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I'm sorry to hear about the problem. I had an upper GI Monday, and they said I had a slip. The Dr isn't sure what is going to happen. I have to go for another Upper GI next week. Then he'll have an idea. I'm not sure my insurance will pay for it. I can't afford to miss more work either.

Karen, I'm praying for the same thing. I don't know that I will be able to afford another surgery. This isn't what I expected. I don't want to go through the whole pre-opt diet, and 6 weeks of healing again.

Thanks for all the good comments. Had an appointment today. Opened me up 2ccs then sent me for an UGI. Found I had a slip. "#$$@!!". Sent me back to the Drs. for a complete unfill. Said I have to wait 2-3 weeks. Then go for another UGI. The Dr. is going to look at the x-rays tomorrow, and give his analysis. The X-ray tech told me she had another one today that was able to refill without an additional surgery. Mike

Thanks for sharing. I was thinking it was more serious. I didn't sleep all night. I was vomiting bile since 3 this morning. I am very thirsty right now. I was thinking I had a slip, or some GI problems (ulcer/esophogus problems). Thanks for your comments. Gives me some hope they can fix this problem.

Best wish for you on the banding. I was banded in Feb 2010. At today's weight I'm 83 lbs. down. I know once they take some out, I'll be back to 225. Hope everything goes well for you. Since my banding I've gotten off of insulin, and last week the doctor took me off Actos, and moved me to Glimepiride once a day instead of twice. I still take the metformin twice a day. 1000 mg/each. It's done wonders for me. Keep up the good work.

Not all weight loss is positive. I've never lost this much weight this fast, so I know something is wrong. I'm very thirsty right now. I can't even keep Water down. I just tried to eat a popcicle, and after 5 minutes it came up. I feel like drinking water out of a hose for an hour. Or swollowing a 10 gallon ice bucket of water they use for the football players. I'm getting desperate right now. I know the doctor is the first thing I need to do in the morning.

Thanks for your reply. Do you know what was causing the problem? I was 225 on Thursday. Yesterday I was 222. This morning I was 220, and tonight I'm 218. This isn't normal. I'm leaving a message for the Dr."s team tonight. They said if I kept having problems there were going to do an upper GI.

I have to keep going in for an unfill. I think I was at 9.5 ccs. I started getting full fast, then I could even drink. One day I was really thirsty and trying to drink a smoothie. I had to slowly sip it. I drank about 1/4th of it, then threw up. The first time they took out .5 CCs, the last time they took out 1 cc. Now I'm having the same problem. After eating some soft foods, I'm getting plugged. I just drank some Gatorade, and threw up. I haven't eaten for 4 hours. After they took out 1 CC 1 week ago, I could eat and drink again. The nurse said my stomach may be swelling from stress. Want to know if anyone has had this problem before. Can't seem to drink when this happens. Any suggestions?

Thanks again to every one's kind words. What a feet to do a half marathon, even walking. Your 16.5 minute walk is close to my 13.5 minute mile - jogging. Your right behind me in walk mode. I better step it up a bit. What a great story!!. You've lost 93 lbs. What an accomplishment. I hope to get there someday. The funny part is I was doing a walk/run when I started at around 19-20 minutes per mile. Best wish on your race. Keep us posted, how the training is going.

Congratulations!!:mad::smile2: You'll be on your way soon. Keep dreaming it, and you'll get there.

I ordered this picture after my first 5K. It just came in today, and I wanted to share it. It was the Donor Dash here in July. Wasn't expecting to run because I was leaving town. Then those plans changed, and I did it last minute. Thought I was going to die, but I did it without stopping. I was noticing there wasn't anyone behind me.

Thanks for all the kind words. It's encouraging to hear so many others have the same excitement to surpass their old exercise levels, and be healthier. I wish everyone the best. So glad to hear the goals you all have put into place, and the competitions you all are getting involved with. This is so much fun. Go get it.

I posted last week that I did 5.4 miles. I was so close to finishing a 10k that I had to try it. I never in a million years thought I would say I could run 1.5 hours without stopping. I'm 66 lbs down. Like I said in an earlier post, I was getting winded going to bed, putting on my CPAP, and pulling the blankets over. I would have to sit up, until I could catch my breath. What a change! When I hear people say they hate running, and couldn't run around the block, I can see how we put glass ceilings on ourselves. I've done it my whole life. I can't wait to see what I change about my life next. I would say the sky is the limit, but it's not true. We can go beyond the sky if we dream it. Thank you lap band.

Way to go!! Must be a great feeling. Thanks for sharing and the motivation. Congratulations.

That's right. You were also one of the coaches I listened to back then. Thanks for your support.