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I have my doctor do it only, tell him you only want him to do it

only covered if its medically necessary, like mastectomy or something, not just from losing weight

I also get nauseaous, but mostly early in the morning when my stomach is empty, or right before bed. The doctor did say you could be nauseous on and off sometimes and also, maybe you are drinking too much protein at once, should just sip over an hour, dont drink it too fast, it may also be what you are drinking. I know when i drink a muscle milk i get nauseous sometimes. hope this helps

i was banded on 8/28/08 and have not had a fill yet and have lost 11lbs.

congrats keep up the good work. I am glad you are using them, they are a little more expensive, but when you are dealing with something like this, I think a few thouseand dollars is worth it. I have lost 11 pounds so far, i am getting impatient and want this fat off quickly lol. Keep up the good work, your surgery date will be here before you know it.

I couldn't resist. There is alot more to worry about than that. LOL

I heard they do the train on you while your asleep. LOL KIDDING!!!!

feeling fine on mushies now. felt bad on sunday but then I thought I had no protein drink so i hurried and drank one. have you had those test tube protein drinks? muscle milk? I tried the muscle milk and its really good i needed something other than isopure or isosure. mushies is good. I am trying to figure out how to get my ticker tape thingy to go on this thing. lol frustrating

hey restless hows it goin? how you feeling since surgery?

do you take a couple of sips of water while eating? I feel like i will choke if i don't drink water just a few sips

sux, really sux

Hi, I live in biloxi, miss not very far from you. Just kinda looking for friends here, just getting the hang of all this. just got banded on 8/28/08

cheaper is not always better. Dr. Avara is the best, very very knowledgeable. I am also a nurse and we see a good bit of patients that are also using Avara. Think it over first. He is not that much more.

Hi I have been banded by dr avara and he is great, him and his staff are wonderful. He knows what he is doing.

Hi I'm from biloxi miss, glad to see mississippi people here. Dr Avara did my band

Hi I am from biloxi miss, glad to see people from miss in here. I was banded on 8/28/08 not far out.

i used Dr avara, he is wonderful. Not only is he wonderful but the staff is awesome, well knowledged. They take there job serious, its great to know people care about there jobs so much. I am also a nurse and work with them through other people that come to my office and such. I think you picked a great dr

yea i too get frustrated but hang in there

yea i am trying like heck to stop doing it usually its like egg or chix salad and usually only once a day. I eat lots of popsicles (my fav anyways) when do you really start losing weight. I am impatient

I could not eat or drink liquid any longer, I am 8 days post op and the thought of drinking liquid again was yuck! I am eating mushies but tried regular food and was able to do it but was scared to. Lost 9 pounds in 2 days which was fluid I am sure. When will I start really losing weight I am ready to proceed. Oh the trapped gas from surgery sucks, still having those pains not as intense but still there and when it is taking pain meds help but heck its aggravating

I am 8 days post op and i indeed felt that also, but knew i needed to do it but still felt so bad that i thought what have i done to myself and what if i dont lose weight from this then what. Now 8 days later i couldn't do another liquid and went to mushy and sometimes regular food, sugar free, low carb, but at what point do i start losing weight. I did lose 9 pounds 2 days after surgery which i am sure was fluid but have not lost a single pound since and am getting anxious. Does anyone know if the band is indeed a little tighter when they put it on or do they do that with the fill?

what kind of band do yall have? the name of it?

hi i am from biloxi, just had surgery on 8/28/08 and i am 5 days post op and going to work tomorrow and feel a little rough still. I actually had my surgery done by dr avara in ocean springs. good to hear from you

yea i thought my larger incision was the band but guess i will have to wait n see. are you eating any mushies or solids yet?

monkey, i have this big incision compared to the other, you think that may be my port?