Feeling full or feeling pain??????
Hello,
I have had my lap band now for almost 4 years. Have not had any success in losing weight.
I was wondering if any one here actually feels full when their poutch gets full.
I don't feel full at all. I feel pain! So, I wait for it to go down, then I eat more.
I feel like I did before I had my surgery. My wight shows the same results, just yo-yo's.
I have had my lap band now for almost 4 years. Have not had any success in losing weight.
I was wondering if any one here actually feels full when their poutch gets full.
I don't feel full at all. I feel pain! So, I wait for it to go down, then I eat more.
I feel like I did before I had my surgery. My wight shows the same results, just yo-yo's.
Time to find a different doctor. Mine told me to "get a hobby" when I complained of chronic pain and constipation. (I hadn't had a bowel movement in 2 weeks and had a twisted stomach, slipped band, kinked intestines and the man told me I was 'fine.' Fired him. Found a new doc who actually helped me. He also told me I was on the verge of death... not sure which 'hobby' would have helped me there! )
Your doctor is failing you, giving you such misinformation. People have revisions all the time.
Oh, and here are some other people that are having problems... whether your doctor believes it or not!
http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forum/70-lap-band-complications/
Your doctor is failing you, giving you such misinformation. People have revisions all the time.
Oh, and here are some other people that are having problems... whether your doctor believes it or not!
http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forum/70-lap-band-complications/
Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI
BASIMAH02
on 3/24/11 10:05 am - IL
on 3/24/11 10:05 am - IL
I have had my band for only 2 months now and I also feel discomfort before just feeling full. But I've learned that we are to stop eating before the discomfort comes. We have to measure the foods we eat to make sure that we don't cause ourselves pain. The lap band has helped me a lot with measuring my intake. I hate the feeling of stomach pain, so I try to avoid overfilling my pouch. I did have difficulty retraining my eating pattern to stop eating until I was satisfied, because unfortunately I wasn't satisfied until I ate everything in front of me and most of the time what was in front of me was too much food. I had to reprogram myself that when the feeling of hunger was gone, to stop eating. I'm still in the reprogramming process. Thirty-eight years of bad eating habits will not go away overnight. It takes time. I know exactly what you're feeling. And what you are experiencing is not uncommon.
ONE OF LIFE'S MYSTERIES IS HOW A TWO-POUND BOX OF CANDY CAN MAKE A PERSON GAIN FIVE POUNDS
Sometimes even after my first bite, I feel pain. Usually it takes about 3 bites. It annoys me that it doesn't make me full.
I definitely know when food gets stuck, because I have to vomit it out. Sometimes, I tough out the pain and it goes down eventually after about an hour. The food still dissolves.
I really don't think the band has helped me out at all. What a waste of 4 years!
I definitely know when food gets stuck, because I have to vomit it out. Sometimes, I tough out the pain and it goes down eventually after about an hour. The food still dissolves.
I really don't think the band has helped me out at all. What a waste of 4 years!
BASIMAH02
on 3/24/11 10:27 am - IL
on 3/24/11 10:27 am - IL
I can imagine how hard this must be for you. I have struggled with obesity all my life, and if this band doesn't work for me I will be devastated!! Have you looked into the sleeve? I have a co-worker who went from the band to the sleeve and it worked wonders for her.
ONE OF LIFE'S MYSTERIES IS HOW A TWO-POUND BOX OF CANDY CAN MAKE A PERSON GAIN FIVE POUNDS
Oh hun u are NOT the only one! There are a lot of us out there!!! :-(
I have had 4 partial unfills also, so 20 adjustments total. A lot of ppl never reach that mythical "SWEET SPOT"! Unfortunately...........most Drs. or band mills do NOT tell patients that BEFORE they get their money and put the POS band in! :-(