It's been a rough month.

 I started a new assignment on June 14th- the stress has been horrible. I have had trouble eating, to the point that I have not had a solid meal in weeks. Water has even been a problem. I have been throwing up daily. Often even water will not stay down. Yes I did call, but first the doctor was in Los Vegas with most of the staff at a conference. The next time I called, he was on vacation. I was booked for the next fluro day (& ended up not being done under fluro). I was told to go to their emerg, but hell will freeze over.....  Today Dr Roy removed 1 cc. I  am hoping to be able to eat. I certainly was able to drink easier today. The upside of all my vomiting and pain is I dropped 18 pounds in 4 weeks. If only it wasn't so unhealthy to lose that way- it sure is fast. 6.2 pounds to onederland. Now I have to tackle the stress that brought this on.

I can relate; my eating & holding down solids is still up & down ( no pun intended ). I have a follow up on August 11th with Dr B to get my biopsy results back.

I haven't had a fill in ages and won't get one until my issues are resovled; luckily Ihaven't gained any weight though. Holding on at 5cc's ! You'll get through this Ms Kitty!

Jet

 Thanks Jet- you are always so kind. Assuming that I will be able to eat, I am praying that my body won't grab every calorie it can. I have been losing a pound a day for over a week. That usually leads to weight gain when you do eat.  Oh well, I had to have some out because if I had stayed r
 that full, either the stress would have to disappear or I would have real problems that would end with the band coming out. Since the stress isn't going anywhere......

So sorry to hear that Ms. Kitty - being unwell is a poor way to lose weight - I can relate to that from last summer. I hope this unfill leaves you feeling a bit better and able to get some much needed nutrition into you. You and Jet have both had more tha your share of "ups and downs" with your bands - as Jet so eloquently put it.
Sending good vibes your way!

 Thanks Mary. While waiting at the Dumont I met a women, who was  like 120 pounds and so tiny. She has a band & has not had a single issue. I soooo envy her.
I am feeling better today. My tommy has to recover, but I was able to have mashed chowder for supper and a couple of sweet potato fries. I know the fries were pushing it, but I so love them & my DH had order them because he knew that I love them.  Anyway , it went down without issue. I will stick to liquids tomorrow. 
While I was there I asked about flying  over seas in September (I had a bubble last time) and they are going to unfill me by a cc to 2 in late August and out it back as soon as I get back. Wooo Hooo! An unfill before a cruise! I can see a lot of miles on the track....which I would do anyway.  Last vacation I lost 5 pounds, I will be happy to stay the same through the unfill & trip.

Take care of yourself!  I hope your feeling better soon.....I am having the opposite problem....I just eat, eat and eat!

 So sorry to hear of your struggles Charline.  I haven't been on in a while but I do try to keep up with what is happening with everyone.  Starr, nice to see you are hanging in there  Part of the reason I haven't been contributing is because I was back sliding.  I gained about 5 pounds over the last couple of months but have managed to take it off again.  I would really like to lose at least 20 more pounds and if I could stay away from the sliders I would be fine - WILLPOWER!!!  GRRRRR.  Charline, congrats on cleaning out that closet - lots of fun!

BTW - I have posted a few pics from our 40th wedding anniversary,  Feel free to take a peek Wishing everyone all the best - Abby

Hey you...I, too, was too tight. I had to go to emerg (never again) to have an unfill last night. He took out most of it. I couldn't even ge****er down. I've lost about 12 or 13 lbs in the past 2 1/2 weeks though but I'm sure I'll put some back on since I can now eat again. I would have suffered through it to keep losing if it weren't for the severe reflux. It was so bad it would come up and out my nose every single time I'd start to doze off. After 2 nights no sleep I headed up there at 1 am this morning. What an experience that was. I'll pray it'll be the last. Take care and glad you're feeling better.