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I have a 10cc band and was told it holds 4cc - don't know if that's correct or not looks like to me if a band is 10 cc it would hold 10cc. I've lost 45# before oct.26 gained 10# in Nov cause of being opened up so that puts me to 35# in 7 yrs. I have a friend my age who has oxygen problems and can't do a lot of exercise and we both are losing about the same. For me it's the knees. I going to take the 4cc off because it might not be correct.

Doctor was still seeing reflux on fluoro screen feb.15 and he did give tiny fill, could not tell any restriction at all.I'm pondering whether to go with the lap band revision to sleeve.

I've never had any problems I can eat and don't have indigestion. I didn't have any smptoms ever till I went in for fluor on oct.

7 years banded now esophagus dilation - no more adjustments fills. Anyone on this thread have this?

On Oct. 26-12 I found out I had esophagus dilation. Yesterday I was still having reflux on fluoro screen. Now don't know what to do. I'm trying the carcinia gambogia that doctor oz spoke about on the show. I thought I would have this band till i'm 6' under. I'm 65 now

I noticed right away that I couldn't eat with bra so I go without 1. Just wear loose blouses. Banded 2005

I lost 10# in one week because of overfill, then to gain it all back over the last 2 months from the unfill. Hope I don't gain more in this Aug. month. Checking to see if others are having this same problem. Doctor goes very very slowly on fills. Had a fill monthly since June.

What is this omnipaque (spelling)? I had my 8th fill in office no flouro & no restriction could eat like a horse. Going back for fill july 8-08.

I had GA mail handler's at time of surgery. Don't know if there is a difference in each state. At open season 2007 they told me that they were not approving/certifing anyone else for lap band . It seemed that after surgery they only paid for a certain length of time then stopped payment on anything.

My doc. told me that erosion is from taking nsaids not prescribed by lap-band surgeon & slippage from carbonated soda.

Banded May-9-2005 USA No Erosion Inamed Lap-Band I have read posts on other boards that patients with swedish bands have most erosion. Think it would be good to list what type band each has. Just my 2cents what do ya'll think?

Thanks This was new to me.

Before I got surgery I thought that if U needed adj. and not losing at least 1 to 1 1/2# a week then U needed and adj. For 3 weeks I average 1 1/3# weekly and after 2 months only 4#. I had a followup visit and the nurse said that as long as I'm losing weight they do not schedule adj. That there is a lot that plays into it proper eating, exercise, restriction etc. Has anyone else been told this. Everyone that I personally know say they just call and get an appt. for adj. If I get another it will be my 4th. Has anyone heard or read literature before banding that as long as U are losing weight monthly (not the ususal 1 to 1 1/2# weekly) and still feeling some restriction they do not do another adj.? I was under the impression that if U were following the guidlines and were NOT losing at least 1# weekly - then an adj. would be scheduled. I was not aware of this before surgery and I have not read it anywhere? Did I miss reading this somewhere and/or is this the case?