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Yeah, I know all about that "muffin top" thing. I do not quite look like the "michelin tire man" around the waist anymore, but I definately have the "muffin top" thing going on!!

I was totally addicted to diet caffeine free Mountain Dew but I have not had any soft drinks since July and I do not miss them at all.

How are you able to enter all of your data on you profile. I tried to add my fills etc.. and it tells me it is to long.

I am loosing hair, but I am only 4 months out.

I had my 1st fill yesterday. He put in 0.5 cc. I have not been ableto tell yet either.

I am so happy for you both!!

I am 3 months post op and I will tell you that I cannot or should I say I don't think I can eat breads, chips, steak or pastas. I have lost 40 lbs since my surgery in August and I have not had a fill yet either. My doc says I do not need one yet cause I am still loosing weight.

You cannot see mine. If I am laying on my back and poke pretty hard I can feel something hard there. I have no problems sleeping on my stomach, of course I do have a waterbed. It has been the best thing I have ever done. I love my band!!

I dip all of mine in light ranch dressing. It makes it great. I also may eat some cube cheese with it if I want a variety of flavors.

Who are you thinking about using for surgery?

See this is why I am scared to get a fill!!

My hubby was not supportive to start with and he knew I had to have him at my 1st and pre-op visit or they would not do the surgery. He went to those visits and listened to what the doctor had to say and he has ended up being very proud of me and my decision. He sees how much it has improved my quality of life and that has made it all worth it. Give him a chance and hopefully he will come around. My hubby knew I had made up my mind and he saw everything I went through to get approval for the surgery, so I guess he figured I had done all of the hard work so he could at least be there for me. I think it has made our marriage stronger too. Good luck and follow your heart.

I was banded on August 1, 2008 and I went today for my 2 month checkup and he did not give me a fill this month either. I have not had a fill yet cause I lost 20 lbs the 1st month and I had lost 14 lbs this month so he said I did not need a fill yet. I am okay with that though. I wish I would never need a fill and could loose all of my weight with just the band restriction. My doc said right now I am actually running in line with his gastric bypass patients, but he told me not to get overly excited cause it will slow down now. I hope he is wrong though.

I have not had a fill yet and I have lost 33 lbs since surgery on Aug 1st. I lost 20 lbs the first month and I have lost 13 lbs the 2nd month. I am scheduled for a fill tomorrow but I do not think he will do it cause I have lost 13 lbs this month. He said he is only looking for 3 to 5 lbs per month. We will see tomorrow. I still do not eat that much just with band restriction and I am not usually hungry between meals and those are the main things he asks. I hope I do not have to have any fills but I am sure I will at some point. I want to loose about 62 more lbs. Hope this helps.

The only way I even know my port is there is if I push pretty hard on the incision. I surely have never been able to see my port sticking out. My doctor did mention too that after a big weight loss that sometimes the port does have to be revised. Hope this helps.

Nice to meet you. I have had my band since August 1st. It has been the best thing I have ever done. I would do it all over again today. Good luck and hopefully you will soon have a surgery date.

My doctor said there was no restrictions prior to a fill but I do not know about afterwards cause I have not had a fill yet.

I lost 19 lbs on the post-op diet of liquids for 2 weeks, then the next 2 weeks I only lost 1 lb. My doctor said I was doing something wrong and he was right. I was eating creamy soups, mashed potatoes and I even had a fried chicken tender from KFC. I was afraid of getting sick or stuck and that is why I was eating like that. He scolded me and reeducated me about how important it was to eat only protein and leave all that other stuff alone. He did not give me a fill that day and I am scheduled to go back Oct 7th for a fill. I went home like a scolded puppy and decided I would try it his way even though he said I would gain weight before my next appt because I have had no fills, but guess what, I started the diet like he instructed me to and I have lost 11 lbs this month! I guess he did know what he was talking about. So just be careful to not eat around the band. The things I was eating was going right threw it. I hope this helps and just hang in there.

My doc won't use the Realize Band. He says it is not as good as the Allergan band.

I had the same thing happen to me about the same time. I believe it was the air that they blow your stomach up with.

Do you have any good tips to be able to loose like you have the last 2 years?

My doc left 2cc's in mine too. I have been for a fill, but I was still not eating very much so he did not fill me. He said he would see about giving me a fill in Oct.

My doc says the Realize band is not as good. I have the Allegan (? spelling) band. Mine holds 10-14 cc's. I have had no problems so far. I cannot tell you anything about a fill cause I have not needed one yet. Hope this helps.