sunflower

I hear you sister I am in the very same position June 14 I will be 3 year out and I still am back to my old weight. My fills are exactly as you describe. I don't even have any anymore because what for they don't work for me. I am so disappointed.

Yes, I have been denied follow up care here. They keep sending papers and papers with no no no, I'm very frustated with them, although I did hear that they provide a patient advocate on the phone. I don't know but I feel frustrated too. I'm going to have to deal with this tooth and nail. This is after I have told them I have already had the surgery and all I want is aftercare here. I know someone who gets aftercare and has Pacificare but I don't know if she is a PPO.:guess Sunflower

Oh, I see, yes I do not like phentermine, another combination is Chromium Picolate it is natural and does not make you feel shaky 200mg. is good and you can find this in any health food store also there is also a kola nut pill and several natural supplements that work much like Phentermine. Not telling you what to do just sharing and believe I'm in the slow looser club myself. I guess we'll both hang in there for now. Somebody also shared a awesome website idiet4u.com it has several familiar diets we can try too. Good luck as I need too! Although looks like your progress is great!:clap2:

Just go to TJ and go to the pharmacy they will give you any perscription you want but you will pay the price, but it is still cheaper than US without insurance.

SleepyJean, If you don't mind can you tell me how many mg. you take? I take 300 and I still feel some depression and I am wondering if that is not enough for me. I did have a hysterectomy in March of o5 and I have only lost 15 pounds since my surgery in 6/05 the worst part is that I take Meridia 15mg. too and exercise. I'm really taking the regimen very seriously and have really been paying attention to real hunger pains. I just have to keep trying and never give up at least I'm 15 down and none up but I would love to be at least 50lbs like all my friend in even less time than me. Don't feel bad just keep me going thanks for your informations. Sunflower-someday I'll be one!

I am on it and have never had any problems with my band or the dosage of 300mg time release. The appetite thing well, I'd have to stop taking it so I could tell because I have not really paid much attention to that and have not really lost a lot of weight either since the band or the medicine but I am not gaining. I also had a hysterectomy, the doctors seem to think this may have something to do with it. I don't know I just keep going.

Can you guys tell me how much Dr. Ortiz charges for fills done undoer flouro? I'm curious.

Seppi, my mom gets acid reflux really bad-she is not banded- the only thing that helps her Protonix it is by perscription and is expensive. I have not had an issue with reflux at all. My friend however had to have her band removed because her reflux was so bad she couldn't even sleep laying straight down at night and it became unberable. Hope you can get Protonix soon.

This is so right about not pushing that stuck feeling, I to am guilty of this and I know I'm suppose to stop but I have such a hard time. It would be nice to have a little support team for this too. sunflower

Wow, some of these prices and stories are amazing and extreme. I have a 10cc band and have had little luck with it. Only 13 in a year. There are doctors in TJ that do fills under flouroscopy for less than 200.00. In the states there is a Fill Clinic USa you can join for 300.00 intial consult includes fill and consult of Doctor who takes patients from Mexico. After the initial your fill in US are 155.00 and you may travel to any fill clinic across America, though they are not done under fluro, I had one done and let me tell you it was very different from fluro, which I prefer. I am going back to the doctor soon because at first I felt restriction but now its much less. They do give you 76 hours to report on your fill whether it is too much or too little -mine unfortunately felt right for those 76 hours- so I am waiting to have another fill not for a few months. Meanwhile,I'm just trying to keep it together myself. If I had my choice I would choose the Flouro no doubt. It took about 1/2 hour without flouro and with flouro it is about 10 minutes at the most.

What an awesome link Funny Duddy thank you for sharing this with us. I hope you do well with your band, I've heard that the Inamed band works much better than Obtech or Johnson and Johnson band. Whatever you do stay on your liquid diet that really does seem to set the pace. Again just wanted to thank you for the link. Sunflower

I'm curious , can you reorganize and train your pouch to 4oz if you have already stretched it? I mean just in theory would it shrink again? Has anybody done this? oh about fills in mexico in TJ they do them for 120.00 on the weekday and 150 on a weekend you go to the clinic and then 200.00 if you need to be picked up and taken back to the airport. Dr. Huacuz he has a website you should be able to acess it just typing those words huacuz. com or huacuz surgery center.com