Hi Everyone,
I am new here, but banded in 2004.
I have had one pregnancy already while banded, with that I was a long way from goal and didn't have any fill removed.
I am currently 9 weeks pregnant and had 2ml of my 3.5ml fill removed last Wednesday. It is the first time I have ever had a fill removed and I am now freaking out. I have put on 3+kg already. I surpassed my dreams and have been a constant 56 - 57kg for the past year or so. But with terrible morning sickness I was getting dehydrated and needed to have fill removed. My son from my first bandster pregnancy my baby was somewhat of a shrimp at just under 6lbs where as m y other three children were well over 8lbs. I want this baby to be healthy, but i do not want to keep expanding at the rate that I am!!!
I live 16ookm from my surgeon, and only have the help of a GP who has no previous band experience.
I would like to know what the guidelines are for those of us who have reached goal, have all or part of fill removed.
What should our weight gain look like and how the heck do we achieve that? I thought it was going to be easy! But no, alas, I just want to eat. The good thing is that I do have a stop button now. Never remember ever having that in my life.