Nanook

I'd discuss that with your prescribing doctor.

If you are pbing why do you say you have very little restriction? I would think if you can't eat bread or Protein very well that you have restriction. Is it possible you have too much restriction? Are you eating around the band with slider foods and high sugar/fat foods? If you got on the phone with the doctor's office you want to see and explain to them your situation and how you'd really want to see them maybe they'd bend a bit and make an appt. for you. I think with your situation you really need to have the backup of a good fill doctor. I understand being a struggler as I was also and now am without a band. Don't feel bad as you're not alone. Good luck to you, Nancy:smile:

That doesn't sound so good, I know that the band can cause acid reflux in people and am seeing a specialist on Friday to see what issues I have now that mine has been removed. I suppose it happens to some people and not all of course but yours definitely needs to be treated. I hope it gets better once you get some fill removed but mine never got any better even without any fill so good luck to you Nancy.

I was curious as to how many have had problems with acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) post-surgery. I'm particularly interested in those that never had issues prior to lap band surgery. Thanks Nancy:smile:

I saw my primary yesterday and he knows my history with my diabetes II, hypothyroidism, PCOS etc... and brought up something that I don't remember the name of but instead of taking my metformin for my diabetes I can inject myself twice a week with some hormone and people have lost up to 30 pounds on it. Is this the same thing? I don't have the info from him because we weren't even going to do it until after my bloodwork came back with the right numbers. Let me know if this sounds familiar or if they are two totally separate things, Nancy:smile:.

Don't delve, it's not worth your time, lol. It doesn't work for everyone and I'm one of those few and now have to deal with esophagus/hernia issues in the aftermath. But as you can see here most people seem to do well with it so keep positive. Plus I found it to be one of the easiest surgeries to deal with out of the ones I'd had previously. Just wanted to wish you luck as I saw it was coming up for your soon take care Nancy.

I just don't know why you feel the need to fight me?

Good luck with your surgery Beth, I'm not a good example of a bandster but wish you luck and health anyway, Nancy.:rolleyes2:

Don't you put your evils on me!!!!

How do we know she didn't? Hmmmm... Why is it so much cheaper hmmmmm:confused:

Mine was removed after 14 months due to the fact it was not an effective weightloss method for me and also I developed acid reflux issues and a possible hiatal hernia. Don't know the actual stats though, sorry, Nancy.

Is an esophagram the same thing as an endoscopy, because I have to have that done now due to my reflux/hernia? I had mine removed last month but did not get a revision or another lap band afterwards. I had the same five incisions though a little to the side so they're a bit wider now and never had the gas pain as I did with the first surgery. The removal of the port didn't cause that much pain either but I was also given much better pain meds because I didn't have a lap band so maybe that had something to do with it. But my recovery was much easier after removal and it was out-patient. But like I said before I didn't get a second lap band so that would make a difference. Good luck to you, Nancy.

Wasa, I'm not going to argue the immigration issue as I know living in the NE it's much different than being in the SW. I just find it amusing that all this talk about illegal immigrants and then I see at the bottom of your screen "How to Reach A Mexican Surgeon". I don't know why I just find it funny!

Hi Vamp...., First sorry to hear your husband lost his job and I hope things can turn around for the both of you soon! I think there are a couple of types of people on the band. At least three. There are those that get the band and complain that at 9 cc's that they have no restriction and can eat whatever they want even bread. Then there are the types like me and possibly you where just having the band in place without a fill gives you restriction and it's really tricky to get to a "happy place" with the band. I ended up having mine removed because I ate around the band and gained weight instead of losing because I couldn't eat anything else. But then I started getting acid reflux issues which seemed to be band related and they removed it in the beginning of October of this year. I still have those issues just not as frequently. Then there are those who appear to live with the band and do what the band was intended to do and lose the weight and don't seem to have all the other issues and they are the lucky ones. Now I was only banded for about 14 months but I did notice after it was removed that my stomach had shrunk enough to not eat as much as I had before banding. I can't eat those large plates of food or two. I have more of a sense of fullness now that I hadn't had in a long time. I don't know how long it will last but I have lost some of the weight that I gained after getting banded so it's not all bad. I'm hoping to try to eat healthy and listen to my body about fullness and I should be ok. Also the pain was not as bad as the original surgery but I had the same amount of incisions. The port removal is the sorest part but honestly that wasn't too bad either and I didn't have those bad gas pains that you get when you get the surgery. You still have to be careful about lifting etc...but without having any major complications I healed rather quickly. Anyway just sharing my situation with you as everyone is different but I was glad to get rid of the band because of the fact that it wasn't working the way it was intended to and I'm feel much better now. So good luck to you and I wish you and your family well, Nancy.:smile2:

