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Like you said the saline was removed again, it was not left in you. Having a fill and leaving it in before the swelling has gone down can be dangerous. I could barely get Water down after my surgery just from the swelling of the surgery, I could not imagine having a fill at the same time.

With all that you just said in your post..why do you want to be with a man like that? You need to ask yourself that question .. If it were me, I'd a been long gone. You desreve better then that dont you think? Seem like a one sided relationship to me. You give and he takes. Not healthy!

Estela, Iam so glad you are home a recovering. Like all the others, it will be worth it in the end. Rest up and looking forward to thebefore and after pics. I know when I had breast agmentation ( lift & implants) I thought the same thing, "What did I just do" the pain was horrendous, that is a memory that keeps me from wanting any plastic surgery done now. Like Penni, I have thought of getting my arms done but the scar and the pain is what keeps me from pursuing it. I hope once the swelling goes down you are very happy with the results too hard to tell right now I'm sure

Well first if all it is quite strange your Dr. filled during surgery, this is not standard protocal. WHo is your Dr. Almost all Dr.'s wait unti latleast 6 weeks after to fil lthe band, it is vital to heal and let the swelling from surgery go down before you fill the band, I would ask your Dr. why he fills the band at surgery. Inamed does not reccomend this practice I can assure you. You have not done anything, it was your Dr. who did it, In my opinion he was incorrect to fill during surgery. I am sure others here will agree

I have never heard of this Dr.. You can call his office and ask for his credentials and a list of references. When choosing my Dr. in TJ, I went with one of the most expereinced and he came highly reccomended to me by a Dr. here in Calfiornia who was taught by this Dr. in TJ. I have not regretted my decision for one singlesecond. I have gotten great care from day 1 Best of luck to you on your decision

I am helping a friend with some research who is interested in having the Lap Band, any of you from the Illinois are have any good Dr.'s to reccomend so I can email him the info?

Brittany Best of Luck to you, I hope your surgery goes smoothly for you. Is Dr. Ortiz the Dr. who will be preforming your surgery? The reason I ask is because I know Dr. Ortiz does alot of lap bands on teens, he was my surgeon .

Isint it great..I get that whenever I go up to the cabin in Big bear.. Strange how altitude, flying, humidity, barametric pressure affects our bands

I will be in Vegas from July 24th until July 27th Nice Pictures, looks like you had a blast..You look great in your pictures!

Has your mom been checked for gastritis..it is very common among us bandsters..burping like you explained is on of the symptoms so is the nauseas feeling . I had gastritis and had zero symptoms until I was unfilled then the burping and nausea were horrible. I was on prilosec for 2 months and it worked. Gastritis can be detected through an endoscopy which is how I found out I had it. I was unfilled for 2 months until I healed

Prilosec worked great for me for my gastritis,, You sure it is reflux? I had gastritis and only had symptoms of heart burn during the day at he same time every day...alot of people think gastritis is reflux but it is not the same. I never had symptoms at night and my symptoms only lasted for an hour or so

I pretty much follow a low carb diet which is how the bad works best, protein first, veggies, fruit then carbs if you have room, by the time you get to the carbs you may find yourself not having room...

Ali, I m glad you called your Dr. Prilosec over the counter worked better then all of those other acid meds, I took the others in conjunction with the prilosec, the others just coat and soothe , but the prilosec heals the esophagus and stops the acid from producing. Happy to hear you are feeling better

