Over/Underfill

[Guest guest]

Well Hi all,

My turn to air my problems. Having been banded in March last year

and having had 5 fills my question was, why am I not losing weight??

So in frustration I penned a letter to my Doctors and shot it off.

Of course the response was come in for a review so I got the lovely

receptionist to squeeze me in and went in. Tony B. was great and

sent me for a barium sip straight away because he agreed that at

10mls (in a 9.5ml band) there was something not right.

Well the sip showed I was well restricted but because of the

restriction and the way I eat I had managed to stretch my pouch. The

Xray Doctor called it 'generous', wasn't he kind!! So the moral is

1ml of fill out and liquids for 1 week, mushies for 3 days and then

back to solids and another review in 2 weeks to see if my pouch has

gone back thru the band/shrunk.

I could cry! I knew something wasn't right but I wanted it to be

somebody else's fault not mine! I have a terrible habit of 'testing'

my band and it appears it has got me into trouble. I am trying to

stay positive and praying that I haven't buggered myself up by having

stretched my stomach beyond help which I am pretty sure is not the

case. This band is fickle!! I must say last year was one of the

most stressful in my life and the fact that I lost 15kgs and kept it

off is a first for me so of that I can be proud but it is time to get

back on track and try to recover from this minor setback.

Has anyone else had a similar experience, overfilled and didn't know

it?

Thanks for listening/reading

Sharon

PS Thank God wine is liquid!

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

Haven't had that myself. Sorry you are going through such a tough time!

I have no words of wisdom, just can listen. How are the liquid ~ mushies ~ solids going?

Looking forward to seeing you next weekend...Ali x

To: SydBand From: s_anugoh@...Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:15:19 +0000Subject: Over/Underfill

Well Hi all,My turn to air my problems. Having been banded in March last year and having had 5 fills my question was, why am I not losing weight?? So in frustration I penned a letter to my Doctors and shot it off. Of course the response was come in for a review so I got the lovely receptionist to squeeze me in and went in. Tony B. was great and sent me for a barium sip straight away because he agreed that at 10mls (in a 9.5ml band) there was something not right.Well the sip showed I was well restricted but because of the restriction and the way I eat I had managed to stretch my pouch. The Xray Doctor called it 'generous', wasn't he kind!! So the moral is 1ml of fill out and liquids for 1 week, mushies for 3 days and then back to solids and another review in 2 weeks to see if my pouch has gone back thru the band/shrunk.I could cry! I knew something wasn't right but I wanted it to be somebody else's fault not mine! I have a terrible habit of 'testing' my band and it appears it has got me into trouble. I am trying to stay positive and praying that I haven't buggered myself up by having stretched my stomach beyond help which I am pretty sure is not the case. This band is fickle!! I must say last year was one of the most stressful in my life and the fact that I lost 15kgs and kept it off is a first for me so of that I can be proud but it is time to get back on track and try to recover from this minor setback.Has anyone else had a similar experience, overfilled and didn't know it?Thanks for listening/readingSharonPS Thank God wine is liquid! Combine your email accounts here! Want to marry your mail?

[Guest guest]

Oh Sharon, glad to hear you did something about it and there is the potential to have it fix itself. Overfilling does cause plenty of problems, I would like to have a bit more fill in my band, but I am scared of causing problems so I am doing what I can with this amount. Sometimes its got to be a case of less fill and eating better - easier said than done I know but I am on my second band and I intend to keep this one for as long as possible! I can eat more than I have been able to in a long while, I am hungry when I get up in the morning but I cant eat. I get frustrated that I am not losing weight however I am not gaining. My attempts at exercise have resulted in damaged knees, so I feel like I have failed big time. Let us know how you get on, try not to gain too much with your fill out tho.