I also developed Afib when I had my band as have others I've seen online. The vagus nerve that is affected by the band also has some control in the heart area so there is speculation that the band may cause some heart issues too. Depends on where the pressure is on the vegus nerve and where scar tissue may be forming. I had my band removed for other reasons but still have to take my Afib medication so don't know if it was the band that started it or not. So far I've managed to not only keep off what little weight I had lost but I also lost another 75 lbs because I was too tired from the afib to do anything but sleep most of the time. Then all of a sudden I stopped losing and am staying at my goal weight of 150. At one point I had to add food so I wouldn't lose so fast. How ironic is that??! Might be worth keeping in mind tho, that the band has been found to cause many issues we wouldn't think of.

It's great to see your doc and the internet is just full of high protein eating plans so the biggest secret to long term weight loss is carb control. They make you crave more carbs so if you can survive an induction period with a high protein plan similar to Atkins (Atkins uses net carbs but I only count total carb since the body uses them, they are slower but still there) it will help you get started. The lower you can keep your carbs the better you will lose, some can go as high as 100 carbs a day, myself I have to stay closer to 25 a day. For me carb control has been the secret and it's food I enjoy. Once I was able to break that carb addiction it was all so much easier. Even when I've gotten off track I've been able to catch it early enough to stop the gain trend before it got too far off track. I know all I have to do is start the induction diet again to get back in the game. This way you don't need some silly dietician to help you, you can do it all on your own!

Most feel better right away. In the mean time I would suggest you try to drink protein shakes or even one of the nutritional drinks like Ensure or Boost, they don't taste the greatest but at this point you have to look at it as medicine to keep you healthy until you can get the band out. I had to drink Ensure for awhile because I was losing so fast I was losing my muscles and that's not a good thing. Really damages your strength. Anyway what I did was use the vanilla flavor and add flavorings like the crystal light or all the coffee flavorings. I could just tell myself it was an iced coffee and it really wasn't bad at all. It kept me going for a few months until I could eat better! Good luck to you!

First and foremost you are not a failure! The majority of people here have either revised to a different surgery or just had the band removed and re-doing it without weight loss surgery help. If you want to go ahead and try with the band I would suggest small fills so you have less chance of being too tight. That causes serious problems.

Six small meals is perfect for the band or any diet but really it isn't a diet it is a life style change, you will have to eat this way the rest of your life so make sure it is something you can do forever. Myself and many, many others have had great success with Atkins type eating plans, just remember to count total carbs not net carbs. Lots of protein and very few carbs. I have to stay under 25 carbs a day but others can go as high as 100, everyone is different. There are tons of groups on FB for high protein eating plans. The main thing is to watch the carbs and stick to the healthy ones like veggies.

Cut most white carbs like flour, sugar, pasta, breads, cold cereals. Stick to mainly protein like meats and some dried beans once in awhile since they are pretty carby. Fill up with low carb veggies. If you just spend a day on the internet you will find hundreds of low carb recipes. Planning meals ahead is awesome, that is something successful people do and keep a close watch by logging every bite (this is vital to long term success). You can use an app like myfitnesspal and it keeps track of everything for you. It makes a HUGE difference. Also with carb counting use total cabs NOT net carbs because they all count, some maybe digested slower but they all count to the body.

Now I can't help with workouts because I've not been able to do any exercise due to health issues. However again turn to the internet for videos and workouts there are plenty and you can switch it up every week if you want! We live in an amazing time when everything we could possibly want is at our fingertips. I really like, I believe her name is Dana Carpenter Low Carb recipes lots of tasty snack type foods. Remember you don't have to eat certain foods at certain times of the day. You can easily eat last night's left over pork roast for breakfast if you want or have bacon and eggs for dinner. It's all up to you! Best of luck and if your band should end up not working out you will still have a good eating plan to help you out if you have to revise.

Congrats oh mighty Pumpkin on the new little gourd! Nothin' like grandkids to make life awesome. Remember the gramma creed "spoil, return to parent". Enjoy the little one!

I read on another site that Realize had already sent out notices to surgeons that they were no longer manufacturing them anymore either, so hopefully it's a double whammy and there is no longer any bands being made from now on!!

Now they need to start paying us for our pain and suffering!!

Like Nic I too suffer from permanent damage from that piece o'crap band! I have severe heartburn and so far no drug even touches it. I have gastroparesis or slow stomach emptying which is painful and means very careful eating. I was a healthy fat person and now I'm a sickly skinny person, nope it wasn't even worth the trade off. Wish I had never heard the words lap band! So glad you are getting yours removed, it can only make your life better

Mine was empty for 2 yrs before I was able to get it removed and I maintained my weight during that time. The most important thing is to not go crazy eating things that you couldn't eat before. I filled up on salads and stayed away from the carby sweets stuff!

Boy I'm no help either, heat helps mine but mine has never been as painful as yours and Nic's! I hope the meeting goes well for you!! Good luck!

Nic is simply trying to keep you from posting too much on this public forum so it can't be pulled up by say the doctor's attorney somewhere down the road and be used against you by saying look what she wrote back in Mar. of 2016 about my client the doctor. This is a forum that can be accessed by anyone even someone not belonging to Obesity Help! She is trying to help not hurt you.

As far as picking apart your rape she is telling you that the fact you were married or that the doctor had ugly grey hair is irrelevant as far as a court case goes because rape has nothing to do with sexual desire it has to do with violence and what he looked like or whether you were married made no difference. He would have done it anyway because rape is an act of violence and control not sex. She is actually totally agreeing with you that you are a victim just as she was and I was when I was raped. I would bet a fair majority of us here have been raped because that can lead to us abusing food  and is the cause of many of us being overweight. In fact I would bet 8 put of every ten of us have been sexually assaulted at some point in our lives, it is far more common than many think!

Please know that we are all behind you and will pray for your healing and for the conviction of the guilty party! No one is cruel enough to minimize your pain on this forum, we support not dismiss those in pain! God bless!

Do you have an actual temperature or do you simply feel flushed and hot? Could very well be from lack of carbs as in the keto flu or it could actually be the flu it is that time of year. Either way not much you can do for it except to stay well hydrated and get in as much protein as you can thru drinks or shakes whatever your food stage is right now. Do push the water take a small sip every 10-15 min to make sure you stay hydrated it is very important at this stage, even more than protein the first several days.

The band seems to make people burp like adolescent boys. With practice I'm sure we could burp the alphabet with ease! I still tend to swallow a lot of air when I eat even without my band. I can burp with the best of them still, not a skill I was looking for but impressive none the less.