I read where she is getting healthy through exercise and they have her on a specific diet program that is out of Georgia. I know she doesn't want WLS but she isn't bashing it are you talking about people just chatting on a forum there?

I don't know if this has been brought up yet but I've seen on those plastic surgery shows where they inject something in your G spot to enlarge it or sensitize it somehow. I think it was expensive around $1,000. Anyone else heard of that. I'm no expert in the G myself but always willing to learn more!

But seriously, I know the uterus is a tough muscle but how many can one woman have without it taking a toll on her body? I mean I grew up with a Catholic mom who believed in not practicing birth control but she only went up to 5 before her uterus gave out!

That's a good one Julia!:thumbdown:

You'd think I'd have skinny fingers!

I won't argue points about having sex with animals, children etc..as that is pretty silly to me to compare them with gays having legal marriage in this country and says more about someones ignorance anyway. I did happen to watch a show the other night that was on HBO. It was a film about Rosie O'Donnell's cruise that she had a few years ago for gay families. Mainly they were gay couples who had children. I'm not sure why most of these parents appeared to be really loving parents but maybe it had to do with the fact that they knew it was more difficult for them to have even gotten that far and being able to have families something some people take for granted. Anyway there was a couple who had four children the parents were two gay men. They were about to be married on the cruise. They were asked if they were excited about it and they said yes but were surprised more about the effect it had on their kids. Their kids were really excited that they were getting married because they knew that most of their friends parents were married and they wanted their parents married too. I don't know if I was able to come across with the story as well as I had seen it on the program but it just shows that it's not just the adults who want to marry but it's their children too who find this to be so important in their lives also, Nancy:smile:

Now I need a shot of vodka!

Mrs. FF I couldn't even finish reading your posting because I found it so annoying and heartless. You cannot compare apples to oranges. We're talking about two adult human beings not a child, not an animal, not 400 hundred people. And if you're talking about relatives marrying all you have to do is look at the British Royal family. Gay people are born just like you and me except for the fact that instead of having an attraction to the opposite sex they have it with the same sex. It's so simple yet you make it so complicated and I don't understand why you have an issue with it. Just like Keith O. said at one time blacks and whites were not allowed to marry and blacks when they were slaves were not allowed to marry either. It seems to me that the people of the US have made plenty of mistakes before and when it comes to Gay Marriage it is making another. Nancy:smile: As for the group of protesters if your rights were being violated you'd be angry too!!!!!!!

Good luck to you GAbandedgirl, it will be here before you know it. Is there any pain with band erosion? I still have my chest pains even with my band out which is reflux but never had an endoscopy done prior to removal just an upper GI. I see my primary next week so we'll see if he'll just put me on meds for the reflux. Anyway good luck to you band erosion sounds like a scary thing! Nancy:smile:

I think it works for her because the more kids she has the more kids she has taking care of the new babies. I think the eldest boy is married now. They're very happy people so something is working for them.

Speaking of va jay jay all their names start with "j". She must have started having kids at 20 and is about 30 something now and is pregnant with #18. But I'd never heard of this "modest wear" before, I just call them fat bathing suits, all this time I've been wearing modest wear and didn't know it!