Any one in NW WA

[fleminld 0]

phyllser..i bet you feel a hundred times better when you get your knees replaced. and you are much braver than me to get into the Water. i still can't bring myself to get into a swimsuit and go out around people.

lbprincess...welcome!!!

[fleminld 0]

well i had to go in for a slight unfill. my band seemed to have gotten really tight a few weeks ago, and never loosened up. I was ahving heartburn/acid issues and was having a upset stomach for several hours in the morning. had a small amount taken out..and naciousness is now gone and so far seems like acid issue it too...upside was lost 15 pounds in last 7 weeks total and have only a little under 40 more to go before i am at goal.

[GlenSand 1]

well i had to go in for a slight unfill. my band seemed to have gotten really tight a few weeks ago, and never loosened up. I was ahving heartburn/acid issues and was having a upset stomach for several hours in the morning. had a small amount taken out..and naciousness is now gone and so far seems like acid issue it too...upside was lost 15 pounds in last 7 weeks total and have only a little under 40 more to go before i am at goal.

Hi there, I was snooping in on your NW site and this post caught my eye. I recently had my 3rd fill, was going along great, then bam: Everything went very tight. About a month after my fill, I don't know why. I can't eat hardly anything, and am having real trouble with liquids. It's 104 here in Boise so I need to be able to drink! Did your doc. have any insights as to why this happens?

[fleminld 0]

i notice i get really tight a week before my period starts and usually loosens back up some when i start. for some reason it didnt completely this time. The nurse didnt say why. I think i might have been a touch to tight to begin with and maybe irritated my stomach some. I didnt want to risk it once the heart burn and acid reflux issues started. i didnt get much taken out. its only been a few days, im waiting to see if i will start getting alot hungrier than i was before the unfill

[julie bugs 0]

Hello, I am in Marysville. We are neighbors

[phyllser 3]

Hello, I am in Marysville. We are neighbors

I'm in Everett, technically, but Lake Stevens area... by Albertson's & Target.... Hwy 9 & Market Pl

[Jewels68 0]

I'm in Monroe~ Where did you all get your bands?

[phyllser 3]

I'm in Monroe~ Where did you all get your bands?

I was already on Medicare when I had my surgery, so I had to go to a doctor who took Medicare patients and who did his surgeries at an approved "Center of Excellence". Only one I could find in the state who didn't have a long waiting list... like 3 years... was Dr. Hunter in Federal Way. He does his surgeries at Virginia Mason in Seattle. Only down part of that was getting discharged at 4 pm (same day) and having to drive home to Everett in rush hour traffic... took TWO hours!

[Jewels68 0]

Did they pay 100% of it? Northwest weight loss surgery does Medicare paitents out of Evergreen, but they still have to pay $8300.00 to the Dr.

I was lucky- I had Aetna at the time and I only had to pay $880.00 OOP

[phyllser 3]

Did they pay 100% of it? Northwest weight loss surgery does Medicare paitents out of Evergreen, but they still have to pay $8300.00 to the Dr. I was lucky- I had Aetna at the time and I only had to pay $880.00 OOP

Only $200 of Dr bill wasn't covered. I was told I'd have to pay the dietitian consult, but I was never billed for it. Have Tricare for Life as secondary and they must have paid that.

[Jewels68 0]

That is so great. I love my band... I don't know what I would do without it. It has helped me get back to being me again.

[Cat Martin 0]

Hey everyone, I'm here on Whidbey Island. I was recently banded on the 3rd of August at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. I just wanted to introduce myself and maybe find some support.

[keithf 2]

In unincorporated Mill Creek, wishing this silly plateau would get over itself. 3#/wk steady and now zero for two weeks. Really, just two pounds to get firmly below 270 would please me. :confused:

Any good restaurant suggestions? Outback's been terrific with steak and broccoli, and Blazing Onion's chili has served my lunches well (and a lot of it for the price), but I'd like to venture back into ethnic cuisine without being served a mound of rice with a hint of meat.< /p>

[fleminld 0]

In unincorporated Mill Creek, wishing this silly plateau would get over itself. 3#/wk steady and now zero for two weeks. Really, just two pounds to get firmly below 270 would please me.

Any good restaurant suggestions? Outback's been terrific with steak and broccoli, and Blazing Onion's chili has served my lunches well (and a lot of it for the price), but I'd like to venture back into ethnic cuisine without being served a mound of rice with a hint of meat.< /p>

Hi. I also had my band done by dr bock. Your only the 2nd other one i have come across on lapband.talk.

I like getting pork teryaki minus the rice and add extra veggies, or will go to a thai place and get the chicken curry and have them add tofu and extra veggies so kinda like a stew. I dont do to well with beef all the time. I have also found it very hard to eat out cause its so hard to find something i am sure i can eat without any probs.

how long have you been at a standstill with weight loss? I havent run across that yet. I loose slow and pretty steady, not loosing as much a month as i did in past but tend to loose something each month.

[fleminld 0]

oh and my weight loss doesnt show up every week, ill weight the same for a couple weeks and then all of a sudden drop a few pounds. also for eating out...sushi is great just get is sashmi style.