Ruthie

I'm in Utah visiting and need a fill.... I noticed most of these posts are several years old... are they any fill options in Utah these days (Feb 2012)... thanks!

Hi! Thanks for all your hope!! The only way I knew that I had slipped was that I went in for a fill (no restriction) and the fill dr. put the barium in and it wouldn't move... so he looked closer and noticed that it had slipped. My dr. put me on liquids and I've been following it very strictly but went out of town unexpectedly this weekend and was in a situation where I didn't have any liquid options so i did the best I could and ate mushies and just tried to be careful... Hopefully I didn't mess anything.... hoping and praying it goes back in to place. Thank you all for your encouragement.... keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Just found out my band has slipped. Ugh. I've worried about this ever since I got banded. Anybody had any success with it going back in to place? I had a complete unfill and am on Clear liquids for two weeks and then full liquids for a week and then we'll see if its gone back in to place. So is there really a possibility that it can go back in to place? I just need hope right now. I'm feeling so sad and discouraged. This was my one chance for weight loss... I've invested so much time and money in to this. I need it to work. I just can't stand the thought of not having my band. I need happy stories right now!

Ok, I know this is a really old post but I thought I would say hi to the other LDS bandsters... i grew up in Utah... moved to Louisiana, Washington and now Texas. I'm sure there are a couple of more of us lurking...

Hi Utah bandsters!! I grew up in Utah and my family still lives there... my mom is looking in to having the surgery done in the next month or so... since I don't live there and I had my surgery in Mexico I don't know who to recommend in the area. She's in Utah Valley but I'm guessing she'll probably have to go to the SLC area. Any recommendations??

oh and LDS as well.

I grew up in Orem... my family is still there... I consider it home... just misplaced in Texas for the time being

I am so so sad that Dr. Green raised his prices... I loved going to him...He's always so kind and so encouraging. When I asked the receptionist about the prices going up she said that the hosptial was raising their fee's to over $300 and then dr. Green's fees on the top of that. It's just too expensive. His nurse was a wee bit defensive about it and said that they were still comparable to everyone else.... uh no they're not. I hope that by everyone going else where that they are forced to lower the prices... doubt it will happen though.

I fly every week with work.. .and I've had to be unfilled twice we think due to flying... both times I've been fine and then a couple of days later I get so tight I can't keep stuff down. It's so incredibly frustrating.

He's not my favorite either and I swore that I wouldn't go back to him because last time I was there I left in tears... but unfortunately he's the only Dr. I can get in to most of the time. I'm going to see how this fill goes with him again and if it's not a good experience I'm not going back. But he does have good equipment... some of the best I've seen.... I like his flouro room, etc.

I grew up in Utah and am there all the time... wish I lived there. Love my fill dr. there.

Welcome from another North Texan... I was 28 when I was banded 29 now. I think we're lucky that we get to do it while we're in our twenties and don't have to go through our thirties and fourties heavy. I've talked to so many people that have said they wished they could have done it when they were our age. Good luck on your journey!

Hi again! I've heard great things about Dr. Alldredge/Dr. Hansen and wanted them to do my after care since I"m in Utah quite a bit but they wouldn't see me because I had been banded by another Dr. They didn't evenk know I had been banded in Mexico. They just said they wouldn't see anyone they hadn't banded. Anyway I don't know if that has changed but I thought I would let you know what I was told. Good luck!!

Hi! I'm so jealous! I want to move back to Utah! I grew up in Orem... love going back to visit. There's a great radiologist in Payson that does fills out Moutain View hospital. I've had two fills by him and totally love him! I'm not sure where you're moving to in Utah but if you'd like his number let me know.

Ok this is more for my own curiosity then anything.... just trying to find out what the vast majority think... I have an appointment with my dr. to find out for sure this week... So three weeks ago I had a terrible cold... week two it turned in to bronchitis... cough so hard I threw up all the time... went on antibiotics and it started to get better... end of week two I started having problems keeping stuff down. So I went on liquids... I'm now on week two of straight liquids and I have problems keeping those down as well. Stuff goes down fine but it doesn't stay down. I don't feel tight and like I said it's not a problem getting the stuff down but keeping it down. Sometimes it will stay down for at least fifteen minutes and then it will all come back down. I'm able to keep about half of what I drink down. I'm being really careful to make sure I don't get dehydrated and so far I feel good. I haven't had any reflux or tasted any stomach acid but I've also never had problems keeping stuff down like this. I'm almost positive I've slipped since I've never felt anything like this before. i find out for sure this week. Just curious as to what others have to say and if any of you that have slipped have had problems like this i.e. keeping stuff down. any help would be appreciated! thanks!