If it had been 9 months+ your surgery and you've been as unsuccessful as I have been on the band (back to pre-op diet weight) would you request a fluoroscope if you've never been checked in this fashion except right after surgery?

I've also had plenty of bouts prior to getting my unfill from 4ccs down to 2ccs of PBs and the 10 hour long pb of the century.

Just curious if I'm not being proactive enough. The last time I saw my surgeon and this was brought up he said "oh you'd know if you had a slip" and it was pretty much dropped.

Any advice:confused: thanks, I see the PA tomorrow and I'm a bit doooown!!!

I hit goal weight last month and then the band started to tighten. It was weird that a fill that lasted 3 months all of sudden became to tight to manage. I had a choice to go back to Dr. No Fluoro or reach out to a new doctor. I decided a new doctor was in order because I wanted to be more exact and not go off how I feel. Most would not consider a tight band as a complication but I sure do. I don't have time to guess at how I feel as people watch me sip water.

Hi all,

Ok, went to see the PA today and was going to request the fluoro, so here's the good and the bad.

The bad is "oh we don't do those" and I got a cc put in. Ok, and if this had been the whole appointment I probably would have cried and left more hopeless than usual but I think my guardian angel was sent there today, even if one doesn't believe in them I think you'll understand my meaning.

Normally a nurse weighs you prior to getting to see the PA or the surgeon and takes your blood pressure. Well today was a "new" nurse who started actually talking to me about my issues and why I felt like a failure and told me that she's going to help me get on track and she's starting a lap band group beginning on Monday and I am to come and she also gave me other advice and was really nice. She has the bulk of her training with psychological issues and addictions etc...

So long story short when I'm at my downest (new word) someone just happened to pop up at the time I really needed it.

So anyway hopefully I can get things turned around, at least there is hope again!!!:thumbup:brandyII. Oh and I'm down a pound since the last time I was there so I'll have to fix my ticker someway somehow.

Hi Brandy,

Congratulations on your excellent stroke of luck today !

You sound excited and very optimistic -- good for you :wink2::thumbup:!

Thanks Frangi

But on the other hand I was a bit disappointed when it came to the PA making those comments about the fluoro. I kind of wonder what percentage of lapbanders actually get them done. You bring it up and they're like where did you hear this????? If I really want one done I'd go to my primary and ask him to give me a script for one. Right now I'm going to not delve on that and hope that going to "lap band group" will help. She gave me some advice which was nice and said that the next time I have a craving for something sweet to write in my journal, anything, just to get my mind off it and my hands doing something else. So we'll see, I'm an old dog and maybe I can be taught some new tricks!! thanks brandyII.

Oh and good luck with your PS, did I read you were getting it?