO MUCH OR TOO FAST. I get hungry faster then i feel like i should. I know that i shouldnt want to get sick but i feel like somethings not working right. I FEEL LIKE IM FAILING MY BAND. i havent been eating as well as i should...I know thats all my fault but the restriction and ability to eat ALOT and not get sick at 8cc scares me. esophageal stacking? I have a doctor appointment on 3/25 So im going on a liquid diet for two days before i see him to see if i can maybe shrink my appetite. Advice someone? im really worried. I dont know if i'm leaking or if im at fault for esophageal stacking.:frown:

"Over stuffing your pouch up into your esophagus? hmmmm?" That is what my Dr's office warned me about, if you eat to much the food stacks up in the esophagus and will stretch it out as well as the pouch.

thats exactly what it is. I dont know if i did that but i'm concerned i did. :frown:(

wow, first time i have heard about esophogeal stacking?? is their signs of symptoms???

I was banded 11/03/09 and have lost 46 pounds. Which I am very happy about. I have only had 2 fills and "I think" I am at 4cc in a 10cc band. I am also very concerned about the way I can eat fast and a lot more food than I should be able to. I have heard of esophaegeal stacking in another thread and it's not a good thing. I will definetely look more into it myself because it's hard for me to understand why I can still eat the way I do and nothing hurts or bothers. I just cant understand it. When I tried telling my doctor about my eating habits in February he said that it's ok because I am still loosing

6-8 pounds a month. I had to beg for a small fill because I had lost 8 pounds and he felt I had enough restriction BUT BELIEVE ME I CAN EAT. ????

Well, I do hope it's not the esophageal problem, and you should do your best to avoid any overeating whatsoever. That can result in some permanent health issues later on. However, I wonder, too about some of the other options. Perhaps you've adjusted to a new amount of food, and you thought life would be much more restrictive than it is ending up?? Could there be a defect in the band?? Puncture?? Slippage?? I wouldn't get too upset until you know what the trouble is for sure. My friend always says, worrying is like a rocking chair. It won't get you nowhere. Likely, the doc has means to assess the situation, but you'll probably need to be assertive about the matter. Do let us know how it turns out, and I wish you the best of luck.

Thought i would do an update. I went to the doctor and he explained to me that my loss of restriction was because i was losing weight and the fat where my band is probably made it lose. Lol i feel lame for being a worry wort but i guess its better to be concerned then to think nothing of it. Lol thank you everyone for your responses...you guys held me over untill my doctor appointment.

Has anyone been covered that has blue cross blue shield ins? If so what was your our of pocket expense?

Thanks because I am getting tired and confussed***

I am so glad to hear from you. I'm glad it is something positive, and it sounds like you are doing great!