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Hi Terry it works a treat for me having a drink, i am well restricted but if i get tipsy i can actually eat quite well. without drink its a nightmare ha ha ha

Hi did you go private, if so surely he has to fill you. your spot on the reason we all got banded was because we had no portion or snack control. However listen to your body, i was banded on Jan 07 and it has been a roller coaster ride, listen to your body it knows alot more than any doctor does. i have lost 98lbs and need to lose 30 more. got filled 2 days ago. i told the fill doc to put .5 of a mill in, he said he would put 1.5 in, and check it on xray. well the fluid he gave me would not even go down, my band was clamped shut, so he took out half of the 1.5 and i am now very tight can barely eat or drink. i new .5 would be enough but he put .75 in. i will persevere until i lose my 30 lbs bur will then go back to my original fill.

Hi everyone, i had not lost weight for 2 months , so just had a fill, the doc put 1.5 mills in, and the drink he gave me would not go down it was clamped shut on the xray machine. He then taken half of the 1.5 mills out and the started to go down. i feel so tight now that water soup anything is a challenge, however lost 5 lbs in 2 days so will persevere for a couple of months then have some fluid out. i had lost 98lbs with 30 to go,so will get my 30 off then go back to my plateau fill. merry xmas everyone no turkey for me ha ha ha .

Hi banded jan 07, i had heartburn everyday of my life. Since banding i have not had any. 98lbs gone 30 to go whoooo.

hi everybody don't despair i had my opp in Manchester with Mr Basil Ammori, great fellow and i paid 7,200 with 3 fills included. I hated my band at first because i could eat and drink everything even after 2 fills of a total of 5ccs. My brother who had it done in Belgium however was doing great 10 stone in 12 months on 1 fill, just had my 3rd fill and wow its everything i was hoping for 7lds in 7 days and full when i look at food i only had 1cc added and it found my sweet spot started at 323lbs 280lbs now was banded January 12th 2007 . So stay with it you just need to find your sweet spot, pay for fills if you have to.

Cheers

Thanks for all your support and advice.:nervous

Dont get me wrong dj53 i would do it all over again i think its just me who is taking time to work it out and find my sweet spot.

Sorry Dena not Dean

Hi Dean i was banded in January and suffer the same as you, i think pain is fullness but its not obviously. i have 7 mils in a 9 mil band and still dont feel the full feeling.

Hi sorry to have not been on the forum, but i have been to depressed. It just does not seem to be working. i had early weight loss after the opp and it was the only time i ever felt full and couldn't eat, that was in January 23 lbs in total , but not lost for weeks but not gained either. I had another fill yesterday 7 mils in a 9 mil band now. Please tell me should i feel full with out pain when i eat. I feel embarrassed i paid for the opp and told all my friends, they are now taking the p... .

Thanks for your reply Kat that has made me feel better, you can tell i am new posted i am new twice did not think the first one worked:)

Hi to you all banded 12th of the Jan

Hi to everybody i was banded on the 12th of January2007, had my first fill 22nd of Feb. my question is when i eat i feel the food get trapped in my band area is that the full feeling you guys get. If i wait 2 mins it clears and i could carry on eating. I am still inexperienced at it all any advice lost 21 pounds including pre op diet was hoping for more :help: