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Laura, Every item you described to be eatting are things that make me stuck. Especially if the chicken is breast and dry, and any type of potato. Some veggies make me stuck and definetly I can't eat pasta! Try going back on liquids/mushy foods for a few days to let your tummy rest and then reintroduce those foods at a later time. It may just be that your still really swollen, and you need to take it slower. Good luck, and do have your doctor take a look at you.

Welcome Kaci, Sorry I don't have any suggestions regarding insurance. I was one of the lucky ones who had no trouble getting the insurance company to pay. My husband's company is self insured. I just wanted to say Hey! and welcome.

Welcome Bink! Sorry to hear about your complications Sounds like you are in good spirits though! Congrats on the super weight loss, of course it sounds like it was not a nice ride though. Hang in there, your doing great!

Mine is currently in my waist line area. It has flipped and I think most of us that have experienced this have our ports in this same location. My surgeon gave me a choice and because of my bra he suggested this area instead of the sternum. But now that my port has flipped he wants to move it to my sternum area. I am still trying to decide what to do, cause I don't want yet another wound to have to deal with healing. If we just repair my port where it is theres a chance it will flip again. Anyway alot of people like the sternum port location it's easier for some to locate for fills and they don't move! Oh yeah and there is a lady on spotlight (can't think of her name right now) that has her port located in her left upper breast/chest area where they place pace makers. She loves it there. Tina Banded 03/26/02 255/21?/180

Welcome Julie! Good luck on your bandland journey. Tina Banded 03/26/02 255/21?/180

Wow Laureen I had no idea you were so close to goal already! That's the best news I've heard all day. I've been lurking about spotlight more these days. But for the last 4 weeks been busy with visiting family. So I was not on spotlight as much as I would have liked to have been. I must have missed your post about your success and being soooo close to goal! Hurray to you! Tina banded 03/26/02 255/21?/180

Hi Wednesday, I just wanted to say Hi! Any new developments on the upper GI? I can't remember when you said you were going in for it. Anyway just wanted to say hello and that we are thinking about ya

Great website very informative and navigatable (is that even a word) I have a question what does your user name stand for? Tina banded 03/26/02 255/21?/180

Hi Helen, It's nice to see you over here. Congrats on the surgery date that's wonderful news! You will be amazed how fast the time goes till your surgery date. Good luck and keep us posted. Tina banded 03/26/02 255/21?/180

Nicky. Glad you came out of the wood work so to speak and joined us. Welcome, welcome.

Julie you are amazing and simply stunning!!! Congrats on such a wonderful weight loss. I'm looking forward to learning more about your journey. Still in absoulute amazement, Tina Banded 3/26/02 255/21?/180

Hi Vicky, Welcome, I hope to hear more about your journey. Sounds like you've got quite a busy life and need all the energy you can get!

Dee, Wow congrats and such a super weightloss! I'm with ya on the Hula dancing lessons. I want to learn how to belly dance Keep it up and you will be at goal doing the hula before you know it! Tina banded 3/26/02 255/21?/180 taking a break from the evil scales :devious

Welcome Diane, You are doing a great job with the weight loss! I lost about 30 lbs after the mushy/liquid stage. Then over the next couple months I lost another 20 or so lbs. So you are wway ahead of the game at this point! Keep up the good work, and it's nice to meet ya. Tina Banded 3/26/02 255/21?/180

Ok, let me be the first to tell you ...WOW!!!! YOU LOOK AWESOME!!! I took a tour of your newly updated webpage and I love your new pictures!! Robin, you have done such a great job and your are truely and inspiration to us all. You did it!! Take care, Tina Banded 3/26/02 255/21?/180

Hey thanks everyone for all your replies! Lisa-Thanks, I hope to get it fixed in the next couple of months! Wednesday- I'm so happy you to see you over here! Have not seen much of you at Spotlight these days, you must be out enjoying that Florida sunshine!!! Leo- Yes, they have to make another incinsion to turn it around. I swear though last night I could feel the front part of the port. So I may go back in and try the fill again. My doc said it swims around like a fish, so it is possible that it's flipped over again on it's own. That would be great!! Have a nice day! Tina

Hello, My name is Tina, I am 31 yrs old. I work full time as an Office Manager on top of being a full time wife & mother of a 3 yr old little girl. I was banded March 26, 2002 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I have had two fills and am in desperate need of a third but my port has flipped and I need to have it replaced. So my weight loss has been stalled way too long. At one point I actually lost over 50 lbs, then I have gain about 5 of that back. Which is not bad, considering I was eating basically anything I wanted. Without the band I would have gained it all back and them some!!! I love my band! :banana I am a faithful lurker & occasional poster from Spotlight and I'm happy to see so many from the family! Take care, Tina Banded 03/26/02 260/21?/180 Taking a break from the scale, it only upsets me