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New Lap Band

THIS IS MY THIRD LAP BAND! THE FIRST ONE SLIPPED AND WAS REMOVED IN MAY OF 2010 AFTER LOSING 201 LBS.I WAS 102 LBS WHEN IT WAS REMOVED. THEN I GOT ANOTHER 4 CC BAND ON DEC 22, 2010, BUT IT WAS TOO TIGHT SINCE I HAD SCAR TISSUE FROM THE FIRST SURGERY SO MY DOCTOR PUT IN A NEW NON-FDA APPROVED LAP BAND THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BIGGEST ONE ON THE MARKET. I GOT MY FIRST AND SECOND FILLS, IT WAS 12 CCS BEFORE I GOT RESTRICTION!!! IS THAT RIGHT? CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IF THEY KNOW HOW BIG THE BIGGEST LAP BAND IS!?!?!?! I GOT MY FILL DONE ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, AND I LOST 10 LBS ALREADY! PLEASE HELP. THAK YOU EVERYONE!

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I know of a friend that his band is 17cc, I didnt know they came that big, but I guess so

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I know of a friend that his band is 17cc, I didnt know they came that big, but I guess so

I LOVE U SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME FEEL BETTER! MY FIRST BAND WAS 4CCS AND I LOST 201 LBS WITH THAT, SINCE I FELT NO RESTRICTION AT 12CCS SO FAR, I WAS SCARED I WASNT GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT... WELL I TAKE THAT BACK I DO FEEL A LOT OF RESTRICTION, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I WILL STOP FEELING RESTRICTION SOON!!! SO I THOUGHT I WAS SCEWED! THANK U FOR MAKING ME FEEL BETTER. AND THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY

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three bands ? that all sounds nuts?

I LOVE U SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME FEEL BETTER! MY FIRST BAND WAS 4CCS AND I LOST 201 LBS WITH THAT, SINCE I FELT NO RESTRICTION AT 12CCS SO FAR, I WAS SCARED I WASNT GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT... WELL I TAKE THAT BACK I DO FEEL A LOT OF RESTRICTION, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I WILL STOP FEELING RESTRICTION SOON!!! SO I THOUGHT I WAS SCEWED! THANK U FOR MAKING ME FEEL BETTER. AND THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY

ALICE

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