Hi, My name is Liz and I had my surgery a year ago on Jan. 8, 2009. I have lost 86 lbs. and have had a lot of difficulty eating solids, but here lately I have no trouble at all and can eat quite a lot of food. I still eat healthy food, just too much I guess. I went to my doctor last week for a fill (my first) and they wanted to do it at the hospital with the flouro to make sure the barium would go through after the fill. I have read a lot of posts here and it has been very helpful. My email is dizlizd@aol.com if anyone wants to talk.

I had my band done in Sept. I have loss 46 lbs. I have had a couple of fills already. Why is that you have banded a year and you are just now getting your first fill. How did you loss so much weight without having a fill. I didnt start lossing until my 2 fill.:w00t:

I started losing in the first week after my surgery. For some reason, I don't get hungry and after about 2 months out I started having a lot of problems with solid foods, especially chicken and beef and certain veggies and rice. I could only eat small amounts of food before I felt like it was stuck in my throat. That sensation has since gone away and I can eat more food now and my weight loss has stopped. I actually gained a couple of pounds in the last two weeks. This is why I want a fill. My doctor really didn't want to do it because of all the problems I had. That is why he agreed to do it under Flouro at the hospital where they give you the fill and then you drink barium and they x-ray you to see if the barium goes through your stomach and through the band. If it doesn't, they take out some of the fluid until the barium goes through.

Welcome!

Congrats on the weight loss and good luck with the fill.

Thanks so much.

I didn't get my fill today. The doctor's office called this morning and the nurse practioner explained to me that she talked it over with the doctor and he was not comfortable giving me a fill because of all the problems I had swallowing in the past. They set up an appt. for me in 3 weeks and Judy said that if I hadn't lost any weight or gained, then they would consider a fill. Ugggghhhh!!