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Thanks so much Donali for your replies! This little tool makes me want to invest in an x-ray machine. I wish there was another way to make sure everything was ok other than by x-ray. Bebbly I hope you have a wonderful time on your cruise and I hope this goes away for you and me:) Have a wonderful Holiday Season!

That is true! I am gonna wait and see how things go. If I am on liquids and everthing goes back to the way it was before I'm not gonna get any taken out. I was hoping to have another fill before the new year due to insurance is paying 100% now. But, my health is more important than the money:-) Thanks so much for the replies. This board is a lifesaver!

Thanks! I am gonna do the liquid thing for the next 3 days and see if anything changes. If I am just irritating my stomach then sure it will swell and get tighter. I talked to my Dr's office and again and they told me to go ahead and go to the hospital for a fill and tell the Dr what is going on and let him look at the band to see if everything is ok and maybe do an unfill. Maybe I am just tight because of the irritation that I have done to my stomach. Will 3 days of liquids make a difference with the irritation?

Thanks for the reply! I am PBing but I am pretty much making myself. When I feel like something is stuck my natural instinct is to make it come back up. Yesterday morning I took a bite of scrambled egg and I have felt like something has been stuck every since. So since I am PBing and sometimes vomiting but I am making myself do it does that count?

BIG CONGRATS ON THE WEIGHT LOSS!!! How did you lose 100 lbs in 6 months? I have have my band since Aug 20 anad have lost 28 lbs. Wishing I would wake up tomorrow and be another 28 lbs lighter:-)

Glad to hear everything went well. And before you know it the 50 lbs will be gone!! Good Luck 2 U!

Hi Lisa!! Glad you decided to join us! I am glad I got to meet you in person also! Well-welcome to the board and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!

You are right and we appreciate your concern. We are very sorry that you and the people you know are having problems. We wish all of you the best of luck:-) However, we are all very happy with our little friend. So the best of luck to you and keep smiling! We all are! By the way, who was your doc?

Yes!! VERY!! How many fills have you had? Try to take smaller bites, slow down and chew better. Welcome to the board. I love it here!

Just wondering if you are supposed to do the liquids then mush then regular food after your fill?

Don't you just love it when you wear a shirt and it fits and the next week you put it on and it's baggy.. or when you put on a pair and jeans and they are a little tight and the next week you put them on and they are comfortable!!! and when your wedding ring keeps turning upside down because it is too big!! And your sandals, yes your sandals, are loose... Gosh I LOVE my band:p :D

Shelly...Just a look on the brighter side. My brother in law just had bladder cancer. They removed it and all is well, no radiation or chemo..My husband had cancer and after 20 rounds of radiation and trips to the dr every 3 months so far everything is good.....Keep your chin up and don't let "cancer" get you down. It can be beat....

Isn't it funny when you walk by a mirror and then have to to back and take a second look!!

Are the drinks nasty or OK tasting?

My process was fast also! My first appt was on August 1, 2003 and I had surgery on August 20, 2003:-)

Hello! I was banded in August by Dr. Spiegel! Really great Doctor. Waiting on the insurance can be a pain, but it will be worth it:-)

CONGRATS TO YOU!!!! Bet you feel like a million bucks!!

You will be in my thoughts:-) How long have you had the band and what is pouch dilatation? Keep us posted.

Thanks!! I don't think anything is really wrong. I think I just have more restriction since I am off my time of the month:-) But the lady at the Dr's office told me it is better to be safe than sorry. So, I will go in on Friday. I posted before where everything I ate but salads got stuck, but not anymore! I guess sometimes I just worry about something going wrong. But, I am keeping my fingers crossed. I hate my time of the month! I feel like a bloated cow! I have only lost 20 lbs and I have had 2 fills. I hope the band works for me! Thanks everyone for the replies!!!

Just wondering if any of you women are more restricted when it is your time of the month. I got a fill on 10-28-2003, my second one. I was feeling restricted and then more during this last week and now that it is towards the end of my time, I am not feeling as restricted. Yesterday I was driving and turned to the right and it felt like my insides were moving and I kinda felt a pop. I am not really sure what happened. I wanted to see if the band was still in place so I took a bite of hamburger, bread and all, and it went down. I could kinda feel it stick a little but then it went down with no problem. I don't really know what to do. I don't want to worry about anything if I am just not as restricted since my time of the month is ending. Please let me know what you think!! Thanks very much!!!

OK So here is another question! What is erosion? I have only had the band since August. There wasn't any pain with the pop. It was under my left ribcage. I called the Dr. and I have an appt Friday morning at 9; she said he may request a bariam swallow, but he may just see if he can feel anything!! Sigh Sigh!! Praying nothing is wrong:-)

You are welcome! I can't go by a rack of postcards without thinking about you!!! Keep in touch and I will send a card every once and a while! Don't want your collection to be only Texas postcards:-)))

Another question I have is what is the difference in the band made by Inamed and the Swedish band? I have the one by Inamed. Megan - I am not trying to take over the post you started:-)

Just got through reading a lady's website and she got food poisining after eating sushi. She had to have her band removed due to the vomiting made her stomach twist. So she could eat the sushi; but she did get food poisining. Her website address is posted under the Frustrated topic...

I couldn't find where it said she was banded again. Did I miss it?