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Not being able to eat or drink without throwing up..or Pb'ing

I know this may sound weird, but I am tired of the fill, unfill, stress makes it to tight, Dr is only in his office every other Mon and Tues, other than that have a 2 hour drive to see him. I have been to tight too many times and it is hell to get unfilled. Then I am always wondering, is it eroded, has it slipped, am I too tight, do I need a fill? Too much drama with it. I do not want to fix it now and then in another year be back in the hospital with a slip. My husband has had cancer and our medical bills are overwhelming as it is. Now this........I think I am done with it. I am glad that I had it done, it has helped me. I know that I don't want to be overwieght again, but I can't stand this feeling either............ummmm

Had the Barium in February just to have it done, it had been about 1 year since my last one. I am unfilled right now and have not been able to keep anything down. I have talked to the nurse at my Dr's office and I am waiting for the Dr to call me.

I just got back from having a barium swallow and you can tell in the picture. There is NO FLOW AT ALL going through the band. The band has moved and is now horizontal instead of where it was in the Feb. x-rays.

I got a piece of broccoli stuck Friday night and started PB'ing, throwing up from that and I am pretty sure that it was caused the slip being as I just had a barium swallow on 2-20-06 and it was fine. No I did not lose that weight that I wanted to. I still wanted to lose more. If I have it fixed isn't there more of a chance that this will happen again?

This sucks and I dont know if I want to take it out or have it fixed....

I have heard of both of them....I know several people that have gone to Dr Schmidt...they like him. Good Luck

I hate double negatives.....!!!!!!!!!!!!! The seat over there is more better. ugh The seat over there is better. Yeah!

I was banded August of 2003..This year will be 3 years!! Good Luck to you!

1977 ... "Got to Give It Up Pt. 1" by Marvin Gaye Never heard of it!!!!!!!

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Missed you Darcy!!!!!! Glad you are home...toast to you!

Date Banded: 08/21/2003 Country: US State: Texas Surgeon: Dr. Felix Spiegel Eroded? Yes/No?: No!!!

I personally appreciate you staying......we would be lost without you!!!!!!!

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It is my understanding that the tube is under the muscle and just the port should be able to be "hit" with the needle....am I wrong?

I was banded in August of 03; I originally had a fill of 1.8 and that is when I lost most of my weight. Eventually that got to tight and I had to be unfilled. During the past 2 years I have been filled and unfilled; don't remember the amounts exactly. During the Hurricane I had .8 and had to be unfilled and I know that was mainly stress. Then I got filled later, but I have not been able to handle 1 cc. In November of 05 I got a complete unfill due to a surgery I was having. I stayed unfilled for a little over a month. I recently got a fill and am filled to 1cc and I can barely notice a difference. I am scared that maybe something is wrong like erosion, but the again could my stomach have been swollen and it had time to rest and now I can have more of a fill? Thanks everyone!

I am so sorry that you had to go thorough all of this. What does 'prestine' mean and why did he have to remove the band?

Alexandra.............Congratulations to you.......you have done a wonderful and amazing job.....

Mandy, hang in there. You are her mother and you have the "motherly instincts" to do what you feel is right. I am praying for you and your family.

Phentermine is the generic for Adipex!! It is not expensive either!

You didn't go and get another one after you just got the one with the higher clairity...did you?

You deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next it will be that new diamond you want:cheer2:

I have taken Adipex and lost 70 lbs with it...along with walking 1.5 miles a day...Good Luck!

Go to www.inamed.com and you can search there for Dr's...Good Luck!