Your doctor will do fills along the way to find what works for you. Don't be afraid to tell him hey it ain't working, jack it up Doc!!! LOL Honestly tell him. Thats the thing with LAP. It doesn't really take the hunger away and you have to keep getting fills till you find the right fit. Don't let him make you think this is a failure. Go over to the LAP forum and those folks will tell you just what you need to do. When he fills it ask him if you can't go alittle more. If it is to much they can take fluid back out. Be insistant. You won't be a failure!

I got my lap-band on June 25 this year. I lost about 15 initially with the liquid diet. I gained back a few. I just received my first fill and still not good results. I don't think this is going to work for me. I am hungry and just don't seem to have much luck. Most days I get 1200 calories or less by pure will power. Today I probably doubled that. My doctor said this would not work for everyone, but I sure wish I was having better luck. Anyone have the same experience and helpful hints?

dont get me wrong, im still not regreting anything i feel better and love looking better and i think i like the attention ive been getting but i only puke if i try to eat ,so i dont i keep having my shake with my powder protien and to tell you the truth im never hungry anyway i just miss eating ( it was my thing to do ) also i thought loosing wieght would bring a little sex into my life but i think my wife feels fat alone now and still nothing o well im not sure what to do anymore frank

hi everyone for those who dont remmber me im 52 with 4 yr old twins my bypass was 6/10 i was 319 now i was 276 as of yesterday i take apox 75-90 grams of protien a day so im loosing fat but not muscle the problem is im still on 95% luquid except for oatmeal cookies and mashed potatoes everything makes me puke whats up with that ? how can i feel so good and everyone that sees me says i look great but im so frustated id pay a hundred bucks for an italian sub with everything on it frank

Don't worry. I had my lap band surgery on 6/24/08. As of today I've only lost a total of 18 pounds. I read all these posts about people who have lost 30/40/50 pounds by now and get discouraged sometimes too. We have to remember that they have different cir****tances than us. They may have started with a higher weight, stuck to the clear liquid diet longer than us, etc. Also, 14 pounds of weight loss in a month is nothing to sneeze at. Have you had your first fill yet? I also was feeling like I was hungry and eating a lot lately. I felt like I could eat anything I wanted and even had a hamburger (with a bun) yesterday. But, today I got my first fill so I'm expecting to go back to the way it was right after I had surgery. My friend works at a lap band company and she explained to me that after surgery you loose weight because you are on the liquid diet and because your tummy is swollen and won't let you eat much and lowers your appetite. After the swelling goes down though, you don't have any restriction. Also, once you loose a little weight the fat pad around your tummy shrinks, making the band looser. So, unless you've had a fill you basically just have a band hanging around your stomach - not really doing anything at this point. So, essentially you don't even have the lap band at this point if you haven't had a fill. I hope this helps. Good luck!!!