Hi Everyone! I have been absent for a while - we moved August 31, the computer didn't know it had Vista installed, etc., but I'm back now.

Anyway, I got a second fill on August 28 (now at 6.2 in a 14 cc band) and MAN did I get stuck a lot. I had a couple of PB episodes (I didn't know what it meant either - till it happened to me). I would take a small bite of anything and it would be stuck for around 10 minutes. I made the mistake of drinking a little bit of Water when it felt like it was loosening up. It wasn't and the water made an immediate repeat appearance. I came close to going back to have some saline taken out but I remembered people here saying it can take a week or more to settle down. Fortunately, that happened for me. I think I am actually in the green zone, hard as that is to believe! I lost about 40 lb fairly quickly before my first fill and then stayed the same for two months. Since the second fill I've dropped another 15 lb. I am having a hard time believing it myself. I wore a suit that I last wore at my 12-year-old's baby naming ceremony. I put on my size 54 pants and asked my wife if I was actually that size! I went with my wife to see the doctor we both see and he couldn't believe his eyes - said my weight loss was very noticeable (he's very understated).

I was going to post this under Fills but it now seems better for a success story even though I'm not done yet. I am so grateful for the surgery and all it has done for me. This proves that with the right tools we can do anything!

Congratulations! Don't let me be seeing you on America's Funniest Videos b/c your pants won't stay up.lol

I think is is great to read success anywhere. I am getting banded on Monday September 24 and it is these successes that makes me know I am doing the right thing.