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After waiting 5 months for a fill (Doc's fluro broken) I go in and the barium showed that my pouch has streched a bit.:biggrin: She gave me a .5cc fill and said that if I eat very small portions that it should go down. Anyone have any other ideas???:confused2: Thanks

I can say that I was so upset about the hair loss. Everyone kept saying that it would come back. Well it did!!!!!! My hair is the only thing that I do like about myself. Just hang in there!!!

I am not at 193......! Starting weight was 230. I can weigh now at night and am still under 200 for the last 2 weeks. So I can say that I am in wonderful onederland !!!!!!!!! I am still fighting the sinus problem but with the .5 unfill :<( I can eat and drink good. Hope everyone is doing well. I know that the holidays are coming up and it is going to be so different this year. Not getting to eat all the wonderful food that I am used to. I can't wait to get my Christmas outfit. My 3x vest and shirt is SO way to big!!!!!!:whoo: I am in XL now!!!!!! :clap2: Thanks for ya'll being here to listen. ALso how to I go and change my ticker?????????

Hi there. I now have 2.5cc in my 4cc band. I have been soooo very tight. Also I have a sinus thing going on now and now sure on what to do. I have lost 8#s 3 days, cannot get much down over the course of the day. Not even Water. My fill was 5 days ago. My big question is,,,, how long does it take for a fill to relax a bit. This was my first one that I had to pay for and I sure do not want to pay to have it taken out. I am just trying to ride it out. I am on new nose spray for the sinus stuff and hope that the drainage will stop soon. Also I now have acid reflux every night. I have not had it since my sx 1-19-07. I have forgetten how much it hurts. If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them.

Hey there fellow bansters. I just wanted to share my news. I hit 196 this morning!!!!! I have been back and forth with the 200 mark for months. Not that I have a GREAT fill I am seeing weight loss. Hope everyone is doing well. Now if I can just remember how to change my ticker.

I had my fill today at the Calhoun Clinic!!!! I got 1cc added to my 1.3cc that was in my 4cc band. Rita Zuber does the fills and I just love her. She has been my doc for several years now and she has the band herself.

Hi there to all. I am not a very good bandster. I am in a slump that I can't seem to shake. I am losing the same weight. I lose 5 and then gain it back, lose it again and gain it back. I have had trouble with fills and am only at 1.5 in a 4 cc band. My question is that if I get more of a fill will I see more of the losing and less of the gaining. I can say that I have not made all the right choices but I am so way better that I was pre band. Also I am down from a 24-26w to 18-16w. Total #'s lost is 30 in 9.5 months. I cannot see it and my family is not seeing changes anymore. I do not know what to do and I am just typing out loud. THANKS FOR ALL HERE!!!!!!!!!!

Well with the right Doc & 1 stick I am back to 1.5 cc in my 4 cc band. He pull out less than a cc so that is why I could eat almost anything. So far in a week I have lost 6 of the 8 pounds I gain back!!!!! Now that the weather as cooled off I am starting my walking program back. I will get another fill first of Nov to put me back to where I should have been.

I am going again tomorrow for a different doc to see if he can hit it. I am at my wits end. I now can eat whatever I want and having used up all my will power this summer I fear that I will be back where I started. I will give up tomorrow evening.

Hi there. I am such a hard time getting filled. I have been twice in the last 2 weeks, 12 sticks, several different needles and done under fluro with not luck. I am SOOOOOOOOO bummed out. I can eat almost what I want and I know that I should not. I was unfilled last time by mistake and I am nothing in my band according to the barium swallow. Another doc is coming Oct 4th to try to hit my port. If that does not work I so do not know what I am going to do. Thanks for listening.

I just wanted to share. I had my band in Jan 07. I have lost 29 lbs. Have cut my metformin pills in half, no heartburn or reflux. I was wearing a 44D and a 24/26. Now I am a 40C!!!!!! and this past weekend all I wore were size 16!!!!!!!!!!! It felt great. Everyone at the dog show I was at were amazed. Plus I ran the courses of agility the best I have ever done!!!!!!!!:whoo: My band might be slower than most but I sure am reaping in the rewards!!!!!!!! Thanks for being here and letting me share.

I just have to share something. Today for the first time since highschool I bought a "C" cup bra!!!!!!!!!! We are talking at least 22 years!!!!!! I am so very pleased. Even if the scale is not going down as fast as I thought it would but I get jazzed when something like this happens! Thanks for being here.

Hi there to all! I have been so busy this summer. Sorry for not checking in. Thanks Sunshine for PMing me. I have not been a very good bandster. I have lost some weight and inches but it would be more if I was better with my diet. I do PB alot and it is because I am eating so way to fast and cannot seem to be able to stop myself. Due to an unplanned unfill I have been having to use will power. Of course if I had much I would not be here. I hope to get a fill soon. My doc here at home is going to be getting a floru in a few weeks then she will be doing fills!!!!:whoo:!!!!! I can't wait. Better than having to drive to Dallas and back in one day. Also I have not been on a very good excersice program since I am sooooo busy at work and have to keep up my 3 acre yard. I run out of time in the day. I am going to try to find some time somewhere!!!!:straight!!!!! On a up note I have cut my Metformin dose in 1/2 and only have to take it at night!!!!:clap2:!!!! Have not had to take a Rolaid or Maloxx since my surgery!!!!:clap2:!!! Those to things alone make this all so worth it. I hope that with I get my next fill and get to a Sweet spot I will see the scale drop. This gaining and then losing the same 5-6 pounds is very discouraging. Glad to see everyone doing so good. Will check in more often.!!!!!!!!

I can not believe it. For the first time in 13 years I am under 200.:faint: It is 199 but I am at 199 at bed time!!!!!!!! :whoo: For me that is different than in the morning. I also have lost 19.25 inches total and can wear a scrub shirt that is a 14-16. I am just shocked.:clap2: I am jazzed by watching the scale go down and am better at watching what I eat!!!!!!!:hungry: I just wanted to share.:eek: Now if I just can change my ticker I will be better.