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Great news for you. I just had my 3rd fill and I am at 2.5 and I hope this is it as well. I am a little over 200 and I can not until I am under 200. Good luck DEEDEE

It does not hurt, they use a numbing agent first. I drink laying down under the xray.

I burp when I am full, I am usually full at about 7-8 oz of food.

Try Biotin. Buy protein shampoo and conditioners and you can also use hair,nails, skin pills

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I am attending a free one on Feb 2, 2006 at Presbyterian of Plano. It is from 6pm-6:45 972-981-8444 is the number and you can directions if you are interested.

CAn anyone tell me how much sugar we are allowed to intake, How much carbs and how many calories are we to eat?

You are beautiful and the most important thing is that you love your self.

ok, i am schedule for my 3rd fill Friday . I am soooooooo wanting to get the weight off and have a good restriction.

Great question!!! I measure my food to 8oz I normally can eat right about 8oz and then I burp and sigh as if I am tired. I know then that it is time to put the spoon/fork down. Sometimes if i have ate and then eat again about 1 hour later because i think i am hungry I burp at about 3-4oz or 2-3. The burping and sighing is a sign for me. i have a 2.00 cc in a 9 band

i can eat 8oz until i am full. I am going for my 3rd fill this month.

i try to eat healthy no sweets, no soda, protein shakes, water, chicken, tuna, eggs, lean cuisine and soups and veggies.

I must admit I am a scale-alohic as well every morning after using the restroom and every night after I get out of the shower.

I use the WALMART version of Benefiber. It is called EZ-FIBER and it is about $3 cheaper. It is not bulk forming, it is tasteless. I just sprinkle it on my food or in my drink. It has helped my bowel movement be softer and more regular. I was irregular before the band and now it is worse but with EZ-Fiber it has really helped me.

I have a 2cc also, it is my 2nd fill. I can eat 8 oz in which I measure everyday 8 oz and I get full either right at 8 oz or, 7 oz. The only time I can not eat 8oz is in the evening. I can usually eat 4-6oz and I am full. My first fill was 1.5cc and I could eat alot and it was all based on willpower so I started measuring my food making sure I did not over eat. I would not eat over 8 oz and if I did it was soup 10-13 oz.

I was banded 9/05 and it happened to me after my first fill 11/05. I ate a pc of cake for Thanksgiving and my chest started to hurt, right in the center, I guess where the band is at. I swallowed and it felt like I had to throw up but I didnt and then I could feel the cake in my throat. I tried to throw up but couldnt. I drank some juice and it went down my chest hurt for about 5 min. I have since went to the dr in 12/05 and had my 2nd fill under xray and the Dr said everything looked fine. I guess I ate the cake to fast or I can no longer eat cake. I tried to eat a pc of cake in 1/06 for my birthday and the same thing happened again. I will not be eating cake again. I dont really think you have anything to worry about unless this is a consistent pain everyday. I would let my dr know. I just think you ate something to fast or something that your body can no longer tolerate.

I notice most of the people on LBT looked younger when they lost weight, I only noticed 1 or 2 that looked older. I am not flabby and not really concerned with the skin. I do excercise and was excercising here and there before surgery. I dont have cellulite. I feel with the weight loss if you excercise and with the slow process you may look ok. I guess it just depends on the way you are shaped and if you are already flabby.

Sorry to hear that. I was banded 9/05 no problem eating any type of bread. Had my 2nd fill 12/30 now I can not eat bread either, I dont pb but there is a slight pain in my chest on a lil bite. I will try again on a pc of toast instead of just bread and see what happens, if it does it again bread will be cut out of my life.

Wow, I wish I was in awe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck.

Dr Cribbens of Plano does fills at Plano Presby hospital. Plano Texas

Breakfast-1 scramled egg w/kethcup, or 1 hashbrown w/ketchup sometime both Lunch-lean cuisine, soup or 6-8 oz of leftover dinner Dinner-no more than 8 oz of food I drink green tea, crystal lite, protein shakes, gatorade and some time tea w/splenda

I pay $20 co-pay, fills are done under xray. I had to pay the Dr $1100 a week before the surgery and the day of surgery $300. I owe the anesthia $350 and the hospital $1700 in which I am making payments on.

I have lost 4.5 pounds since my 2nd fill on 12/30. I guess this 2nd fill will boost my weight loss. The first 2 days were hectic because I could not get anything hardly down but after 2 days I was better. I do notice I can not eat cake since my 2nd fill. Yes, I know I am not suppossed to eat cake but I thought a little pc wouldnt hurt. Both times it hurt my chest, I tried twice to eat a pc cake. I can not eat sausage either. Everything else seems ok.

Both fills were done under x-ray. I only had to pay my co-pay

I have an US doctor and my first fill was 1.5cc and no restriction. My second fill wa 2.0cc and I have have restriction now.