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i guess it really depends on your surgeon my surgeon or his assistant does my fills

well i tho i would bump this thread as of tomorrow some of us will be coming into our 6 month bandiversary!!!!! mine will be on the 15th of May which is 2 weeks away. i will post my weight loss up on the 15th. So ppl start posting away if you have reaches the 6 month mark:clap2:

like others have said.....it can take weeks before your port area will feel normal again mine took about 6 weeks or so if your still worried about it ...just ring on monday like you said you would:) please keep us posted as to what happens hope you feel better soon:)

Goodluck with your c-section Jodie!!!!! how many c-sections have you already had? i have had 4 and want to go another...but i dont think my doc wil let me:cry

his are 3 kgs less:cry

well i can only try again in a few more weeks to see if more are interested

hey....good to hear it all went well his scales are actually out by 3kg so dont stress to much:confused: so im not the only one that got a fill 2 weeks after the band was put in.....good to see:) Hi Jenny

ok...this wont be going ahead this week now...as we only seem to have 2 interested...

ok....so we have a few for thurs nite so thurs nite it is....... i will pm u all that r coming with time and place:)

no i dont have any probs with the cave in look my doc did mine under medicare.....which he only did for a cpl of his patients i lost a total of 5kg of fat yes i have a new belly button:)....but i dont like my belly button....i want my old one back...lol i was in hosp for 3 nights......its well worth it:)

yep....youre right there Jachut i had mine done before i lost weight and it still looks good:) its prob still as flat as anyone elses is having lost all there weight

thats great to hear Jenny:) there doesnt seem to be enough interest from here tho it seems to be more from off this board which is great if yourself and your friend and philli and me and my cple of friends still want to meet up we can but it will only be Jenny, Philli and myself from here so Jenny and Phili if your both still intersted please pm me and we can organise a day hopefully to suit us all:) and then to let your friend know Jenny . Phili if you know of anyone that has been banded by all means they can come as well:)

yeah thurs nite sounds good:) just waiting to see if others are going to post or not!!!!! i have a cpl of ppl that can come that have been banded so i guess thats ok even if no-one else from here comes

the best thing for you to do is ring your surgeon right away i have heard of others swallowing gum and nothing has happened please phone your surgeon just to be on the safe side

anyone days or nights?? please post and let me know by the end of the week so i can organise:) thanx

Jenny your doing fine losing is betta than gaining:)

11.45 but i will be there late prob just after 12

yeah u should have the inamed whos your doc? i ahve to see mine next mon too:)

Both the LAP-BAND® and the Swedish Band are "Adjustable Gastric Banding" devices and function essentially in the same manner. We use the LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System because it has been approved by the FDA for use in the United States (June 2001). Search google for keywords "lap-band" and "Swedish". You're sure to find many more hits and information. hope this helps

The "Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band" (SAGB) adheres to the same functional principles as the LAP-band. It was used for the first time in 1984 in Sweden and was implanted openly by vertical gastroplasty (see Vertical Gastroplasty). The band is wider and has a larger fill volume; however, the additional volume should not be filled with more than 8.5ml liquid. The stoma diameter ranges from 0 to 30mm, a wider range than that of an LAP-band, which can be advantageous. At larger fill volumes it works as a "vacuum system," thus making the precise adjustment of the stoma diameter somewhat easier. Due to its width, texture, and closing mechanism, the Swedish band is not as comfortable as the "Kuzmak band," while the surgical techniques differ only slightly. Documented studies have been conducted proving the effectiveness of both bands. Quote:

What is the difference between the LAP-BAND and the Swedish Band? A. From a strictly scientific point of view, both the LAP-BAND and the Swedish Band function in the same manner. From a surgical point of view, if the patient wishes, we can apply either one since the costs are practically the same. Obviously, our preference is the LAP-BAND for a number of reasons: 1). Because it is the type of prosthesis that will be used in the USA, as soon as the investigative trials are completed by the FDA. Moreover, our group has been asked to participate. The Swedish Band will never be utilized in the USA. 2). Because even if a non-expert in the field were to examine the two bands, they would note differences in the design, as well as the quality of silicone in favor of the LAP-BAND. 3). Behind the reputation of the LAP-BAND is a solid multi-national American company, BioEnterics. 4). In Europe, more than 60,000 LAP-BAND procedures have been done. while the Swedish Band totals a few thousand.

they are brand names inamed is the most common used and its a smaller band i think 4cc the sewdish is a larger one i think 10cc i could be wrong i think they use diff bands for the diff sizes of ppl

the swedish band is a larger band than the inamed

yeah that seems about right:) i have a bread n butter plate for dinner every night, but some nights i get through the whole lot and other nights i can only eat half of it i think they say about half a cup per meal:omg: