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[QOUTE] I am being banded March 14 by Dr. Rumbaut...I can't wait. Did you have any problems?:biggrin1: Where do you go for Fills?:tired Donna sent you a pm.

aint that the truth.

No problem. :eek:

for awhile it can be a monthly thing. most docs wont put in very much on any one fill. it takes time to build up to your "sweet spot". to much on one fill combined with the swelling and you wouldnt even swallow your own spit. my wife had that happen on one and had to have some taken back out. so if you have a larger band take your time because you will get there. at some point the doctor will likely pull out all that has been put in to check the fullness of your band. some believe that should happen on every fill and others dont. but take your time, its a life long thing here. and yes it can be very very fustrating on the way there, and can seem costly every month.

I never eat what im not spossed to, now why did i set my Cookies and milk on the table when im at my computer telling lies ? :eek: :grouphug: and some of you have had some really good thoughts on this subject.

it depends on the size of your band. it took my wife 4 or 5 fills before it lasted more then a couple of weeks. she has a large band 9.75. i have a smaller one 5cc and have had 3 fills and may need one more. but even i didnt notice much after the first two fills after a week or so. but this last fill i had to take notice of. theres a certain amount of swelling that happens when you get a fill so you will seem really tight untill that swelling goes down.

take care of my 6 month old, and rip it up on guitar when i can.

As i hang my head i must admit im on my space also. LOL. If you wanna add me as a friend knock your self out. its in my sig below.

I love it. such a true and honest question.

oh no,no,no,no, i do everyday in the morning. i have coffee with cream (hazelnut) and sugar. iwill not drink it black anymore (pre banding issue). and not to long ago i had a lot on my mind and really wanted chocolate and or penut butter. so i got a hershy bar and a jar of penut butter and sat down with a large glass of milk. and i enjoyed every bite.

thank you, i almost droped my baby cracking up. dang thing is, i might try that next weekend just get my point across.

i have 5 acres, the wild life eats well at my house

a trait ive never been known for.

my little girl is only 6 months old so i cant do that yet,,,,,,,but one day,,

I never knew the lady personly but she and a friend went out the day after surgery and had pizza. one got lucky and just hurt really bad, the other lady had to have surgery that night because she ripped stiches . pay good money and go into self destruct mode. i just wish my mother and mother in law would stop showing up with Cookies and cake every weekend. They leave 'em and i throw 'em away. and yes ive asked and told them to knock it off.

:spit: :pound: :thumb: you mean like poison or winger?

the only country i like was put out prior to 1978. like charlie rich, glenn cambell ,roy clark oh just about anyone that was on "hee haw".

fair enough, heres how im looking at it. the Mexico doctor has no clue about your background in any form. so instead of calling up ,setting a date then go down, get a quick blood work up and ultrasound and ekg, then the next day get it put in. go home a couple days later.then a month or two later try to find a fill doctor. thats about the avg mexico trip ive found. not true for all but avg. so instead why not have them tied in with clinics up here that you can go to. do all your testing up here, the blood test's done up here are far more detailed anyway. you can establish a "relationship" with your aftercare fill doctor. and i think the most important thing would be that for a clinic up here to bind themselves with a mexican doctor they would have to know how he puts it in, whats his clinic is like and is the guy really as good as he claims. and now you already know who your fill doc is, you should have gotten all you re-banding info and all your new diet info. i know alot of places up in the pacific northwest wont touch you regardless of what your willing to pay if they didnt see you before the band was put in. and they dont just exlude mexican patients.

ok so maybe 50thou was a little high, so lets put a "cap" on it of half that at 25,000.

i was on clear's for two weeks then super soft foods for two more then on to regular food as i could handle it. there were times i couldve eaten the wallboard off the wall i was so hungry. I settled for the juice.

just a thought here, Should the clinics in Mexico ONLY take USA patients on referral from a clinic in the u.s ? this way the mexico clinic knows that you already have your follow up care taken care of.

I think someone had a good idea on another thread about paying some more to the doc to cover a band removal. so lets look at it like buying a car. would you pay more for a "bumper to bumper" warranty ? alot of people pay several more hundred or even up to 1500$ for a extended warranty.and thats on a just on a car. whats it worth for your health? so how much would you pay for a warranty that covers ALL fix's, removal and replacement. I know i would've paid 30 - 50 thousand each for my wifes band and mine for the assurance it was covered for LIFE no matter what happens. it breaks ,they fix it, it errodes ,they remove it, then they replace it OR switch to bypass, all at no cost to me, because i paid for it. i think its a great idea, pay a great deal more to be covered for anything. would you have gotten the band if this is the way it was and the price was 30,40 or 50 thousand? so what would you pay.?

anything hard, fast and loud enough to stun the local wildlife. for me metallica would be soft rock.

it took me well over a year before i noticed.

lots of tequila !