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Alexandra    55

Alexandra
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I've got a fill appointment on Feb 5th, and won't need any before then, so I think I'll ask while I'm there. I'm scared of eroding, but man the cramps are bad. My mom kept telling my I'd grow out of them. I didn't realize she meant when I hit menopause...:faint:

My mother told me the same thing, but it never improved until I had a baby. THAT'S the only cure for cramps. I used to be incapacitated two days a month, but after my first baby was born, bye-bye cramps.

It's a pretty drastic move, but if the cramps are THAT bad... :)

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kbattal    0

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Isn't the lower stomach sutured to the band to help prevent slippage?

I think it is not sutured to the stomac to perevent perforation, and possible band erosion to the stomac. I watched a couple videos showing the full operation before my surgery, I just can not find the links right now. I asked my doctor about the risk of slippage, he told me it was almost none, he put it well, and sutured well, the technique that they use these days may not even require sutures, I know a French doc do not use sutures anymore. I searched the following video on you tube. You can watch it, it is too graphic.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu28WX81Pc0&mode=related&search=]YouTube - Adjustable Gastric Band[/ame]

There is also a video of fill, it only takes 8 seconds, I might put my own self video on youtube, If I am herassed by people here. Warning.:D

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBrOoqRVhg&mode=related&search=]YouTube - 8 second lap band fill[/ame]

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deanna    1

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hey Kbattal!

I just watched the video of your fill on youtube, and as a future bandster, all I can think is OUCH!!! How bad do fill really hurt????

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lisah25    3

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My mother told me the same thing, but it never improved until I had a baby. THAT'S the only cure for cramps. I used to be incapacitated two days a month, but after my first baby was born, bye-bye cramps.

It's a pretty drastic move, but if the cramps are THAT bad... :D

Hum, that is a bit drastic.:heh: And at 43, just the idea of having a baby makes me feel tired.

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lisah25    3

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hey Kbattal!

I just watched the video of your fill on youtube, and as a future bandster, all I can think is OUCH!!! How bad do fill really hurt????

Mine never had, and I've had 5 now with no numbing. The flu shot I got this fall hurt more.

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kbattal    0

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Kbattal: All those warnings hey?

Now be kind enough to post all the advantages :)

These are from the Inamed's own patient booklet. I always read about warnings, side effects before taking any any medicine. Most of them are useful for pre-and post op. patients. If you want to find the advantages, go to their site. I can only say, I am pretty happy that I have the band, it works, and I would like to it keep as long as i can.

http://www.allerganandinamed.com/pdf/health/94163_04_LB_Product_Data_Sheet.pdf

http://www.allerganandinamed.com/products/obesity/us/patient/patient.html

http://www.allerganandinamed.com/products/obesity/us/clinician/clinician.html

http://www.allerganandinamed.com/pdf/health/94829-12_LB_Patient_Book.pdf

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