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dizlizd

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I hit a plateau about 3 months ago and I am still struggling. I have lost 86 lbs. in less than a year without one single fill. So I decided it was time for a fill. My doctor decided to do it under flouroscopy. He put in 3cc and I went home on liquids for a couple of days. The first day was fine, but on the second day I started having trouble getting fluids down. I called the nurse and she said come back in right away.

 

So they decided to take some of my fill. They took out 1cc, so I'm down to only 2cc. Well, guess what? I can eat anything and as much of it as I want, just like before the fill. Maybe I have a weak constitution, but I need the band to restrict what I eat. If I don't have that, I'm going to eat more. That's why I got the band in the first place. Yeah, maybe years from now I will be trained to eat smaller portions all the time, but for now, I need a tool, re: the band.

 

I called the doc's office back to schedule another fill and they said it had to be 4 weeks from the last one. So I can't get it until April 20th. I already know that 3cc was too tight, so I'm going to ask for .5cc and see how I do with that. It's not that I am overeating and gaining my weight back, I am just not losing right now and I have 30 more lbs. to go to reach my goal. Wish me luck!:thumbup:

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I hit a plateau about 3 months ago and I am still struggling. I have lost 86 lbs. in less than a year without one single fill. So I decided it was time for a fill. My doctor decided to do it under flouroscopy. He put in 3cc and I went home on liquids for a couple of days. The first day was fine, but on the second day I started having trouble getting fluids down. I called the nurse and she said come back in right away.

So they decided to take some of my fill. They took out 1cc, so I'm down to only 2cc. Well, guess what? I can eat anything and as much of it as I want, just like before the fill. Maybe I have a weak constitution, but I need the band to restrict what I eat. If I don't have that, I'm going to eat more. That's why I got the band in the first place. Yeah, maybe years from now I will be trained to eat smaller portions all the time, but for now, I need a tool, re: the band.

I called the doc's office back to schedule another fill and they said it had to be 4 weeks from the last one. So I can't get it until April 20th. I already know that 3cc was too tight, so I'm going to ask for .5cc and see how I do with that. It's not that I am overeating and gaining my weight back, I am just not losing right now and I have 30 more lbs. to go to reach my goal. Wish me luck!:thumbup:

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Sounds like your doing great! I would definately not feel bad about needing further restriction - like you said thats why you got the band in the first place. Keep up the good work!

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