Hi, everyone. I need some help. I was banded in June of 2006 in Mexico. Due to the fact that I went out of country, no doctor would see me for after care in the United States. I have never received any support and I have read a few books on Lap Bands. I had paid out of pocket for my fills and went to a doctor in Olympia, WA. I have never successfully lost weight with the lap band. I tend to eat "around it" and of course that makes you gain weight.

I recently got a doctor to take me on as a patient last year. I still don't receive the support I am looking for and the help I desire. I have had 6 fills and have never achieved my "sweet spot". I had been over filled for over a 1 1/2 and couldn't eat much of anything that was healthy for me and was always pb'ing. The new doctor that took me as a patient did all the appropriate tests (flueroscopy) and checked to make sure that I didn't have any slippange, herniea, etc... He found my band and stomach to be fine and doing good, under the circumstances. So he unfilled me for a month and then re-filled me and now I can eat almost anything. That was a year ago.

I would like someone to be a mentor and give me some advice/help/suggestions on being banded. I know this is a tool, and I have thought of it as that, but... I don't feel the tool helps me in making me feel full. I have an unhealthy relationship with food as I'm sure most of us here do.

I so desparately want to know what it is like to feel that "sweet spot" and to have some success with my lap band. I would like to have some ideas on what other peoples typical day of eating is like.

Any help you can offer would great!

Thank you in advance.

Lo:confused:

I'll be happy to mentor you but the first thing is - it sounds like you need to go get another fill- you haven't been to the doctor for a year now and he only gave you one fill after your unfill...you're probably just not there-if you want more ideas, etc please PM me so we can do email- this forum is a bit cumbersome- email or iM is easier..

sandi2004