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Hi all

havent been on here for ages but have just booked to have another fill ( my 3rd) on jan 24th.

my weight has stayed the same for last 8 months and i think i got a bit complacent about what i was eating too even though i have some restriction still i felt it was time for a top up..

I just wondered if anyone else on here has gone nearly 2 yrs since their last fill to go on and have another one?

Tracey v

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thank you natural beauty..

strange thing is that since i booked it a few days ago i seem to have my "lapband head" back on . I re read through all the literature i was given post op and its amazing how many of the eating rules that i had chosen to forget.

comming baclk on the site after a long absence has really helped and made me realise i shouldn't have stayed away so long

Tracey v

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It's something about going to get that fill that puts you on the straight and narrow. I have plans of going the end of this month but I am trying really hard to win this eating battle on my own.

I gained 10lbs over the holidays and it's been tough trying to get it off. I no I can just go in for a fill but what kinda will power do I have? So far so good and I am proud of myself.

You are proof that it can work down the road. That has been my concern since being banded. How am I going to make this thing work 5/6 years from now. Thanks for coming back.

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:hungry: yes its been over 2 years for me and i have to get going again but i do take my time between fills have only had 4 fills and had my band on for 6 years but its makes no different how long you wait between fills it still feels the same and you just have to watch what you eat as you can eat more than you think when you leave it for a while:clap2:

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Hi jack.. thats a challenge to keep me motivated..!!!

another 10 lbs gone will take me under 200 lbs and thats a lovely thought..

will let ya know when i get there .. keep me posted ..

Tracey v

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yoour so right right Taninoz

its not the actual quantity its the food type and new figure means more confidence in going out and hence too much wine!!! dosnt help than newish partner has just bought a pub..

6 yrs banded !! have ya hit ya target ? maintained etc?

Tracey v

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Hey natural

think the reason i never done it sooner is because i go to my surgeon in france for my fills so its a lot of travel arrangements etc.. Have to say though that i have my fills with flouro and they only cost 50 euros which i think is amazing.. what do you pay for yours?

Thankyou julie .. cant believe i stayed away so long. hopefully this fill will get the scale going again.. roll on the 24th!!!

Tracey v

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Good Morning , I just wanted to write a few thoughts, I had my second fill and I am not totally satisfied with my results, I have lost only 27 pounds since the surgery OCT 25th , I am not sure what to eat, I know more Protein is best but I hate meat ,so I think It will be a challenge to find the sweet spot...:)

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Tracey,

For some odd reason my insurance pays for my fills. I asked the assistant how is that and she said it's the code they use, so I said thank you God!

They would cost me around $150-$200 per fill and the same for an unfill so it's been sweet. A couple of times I've had to pay for the office visit but I can handle that which is usually under $50.

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Sorry to just jump in here girls, I just got banded last Friday so I am a big Newbie, but I was just wondering who you have your insurance through Nat. Beauty? I have read a couple of people who have been able to have fills through insurance and I'm trying to figure it out for the future.

Also a big congrat's on the wieght loss I am about an inch taller and have the same goal wieght. Hope to be sittting where you are in a year or so.

Thanks for the inspiration!

SAra

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It's been almost 2 years for me. April 2005 and before that it was probably about Dec 2003, something like that.

I'm lucky that fills last a long time with me.

But I am getting another one very, very soon.

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