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I drink chocolate milk all the time and have not problems but I have to drink REAL SLOW though.

I get free fills fo rthe first year it came in the package of self pay so I get one each month, hopefully by 12 months I will be at my sweet spot but I think after this month I am already there but still I have 6 months to play with incase I need some adjustments later...

I am sorry you had a bad experience with the fills my doctor lays me on the table sprays numbing stuff and since I am under Fluro he can see as he goes in and hits the port everytime and I am done. This last couple of times he has hit scar tissue it seems I have alot built up so it has taken a minute longer these last 2 times but he gets it in everytime, and NO PAIN.

I think it will relax, it's just a different feeling to you and you will adjust that is the word I use adjust...you will get used to it. But I do understand wanting to have a great vacation. Good luck.

It is nice to be reimbursed right away for medical expenses then just have a little bit taken out of your check at a time. Plus it's pre-tax. I use it for all my Dr. co-pays, prescriptions, heck even Tylenol. Last year I only elected $500 but this year I think I'm going for a lot more to pay for all these dang fills!

Kind of like an interest free loan! :smile2:

WOW so this is what my boss has been after me to do, I have a diabetes medication for the rest of my life to take and the co-pay is $30 every month so I should opt for this and add some more incase I have to pay for my fills after June of next year...but am hoping that they pass it to cover it in next years medical budget its on the table...hmm something to really consider this program sounds like...I guess I never really thought about it thanks for explaining it...*calling personnel* :thumbup:

Sorry. sorry, sorry I found it, I guess I should have looked up FSA first my job offers it but I am not on it but then again I have a year full of fills and unfills so maybe next year I will get on it...

Has anyone who is self pay had their fills covered by their FSA plans? At least then I could buy the package deal in Jan. when I elect coverage for the year and then pay it off out of my check pre-tax for the rest of the year.

I am a self-pay also, so I used the balance of my Flex Spending Account this year for reimbursement of my surgery. I only needed to FAX them a copy of my "Letter of Necessity" from my primary physician since I had several medical comorbidities. My surgical group will also write me a receipt for my fills ($100 each fill) to send to my FSA after January. The FSA was very quick to reimburse me. It helped take the "sting" out of the price!

Ok I am sorry but I am new to all this so could someone explain to me about this plan you all are on...I mean I have insurance but they will not pay for fills because WLS is not covered but they should be paying for the fills??? becasue it's necessary can someone explain to me or am I not reading this right???

Ok went in and they said that I don't need an unfill, we did a barium and it went down pretty fast but I can't help from seeing some liquid in the needle so did he really pull some out??????? I came back to work and ate something and guess what it went down!?!?!?!??! It feels awesome is all I can say!!! I feel full not stuffed but content omgosh I can't express enough how awesome this feels...

Thank you Heather...

Ok just got back he would NOT unfill me. Reason is we did a barium swallow and it went through kinda fast to him and well to me too, he says that I may not be chewing good BUT I SWEAR I chew so much its not even funny! And he said I take too big of drinks "never gulp" he says. Ugh I am doing all the wrong stuff and instead of experiencing the getting sick I just rather not eat and he said that is a big NO NO!!! So today I have to try and eat something and I will. So I am at 10ccs still and hopefully will "learn" how to eat right and slow down..but I swear the eggs I ate yesterday were the size of maybe a kidney bean and I chewed it good so who knows what is going on with me. I have restriction it's what I wanted but dag nab it....Thank you everyone!!!!

Thank you I have a call into the doctor now and I am sipping on gatorade as we speak it's just taking a while to pass through...nevermind that fact I am a lil hungry :smile2:

Thanks ladies YES he is doing the unfill to measure it exactly on the next visit, however I don't think I will make it to the regular scheduled appt. because I am unable to to eat and only drink little I have lost another 6lbs in 4 days this can't be right ugh all I want is restriction that full filling when eating small portions this is challenging I tell ya but when I get there I will so be happy.

I cannot even drink!!! I have been this way for 4 days now should i go and get a tiny bit out? I am scared to do so only becasue I like the restriction but I hate not being able to eat or DRINK anything, actually liquid goes down just takes a while like 45 seconds is this restriction? I have lost anohter 6lbs in 4 days I know this can't be right???!?!??!

WOW 28 views and not one response...ok thennnnnnnnnnnnn :tongue2:

Ok so I was banded on June 26th, and to date I have only lost 12lbs but alot was due to my doctor being very conservative with fills therefore I never got any restriction off the bat like most last month I got my first "stuck" episode so I figured ok I am going to get restriction from now on, ok he had already put in 8ccs for a total right?????