I agree with Penni on this 100% Sometimes it is an attitude adjustment we need instead of a band adjustment. Being truthful with your self and accountable is what works. Just because we are eating less doesnt mean it is the right things. In the beginning, eating less the weight does come off but after several months of being banded, eating less just doesnt cut it,I know this very well, trying to get the last few lbs off. It takes hard work and being honest with yourself in what you are eating..making good choices..or the scale plays with the same 2-5 lbs Penni is right, those little bites of this and that add up..I know this very well too What you eat is important, we can eat around the band. So many rely on restriction to do all of the work, the band only restricts certain foods no matter how filled you are. I could eat soft foods all day long and never feel restriction but give me hard Proteins all day long and I feel restriction..restriction for me comes with the foods I eat and the choices I make..mashed potatoes = no restriction, chicken breast = restriction ice cream = no restriction , beef= restriction, cheetos = no restriction, turkey breast = restriction..follow me? The longer we are in this the harder it is, the weight loss slows down so it isimportant to make better choices , keeping track of what I eat helps me tremendously. I can see it in balck & white, then see where I went wrong if I did, then make the proper changes the next day. Tamiko, what size band do you have, do you have the VG band that holds 10cc's? I have heard from others here it takes more then a couple of fills to get a nice level of restriction with the VG band since it holds so much more. There are several here who have the VG band, do a search in theupper right hand corner on VG band and many threadswill come up that may be helpful to you Good Luck, dont give up..

Hunni, just wanted to see how you were doing today? Any better ? let us know:)

Mary Ann, do not let her comments get you as hard as it is...look at it like this, soon you will be able to laugh in her face..she is ignorant Do not let what the others at work are going to think to get you down, Iam sure they were just as appaulled as you were at her comment and will see her for her true colors.

The reason you can not burp is mst likely from the swelling from surgery. I had the same problem, it felt like it was trapped . My Dr. told me as well as other bandsters it was from swelling in the diaphram area and right under the area where the band was placed..after the swelling goes done you will be able to burp, however for me, I have not been able to burp like I did pre band and Iam 15 months post op but I sure can pass gas from the other end now

I asked my Dr. this question recently, he told me a port is most likely to flip within the first 3 months after surgery because you have done something strenous,before it has healed and scar tissue has formed.. it is important to not do too much exercise or strenous activity until the incision is healed and some scar tissue has built up around the port area inside. Port flipping after 3 months out is rare, is what he told me.

Trish, here is a good site for that question http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm For me it is when I can eat more but still following the rules making good food choices, prtoein first drinking my Water, a little exercise and the scale does not move for 3 weeks. I was unfilled for 2 months and was refilled on June 20th to 1 cc..3 weeks of following the rules and seeing no movement on the scale I went back on Monday for another .5 cc and it has made a huge difference. I can feel I have lost weight this week..I will weigh Monday morning

Vera, so glad to hear you are home and recovering I hope each day you feel better and better and are back to your old self

Jodie, hang in there.. and call your insurance company, keep on them, let them know how important thisis to you. If you do not stay on them , they wont call..they havemillionso f othercustomers, you will getlost in the cracks. If you want this bad enough, then do not igve up..you know the saying when there is a will there is a way. Keep fighting the fightwith the insurance...sounds like you havea chance of being approved with your co-morbitities so keep on them Good Luck Cheer up, we are all here for you (((hugs)))

I had gastritis, which can lead to an ulcer I had zero symptoms until I was unfilled then had symptoms. It was diganosed with an endoscopy. I had another surgery that is how it was detected. I was on nexium and prilosec for 2 motnhs and antibitotic for 3 weeks, I was checked on June 20th it was all clear so now I have a fill again. Call your Dr. explain it to him, he can do an endoscopy to see for sure what it is, or he may prescribe Nexium or Prevacid or some kind of acid blocker. He needs to be aware of this.

I have the same card as Barbara from Dr. Ortiz

Many of us had insurance that would not cover the band and if they did some of us had no co - morbitities that go along with being obese. This is why many of us went to other countries, it is less expensive to self pay in another country.. I was told by my PCP I was a healthy obese person, if you could believe that! Now Iam a healthy overweight person. I had a BMI of 42 now it is 29 and still going lower

Hi Patty, Iam not a trucker wither but just wanted ot send you a warm welcome here to LBT This is a great site..lots of caring supportive people..lots ofinfo here too Best of luck to you, I wish you lots of success