Restriction gone!!

[jinkles]

Hi all, I had my band fitted 2 1/2 years ago. I had good restriction at certain points and have managed to lose over 75lbs. However, for the past 10 months or so I have no restriction whatsoever! I am really struggling now and have put on 24lbs in that time. I am so depressed about this. My aftercare has come to an end and I cannot afford to pay for futher visits to my specialist :-(

Has anyone else experiences this after a while of being banded??
:wave_cry:

 

[Mazza]

Hi Jinkles

I was banded a few months after you and I certainly expect to exprience this at some point. I have lost all of my excess weight but I suppose I have resigned myslef to the fact that if I start gaining and experience lack of restriction I will have to pay for a fill.

Is it worth asking your GP for help? there may be some way they can refer you for NHS fills. Worth a try? x

 

[jinkles]

Hiya Mazza, thanks for your reply. I have thought about going to my gp but my band is already 11.5mls full. My band will only hold 12mls.
I have thought that maybe if I could get all the fluid taken out for a week or two, then have it put back in slowly if that would give me restriction back, just don't know what to do.

 

[Mazza]

It might be that you have lost some of your fill over time, so yes that sounds like a good idea, or even everything out and put back to 11 1/2. I have had that done twice now. The first time I had lost 2 mils - due to having operations, some of the saline evaporated, the second time was just to make sure but everything was as it should be!

 

[jinkles]

So you lost some of your fill naturally then?
I am gonna have to speak to my gp about this, but I think my chances of getting referred on the nhs are near enough to zero. My pct is withholding all funding for weight loss at the mo!!

 

[Mazza]

Not yet but I expect to over time. The time I lost some was due to having two operations, apparantly the anesthetic gasses caus ethe saline to aspire Sounded feasable to me though.

Good luck with your GP

 

[shelbell]

Can't help but I wanted to say hello as I haven't seen you posting for ages

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