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Hello Denise, Welcome to LBT I've known Dr McKeen for 18 months, I love him, very down to earth.

Sounds like "sweet to me." After 2 years and 2 different bands (this one is real tight) Inameds 9.75cm band is smaller than the AMI/swedish band. If you don't feel restriction ..get a fill. I'm haveing the hardest time chewing, everything feels like rocks going through.. My first band was good, but this band ROCKS. I love fruits and vegis..thats my roughf-emeat is very thick in the tummy Salad is a good thing!! Look at vit and nutition. Iron...I feel so happy to eat a salad. Restristion ... morning to night ...Lady., It does feel good

Hello I love that you know it's just a "tool" typical complete recovery times might be? Fire fighter, that's alot of work. I have a desk job and was back to back in three days. Please don't push it.

I sure remember that day....what fun we had. Is that one of the pics I took?

Everyone's got lots of good info here Meshawn. Please do relax and wait to see if this fill kicks in. Paula, I think what she's feeling is that the food isn't sitting in the pouch. Write me anytime

Emily Dawn and her family are Beautiful!!

Congratulations!! Thanks for letting us know Jamie.

Thank You. We had bought some champane, forgetting about my band...I almost spewed. Penni, the ground breaking party will start May 16, bring your shovel. Tricia, Your right! It was such a dog fight. Big waste of money! 3 days before trial we had a manitory settlement conference, after 3 years of fighting, C21 offered us 75K without attorney fees. I was livid! The jury could never hear about this or all the medations we went through to get this resolved. Carol, I'm sorry I put you off a few times, thanks for understanding all the stress...Have a good trip and see you when you get back! Hey Alex, howd you know I have guns?

We bought our house that closed escrow on 12-21-01. On the TDS(Transfer Disclosure Statement) and the MLS(Multiple Listing Service) it was disclosed that we were on sewer. 6 months later we found out the hard way that we had a septic tank ...a bunch a sh*t floating around in our side/back yard. We were informed by the health dept. to get hook up to sewer cause we're on a lake, have a creek running through our land, and we didn't have enough land(1/2 acre) to put in a new leach field that had failed. Meanwhile, we contacted the realtor, Century 21, and asked what they knew...they never called back. In 4 years we have hired a lawyer, went through 3 mediations and 2 depositions. We were in a jury trial 11 working days with real-estate appraisers, the healthboard, forensic writing experts, plumbers and a civil engineer. All verdicts came in our favor. Century 21 was charged with failure to hold the utmost care as a fiduciary to the sellers and (dual agents) to the buyers, us. Century 21 was to blame 100% thus had to pay our attorney fees (200K) and the sellers attorney fees. We are approved with the city and county to hook up to sewer which will cost: 24K in permits/hook-up fees and 30K to have it installed. There was additional compensation awarded for future maintenance or problems totaling 83K. We did not get punitive damages, could not prove there was intentional fraud, that's OK. I have learned so much in the last 3 weeks. Read your contracts and get all your inspections, even if they're not required. We WON! :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

Cassie I LOVE Dr. Sanchez and his staff. I have nothing but great things to say about him. He has taken very good care of me. If I lived closer to Monterrey Mx. I would go there for my fills as well. Dr. Suesanna, his first assitant does the fills, she is the best fill doctor ever. The hospital (Santa Engracia) is modern, with state of the art equipment. I wish you the best and welcome to LBT.

Meshawn, I was never double banded, just replaced. That was when I met you. This band is very well and tight. It's not going anywhere!!. This tread is a month old.

Hi Rica As far as I know CJ medical paid for the surgery and replacement, due to the faulty tubing. I know that Dr. Sanchez did put up the charges and will file the claims with them. He takes care of his people.

Karla and Karen, I'm asuming you know I was re-banded. You can get part of the story on thread titled Thanks for your concerns and prayers!!!

Karla, I'm very well with my band, thank you. Still restricted going into week 4, that may be due to a court case I've been in for 10 working days now. Stress has a way of making my band tight, while just yesterday I had my first shreaded salad, today tuna is a problem.

Ditto princess!

Look up Dr. McKeen. I'll try getting some more info for you. Look up Angeleyes on this forum maybe she can help with the details...She's in Utah and just got banded by him there.

So It's a "He" Iv'e thought of alot of names for bands... fickleThat can be a good thing...Keeps you on guard Welcome to Atlanta...Is it 4 hours away(time zone)?

Happy Birthday Marie!

Val, that's a great atitude! I'm in the egg salad, mushy chilli stage. I seem to fall back on SF jello and cottage cheese...Best of luck!

sure...my motto, anything that can go through a straw. Please follow your doctors orders!

I've had 2 band surgeries (faulty tubing in the first band) and another major surgery...not saying this isn't serious. It is. Postive thoughts going your way and Congratulations

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers! Indeed a smelly stituation. My ordeal involves the home we purchased 4 years ago where as the TDS, Transfer disclosure, stated we were on sewer. we're not, we have a delapated spetic leash field. (crap floatting) 2+ years ago we asked for 90K for repair to get hook up to sewer. The county came so close to red flaging our home, but we worked with the health dept. and got a temp leach line which is now in imenate repair. We had no choice but to go to court against century 21 and the sellers. We are in one week with a jury trail. On tuesday Bill will testify then me. Things have draged longer than we had hoped. Might even run through til friday. Please still keep me in your prayers! My mental health and the family's well being is suffering.

Yes! My hole was in the tubing. Dr. Sanchez replaced my band after an atempt to fix the tubing, but that didn't work. The manufacture of the band had to pay for the replacement and surgery costs. How could your doctor prove that the hole was caused by the surgeon? Time is your enemy! Get your band fixed ASAP I have 2 children and can understand your situation. Feel free to PM me.

cause I'm in a jury trial and will be there for about a week longer. Of course I can't talk about it. I am the plaintif and have been waiting for this trial for a long time. Anyway....I've been in court from 8-5 then home with the kids and my duties...... Other then that, I'm very restricted still. I have protien shakes and vits in the morning, water....water...water, soup for lunch and dinner, had three bites of tuna today and got the hiccups!!. Loving the restriction I've lost 8 lbs. since rebanding. Miss you guys DBV

Alexandra!! You look so much younger!!!! Donovine, I'm so happy for you! Thanks again everyone for posting your pics.