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Got 4rth fill,.3cc,, I think this is my sweet spot. I can only eat a fraction of what I could after first two fills.

Got 3rd fill,.4cc,,,I can feel some restriction now, have thrown up twice, both times at Olive Garden eating a bread stick.

Got 3rd fill,.4cc,,,I can feel some restriction now, have thrown up twice, both times at Olive Garden eating a bread stick.

GOT 2ND FILL, .5CC,,, Sara home from having her surgery on 8-30-06 Still don't feel a lot of restriction.

GOT 2ND FILL, .5CC,,, Sara home from having her surgery on 8-30-06 Still don't feel a lot of restriction.

Leaving for a week in Maine. Still can eat anything.

Leaving for a week in Maine. Still can eat anything.

Got my first fill this week.,,1.5cc, Can't tell any difference. Can still eat anything I want.

Got my first fill this week.,,1.5cc, Can't tell any difference. Can still eat anything I want.

Joined the land of the banded!!!!Yahoo beginning weight was 249 lbs. pre surgery, 139 day of surgery on presurgical diet for 9 days

Joined the land of the banded!!!!Yahoo beginning weight was 249 lbs. pre surgery, 139 day of surgery on presurgical diet for 9 days

Please Ignore Previous Message!! Trying To Answer Two Different Messages And Got It All Screwed Up!!! My Bad!!!! !

Lia G.,, I feel sure that you will be living the band life by the time January's meeting rolls around. I was banded on Wednesday, and was at the meeting on the following Monday night. I was still a bit gassy but I was there with bells on. Now my husband is going to be coming with me and my sister. He is scheduled for Jan. 31 so he needs to get in the habit. Keep me posted as to how things go. Mizboo

I am from Hope, and saw some posts from you back in June, and was wondering how you have done. I had surgery on 7-5-06, and am trying to see how folks do who have benn banded close to the same time as me. Also, do you go to the support groups in Texarkana any more? I know I have to go for at least one year, but I wondered if everyone was as determined to go as I am, and what the doctors do if you don;t. I know they said they could make you start paying for your fills, but do you think they ever have? Mizboo

[quote=TamifromAL;? Any idea why some people PB when they over eat and some people don't? I've never PB'd, and I'm tight right now. I do burp sometimes when I get that "full" or "golfball" feeling, though. Is that something to try to avoid? Tami, this may be relevant, may not, but some people have a very sensitive gag reflex, some gag reflex muscles even sit higher in the throat than others. But that is why some folks find it very hard to throw up, and others can just think about it or hear someone throw up and they are off and running for the bathroom. I have been married for 29 years and have never seen my husband throw up. But he turned green as a lizard if he smelled a dirty diaper LOL. I just think that anyone with a touchy gag reflex will throw up easily, while others are able to eat right up to the point of nausea but never throw up. They would just have to hold all that food in their pouch till it made it's way through the opening. Therefore the stretching of their pouch over time. Again, just my thought on your question. Mizboo

mysherrijo, it seems we were banded around the same time, I on 7-5-06, you on the 10th, and we have lost exactly the same amount. I enjoy seeing others in my range, it makes me feel really good to see I am not slow, fast or at a standstill. I am just like someone else and that is a good thing. I will watch your progress as a challenge to keep up ,as I feel we have done really well with this silicon belly hoola hoop.

Let me recommend my doctors to you,Drs Rachel Keilin and Ron Hekier from Precision Surgery In Texarkana Texas. They did my surgery at Wadley Hospital in July, and things have gone absolutely perfect so far. The care I recieved was second to none, and am now waiting for my husband to have his surgery, and I could not be at peace about him unless I had every confidence in my team from Texarkana. They handled all of my insurance, medical ,and physical needs going through this process. They offer support groups, personal support, and lots of encouragement to their patients. I am WELL PLEASED!

I too have spent my time on the restriction roller coaster. I had great restriction right after surgery, but I also had a hiatel hernia fixed at the same time, so I had more swelling in my abdomin than some do. I could hardly sip the liquid pain meds, but after about 2-3 weeks, I could eat good protein heavy foods, and couldn't wait for my first fill. I got 1.5cc in a 4cc band, went to Maine, had all SORTS of foods, but still managed to lose a couple of pounds. Next fill I really felt for a few weeks, then hardly felt a thing til next fill. Third one kicked my butt for about 3-4 weeks, then slacked off. I reslly feel that that is perfectly normal. Now I am up to 2.8cc , and still losing weight. I think as you shrink, so does the fatty layer around your stomach, so the band loosens up a bit, therefore requiring more fill. Just my theory, of course. Hope this helps.

By the time you read this note, hopefully you are home recovering, taking your meds, and feeling all sorts of wierd things right now. Know that you are on my mind, and that this forum is here for you. Keep us posted as to your recovery, and we will be sure to help you if we can. Take care, and welcome to the land of the banded. My husband went to his seminar last night as has a visit with the surgeon on Monday!! We will see how it goes for him.

Josy, I have been thinking about you situation, and I have a mental picture of someone trying to fix a flat tire with their bare hands, while a lug wrench is laying there right beside them. You got the band for an aid to help control your food, now you have assumed it cannot help you, even though it helped you reach your goal weight. If you let it help you control your portions as designed, you should be able to maintain a perfectly HEALTHY, NORMAL weight for your height. I have always been a big fan of plastic surgery as it is needed, but I also know it takes a lot out of you physically, so you had better be up for the challenge ahead when you have it. It takes a strong healthy body to get the best results from plastic surgery. Get healthy, and get gorgeous!!!!Noone will be able to see how good you look if you have to stay in the house in the bed all the time........Living after all is an ACTION VERB!!!!

Kathy, I am sure you will be just great!!!! I am sending you a hug now, and remember to give yourself a mental hug for taking hold of your life by the horns and steering it the way you WANT it to go. This journey is a VERY impowering process, you won't believe how in control you feel after that scale starts drifting downward, and the comments start coming. There is nothing like the feeling that YOU CAN DO IT. Keep us posted on your progress, and know we are all here for you.

Thanks to all, you have made me feel VERY welcome already.

Thank you, and I hope all goes as you want it to in January.

I completely understand your fears. I really thought I could never live without soft drinks, but now almost half a year later, I don't even think about them. I am more concerned with which stores carry something I CAN drink. I am also a worrier, but I truly have found the answer to my eating disability. Nothing feels as good going down my throat, as the joy of knowing when I step foot out of my bed that my feet will not scream out my name in pain from the load they are expected to carry.

Hi, I am new to this area of the forum, although I have been reading the posts daily since Dr. Hekier/Keilin did my surgery on 7-5-06. To date I have lost 53 lbs. Part of that is due to the bands help, part of it due to hard work and encouragement from friends and family. My sister was banded in August also, and she has lost about 30 lbs or so. It has been great to have this site recommended to me by my doctor, and it has really been a blessing when I felt I was the only one with some of the same issues I have read about here. Anyway, I am 48, married, and I thank the Lord continually for sending this tool my way. I went to my seminar in late June, and 9 days later I had insurance approval, and the surgery. All went well, went home on Thursday afternoon, which was the day of surgery, and was at my suport group meeting the next Monday. I guess it could not have gone any smoother. I started out at 249, and am down to 196 as of today. I will continue to read the boards daily. God bless