Well I go back today I lost 7.6lbs which was good I thought (I could lose more if I were to exercise and really eat good) but anyway we did another barium swallow because I am still eating like close to 2 cups of food and NO PBing for the last 2 weeks. Did the swallow and everything looks good no stretched anything, well I swallowed the barium and it went through so fast and my eyes were popping out thinking back to my last fill I saw the liquid almost do a complete stop before going through and now after the 8ccs I am back to the same NO RESTRICTION, restriction meaning it went right through...I am confused so they put 2ccs in and then only did it go down alot slower but not as slow as last time do you all follow me still? MEANING I am suppose to have a 9cc band and he tells me I have 10ccs in my realize band. I am so confused and thinking maybe something is very wrong, could it be I have a leak how come it went right through so easily again this time if it was at very good pace at 8ccs damn this is so discouraging seriously. Any others share the same experience of filling more than what thier band is SUPPOSE to hold?

Ok so I was banded on June 26th, and to date I have only lost 12lbs but alot was due to my doctor being very conservative with fills therefore I never got any restriction off the bat like most last month I got my first "stuck" episode so I figured ok I am going to get restriction from now on, ok he had already put in 8ccs for a total right?????

Well I go back today I lost 7.6lbs which was good I thought (I could lose more if I were to exercise and really eat good) but anyway we did another barium swallow because I am still eating like close to 2 cups of food and NO PBing for the last 2 weeks. Did the swallow and everything looks good no stretched anything, well I swallowed the barium and it went through so fast and my eyes were popping out thinking back to my last fill I saw the liquid almost do a complete stop before going through and now after the 8ccs I am back to the same NO RESTRICTION, restriction meaning it went right through...I am confused so they put 2ccs in and then only did it go down alot slower but not as slow as last time do you all follow me still? MEANING I am suppose to have a 9cc band and he tells me I have 10ccs in my realize band. I am so confused and thinking maybe something is very wrong, could it be I have a leak how come it went right through so easily again this time if it was at very good pace at 8ccs damn this is so discouraging seriously. Any others share the same experience of filling more than what thier band is SUPPOSE to hold?

Ok so I think I finally got it and I am suppose to go back and get anohter fill next week. Now it's been two days since I have ahad this feeling.

It's like this. I ate some salad and prolly ate too much but I am learning I actually ate 2 plates of it you know the salad plates??? I was stuffed, but I had ordered Soup also and when it came I was only able to eat like 5 spoons of it and I had to stop and from then on I was miserable.

Today I eat Pot roast I chewed and chewed and got it dow I ate the piece of pot roast first and at a few carrots and ONE small cube of potatoes and now I am sitting here wanting to throw up...its' a yucky feeling not a stuck feeling. I think I am reconnizing what kind of restriction I have. Thing is I am going to the doctor to get a fill next week it sucks because why did restriction come 3 weeks after my fill dag nab it?!?!?!?!? Should I still get a fill becasue I think I am still eating too much. BUT I AM ALMOST THERE!!!! I can't do chicken, chicken and I are not getting along but other meats I do fine on.

He is the only one in my area that does the bariatric surgeries and is covered on my insurance plan. I think it all stems down to he was adament on me getting the bypass and when I told him that that was too evasive for me, he really wasn't interested that much.

That is totally wrong!!!!!

Great job!!! Now if you can rub some of the motivation off on me I would be posting something like this great post.

No really I am going today to the gym...I have promised myself! Good luck and keep on truckin...

I got the orange kind and mixed it with Gatorade (orange) I know the gatorade is not the best to mic it with but oh well..

These are the four types, I have Central. It was caused form a fall when I was 10 years old I fell 4 stories down playing on a banister of stair steps :biggrin: the medication I take is DDAVP

Nephrogenic DI also known as vasopressin-resistant. It is caused by insensitivity of the kidneys to the effect of the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin.

Water diabetes? (sp) I have never heard of it.

It's actually called Diabetes Insipidius. It's referred to Water diabetes becasue it's water that we crave so much before I was diagnosed I drank litterly 2-3 gallons (yes gallons) of water a night. But now that I have medication that controls the thirst it's hard to get the required water intake per day..

Interesting read:

*Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a disorder in which there is an abnormal increase in urine output, Fluid intake and often thirst. It causes symptoms such as urinary frequency, nocturia (frequent awakening at night to urinate) or enuresis (involuntary urination during sleep or "bedwetting"). Urine output is increased because it is not concentrated normally. Consequently, instead of being a yellow color, the urine is pale, colorless or watery in appearance and the measured concentration (osmolality or specific gravity) is low.

