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So how much do they charge?

Vera,just wondering how tight you are now.

Hi Vera, actually I have lost a little more, I need to post it this morning. It has been slow going but worth it! How are you? are you at goal?

Dr. McKeen has given me 5 fills with just drinking water. It worked great for me.

What kind of anti depressant? Paxil usually does that.

I am a slow loser so I desided to try Curves. It has really helped me alot. When I first went I looked at the process and throught this is just to easy it can't make a difference, but it did. I struggle to lose 3 pounds a month and this has really helped me lose inches.

You just need another fill!

You just need another fill!

Hi, just a note to give you Dr. McKeens's phone number. Call his Nurse Chris at 801-380-5020 you will be asked to leave your name and a phone number. She will get back to you to set up an appointment. Let them know I referred you, I may get a few $$ off my next fill. He has been charging me $200.00. Dr. McKeen is great and his Nurse is very easy to work with. I need to get back in for another fill soon too. His office is in Orem, he flys in to do Surgery and fills every two weeks. Just e-mail me if you have other questions.

Thanks Jack, I am trying to learn to take smaller bites of that s..... sandwich. I also try not to focus so much on weight loss. I am trying to work on walking and going to Curves, my weight loss isn't that good but I have lost a pant size. Also if we are not filled tight enough this band thing is not going to work right! I am at a 2.8 and I need to get a fill again.

I hate to report this but I am a slow loser and I am really lucky if I can lose 1/4 IB per week. Some weeks nothing. I follow the all the rules and excercise.I would love to find out what you guys are doing to lose so fast.

So how many cc do you have all together?

You may need another fill. I think this may have been part of my problem too. It would be nice to know at what fill level everyone is at right now.

Glad to have you here with us.

Welcome glad to have you here. Read all the posts and you will get alot of information that you will need.

Dr. C come on over to the slow losers forum. We need alot of advice.

I am a slow loser, have had my band 14 months. Have only lost about 34 pounds and just the last month my hair has started to fall out!

You will be fine after your fill, then stock up on sugar free stuff.

Forget about it, do you want your band to slip?

I had a BMI at 35 and got mine done here in Utah. E-mail me if you wnat more info.

I had Dr. McKeen do my surgery,he flys out of California every two weeks and does surgerys in Orem, Utah. He also does fills too. E-mail me for more info if you are interested.

I started Curves April 1, I haven't lost even an ounce! But I have lost one pants size! So I am feeling really good.

208/12 months/ 0%/ at least 2 hours per week/ 3 fills/ no diet drugs/ white/ 31 pounds lost. Hope someone can give me some insight to help me lose this weight faster!

Welcome to Utah.

I live in Utah, and yes the band is worth it. But you need to know it is a life style change. I no longer live to eat, I don't eat out very much, don't think about food alot and many times avoid it. I eat in my own home where I can eat a small amount and don't need to answer questions about why I didn't finish my meal. Look at your life style, would it be difficult not to eat as a social thing or how much time do you spend sitting at a table over food? I paid $12.500 my total savings account plus fills at $200 per pop. The plus side of this is that it does work. For some of us the weight just falls off and the rest of us still need to watch everything we put in our mouths and exercise every day. I needed to lose 60 pounds and thought I would have it all off in 1 year. Turns out I lost 31 pounds and it may take me another year to get it all off. But I have more energy and I am much happier about who I am. The difference is I used to lose 15 pounds and then put 20 pounds back on. Now it is a small steady loss of about 1/2 to 3/4 pound a week.