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LOL @ "band" I will keep that in mind, I talked to the doctors office this morning and they want me to come in and get a "slight" unfill . my last adjustment was on July 21st and they think it may be a little to light, not sure if i want any taken out though,maybe i can live on liquids and Protein shakes for awhile:bored:

Hey head Hunter, its an allergen band and it has 6 cc's at least thats what im told . No he doesnt know i havent told him i have just been assuming that i am doing something wrong

hello All. I was banded 6-26-08 I was wondering if anyone out there could give me some advise or suggestions.My problem is my band seems to like to get stuck alot! some weeks everything is good and sometimes i can barely get water down! i am doing everything my doctor tells me, this morning i couldnt even keep my protein shake down, and then there are days where everything is just fine i am very confused as to why sometimes its good and sometimes its soooooo bad! I do not eat or drink things that i am not suppose to, I have had a total of 4 fills i think i am at 6 cc's but not sure what size my band is all i know is i am tired of not knowing when i will be able to eat or not, or if i will even be able to drink sometimes . PLEASE HELP! thank you

You are sooo on point! I wish to God someone would have told me that i would be crying for no reason for days! i even begged my mom to take me to the hospital to have it removed LOL! Im glad i decided not to do that LOL

welcome to the site! and good luck on those last 55 pounds!

OmG! that made me choke on my coffee LMFAO!

Im only a food addict ,But i am in the San fernando valley,whereabouts are you?

Amen! I have done great with my food choices,BUT i have not excerised at all this past year.I got my band 6-26-08 and have lost 50 pounds now but i know it could have been so much more if i would have worked out,Sooooo starting now I will be in the gym!!!!! congrats to all!

well I will be totally honest and say i barely exercise.I work 2 jobs and I dont try to find the time, BUT all that is changing come this week-end, I will no longer be at my 2nd job, so my evenings will be free for exercise! i cant wait i have lost quite a bit,but i know i could have lost much more if i worked out

Not sure about them, I had mine done at cedar sinai, who is your insurance company?

I had my surgery wit hDr.khalili June of 2008, i never have any problems with the care people,or billing,guess i am lucky everything has been great for me at Cedars

All i do nowdays is burp, ever since i was banded lol

im not very familiar with the type of surgery your having,but for me i was told to buy liquid calcium,liquid multi vitamins, liquid tylenol,and protein shakes, i found my protein powder at costco, its EAS brand i have vanilla flavor, i like that one the best, i mix the powder with non fat milk, its not bad, they also had me on liquid only for 3 weeks, not sure how long you will be on liquids,make sure to ask your doctor all those questions even though im sure they will tell you everything you need to know

I dont see why you would have to leave, we are all overweight people tryin to get thinner & healthy

yup i have no clue what it is LOL and its been almost 4 months for me, i have my 2nd fill appt. the 28th of this month (next week) yippie! I will ask them then & let you know if i find out anything

I have the same thing, kinda feels the the shape of an egg?? well I was banded 6-26-08 and still have the lump,i have no idea what it is,sorry i am no help LOL

it wasnt hard at all, i needed a referal from my doctor, i was told all i needed was a high BMI, and a co-morbidity which i had a bmi of 40 and sleep apnea , it took me 3 months from start to finish i was banded 6-26-08 , as far as the board they seem to say yes if your doctor and surgeon say you need it,good luck keep me posted, you can private message me if you want more info:thumbup:

hey Lisa! welcome to LBT,I am also in Cali Hollywood area! where are you getting your surgery?

I feel like I should be losing more only 24 LBS in 3 months!!!?? and i am not cheating! anyone have any advise? would a low thyroid make you not lose weight?

I would love a support group as well, i am in the Hollywood area

I dont see the problem, i was banded 3 months ago and have only lost 24 LBS, im happy with it though at least we arent gaining LOL

whereabouts in California are you?

same here!! the next day I was crying and begging my mother to take me back to the hospital to take it out LOL ,every thing made me cry,now I think its the best thing in the world!!!!!!!!! give it about a week or 2 then you will be thrilled you did it!

wow your doing great!

It bothered me at first,bu now after 3 months it doesnt bother me at all