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Love the Patriots! I'll be having a weekender! Saturday night UFC PPV all the way through Superbowl Sunday!!! I can't wait!

It is almost time for the coveted Superbowl Commercials!!! I can't wait to see what the creative minds come up with this year!

terrible... I am holding on by a thread. I hope next week is better!

I think it is important for anyone that is vomiting uncontrollably to get in to see their aftercare provider as soon as possible. Don't wait!

Wow! It was the bottom of your stomache? I have heard alot of things and have subsequently seen more than I think I should ever have, but I have never heard of the bottom of the stomache dying as a result of a prolapse. Generally it is the part of the stomache that migrates up into the esophogas or up into the band that suffers from necrosis due to the lack of blood supply. This is a pic of a prolapse. Just a regular prolapse that occured during a fit of wretching. No band on this patient.

Dr. Muse is who works with Fill Centers USA in Salt Lake City.

It is called a gastric prolapse with pouch necrosis. This is a very very rare complication. So sorry to hear about your troubles.

I may need to get with the times, retire the old VHS, and get a Tivo...

I'm also LDS but not banded. Inactive here. Live in Snowflake AZ and have a view of the Temple here out my back window.;..

Another boring show. I guess tonight I'll be watching UFC Fight Night Live! (was going to anyways but now I won't regret missing AI)

I'll just go ahead and throw this out there... GO PATRIOTS!! Who do you think will win?

Well this show better pick up (Go Patriots!) or I'll have to find something else to watch on Tuesday and Wednesday nights!

You should be aware that the use of that Fluid in your band is not approved by Allergan/Inamed and will void any manufacturer warranty on the band. (may possibly have changed since I checked, try calling Allergan for clarification) I did speak with one of the top guys at Ethicon a few weeks ago and he did confirm using a radiopaque (Isovue, or Iopamidol) fluid with the REALIZE gastric band is normal outside the USA but mentioned it is not approved for that purpose in the USA.

Omnipaque is more viscous (thick) material which is also radiopaque. As far as I know, there shouldn't be any variation in the amount of Fluid as far as Omnipaque vs. Saline is concerned. (I may be wrong) As Wombat stated, it is thicker and thus has less of a tendancy to leak.

Well last night certainly wasn't as good as the first... Until the last guy!

That was pretty creepy but the lyrics were off the hook!

Anyone as happy as I am that Romney won last night?

let my peopllllllllllllllle gooooooooooooo! That was my favorite from last night!

2 hours tonight!

I picked up the information from Allergan at the American Society of Bariatric Surgery conference last year... Hope it helps!

AI is starting next week...

I have the manufacturers fill protocals for both of the Advanced Platform bands... APS Total Volume 10 cc Volume at surgery - 3cc approx Suggested first fill - 1cc Subsequent fills - +/- 0.5cc APL Total Volume 14 cc Volume at surgery - 4cc approx Suggested first fill - 2cc Subsequent fills - +/- 0.5cc Pulled directly out of thier book.

I'm thinking about attending this year and am wondering who here is thinking about going?

It is only a few weeks away now...

Anyone see the new AP poll? ap_pewpoll_candidates?