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How much he charges. What his fill schedule is. What sort of preop/postop diet you will be on. What support his practice offers. How many bands has he done.

The Realize band generally needs more fill in order to achieve restriction. The Realize port has teeth instead of being sutured in place. I don't know if those are advantages or disadvantages, I am sure they are much of a muchness.

It feels great doesn't it

If you are a numbers person why not use a measuring tape. Your body is probably changing shape so if you can see the decrease in inches even if not in pounds then that should help you to stay motivated and not despondent.

If you feel that my response was curt that was your interpretation. It was in no way meant like that and if you had done what you advised me to do and really read through you would have noticed that I was concerned about the OP and the fact that a flipped stomach would normally be a medical emergency. The reason I highlighted the response that I did is that this part does in fact sound like a normal slip. There are a lot of bandsters that are new that read these things and many would read that with total horror and it may in fact put some off being banded. The stomach pushing up through the band is a normal slip. It happens more commonly than we would like but it happens. Generally it is not a medical emergency. The stomach flipping below the band is not a common occurence and as the OP has pointed out it does not seem to be related to the band.To me it actually sounds a lot more serious than a slip but her Dr has told her it is not which is good news. I was concerned that she was not getting the care that she should have been getting in the circumstances as her Dr was away .

Generally not long, in a few days you will be wondering why you were making so much fuss! ( That was meant in the nicest possible way). In the meantime you may need an antihistamine. Phone your Dr and ask if it is OK for you to take one. Lots of people react to the dressings or the glue on them and you may be one of them.

I didn't even know they taped surgery. I could be wrong but I'm sure they don't here in Aus. It is probably more common in the USA as there seems to be more of a culture of suing over there!

I was also wondering what you mean by pain where the band is?

This sounds like a "normal" slip. The stomach beneath the band pushes up past the band and flips or mushrooms over the top.

Yep we felt it too, it was quite freaky. Amazing how FB went off yet it took the TV and internet news channels at least 30min to report anything. Glad you're OK.

That is funny and not something I would have thought of.

I hate fat pictures but sometimes they are part of an important memory. I do not want to delete the special memories so I cannot delete the photos. Hopefully there will be lots more memories with pics of me in looking slim and happy, these days I am more than happy to pose for the camera whereas before I used to hide as I hated how fat I had become. The next problem is wrinkles but at least it's easy to delete those before you upload them! Sad isn't it that we can never be 100% happy with ourselves.

If you are losing slower but still losing then surely it shouldn't be a problem,unless you had the dress made too small and it doesn't fit you yet? I would be holding off until after the wedding and the honeymoon so that you can relax an enjoy them without fear of problems.

There is lots missing. A lot of Dr's now tell us that the food passes through in a minute or 2 and does not stay in the pouch so that would seem to make nonsense out of the drinking rule. In truth I think they have lots of theories as to how the band works but no definitive answers.I find it really annoying. I much prefer facts to theories.

What is Byetta?

I completely disagree. To expect someone to go 7 hours without food and say that it is just mind over body is unrealistic. If you are happy to go that long with out food then kudos to you but most people can't manage and band or no band they don't have to. Most Dr's are more than happy for you to eat a planned healthy snack mid afternoon. Mine recommended veggie Soup or fruit or a muesli bar or tuna or salad

That is because there is no SHOULD. There is a range for healthy and presumably you want to aim for that. Try this BMI calc , it's my favourite. http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

Have a drink before you eat, then you shouldn't be thirsty.

I felt a bit nauseous for the first few days but that was resolved once I was allowed to eat Soup. I think too much sweet stuff combined with the anaesthetic was my problem. I had minimal pain which was sorted out with the meds my Dr prescribed, didn't have gas, had no issues drinking etc. I thought it was a fairly easy surgery but then I could say the same about my hysterectomy I had last year, my Dr was amazed at how quickly I was jumping in and out of bed, so maybe I just recover quickly.

Yes I think people considering the sleeve should go to the sleeve forum and read the complications for a reality check. It shows that life on the other side is not as rosy as many would like us to believe. Band bashing seems to be an international sport.

Happy Birthday

The article does say it is a medical emergency requiring either manoeuvre or surgery. The fact that they are not treating this as an emergency would seem to indicate that this is not the problem.

I don't follow a diet. the reason I got banded was so that I could give up dieting.I follow the guidelines my Dr has given me 99% of the time. What most people mean by 90/10 is not that they are only sticking to the rules 90% of the time but they are eating healthy, lowfat, nutritious food 90% of the time but they do allow themselves a small treat from time to time. For example eating 2 squares of chocolate a day will not make you obese - eating the whole block will. Nobody expects you to give up all "treat foods" for ever. Trying to do so is more likely to make you crave them and then give in and have more. Allowing them takes away that strong hold they have on you. So go ahead give yourself permission to include treats in moderation unless you are the kind of person that cannot stop once you start - then you might be better avoiding them altogether.

Eat more fruit and veg and grains

I'm confused. I can understand that your stomach could have slipped up through the band and be sitting incorrectly but to say your stomach is flipped upside down doesn't seem to make sense. Are they talking above or below the band? Can you get copies of the X Rays so that you can understand what they are talking about? I would have thought that if your stomach really had flipped that it would be a medical emergency.I am sure it is for horses! It is probably a "normal slip" and they are probably making you panic for nothing. The medical profession are really good at doing that. Fingers crossed.