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ICUWALSH does being to tight associate with a band slippage ? Just wondering, i think i might be too tight, i got my first fill after my pregnancy on Sat and I'm doing liquids and they seem to be coming back up as well.

Thanks for sharing your story, you have done very well. Saturday will be my 1 year anniversary . I lost a total of 58 lbs in 8 months and then found out I was pregnant. I am now 4 months pregnant and should be delivering a lapband baby in March of 2007. You have lost so much in so little time, only the brightest and healthiest future is sure to come. May you have success thru all your journey and keep us posted with your updates.

Guess what Lioness81970, ... I just found out last night that I am pregnant!!! Now I need to get on the phone with my doctors to try to find out, what I do next, I tought it was very odd , that no matter what I did, I did not loose any weight this last month. - I have a 5 yr old and she is thrilled and my husband is estatic!! I only lost 53lbs but hey, I will get back on track after the baby, right? I will find out how far I am in two weeks, but I am guessing about 4-6 weeks out.

I'm very happy for you... just remember things work out a for a reason. Do not even focus on the wieght gain, once you will see your baby in your arms it will be worth every pound gained. I like the names you picked out, but Isabella stands out, that name is very pretty. I'm just curious, though, have you had any other complication with your pregancy because of the band? How soon after the pregancy did you have to get an unfill? I'm just trying to get info for me, since I had been trying to get pregnant for 2 years before the band and just in case and if with this weightloss I might get lucky!

Letty Hey it's nice to know someone one this forum has the same name as me. Where are you from. How is your progress coming along? My name is Leti and I am from Conroe Texas, about 30 minutes from Houston. I had my surgery in October and I have lost 42 lbs so far - not a whole lot, but I am also needing to get my butt back on excersicing as well. Hope to hear from you soon...

Have you tried the Curvy jeans at Old Navy??, They are not low waisted they are actually at a perfect medium. You should try some of those next time you are in the store.. these are the only jeans that actually fit me just right all the other ones they carry do not fit right.

I'm from the Conroe area, I was emailed a schedule for the meeting a month ago but was unable to attend to the Cafe Express meeting - when is the next meeting? Glad to hear there is alot of nieghbors rocking the same boat, I for one reason felt like the only person around with this surgery. Hope to get to meet you guys, ya'll sound great and very informative as well

I'm going through this as well, I went from 243lbs, size 16 down to 199lbs same size, only difference is that my shirt size went from xl to medium, the only thing I am loosing are the twins... Can't wait till I go down a pant size.

Thank you for starting this thread, I was looking for a fill doctor myself since my current doctor out of College Station is no longer doing fills. Thanks again, its so great to have this board.

I actually only have had this band in 5 months and I have 2.8 for a 4 cc band, and I too have the same problem, I can only tolerate certain foods at certain times. The majority of the times I am over the toilet as well, some times I try my hardest to swallow, but it seems to come back up anyways. Hope you find some answers for your problem, don't think I was much help.

Cashley, I agree with you, this is a personal matter, but I understand about the nosy people. I for one only told my closest friends and family members, but they took it at their on liberty to tell their friends and aquiantances, at first it was a little humilating, since the calls started coming and some from people I did not even know knew with questions like "Did it hurt?, How much do you weigh?, Why did you go to Mexico?, When will you start:Banane40: loosing, after already loosing 15lbs? Did you try Nutri-Sytem?," and all of these other questions that I did not feel I need to answer. - but now it has been 4 months and I have lost 35lbs and I feel great. If I could do it all over again I would have told nobody and lied, but it is at your sole discretion, I just wanted to tell you what it was like for me. Hope this helps you any, just try to overlook the dumb questions people might ask you as they do not know better, especially the nosy ones -and by the way have a Happy Valentines

It's funny how you read something and it just hits home , thanks for sharing your list with us after reading it I realized I should be more conscious of my goals so that I can tally my acomplishments and reflect back.

So, trying to get this straight? You can claim all of this even if it was done in Mexico??

Mandy, I'm sorry I just read your post for the first time and I was in tears reading it. I have a 5 year old and she is the light of my day, but as others posts have said things happen for a reason so don't give up and don't be so hard on yourself. Your family and your little one will be in my prayers and before you know she will back to herself , that little beautiful miracle of life god created and blessed you with. Please keep us posted.

Glad to hear that you have reached your goal. Its nice to hear that it is possible. Great job, hopefully you will get some time to post some pictures.

I hope your spirits go back up, it sounds like you are having the blues right at this moment, but don't worry you will be fine, just look at all the weight you have already lost. You are doing good, sometimes it just takes someone else to point it out to you. As far as the band and the dieting involved hey its well worth it but don't forget you can allow your self a small treat now and then so that you don't feel deprived. Hope this helps, you can pm me if you need to let steam out again or you just feel like chatting.

Hey Dunatl, I'm sorry, I guess I did something wrong since you didn't get the email I sent you, but that information on the fill doctor is the following; Her name is Dr Stephanie Eijsink and she is in College Station . Her address is Scott and White Clinic ,1700 University , College Station, Tx 77840. Her phone number is 979-587-0000 and her email address is seijsink@swmail.sw.org, If you email her she will answer any questions and the great thing is that she has weekend appointments. Hope this helps and I will let you know how it goes this Sunday... Have a great Thanksgiving

Hey Dunatl, I've sent you a message via email, but I forgot to answer your question about whether they accept MEXICO banded patients and the answer is yes.

Dr Daniel Huacuz, IN Mexico, $6500 includes, tests, labwork, hospital stay and hotel for 2 nights for you and guest.

I had surgery in Mexico on Oct 21 of this year and my experiance was great. I really was a little queesy of the thought of something going wrong and being in a totally different country but I went ahead and went with it and here I am now 16lbs down, until my fill that is. My surgeon was Dr. Daniel Huacuz at the Huacuz Surgical Center - he is great.

Right on, I also had my band put in by Dr. Huacuz and I feel the same way, he was very professional. It is good that you have posted this here, since there is some dissatisfied customers who have posted their comments here and tend to put a dark shadow on him. When was your band put in? I had mine put in on October 21 of this year.

Hey, I think we got our band on the same day. October 21st?? Just thought I'd drop you a note. I don't know of any fill doctors in your area, but I did find one here in Texas that is about 1 hour from where I live for $200 with fluoro...I actually have an appointment set up for the end of this week. I hope everything is going well for you and good luck with finding a fill doctor

I have a question for GLO, do you feel any discomfort in the gym with the abdominal crunches? I was just wondering because I am so paranoid with slipping my band, I won't even lay on my side or stomach because I feel I might hurt my band. I had my band put in on the 21st of October and I will be getting a fill next week

Thanks for your information. I have already contacted them and they seem very friendly and informative. I am so happy that ya'll have this forum for people like me, who are lost and need guidance since I am a newbie, it helps us alot.

Can you add me on your list? I was banded on October 21st by Dr. Huacuz in Tijuana. Have lost 8lbs already. I have a weird question , will it be safe to lay on our stomach after the stitches are out because of the port? I emailed my docter with the same question but I don't think he understood. Thanks for your help