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Hi T... have you tried drinking your water room temp or warmer? Sometimes really cold stuff hurts my stomach.

Hi everyone..I had my surgery almost 2 years ago... Hw:285 Cw:204 Not where I want to be but surely not where I've been. .. lol I'm so grateful for my journey. .. This morning I had an EGD...I was diagnosed with a pretty nasty ulcer. I was having difficulty in between meals. .. As long as I ate I was fine but when the food digested my acidic juices would have a party at my expense. I heart this is pretty common with the rny. So pau attention to your body. ..

Hi Tbone... congratulations on your progress. It is nice to see the numbers go down or at least in the right direction. I'm one of those who I can get one right or the other (eating or exercise) but rarely both at the same time. ... I'm a work in progress lol

I'm excited for you Mona!!!...you are right, things happen for a reason!!!...

Hello Everyone, I had my surgery 11/29/12 and I'm still in the journey...have not quite made it. Mine is a little complicated, started with the lap band had complications and ended up with the RNY. I have lost 85+lbs with the RNY...but I still have another 25-30lbs to lose. I am wearing a 16 currently....my goal is 168lbs. I am originally from Chicago, but now I live in Raleigh, NC. I still struggle...old habits die hard!!!...urghhhh!!! I am still able to consume sweets...I hate it...it is my very biggest weakness...I eat very few breads/or rice/potatoes, etc...and I drink unsweetened tea and coffee mostly...I don't really care for artificial sweetners That's my story in a nutshell

Hi Jenn, I have a 14cc band but I can't answer your question....right now I have 3cc in my band....I'm starting over, just had a surgery to correct a hiatal hernia......right now I'm doing ok with 3cc....sometimes I feel restriction (or what I believe to be restriction)....you would think I would know by now...I have had my band for more than 2 years....but during that time I only lost about 25-40lbs.....so this is a new start for me....I'm hoping that someone who is truely further along will answer your question... You don't want to fill it to quickly though....I do know that.....you want to do it gradually....do you have a hard time tolerating any type of food? Does your dr. do a barium swallow test before giving another fill? flyahead

onederland = 100 lb loss

This sounds so good....and I love Sweet Baby Rays....thanks for sharing....

Hi 2-Lose-Fluff, Sorry it took me so long to reply. I often crave sugar. I could skip most meal for something sweet. One thing that I have tried and it works fairly well, is that I find the one thing I love (it has to be something that you can't get your hands on easily)...maybe it is a homemade dessert, or a piece of godiva chocolate, etc....and if you are willing to go out of your way to have that dessert, have it and don't guilt yourself about it. For instance, for me it might be a good piece of Cheesecake, but it would mean, getting in the car, driving about 15-20 min, finding a park at the busy mall, willing to stand in line, and then spend 7.00 on a slice of cheesecake....if I'm willing to go thru all of that, I don't guilt myself for having it....I might even make it a little harder and I have to park at the opposite end of the mall, which means I get in some exercise walking there and back....so I have to really want this to go thru this effort. But I can't make it a hershey chocolate bar, because that is something you can find at a corner store, when your out buying gas or getting coffee....to easy to grab.....so, I try to treat myself to the best, which ends up being not to often, because I don't want to make the effort.... Hope that helps... fly

Hi Saundraq, I just went thru a similar ordeal. I was told that my esophagus had dilated back in April because of a band to tight....they put me on a band holiday with meds to reduce the size of the esophagus....after the band holiday, with no Fluid in band, I was told that I had restriction on a barium swallow test (there was a little reflux shown on the screen).....they always said that I show reflux also....but I never felt like I had a reflux problem....although I was having problem losing wt....because I could never find restriction....however the test said I did have it.....it turned out I had a hiatal hernia....I just had surgery 2 wks ago....I will go back in approx. 2.5 wks and we will start the whole fill process again..... flyahead

Hi 2-Lose-Fluff, I absolutely love what your friend said....I'm at a point of wanting to reclaim my band..... I understand the love for junk food....I have been a sugarholic for years....I so want to rid myself of that. I really want to be healthy.... So, I'm committed to keep up the work and keep on trying.... Thanks, Fly

I have had my band for more than 2 years, have only lost a small amount of weight....have really struggled to find an answer for why this has not worked as a tool for me....sometimes the only time I know it is there is because I can feel the port.....all that said, I've gotten a new wave of energy, and a repair of a hernia....I'm praying that this will help matters and that I can find true success.... So no regrets here!!!!!

Liquids one day is good...and take it one day at a time.... I'm just out of surgery on Fri (repairing hiatal hernia) and I have been on liquids since Saturday....my dr. told me to follow the diet for the lapband but I didn't have to follow the progression of one wk for each new step, (i.e. Clear Liquids to full liquids, etc).... I'm doing ok right now because I'm not really hungry...but I also don't have a lot of energy right now....today I drank a smoothie that I made at home....and I had a Jello....now I'm drinking a Protein drink....I suspect that I will go to mush foods by fri....by then I'm sure a scrambled egg will look so good