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I understand you are self pay, but do you have medical insurance? If so go see your PCP and have them order some test like an upper GI or an endo. Because you now have medical complications your insurance should kick in to cover. In my case my insurance switched right after I had my Lap Band done. My new insurance is not contracted and does not pay for any LB surgery or my f/u visits, but because of complications they will cover the testing/procedures as long as I go through my PCP and my PCP does the ordering and referals. Hope it works for you.

I ditto the AcipHex. I have been taking Zantac & Cimitidine since Aug w/ not help for the majority of the time. But as soon as I started the AcipHex I have had 99.99% relief. One day I had a little bit of pain - little bit - from not taking a pill in over a day and a half. Be careful though - I have just found out that I have a slippage, and the reflux for me and as I have read for others is a symptom. You can also try chewable papaya tablets, or the fruit itself. The tablets can be purchased at Walgreens - very inexpensive.

All he said was to watch my calories. It didn't even click w/ me to ask I should go liquids or mushies & soft foods. I called back yesterday and asked, but didn't get a response.

Wow - did you see the nutrition lable for this? To little Protein and too many calories and carbs for me 1oz = Cal - 103 Carbs - 18 Protein - 4 Nutrition Facts and Information for Quinoa, uncooked

I would also like to add to this question... What would be a reasonable amount of time to wait to see if the slippage corrects itself? Has any one gone 2-4 weeks as long as it was not getting worse? Thanks.

I have peace today. Yes I am still concerned, but peace all will be well not matter what the oucome is. I am keeping to liquids/protein shakes and some mushies for those hungry moments. I don't know if it is in my mind or not, but I feel like there is some little "pain" in my stomach area. Waiting for a call to find out when I will be scheduled for my upper GI. On another note, I was reading your weight loss and surgery date and WOW - I had my surgery close ot you - Nov 20 of 06 :cool2:) - Great job on your weight loss - I have lost 93lbs so far from surgery.

After reading all I have on here the "tale - tale" signs were there, so part of me wants to be frustrated and blame my doctor for not listening to my "reflux" complaints sooner. But again he didn't think I orginally had a slippage because I was able to eat and drink. I know better for the next time around thats for sure. And I won't go as tight and push it.

I like the vanilla best - I mix the vanilla w/ orange flavored crystal lite and it taste great. chicken Soup is ok, but does leave a bitter bite and the sodium content is just way to high for my body to handle more than once or twice in a week. First time I tried strawberry I liked, all others w/ or w/ out milk I just don't care for. chocolate is good - great w/ milk like the others said. Overall I have found other products that I enjoy much better, like Muscle Milk Lite - the bannana one is AWESOME w/ a little coffee and mocha is even better, and I also like the nectar brands - I am trying a sample of nectar flavors for a website called Enjoy Health this is a great way to try all their flavors and not loose out on money. NOTE: this place packages their own samples - they are not from the manufracture, but if you are willing, it is a great way to sample. I got 21 samples for almost $40 and that included S&H

:thumbup:YEAAAAAAAA Im so happy for you!! What a big release!!

Hi, I hope this all works out well for you but be very active in your fight. PUSH PUSH PUSH. I had this happen to me about a sleep study. The problem is that I needed a 2nd study a few years after my orginal and the specialist called and set up the time and arrangements w/ me. I didn't know that because he was out of network I would have to have my PMD do the pre-auth, even though my pmd sent me to his office for an evaluation. I trust when I am called and said "we have authorization for you study, so lets set an apt." Any how insurance would not budge, and the specialist was trying to make me pay - w/ push and shove I was able to prove that it was his office staff's fault for telling me I was approved for the study and not mine. Because I kept excellent documentation of all my phone calls that they finally dropped it and wrote it off. Best wishes. PS - don't let them try to show you the paper you sign stating that if your insurance dosen't cover you have to pay out of pocket. They tried this on me to, and i told that that is for procedures and visits when you do not have a pre auth and by law you can not charge me excess what the contracted insurance wont pay. Since they "had a preauth" I was not liable still.

I didn't notice this before I was this level of tightness 2.6 in a 5cc band. But just yesterday my doctor removed .2cc and I am still making cottage cheese (as my husband calls it).

Hi Graceful One, Any update on your band? I decided to search to see if others had same problem w/ milk. I have been having this problem for about 4-3 mos & I too had been having gastric burning. I just started taking Aciphex a week ago and 100% improvement - Zantac and cimetidine were not cutting the pain. When I told my doc about the curdled milk he thought that was odd and said could be a sign of slippage, but dosen't think so because the way he does sutures the stomach over the band, and I have been able to eat w/ out problems (meaning keeping foods down). My doc is ordering an upper GI - concerned maybe there is an erossion because a week ago I woke up w/ hematemesis (dark coffee ground emesis = blood) I have been battling the GI upset since Aug. Seems if I am too tight the GI becomes irritated. The stange thing that it has pretty much improved before I had the vomiting - the vomiting occoured at 04:30am - woke me up out of my sleep. I had my H&H checked and my values were beautiful.

Wow - glad to have found you all here - I have been feeling really discourged. I can not seem to loose it - and struggling w/ eating right - I do good for a period of time, and then not. I am learning. PTL I am not gaining. I had my surgery Nov 20th. So far I am down about 30lbs - that is w/ about 15lb lost on the preop diet I suffer from edema really bad, so I can go up and down 5-6lbs a day. I have had my 2nd fill and from my first post op visit have only lost and had only lost 1lb in 8weeks. I was so disappointed! I don't feel I have too much restriction - loved the post op restriction - it was so easy to obey and be aware of what I was eating. This is hard because my habits need to change, to make it work, so I am struggling w/ myself. Any ideas and encouragement will help. Thanks.