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Hi there... I chose the lap band because I felt that my organs were ok where they were!! I had the surgery in October 2009 and have really had not problems at all. I was up walking around that night!! My doctor has the fills done in the radiology dept under fluoroscopy. He feels that it's better to be able to see everything and make sure when you take a drink it goes down and it's not overfilled. The actual injection does not hurt at all. They do use a numbing agent, but you can't see them do it anyway becaue you're going to be laying down. If there is one thing I've learned...is that each and every person is different. Just because someone had pain it does not mean you will!! You just have to make the decision to change your life. The lap band is a tool.... if you choose not to use it you will not lose weight. It's been 7 months since my surgery and I've lost 72 pounds!! My doctor is thrilled!! I have a long way to go...but I've recommended this surgery to anyone and everyone that inquires!! Good Luck!!

Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking at this point that it might just be stress?? Things have been crazy. I'm not the type to be a hypochondriac, but pain is pain. I've gone back to square one... pureed food and baby sips. I'd like to be able to eat normal food... going out to dinner with anyone won't be happening anytime soon I guess.

So I guess the Lap Band has some weird side effects!! I was banded October 1, 2009...just 7 months ago. I had my first fill in January. I was 2cc and had not one problem. It's been easy sailing for me. I'm down 72 pounds. :scared2: So this past Thursday, I went for my 2nd fill. Now my surgeon feels more comfortable doing the adjustments under Fluoroscopy. His Nurse Practitioner does the adjustments in the radiology dept of the hospital. She can see the band, watch you drink and see how quickly it goes down. So this isn't just a guessing game. I had the fill done, and went to 3cc. When I got back to my office I realized that I could not tolerate swallowing my own saliva. I started to throw up just to get the pressure to decrease. I had to go back and have some of the fill removed. The NP told me it was going straight through the band, nothing was restricted. I was ok until that night where I started having pain while EATING CHICKEN BROTH!!! I went back again the next day and had more taken out. Now I'm down to 1.25 cc...less than the original amount!! And I'm still having terrible pain!! I even went to a GI doctor yesterday and had an endoscopy done. He said there is nothing wrong, no blockage and not even a "waist" because the band is not inflated enough to be restricting anything. So I'm glad there is nothing wrong, but I can't wrap my head around having pain from taking a baby sit of water??? It feels like a giant air bubble trying to go down and it just plain hurts!! I knew this wasn't going to be easy, but should drinking water hurt this much??