ckiki Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Hello everyone, I got my band in January 2009 done by Dr. Ortiz. Loved it for the first year, lost 70 lbs, everything was going good. Then I started having problems with it around March of last year, I became severly anemic, I had the worst gassy and bloated stomach, to the point my stomach hurt so bad, and it made all of my joints ache, sometimes I could eat, other times I couldn't, or I was throwing it up. I stopped losing, and in fact starting slowly gaining weight, because I was eating foods that I know would go down easily, and they weren't always healthy. I got married in August, and dinner time was always an issue with my family, my husband wanted me to eat and all I could eat was salads. Fast forward to February of this year, my band got super tight out of the blue, I didn't have a fill or anything, for a week I was constantly throwing up, to the point my whole chest hurt when I layed down. I was so fed up, I made an appointment the next day at an office near me and had all of my fluid taken out, it was like instant relief. I could eat normally, I could eat things I hadn't eaten in a year and a half, and the best feeling was that I could burp, sorry TMI, but it felt really good, I hadn't burped in over a year. I could lay down even if I had eaten just a few minutes before, which is something I couldn't do before. If I layed down after eating, the food always felt like it was coming back up my throat. Well, I ended up gaining almost all of my weight back, so I decided to make a fill appointment. I had it done yesterday and they put in 4 cc's (my band holds 10 cc's) and I have officially decided I HATE my band. I hate the feeling of food being stuck, not being able to drink while eating, and not being able to burp, I get this feeling I need to, but it won't come up. I hate the way I look, and want to be skinny, but I hate how the band makes me feel. My husband is so sweet, and keeps telling me I look fine, he likes the way I look, and that I should just take the whole thing out. But I liked how I looked and felt when I lost 70 lbs. *sigh* I am so confused. Anyone else have any of these problems, gas, bloating, etc..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBandster Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I remember you I am sorry you are having problems with your band I still love mine. I only felt like you did when it was filled too much. Can they just take a little out so you arent having such a hard time? I can eat anything as long as I eat slow and I can burp fine. I have 2 cc's in my 4 cc band. Maybe you need to have half of what you have in there and see how you do. It took a bit of tweaking before I found what worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckiki Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hi Well I had 7 cc's when I was having problems. So I think that was too much. Yesterday when I went in for a fill, after being unfilled since Feb, they wanted to give me 5 cc's, but I asked for 4 cc's instead. I seemed to do ok at dinner tonight, so I feel a little better. I want to be like you, and be able to any anything but just have to eat slower. I hope that maybe 4 cc's will work. I definitely ate a lot less at dinner, and when I felt like it was going to get stuck, I stopped eating for like 10 mins, and then I was fine. So we'll see how this goes, if I can keep that up, I will be happy..lol. I can't wait to start losing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBandster Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I hope it works for you!! Definately dont give up though, your band can be your bff lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothereanymore Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Ahhh, I'm sorry - its hard sometimes. Its easy to hate something when it hurts us or causes issues. But I think you can turn this around and make it work for you. Keep the band at a cc that is comfortable, allows you to learn how to eat less and learn to love it again. Also make sure you are exercising - it's only part of the success - we are the key to the bands success - not the band. Learn about food, I had to go to classes to learn how to eat foods that where good for me. You're beautiful and smart - you can make this work! Congrats on getting Married - lucky guy! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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