RxTracy

Willsmommy- I am a Pharmacist and Diflucan comes as a liquid formulation as well. Your doctor can call in the strength he wants and just indicate that he wants that and they can fill if for you. If for some reason they don't stock it, there is no reason you can't crush a Diflucan tablet and take it that way. It may taste bad but it would be worth it. Yeast infections are so miserable. My mother-in-law had no trouble with tablets after her surgery, but even months after I couldn't take an over the counter Ibuprofen without getting stuck. Good luck. Tracy

I thought I had a 14 cc band but I have a 10 cc band. He said larger AP band (as compared to previous band), I heard Large AP band. I have what I am figuring is about 9.75 cc in my 10 cc band (I was at 8.75 at my last second to last fill and I didn't specifically ask this last time because I am close to full and I didn't really want to know but it looked to be about 1 ml added 3 days ago). I am TIGHT. I lost 8 pounds last month and 10 pounds this month, which I think is good. Before my fill this last week, I could still eat most anything. I felt like most of my weight loss was still what I feel is "muscling it" or old fashion dieting. I am feeling really restricted this weekend. My clinic says they have many people at or close to full and have a few people "a bit overfilled". I don't know how that exactly works, I will explore it if and when I get there. I am not going to stress about it, it is what it is.

I think that you are doing great and maybe being too hard on yourself. I think you need to be so proud of yourself for your exercising, even if it isn't steady. I haven't been good about exercising, and for being able to identify your emotional needs and address them. As far as foods, I find low fat cheese, yogurt, and fruit easy and satisfying. For some reason I crave eggs. Maybe the Protein, so I keep some boiled up. Good luck.

I have 8.75 cc in a APL band and I have finally got some restriction. I was getting worried about it. I am going in for another fill on the 21st for a little bit more, but not much. I have to chew really well. I am a firm believer that everyone is different because I was so convinced that something was wrong because everyone seemed to be having restriction with so much less fill. The 21st will be my 3rd fill.

Second fill today of 2.5 ml to a total of 8.75 ml. I didn't have any restriction at 6.25 ml and I am on liquids for 2 days so I will see how I feel when I am back on solids. My provider says some people have trouble telling with liquids. I don't think I am very perceptive about how much restriction I am feeling during my fill appointments. Unless the water actually comes back up, it all feels the same to me.

I agree with Wendy. The neomycin in the Neosporin has a high potential to cause an allergic reaction with continued use and that could further slow your healing. I used it when I had a tattoo removed and had a horrible topical reaction. She is also right about the steriod injections. Some people form keloid tissue when they scar and steroid injections limit the raised bumpy scar formation.

It does sound like and allergy. Weird. I used the Curad Scar bandages. They are like a gel bandage and I am very happy with my scars. They are all very thin but of course still bright red.

That is horrible. I would follow through with PALS for sure. That is awful that they provided the surgery couldn't support you. It seems that in September they would have know that the Senior Consultant was leaving and should have warned you. From my experience when a provider changes locations and services, that is something that is known well in advance, unless they were fired. Good luck and hang in there.

There is a ARNP at my office that does the fills. She did great. I declined the Lidocaine and she had me take and hold a very deep breath and bear down like I was giving birth. She located my port without a problem. She said it was deep, and I had no idea that was even where it was. I thought it was closer to my largest scar. She filled it bit by bit, having me sit up and drink after each amount. I never got to a point were I couldn't drink fast and freely, but she put in 3.25cc and we both seemed comfortable with that for a first fill (14cc AP Large band with 3cc fill at surgery).

3 cc at surgery and a 3.25 cc fill with no restriction so far. I am going to go back in this week or next for some more fill. I like that she told me to call in a few days if they felt the fill was not adequate. My ARNP also gave me a Rx for some Adipex (prescription diet pills). She says that she finds it helpful for some who are "starving" like I am until they get proper restriction. I thought that was nice and unexpected. I haven't filled the prescription yet, but I like that they are approaching it from different angles.

I have a 14 cc Large AP Band and I had 3 cc of fill at surgery and had a first fill of 3.25 cc with no restriction that I can speak of yet. I have not experienced any of the pain described and I would have them take a look at it for sure.

LightenUp-Yes. I would make frequent trips to try to get to the Sweet Spot. My doc has an ARNP who does the fills and she said don't wait a month if you know it isn't right. I found out my initial fill volume from my surgery report. My ARNP keeps a running log of the total fill volume. She said she used to pull out all the saline on a fill and then refill it and add...but she said she found it inconsistent. She would have 3 pull out 2...add 2 and the next time pull out 6...she said she found it caused a lot of unnecessary worry on the patient's part thinking they had a leak when really different factors cause you not to be able to pull out the entire volume. I am making an appointment to bump up my fill.

I had my first fill on Friday. I had 3cc in from surgery and I got a 3.25cc fill for a total of 6.25 in a large AP band (I was told this is a 14cc band but have see other volumes posted here). My post fill directions were 48 hrs of warm clears. The fill wasn't bad at all. I declined the lidocaine because I think the shot to inject the topical anesthetic hurts as bad as the shot sometimes. I have found this to be true when I have had IVs so I stuck with it and it was not painful. She had me take a huge breath, hold it and push (like giving birth) to elevate the port and she was right in, no problem. She filled it slowly and I sat up and drank a small cup of Water each time. I didn't feel any restriction with water, but she was feeling like 3.25cc was a good place to stop and I did too. I told her I was fine to come back for more if it wasn't enough. The office is just a 10 minute drive from where I live. She gave me a prescription for a months supply of Phentermine (Adipex). She says she uses it a lot so people don't starve until they get their restriction right. I told her I felt like I was white knuckling it like the "old days" of dieting and that was uncomfortable. I have taken the Adipex (aka Fastin) before and I didn't like the way it made me feel (like I am having a panic attack and buzzy) but I got the 37.5mg and that strength can be split and I will try taking 1/2 the dose. I was worried, because the fluids went down so well, that I was still unrestricted but I ate mushies this morning and I'm feeling a bit full. Time will tell. Hope this isn't too detailed, but I am always curious about details when I read posts so I am over-sharing : ) I feel like we sould take up a Frequent Flyer Miles donation or something for Lizzie. It is horrible to come this far and have to wait.

Carson's Mommy-I am in the Tri-Cities in the Columbia Basin. I had my surgery at the V5 Medical Center in Richland. I know what you mean about the waiting. It is just too much time to have to think about things, builds the anxiety.

It was a pretty funny thought. Difused the tension a little, but if my doctor didn't appear shortly after I would have been asking some folks for some credentials : ) I was surprised that I was nervous because I have had surgery many time, but I think it is just natural. Good luck and I hope everything goes as smoothly for you : )