Hi, Im a new member.I was banded on June 17,09. I have lost 15 pounds in my first week. Today is the 28th and I regained 5 pounds because I did not stick to my diet. I was wondering if any one could let me know what are some medical complications that could occur , so I can become more faithful to my diet.:thumbup:

Band slipage and pouch stretching. If you over eat or have to vomit a lot from over filling your pounch you can stretch it and possibly cause a band slippage, which would cause reopperation! I hope that you are able to jump back in to the swing of things and get back on track! :thumbdown: You can do it!!!!! lol In the beginning your not so much trying to lose weight as you are just trying to heal! Make sure you follow your post op diet as much as possible to avoid damage to the band and/or your pouch! Good luck

The MAJOR cause of slippage is advancing one's diet too quickly. I don't want to scare you but you really should call your doc tomorrow and tell him/her what you've eaten. Depending on what it is, he may want to check you out to make sure you're ok. Especially if you've overeaten enough to gain 5 pounds (assuming you didn't just eat salt!) then you need to tell your surgeon.

Hi, Im a new member.I was banded on June 17,09. I have lost 15 pounds in my first week. Today is the 28th and I regained 5 pounds because I did not stick to my diet. I was wondering if any one could let me know what are some medical complications that could occur , so I can become more faithful to my diet.:rolleyes2:

Hi syettaC, I'm from Watertown/Oakville and I was just banded June 3rd. Who was your dr? I had Dr. Craig Floch. He was wonderful. The key to your problem is what are you eating. Definately touch base with your surgeons office and get back on track with your diet. Think about what you just went through. You don't want to have done it for nothing.

Being so close, we can get together as support for each other. karen

I am newbie also, I was banded 6/12/09 & have only lost 12 lbs. I thought the function of this whole thing was to loose weight at a realistic pace. I am finding that I am starting to crave foods that I know are forbidden, But I DIDNOT go thru this just to sabotage myself. I just keep trying to step back from this & remind myself why I did this in the first place. ( Well at least it's working for me now)