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Being unfilled is HORRIBLE. Gained 7 lbs!

July 9, 2009 by lisetheloser

It’s been 5 days since the took all of the saline out of my band b/c I got steak stuck in it. Well, they put 5 cc’s back in last monday but you wouldn’t know it b/c I have NO restriction. I’ve gained 7 lbs! Yesterday I had fish n chips for lunch, a butterfinger, an entire pint of ben n jerry’s chubby hubby, cookies, cheese…you name it – I ate it. So I tried to make an appointment today to get some more saline put in but they wouldn’t do it – said no more fill until this coming monday. At which time they will put in 2 cc’s – which will bring me up to 7…then I have to wait ANOTHER WEEK to get the additional 2 which would put me back to where I was (9cc’s in my 10cc band). I’m so frustrated. By that time I will probably gain back 20 lbs. I want to learn how to do fills myself so I don’t have to deal with this. Has anyone actually done a fill themself??? Lap-Band land is not a good place to be this week…

Posted in food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight | Tagged fills, unfill | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on July 10, 2009 at 7:10 am | Reply Marissa

omg! Were you sick from eating all that food?? I had surgery 8 weeks ago and I haven’t had a fill yet because my doc said I didn’t need one. I think I would get sick just looking at that much food!
Good luck!
- on July 10, 2009 at 7:44 am | Reply lisetheloser
  
  nope – totally didn’t get sick! was fine – and that’s with 5cc’s in my band! but remember – i’m down to 130 lbs so i need it super tight to have any restriction.
on July 11, 2009 at 3:57 pm | Reply Ms. Robbie

Lise,

Were you taking any kind of supplements?

Could you take capsules at 9cc’s?

I figure that you were so tight that you could mostly do fluids or just mushy stuff right?

I am only at 5.5CC and still slime from time to time….bread is the worst for me. I promised myself TODAY, no more bread for me! ( Cornbread does ok, and I can eat chips till the sun comes up….go figure.)

I MUST stop the sweets and junk…I have gained 5 lbs the past couple of weeks…I never ate sweets or junk before the band, (I must have been too full on the two huge plates of real food that I would eat), but now….seems like I can’t stay away from sweets and junk food.

I thought about getting a small fill, but then I would slime EVERYTHING… don’t know what to do, but keep away from the bad stuff and exercise… of course that’s what everyone needs to do.

Tell me what was a normal day of food for you BEFORE the unfill.

Thanks,
Robbie

PS hang in there!!
on July 12, 2009 at 7:49 am | Reply headin_to_mxico

I have heard of people who do their own fills. But those people were nurses so they delt with needles all day. I dont have the guts to do my own fills, but I have thought about it. It doesnt look like its rocket science.
on July 16, 2009 at 3:25 pm | Reply Twigs

My friend in Iowa is doing her own fills. Her cousin, an RN and also banded, taught her how to do it. She said it is simple and easy. I wish I was brave enough to do it myself too.
on July 22, 2009 at 9:32 am | Reply Breanne

man o man I only have 2 1/2 cc’s in my 10cc band so I can imagine how hungry you were! I am the same way. Its good to know when you hit the right restriction it really does get better!
on November 17, 2009 at 10:35 am | Reply Dr Monash

That is frustrating. It doesn’t look like you’ve updated in a while. How are things going now? Looking forward to an update.