tonyahebert

I had my surgery in May 08. It took me 6 fills before I ever felt restriction. It was November before I started losing weight. I was soooo frustrated. I just went for another fill today, and honestly think I am overfilled. I am going to wait until the morning before I throw in the towel but pretty sure I am going to have to go back for an unfill. :crying:

Garwood's number in College Station is 979-696-3700. His number in Willis is 936-856-5665. Don't have addresses, but the offices are really easy to find.

I can sooo relate to you. I have had 6 fills myself, since July. I had my band in Mexico on May 31st. It has been a real struggle for me, and finally began losing weight in September. I have lost 25 pounds since September, and though I am happy with it, I wish (and expected) to have lost more by now. I finally feel restriction on most things now, I still have foods that I can eat. I wish I didn't know what my sliders were, but do...I am scheduled for another fill on January 26th, and hoping that it will be THE ONE. As far as supplements, the only thing I take is Flintstone vitamins, so can't really give you any advice. I do know that I have a lot of trouble drinking anything with my meal. If I PB it is because I drank something on top of my meal. My fill doctor told me that the reasoning behind not drinking was the liquid would help flush the food through the band faster.

Well....I just did the math...curiousity was killing me...Heba had a percentage of weight loss of 46.94. Michelle had a weight loss of 45.45. Ha ha ha. So, if America had of voted Heba in, she would have been the biggest loser. Gotta suck to be her. Being part of the betch duo cost her 150,000. So, I guess karma will get you in the end.

did anyone notice what the percentage for Heba was versus the percentage for Michelle? I could go back and watch (DVR) but all the stinking commercials makes it hard to find exactly where I need to be to look at Heba's percentage of weight loss. I thought it was so TELLING that America voted for Ed...just a shame that Vicki couldn't have been in the bottom...would have been fun to hear Ali say, "the voting was overwhelming and 99% of people voted for this person". yeah.

we love our wii. i just wish there were more fitness games that incorporated the board. they get borrriiiing. love to hula hoop. i am the queen.

Just an update...I went back for another fill, (my 6th since mid-July) I now have 5.5 in my 10cc band. I was surprised that he gave me a whole cc this time...I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Dr. Garwood is in Willis...a little bit of a drive. I don't have his phone number close by, but if you do a search on his name, you should be able to find the number. He charges $200 for the first fill, $150 thereafter. He also will do an adjustment within a 10 day window if your fill wasn't adequate. Good luck! I went to Mexico too, and had a great experience there.

I am so glad I found this thread, because I had begun to feel like a whiner in other forums where the majority of posts were from happy posters who really could not relate to me and my story. I went to Mexico for my lapband due to the fact that i was self-pay. I was very happy with my experience there...the one thing that I wish would have been emphasized more was the problems I would have with after-care... My surgery was May 31st. My first fill was July 17th. My fifth fill was November 7th. I have lost 25 pounds and feel very little restriction. I can't eat bread or red meat, or I get stuck. I have PB'd 4 times, maybe. (Not wishing to PB but emphasizing the fact that I don't have much restriction) I have been happy with my fill doctor so far...have actually recommended him to people on this board. His pricing is fair and he has been doing fills as long as the lap band has been approved in the US. I only have 4.5 ccs in my 10 cc band. I called my doctor today to schedule another fill (he has a 10 day window) and he talked me out of coming in this week for a fill. He basically told me "at some point, you need to learn some self-control." (direct quote) and asked me to start a food journal so that he could see exactly what I was eating cause apparently I was doing something wrong. I have cried throughout the day. I have been on the computer and phone today, looking for a new doctor. My problem is that I live in very rural east Texas, and my current doctor is 150 miles away from me. This new doctor is basically the same distance, but she is selective on which patients from Mexico she takes...She will only take Inamed or Allergan band...My paper work from Mexico says I have a J&J Swedish Adjustable band, so I don't think she will take me, even though she is listed on my Mexico doctors website as a recommend fill doctor. I am not going to give up. And I guess I am really not here for advice. I just need some support from others who haven't had the picture perfect lapband experience. Some might say that being 25 pounds down in six months is not bad...but when I read of the people who had their surgery at the same time I did, and they are down 50, 60, 70 pounds, I just want to scream. Thanks for listening to my vent.

I would also like some more info on Ms. Zuber...mainly, will she do a fill on someone who had their band in Mexico? I have a fill doctor but he is 150 miles from me. I checked with Yahoo Maps, and she is 135 miles from me.

the doctor who did my surgery lists doctors in the states who will do fills on "us". he has these two doctors on his website... Dr. Paul Cirangle San Francisco Marin area 415 561-1310 Dr. Ajay Upadhyay Oakland, California 510-465-5523 will only fill Inamed band and requires an operation report $150.00 per fill

Wow, you are really paying a lot for fills...Have you "shopped around"? My doctor charges $150 a fill, and he gives me a 10 day window so if I think I need another fill he won't charge me. Why don't you post your location and maybe someone can direct you to a doctor with more reasonable rates.

I have posted in the last week about this very same thing happening to me...I was filled last Friday (a week today) and by Monday I was in a panic. i didn't feel like I had any restriction. I am now feeling some restriction, but not where it is supposed to be. I called my doctor, and he told me to give it another week and see what happens. I only have 4.5 in a 10cc band. I need more. There is a poll in this same forum that asks where is your sweetspot in a a 10cc band. It is wide ranging for everyone, but the majority say between 6 and 8.