OK just got home from seeing Dennis at Dr. Billy's office. He removed all my fill with the exception of .5cc that always remains in the tubing. SO I am empty now. Nope no fill for me.

Then they sent me to have an upper GI. I was shocked they wanted me to have it done today. I was equally shocked I was worked in so fast. ANyway I drank that horrible stuff and rolled and tossed on the table while the doc looked at my innards. He showed me the pictures and he said it all looks fine. It doesn't appear I have either a slip or erosion but then again he wasn't my band doc. So Billy gets back in town on Monday and he will review my results and if I need the endo still I have it scheduled for the 6th at 7:30am. Pray I can cancel that appt.

Will keep you posted.

Dennis said that we will start fresh with the fills after the results from my tests.

I am scared to death knowing I don't have ANY fill right now. I mean petrified. HELP!!!!

I am resisting temptation to eat a big ole juicy Wendy's TRIPLE cheeseburger

Wendy's is perfectly fine with me

I almost suggested Wendy's, but then I started thinking of McD's double cheese burger, Burger kings whopper jr, but then my mind went into overload thinking of a Backyard Burger....

*sigh*

Thanks Penni! Any place will be fine with me (and you dont have to tell the others about this - *wink* just our little secret)

***whisper voice****

And dont forget Karen and Betty.

Their on our side.

Now you have me salivating and foaming at the mouth for a burger. I am aroughtuyoruoghgouroutohnglcmnoosdi8ougonnn turning into woeuriengoivuaoisueoruoaslnlsngvoiuboiuaser a mad woman over here.

GOTTA HAVE IT GOTTA HAVE IT GOTTA HAVE IT

WANT IT NOW WANT IT NOW WANT IT NOW

OOPS sorry I thought that your leg was a burger. LOL!!!!

Love you guys!!

Take care Penni- You will do just fine -

Penni, glad to hear that things are going to be ok with your band. Rest and heal and do not go overboard with those darn hamburgers!!! Those are what got us here in the first place...remember!!!!! lol *huggs* :-)

Hi Penni,

Glad to hear you and your band are in good health. I agree that an unfill once every two years probably is a good thing. I had reflux for a few weeks but knew I was having plastic surgery in August and that they would take some out. They took out all of it and I had a break for about 6 weeks with nothing in my band. I now have 2.20, which is less than I had before surgery and unlike Michelle or Alex, I do NOT have more restriction with less fill. I am starving all the time and need a fill Amazingly enough, when I thought I had something in my band during my recovery period, I was a fairly good bandster except for a hamburger I ate at Fuddruckers. It must have been a placebo effect cause i thought I still had restriction to find out I had nothing in my band.

My bet is that you will still have restriction for a while anyway until your stomach and esophagus have a chance to rest up a little and realize whats happening.

Babs in TX

I'm in the same boat as you Penni......no fill at all. It is scary......but I find I do have quite a bit a restriction still....but that might be to the upper part of my stomach being swollen.

So glad that your preliminary report is good. We can do it though as far as controling our eating. No burgers for us......we've come too far. How about a big ol veggie burger on a bun or low carb bread with baked fries.

Gosh Penni!

So glad that you and your band are ok. Stay Strong Sister! (make that burger a single - it will be just as delicious and half as damaging...)

:]

Love that hat Rene. TOO CUTE!!!

OK went to one of my favoritestestests restaurants today. HOUSTON'S!! THEY ROCK!! They also have the bestest spinach artichoke dip. MMM MMM GOOD!! I had two chips. I swear. Then I was a good bandster and ordered their Veggie Burger with monterey Jack cheese. NO TOP OF THE BUN! I didn't even eat the bottom. I also had a slice of avocado on it. MMM GOOD!! I hate it all. I also had a couple of their shoestring fries. All in all I was a good bandster. The calories I don't even wanna think about. LOL!!

Tonight I had a medium size apple with a tablespoon of Peanut Butter, a cup of Soup, and some carrots with Light ranch dressing. That also was pretty good for me.

Now I am starving over here. Actually it is head hunger I am experiencing but man is my head screaming. LOL!!

SHUT up NO YES NO YES!!!! See what I mean!!

OK I am getting tired so I will drink a LARGE glass of good ole Water and off to beddie bye for me.

TOmorrow is another day!!

Love you guys.