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I could have wrote that myself. I am so frustrated. To make it worse my friend who was banded a few months before me has had no issues and never gained back an ounce I feel like I am failing. Supporting each other is would be great as I tackle this again!

Sure. I went to his info seminar on 1/12, had an appt two weeks later around 1/24 ish and had surgery on 3/18/08. I have done well. I lost 20 lbs from December until March 18th and an additional 84 lbs since then for a total of 104 lbs. I had the lapband. That puts me out 17 mo from surgery now with a few fills. He is VERY conservative on his fills. But I have done well on this routine.

josette, pm me if you are going to be in Albuquerque on the 21st. I don't know when I will be there exactly but if I can get there in time I would love to meet you.

Sorry to take so long to answer. My doctor is Dr. Acosta in El Paso at Del Sol Medical. He and Dr. Lara takes turns every other month coming to Albuquerque to see patients. I have an appt in August on the 21st. His office number in El Paso is 915-594-5250. They make all their appts at that number, even the ones in Albuquerque. Hope this helps.

I wish I could tell you or you could tell me. I have gone through a colonoscopy, a CT and a MRCP. No luck. The pain and burning are getting worse not better. Any answers? Everyone says the band "looks good" so far. I am going to see about a slight unfill in 3 weeks because I only see my dr every other month (long trip to see him).

PM me. We are practically neighbors. We can meet up, I will give you my info.

Where do you live? I am not far from the CO border but in the NW corner.

There are several of us in NM and believe it or not, there are some of us that live in the outskirt towns LOL. I am "way up north" in NM in Farmington.

My physician is in El Paso, TX which is also 9 hrs from me but he now travels to Albuquerque and I see him there for my fills. He is affiliated with Del Sol Medical in El Paso and has an office on Constitution in Albquerque. He did my surgery a year ago and has done all my fills. No complaints to date. I live in Farmington by the way.

I went to a jewelry store and purchased gold sizers that were quickly (within 3-4 minutes) placed within my rings. They can easily be tightened by me as I continue to lose weight and work wonderfully at keeping my rings on my finger. They are not noticeable by anyone else and I am in no hurry to have my rings sized even though I am close to goal, I am not sure I am quite there so why hurry? I am not worried about losing my rings anymore and I paid about $20 a ring to keep them on my finger, a great investment.

These stories scare me as I have had some pain the last year but they keep assuring me its not my band. I have had 2 CT scans, one a year ago, one last Friday. I am scheduled for a colonoscopy this Friday. The docs think it could be scar tissue from previous surgeries but I am still a bit worried and would like to know whats really up. I admire all of you and your attitudes and wish you all the best in maintaining your weight loss.

My goal for Valentines day was 20 lb and I finally got a fill on February 5th which helped be get to 8 lbs lost. Its not much but since the scale wasn't going anywhere its something. Now I'll shoot for St. Paddy's day cuz my one year is on the 18th of March!

I eat salad all the time and love it. With tuna or shrimp or salmon has to be my favorites. I chop raw cauliflower in itty bitty bites for extra crunch, cucumbers without skin aren't a problem if they are itty bitty. I find anything itty bitty are easy to chew! I use creamy salad dressings still just low fat/fat free. Everything in moderation.