i have been dealing with a lack of restriction for a while now. i ended up contacting inamed to have them review my last swallow study (i dont have ins coverage on the band) well after they contacted my dr, my dr called me and wanted to do another swallow study at 4.1 cc (last on was at 3.8 cc) so this is what happened...

go in drink barium look at band. NO RESTRICTION. check to see whats in the band 4.1 cc. everyone is very confused how can this be yada yada. fill me to 4.5 cc. drink barium. no restriction. fill me to 5.0 cc. no restriction. the Fluid in my band came out a little murkey. they decide to change the t-shaped fill needle thing. when changing them out the dr wants to access the port himself (pa had done in past and today) he is poking jabbing stabbing etc. he even BENT the needle trying to get it in. switched again, got it in. removed all fill. still not happy with the connection so they switch access needles again. thank god they decide i need another numbing shot. so they fill me again to 3.0 cc and have me drink. i had a little restriction, bump me up to 3.2 cc now my opening resembles a bandster!!! remove fill, fill, swallow barium. remove fill, fill. swallow barium. they leave me at 3.2 cc.

they concluded that when i was getting filled before, while they were accessing the port they were not getting the fill fluid into the part of the port that would send it to the band. when they would withdraw fluid it wasnt coming from the band but a pocket in the port. i dont know. i dont care. all i care about is if i have restriction!!!!

i had a can of cream of chicken Soup and was able to drink the entire can with relative ease but thats just soup so we'll see as i get more adventerous tommorrow and this weekend with foods of substance.

they were also VERY impressed with my loss since the band hasnt been offering me any/very little restriction.

my dr has banded 200+++ patients and i am the only one this has happened to so dont worry i am an oddball! i guess i am in the 4% complication rate...but not anymore!!!!! i hope!

Shelly, that is so cool!! See, that's the kind of minor complication and solution that makes the band so amazing. I know it must have been immensely frustrating for you during this whole time, and I'm really impressed at your resourcefulness in going to Inamed for input. But you managed to keep your head and keep at it and you found the answer!!

Now you have to be careful; you don't want to have your restriction come as a bad painful surprise...

I'm so happy for you!

Shelly,

I'm so happy to hear this! I know you have struggled so much with your lack of restriction...I was worried you were going to run out of room!

Now you'll be dropping weight so quick having restriction! Congratulations on changing your lifestyle...that is why you have been losing thus far!

Hi Shelly,

Thank you so much for sharing your progress with all of us. It sounds like Inamed was able to convince your doctor to look into this a little more seriously.

Please let us know how it goes with your restriction.

I hope this is this resolves all your issues.

Take Care,

Wow! I've been following your progress for a while and am amazed at how much you've lost without restriction. I'm so thrilled for you that they finally found an answer. Woo Hoo!

Becky

thanks ladies...

i have been a little adventerous in my eating since yesterday. i had 4 hot wings for dinner last night (cooked in slow cooker) for Breakfast i had i scram egg, lunch 1/2 cup of salad that was lettuce, taco meat and Beans, salsa and ranch. (i made about 1 cup but didnt eat but MAYBE half before i was FULL!!!)

dinner tonight??? we are going to the mojo grill i imagine i'll pick off of steves plate or order an appatizer

i wish this was 2 weeks from now so i would know if this is swelling.

so far SO GREAT!!!!!!!

i havent pb'd with any of that. i did have some mild sliming after the salad.