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To Brandy: I would worry about gurgling etc. It sounds like you may be full and not thinking you are full. It can be a head game with yourself. I often fell full in my belly but not in my head. I am working hard to relearn FULL.

What have you heard?

My girlfriend of 7 years had WLS 3 years ago. She was a BIG CHICKEN but when her doctor held a mirror up to her face and told her " Look at that face, now go outside and look for one that looks like that 10 years older" it may have been rough but she got the idea. Now almost 200lb lighter and much happyer. I was at last able to afford WLS and looking to more happy years with her.

I had my first fill 4 day ago. It was done a floro-scope to aid the fill. My demand. It went fine, found the port easy, got the right amount, not loose, it was a little tight on day 3 but is better today. I am very happy with my fill. I have read that some need 5,6,7 or more fills to feel a restriction.

I ask my Life insurance company. They are betting that I live longer with the band than without. I would bet that they have a lot better information than my doctor. The idea that I might enjoy life a lot more is not something that the insurance cares about, only that they will collect money and not pay a claim.

I eat a very small amount of Penut Butter before bed, no drinking.

I do not mind weight discrimintation it is a reality. I object to the idea that people do not pre-judge things. It is the way people deal with the issues of discrimintation. Goverment and Law should be blind, people are not. We are all "one human family" as the gays like to say. I agree with that. Being Fat, White, Redneck, Cheap, etc. are discriptions that fit. In dealing with others I try to take each one as a person first. I interact better with people that I might pre-judge than those that have shown themselve to deserve less respect. I try to start everone at 100% and they can go up or down on my scale. I reserve the right to rate everyone on my terms, as they should do the same to me. I am sometimes forced to review my judgement and make my own mistakes known. What the heck, that is human.

I posted this in Introduction by mistake. If someone can help me remove it from Introductions, please. I hope this report is not True:omg:

I was Self-Pay, waiting to save the money to have the band in the US was not the smart thing to do. The quiality of care in Mexico was great. My US doctor who suggested the Lap-Band and knew that I am a working class person with limited money had said he would do the fills, won't. When he found out that I went to Mexico the office got a little colder. I have the impression that the Doctors are making "Bussiness" decisions and not "Medicial" decisions. I start to feel like I am dealing with someone who is looking after their best intrest and not My best intrest.

It makes it very clear where the port is and where the tubing is. The ability to hit the port and watch the fill is clear. It is like walking through your house with your eyes oprn, then being blindfolded and doing the same walk. I have used fillcenterusa.com and the cost for my first fill with floro cost $299 and worth every penny. I am self-pay and it took years to put away the money for my band in Mexico

Lap-Band Police That is what true stories are. We need to hear of problems to raise the issues that need fixing. We all make mistakes, it is how they are handled...

Looking for Key West Bandsters

fillcenterusa.com St Pete with Floro Great place

Go to Mexico before you get the bypass. I have personal experience with both. call me if you want 305-896-2227

I have been looking for a fill site with floro close to home (Key West) the best I was able to do was St. Petesburg (by Tampa). Boy am I happy with them fillcenterusa.com Nice place, great staff, wow what an education. I can see how without the floro you might miss the port or dammage the tubing.

What are his cost?

I wanted to have my first fill with floro and postponed filling untill I was able to get it done with floro. I found a new fill center in Florida and was happy that I waited. While watching what was done I am better able to understand why it can take many fills to get a restriction. The fill port is under my fat (way under) my primary care doctor located it 4 inches away from where it really was. The port was clear on the floro, the fill amount was easy to adjust. At this point I will pay the extra for the floro. It reduces the chance of sticking the tubing and causing a leak. It reduces the chance of missing the port and not getting the fill. It makes the amount of flow through my band easy to see. Does anyone have comments or other ideas?

Dr. Ortiz did my band, very happy. Had my first fill two days ago, it went great.

Thanks for being you, of course I only speak for myself.

If I was your boyfriend and loved you (this is not a come on) I would wish you sucess in your goal. I would be fearfull of the increased looks from other guys. Having said that let me tell you that my girl has lost almost 200 lb and she is getting more looks from the guys. As a matter of fact this has caused me to be in a fix, she wants more looks than I can give her. She feels better about herself and it is great. I smile inside when I see her getting "looks" if this leads to another then it is for the best. I do not want to see her go. So I must try to keep up. We love each other more now than when we met, but the door is always unlocked.

"BUT, in medical circles, when a patient has NOT lost 50% of his or her excess weight one year out, it is defined as a failed surgery." Medical Circles ??? I am happy to feel better, live better, I guess death say that we failed in life.

Not to act stupid, but I am ignorant... what is DS?

I would like to see the numbers to support the ideas expressed. Facts are things are hard to come by. But I do like to hear opinions.

Dr. Ortiz installed my band. Had first fill 12/04/2006. I am woundering how are you all doing? Thanks for the information and best wishes.

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