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Ryan, I am so glad that Patty finally has some relief!!!!! Now, you be sure to to give yourself a little TLC, too. Patty needs you and so do we!!!! ((((Ryan and Patty))))

Kim, I sooo know how you feel! I though I would never get restriction, but finally it's here and I am so relieved. However, mine seems to be coming and going. I'm giving it a little time, but I may ask the dr for just a tiny bit more.

Wishing you all the best!!!

Congratulations!!! It gets better every day. Welcome to bandland!!!

Hmmmm.....maybe I'm just dense, but when I go to user cp I don't see anything to tell me who's on line or what they are looking at.

Ok, so sliming without food coming back up is a PB? And the golf ball feeling without food coming back up is a PB? In that case, I've had several! I'm in the throes of PMS and restriction had definitely made an appearance! I just hope it sticks around.

How can you tell it's viewing your profile?

Way to go, Leatha and Nancy!!!!! 170's! Wow!!!

Thanks, Zoe! I'm gonna print that out and show my dr. I have been going to radiology at the hosp for my fills. My surgeon isn't even there. The radiologist have called the machine they use flouroscopy, but you have to lye down. A tv screen shows a live pic of the band and port so that the radiologist can do a fill without missing the port. There is no barium swallow. Hmmm.....

Good luck, Lauren! Hope you have an easy and speedy recovery!

Zoe, I'm confused... Did you get a fill sitting up or lying down??? All of my fills have been done lying down, they never tried looking at barium going through after or during a fill. Is my blonde showing or is this just my redneck band again????

This won't give you immediate relief, but I just wanted to let you know that I had terrible allergies (you name it, I was allergic to it!) all my life. I have been taking allergy shots (immunotherapy) for over 3 years now and the difference is amazing. Yes, I still have some allergy symptoms, but they are nothing like they used to be. I have a couple of more years of shots to go, and I will happily take them!!!

Leatha, I'm so glad to see that you are finally on the mend!!!! Here's hoping for a full recovery in the shortest amount of time!

Pati, you are a baby bandster and I think you will find yourself becoming more relaxed and comfortable with your band in the coming weeks. Your dh probably will too. However, it is good that you and dh are thinking about all the 'what ifs' of what could happen when you become thinner. This is a good time to talk it all out and make a commitment that your love for each other will overcome any issues that may or may not arise. Also, here is another thought, in the beginning I think we all are a little protective of our bands. Could it be that he may be feeling a little left out??? How about getting some vitamin E cream and asking him to gently massage it onto your insicisons (ask your dr if you can use it first!), anything to let him feel he is still a part of your world....

Lisa, all of my incisions itched for several weeks. Drove me CRAZY!!! I asked my dr about it and he said it was from the nerves healing back together. Eventually it stopped, although I do still get an itch now and again. I am keeping my fingers crossed and saying prayers that the itch you feel is a sign of HEALING!!!!

I had my band placed in November and had my 1st, & 2nd fills in December and a third fill in early January. I may be getting another fill soon. Some people can go for months on just one fill, some can't get through the first month on just one fill, LOL! Its a gamble, that's for sure!!! Good luck with your decision.

WooHoo!!!! March 18 will be here before you know it!!

Ryan and Patty, I'm keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers. I truly hope that this procedure is successful in giving Patty the relief she needs.

Aaaawwww!!!! How cute!!! All my babies (except my goldfish) have gone to heaven now. Sure miss those furry, warm snuggles.

Welcome and good luck!

OMG! You look totally different!!! Beautiful, girl, just beautiful!!!

Wow, that's a great article. Thanks for sharing it.

Frank, check out the Fills section of this board. There are a couple of threads going there that will be very helpful to you.

Yep!!! This sounds exactly like where I am right now! Last week I couldn't eat that much, but this week I can. I can soooo feel your frustration in the excerpt!!! I'm gonna give it a couple of weeks so I can get through PMS and M and just make sure my fill isn't just being fickle like it has for some others, then I am scheduling another fill.

Shelly, my dr will do a fill every 2 weeks also. I am going to ask for more fill pretty soon, it will be my fourth. I still think your experience will be great for him to read though, since he is fairly new at this. I keep getting the feeling from him that he just doesn't believe me when I say I don't have restriction. The last time I saw him, he said he wanted me to write down every single thing I eat so that I could show it to him, even though I had told him what I had been eating. I'm not doing it. I have been on a journaling diet in the past that didn't work for me. I got the lapband so that I wouldn't have to do this kind of BS any more. With a lapband, it's SUPPOSED to be about RESTRICTION. I didn't get it so that I could go on another diet. I'm hoping your story will help me to make him understand that some people have a problem getting the restiction they need.