is your gastric band making you miserable?
Why? Ok no one said having a band would be easy, and yes it takes effort and can be hard work at times for sure… but if your miserable on your band journey you need to find out why – what is making you feel this way? and deal with the situation.
I have seen every emotion possible working with band patients. From delighted, shocked, frustrated, fuming, guttered, exhilaration, tears, fear, tantrums, confused and everything else in between.
Sometimes most of these emotions can be easily ironed out with support and guidance with someone that really knows and understands what you are going through. If your not managing your band well on a day to day basis your journey can quickly become very overwhelming. It really does not need to be this way and can easily more often than not, be dealt with relatively easy.
Some reason why you might be feeling down…..
- Struggling to eat healthy diet/textures
- Fed up regurgitating your food every time you eat
- Not losing weight – or it coming off very slow or going up not down
- Loose skin
- Missing eating – getting your teeth into something tasty
- Fed up chewing
- Miss socialising the way you used too
- Feel you wasted your money
- Annoyed with yourself for going off track
- Feeling your band is not working
- Annoyed your eating big portions and hunger still
And this really is only a few examples!
So what ever the reason, there is support out there to help you get the most out of your gastric band. I'm sure there's been lows in your journey, life's full of twists and turns, but Im sure there has been amazing highs too – maybe even a fabulous weight loss you might have forgotten about along the way!
Time to stop feeling down about your band, take a good look at your journey to date and focus on the positive not negatives…..Is your band half full or half empty!
If any of this sounds familiar and you would like to have a chat – send me a DM and let’s get a call planned. If I can help out I will. 13 years working closely with band patients has given me a lot of experience and knowledge to share - I am here for you xx
Nic @gastricbandclinic
Specialist Bariatric Nurse
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