*Diabetes Insipidus is not the same as diabetes mellitus ("sugar" diabetes). Diabetes Insipidus resembles diabetes mellitus because the symptoms of both diseases are increased urination and thirst. However, in every other respect, including the causes and treatment of the disorders, the diseases are completely unrelated. Sometimes diabetes insipidus is referred to as "water" diabetes to distinguish it from the more common diabetes mellitus or "sugar" diabetes.

*Diabetes Insipidus is divided into four types, each of which has a different cause and must be treated differently. The most common type of DI is caused by a lack of vasopressin, a hormone that normally acts upon the kidney to reduce urine output by increasing the concentration of the urine. This type of DI is usually due to the destruction of the back or "posterior" part of the pituitary gland where vasopressin is normally produced. Hence, it is commonly called pituitary DI. It is also known as central or neurogenic DI. The posterior pituitary can be destroyed by a variety of underlying diseases including tumors, infections, head injuries, infiltrations, and various inheritable defects. The latter can be recognized by the onset of the DI in early childhood and a family history of parents, siblings or other relatives with the same disorder. Nearly half the time, however, pituitary DI is "idiopathic" (that is, no cause can be found despite a thorough search including magnetic resonance imaging or MRI of the brain) and the underlying cause(s) is (are) still unknown. Pituitary DI is usually permanent and cannot be cured but the signs and symptoms (i.e. constant thirst, drinking and urination) can be largely or completely eliminated by treatment with various drugs including a modified from of vasopressin known as desmopressin or DDAVP. Because pituitary DI is sometimes associated with abnormalities in other pituitary hormones, tests and sometimes treatments for these other abnormalities are also needed.

*Occasionally, a lack of vasopressin can also develop during pregnancy if the pituitary is slightly damaged and/or the placenta destroys the hormone too rapidly. This second type of vasopressin deficiency is called gestagenic orgestational DI and is also treatable with DDAVP but, in this case, the deficiency and the DI often disappear 4 to 6 weeks after delivery at which time the DDAVP treatment can usually be stopped. Often, however, the signs and symptoms of DI recur with subsequent pregnancies. *The third type of DI is caused by an inability of the kidneys to respond to the "antidiuretic effect" of normal amounts of vasopressin. This type of DI is usually referred to as nephrogenic DI and can result from a variety of drugs or kidney diseases including heritable genetic defects. It cannot be treated with DDAVP and, depending on the cause, may or may not be curable by eliminating the offending drug or disease. The heritable form, for example, lasts for life and cannot be cured at present. However, there are treatments that can partially relieve the signs and symptoms of nephrogenic DI.

With having Diabetes Insipidus (water diabetes) I tend to chug alot and I tell ya no matter what I have to slow down becasue it hurts going down. I love Water but once I take my medicine that prevents me from drinking so much it's hard to get the mandatory amount of water intake per day. It's hard to have DI and the band but you have to take the good with the bad I guess.

Ok so I was one whom complained about the band too it was my doctor he would not be agressive an dhe has now explained to me why. I have 8ccs in my band now an dI HAVE RESTRICTION!! i experienced my first Stuck episode!!! I did not like it, it hurts and lets just say I know now but I was hungry and not thinking and ate a spoon of mac n cheese and I was in pain for like 20 minutes an it came back up my chest is still hurting. You get there eventually!!!!

Gosh I am so sorry that you had to go through that. I have the realize band and I always thought the port was easy to find and hit. Now the first time he did bend the needle but he just got a new one and went back in, I am numbed so I feel nothing, completely painless!!! WOW and he left you in there alone that I agree was careless!!!! I was excited this last time to sit up with that needle in my tummy tum tum, but of course under different circumstances as you. I also have had my band 4 months and just yesterday got 8ccs in my 9css band!!! (not at once) YIKES huh??? We looked under fluro and I definately will have restriction it's what we all want right but I think seeing it first hand I am so scared to eat becasue if it took 10 seconds for Water to go down what will happen with food, I think "stuck" and I haven't had my first nothing yet, stuck, slim, nothing so I am pretty scared of it happening so scared I have a headache today prolly form not eating. Ok sorry I got off subject...good luck next time keep us posted!!!

Thank you very much!!! I am content right now although very hungry LOL! I should have ate something this morning..THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE!