shanricci

Thanks everyone for your responses! I just called to make an appt and I have to go through the HMO hoops for a referral :-( Oh well it is definitely worth it! Thanks Again!!

HI! Congrats on your new lapband! I am 2 years post op and still love it! First of all, don't ya worry a bit...having a fill does not hurt. First the doctor will feel around for the port - this was a bit uncomfortable but not painful at all. Then he puts the needle in- which is weird because I didn't feel it but I heard it pop into the port. Last he fills it with the saline. He had me take a sip of water- I felt it bubble up in my throat so the dr told me he overfilled the band, so I laid back down and he removed some of the saline. Took another sip of water and it went down just fine. My Dr. never used x-rays during the fill. As far as how long you go in between fills I'm not sure. I had one fill a couple weeks post op....then a second fill a couple months later, then that's it. Hope that helps and let us know how your first fill was!

Hi everyone! I was banded Nov 2008, after my 2nd fill a couple months post op I found the "sweet spot" everyone talks about....lost 70 lbs...everything is great...until now. Recently I have noticed that I am not chewing my food up as much as I used to- if I feel something stick it passes very quickly. Is it possible that after this much time since a fill the band has become more open? Is that even possible? Or is it possible that I have stretched out my band? I know you can stretch out your pouch but the band?

Hi everyone! I was banded Nov 2008, after my 2nd fill a couple months later I found the "sweet spot" everyone talks about....lost 70 lbs...everything is great...until now. Recently I have noticed that I am not chewing my food up as much as I used to- if I feel something stick it passes very quickly. Is it possible that after this much time since a fill the band has become more open? Is that even possible?

my eval consisted of me one on one with a psychiatrist- we just talked about my weight struggles- it was totally easygoing. However, my friend who went to a different doctor had to fill out a questionaire- I was with her as her support person and some of the questions had us giggling. Such as "Do you or have you ever wanted to hurt an animal" We still laugh about that question today :-)

I'm excited to hear there is an alternative to nori- That is usually what gives me trouble...that along with too much rice. Thanks!

rice is the one food that I cannot eat. I can tolerate anything if chewed up well...but not rice. I agree with the previous poster- it expands when in your stomach. A small price to pay for losing weight :biggrin:

congratulations! one-der land is a beautiful place to be!! :biggrin: