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Thanks. I may go in in 6 months and have a revison however. He left about 2" of fat on my upper abs he didn't get with the lippo so we'll see. He told me if he was too agressive it can actually kill the skin. The tummy tuck took like 3-4 hours. Because I had so much fat he had to carterize the blood vessels when he opened me up.

You can take anything the size of an M&M. Your birth control pills should be fine.

My pannus is completely gone. It was about 3 to 4 inches thick and hung down to where my pubic area was. It was totally worth it.

Congrats on your surgery. Gasx is your friend.

I would ask your doctor for a pain killer or take liquid tylenol. It is manageable.

Sorry you are having such a tough time of it. I would take some liquid Tylenol for the neck pain first of all if you don't have a pain killer from your doctor. If you are hungry you can have anything that fits through a straw including creamy soup. That was a life saver for me.

I am sorry this happened to you. I know how you feel when you are excited then let down. The 26th will come soon. Congrats on your journey.

Trish, congrats on going through the process. I wish you all the best on your journey.

Good for you. Congrats on getting banded.

I typically PB within a minute or 2 of getting stuck. I get stuck pretty fast.

I am saddened by this. He was just wonderful.

I went from a C cup to a B after losing 105 lbs.

But I have read that some people just can't tolerate some foods? What do you know you can and what you can't?? I PB if it doesnt settle with me. I am from Louisiana and we eat boiled seafood often, is that allowed? Has anyone been able to tolerate that? Yes, seafood goes down nicely since it is so soft. It is good for you. What about resturant eating? How do you know you will be able to tolerate foods that you have eaten before you band? I don't want to be in the resturant and not be able to tolerate the food I ordered? Like burrito (misspelled) torts? chips and salsa? pizza? chicken and angel hair Pasta? I just eat slowly to see if it will go down. With good restriction I just can't eat much.

Yes. My doctor said it is just like sand.

Mexico is definitely less expensive but you have aftercare to think about as well. Dr. Robert McKeen at South Bay Bariatrics in San Jose is exceptional. I think he is roughly $15k.

Hi Deeds, I have been banded 2 years and am 17 lbs from goal. Do you have any questions? Are you getting banded soon?

It can take several fills to get to the right level of restriction.

Heidi, I would recommend you take your husband to an inforemational seminar. They cover everything there. Your surgeon should have one.

That it only takes a few fills to get restriction. I have a fickle band and I have had 20 fills and unfills in 2 years. Yikes!

Gwenn, that is really good news. Hope it works out for you.

The stats are 60% weight loss with lapband the first year and 85% weight loss with bypass. At year 3 they are the same at around 65-70%. Bypass patients typically gain weight back. Good luck with your decision.

Starrgirl, I wish you the best and I hope your band is saved. It wasn't all in your head.

Typically its the opposite and you can't eat until later in the day. That being said, if you can stand the hunger I would just eat throughout the day only or drink liquid at night. If you get an unfill you will lose some of your restriction. It is up to you though.

The hunger will be there until you get the right restriction. It took me 5 fills.

It can take up to 2 weeks. If you can't hold down liquids then you are too tight. If you move to a mushie stage and don't PB you can stick to a softer diet. Ideally you want to be on solids but a softer diet is okay if you wish per my surgeon. Good luck to you.