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Best thing I ever did! Started Feb. 4th of 2010 at 244 and now at 173-175. Hoping to lose 20-30 more!

Update... Midlands Clinic, Sioux City, Iowa or Dakota Dunes, South Dakota is $9,950 now.......one year ago it was much more.

Update... Midlands Clinic, Sioux City, Iowa or Dakota Dunes, South Dakota is $9,950 now.......one year ago it was much more.

Midland Clinic in Sioux City, Iowa just lowered their price to $9,950......Which is toooooo late for me, because I went out to Dr. K. in Denver. They were around $15,000 then I go to Denver and six months later they lower there price to $9,950. Nice. lol

Thanks gals.....I appreciate your insight. It is a fine line between too tight and just rght. I hope I can find it with a slight unfill. Scheduled to go in Monday.....

Please help me with ideas for healthy foods that can go down a tight band? Also, food ideas that are naturally small bites or go down easier? Thanks

Hi, I was banded in early February and have lost 58 pounds to date. I got filled four weeks ago from 6 to 7ccs in a 10cc Lap Band AP band. I am suuuuper tight....can only drink slooowly, can't eat barely anything. Just a tad bit of acid reflux, but a whole lot of tightness, gassy feeling, gurgling, need to belch like feeling. Have had several bad stuck episodes. Thinking I should go get a .5 cc out? Anyone have a similar experience? Advice or ideas?

Hi Feb. Bandsters! I was banded on 02/04/2010 and have lost about 42 pounds since then. I am filled to 6cc in a 10cc band. Loving my band and grateful for it!

Hi! I am three months out and not a lot of issues yet. However, this morning I had some bran flakes (bad idea) and I got "stuck" and quickly urped up a little. Up came a little blood too. My band/port area feels fine. But my throat hurts a little, feels irritated. I am hoping I just irritated my throat. Gonna call surgeon later today. Anyone else ever have similar issues???

Down 16 pounds and had my first fill on March 1st! Whoo Hoo! Loving my band! Trying to follow the rules....but have messed up a little. Really learning to "listen" to early signals to STOP from my band! How long is everyone else going to wait for their second fill? I was thinking about 4-5 weeks? Surgeon says 6-8 weeks, but sooner if I feel ready.

#1. Surgery date? 2/04/2010 #2. State you live in? Iowa #3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr. Kirschenbaum, Crown Point Surgical Center, Denver, CO #4. Insurance or self pay? Self-pay #5. Age and height 32/5'4" #6. Current weight and goal weight? 244/140 #7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? Want to get healthy and lose weight! #7. Do you have the support of family and friends? Most #8. Concerns and questions? Not today anyway.......

I was banded on Feb. 4th by Dr. K. in Denver. I am still on liquids trying to sloooowly move to mushies. Down 13 pounds since surgery.:sad: Little sore yet, must be where my port is. Don't like to try and eat in the morning. Works better in afternoon for me. I am learning to chew a lot more and eat slooower. Hoping to get my first fill at 4-5 weeks.

I am still a little sore around port site and must still have post-op swelling here at 2 weeks. I still am mostly on liquids. I am learning to take very small bites slooooooowwwly, and chew very well! I really must have inhaled my food before!:thumbdown:

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