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BgB9    9

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I am there with you I lost a decent bit and then stopped working the the band. I didn't gain much, but didn't lose either. Now I am on day 2 of all liquids for 2 weeks due to esophageal dilation. I started the couch to 5k program with a friend and am determined to follow the rules this time.

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BgB9    9

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I am there with you I lost a decent bit and then stopped working the the band. I didn't gain much, but didn't lose either. Now I am on day 2 of all liquids for 2 weeks due to esophageal dilation. I started the couch to 5k program with a friend and am determined to follow the rules this time.

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tmbowe    1

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I'm trying to get over the fear it's just difficult because I don't want it to slip again. My first surgery was covered 100% by insurance but the second one cost me some out of pocket. If it slips again I can't afford to keep paying for this surgery.

I dont know how much my slip will cost me either. I am one that had success with the band and followed the rulesSo for it to slip terrifedme.I am also terrified of it slipping again, but am also terrified of gaining some of my weight back while I am unfiled I have worked hard to get this far and will be devestated if I gain weight. I guess we will just have to make sure we are careful about everthing we eat

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tmbowe    1

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Wow! That's very scary. Sounds like it was resolved very quickly. How is the surgery recovery? Did they have to do much? I am self-pay and worry about problems such as that. I can't afford the EGD I am supposed to have. I haven't had any problems but did gain 10 pounds back due to bad eating. I had not had a fill since 9/09 and went to have one finally 2 wks ago, but still no weight loss!! It sure is easier to lose weight with the band in the first year or two!! I am going to keep trying! My downfall is getting Protein from brownies and chocolate chip cookies!!! I'm addicted. I'll lose as soon as I stop buying them I'm sure.

I hope you get over your fear. I would probably be the same way. How is everyone else doing??

The recovery is the same is the original band. Back on liquids for 2 weeks no lifting. I guess I am lucky because even though I like the brownies and Cookies my band dont like them so it's easy to stay away from the for me. Maybe you need a little more of a fill. Also watch for any empty calories you may be drinking. Starbucks,Juice, Soda. If you find you are drinking a lot of it cut back on it and I bet you start to seethe weight come off

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jms462001    9

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The recovery is the same is the original band. Back on liquids for 2 weeks no lifting. I guess I am lucky because even though I like the brownies and Cookies my band dont like them so it's easy to stay away from the for me. Maybe you need a little more of a fill. Also watch for any empty calories you may be drinking. Starbucks,Juice, Soda. If you find you are drinking a lot of it cut back on it and I bet you start to seethe weight come off

I only drink Water and coffee. It's the Chef Jay's Protein chocolate chip cookies and brownies. I started eating more than 1 a day many days and that's when the problems started mostly. I did wait too long to get a fill and I was able to eat a lot of food at dinner time for a few months. It's just not coming off with ease at all!!!!!!! I hope you don't gain any. You have done so well.

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jms462001    9

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I am there with you I lost a decent bit and then stopped working the the band. I didn't gain much, but didn't lose either. Now I am on day 2 of all liquids for 2 weeks due to esophageal dilation. I started the couch to 5k program with a friend and am determined to follow the rules this time.

What causes esophageal dilation and symptoms? Good luck with your new program!

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jms462001    9

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Ginny, You still have your band so anytime you feel you are ready you know you can do it!!

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BgB9    9

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What causes esophageal dilation and symptoms? Good luck with your new program!

Simply put, eating too much. If you eat more than your pouch can hold, it BA ks up into the esophagus. Do that frequently and it stretches. That part isn't made to hold food like a stomach, left untreated it is a big problem and can require surgery. My symptoms were reflux, ability to eat a lot without feeling full but I noticed restriction in that I would throw up if I didn't chew well or ate too fast. Went in and got the xray with barium swallow for diagnosis.

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jms462001    9

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Simply put, eating too much. If you eat more than your pouch can hold, it BA ks up into the esophagus. Do that frequently and it stretches. That part isn't made to hold food like a stomach, left untreated it is a big problem and can require surgery. My symptoms were reflux, ability to eat a lot without feeling full but I noticed restriction in that I would throw up if I didn't chew well or ate too fast. Went in and got the xray with barium swallow for diagnosis.

When you ate too much did you feel it backing up into your esophagus? If so what did it feel like? Didn't you just feel stuck and have to bring it back up when you ate too much? That's what happens to me. I know I sometimes eat too much, probably often at the evening meal which is the only main meal of the day that I eat. I hope it doesn't happen to me. I need to be more aware and careful. Hope I haven't already started it. Seems like I sometimes can eat a whole lot!!

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jms462001    9

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Ginny Two: Don't you think it was a mistake getting your band emptied? You had a great loss up to a point and probably prevented a lot of pounds from coming back on. Everyone gets sick now and then from not chewing well or eating too fast, at least I know I do at least once a wk and usually more. I know it was your choice. I'm just having trouble understanding your thinking!!

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aloudwhisper    176

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Hey people!!!

There hasn't been much conversation going in a long time. I am rededicating myself. I haven't had the best experiences with the band, and most of it is because of the food choices. I have had some issues iwth the band, but I realized that there were things going on that I didn't know much about, because I wasn't staying connected. I am back on track now. How has everyone been doing?

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SuzyMarie    17

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Banded 11/12 and doing good! Down 30 pounds total, clothes are loose and falling off, and I have a little more pep in my step! So far, I'm sticking to the rules exactly although I'm def more hungry and waiting for my first fill but I still stick to less than 1 cup of food. Hope all the other Novembers are doing well!

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Banded 11/12 and doing good! Down 30 pounds total, clothes are loose and falling off, and I have a little more pep in my step! So far, I'm sticking to the rules exactly although I'm def more hungry and waiting for my first fill but I still stick to less than 1 cup of food. Hope all the other Novembers are doing well!

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aloudwhisper    176

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That's great! So happy for you. The keys to success with the band is eating right, exercise and staying connected to others that had this surgery. If you slip from any of them, you will have a problem. Then the problem grows the longer to don't do what you should. I'm saying this, because I know first hand. I've gone up and down with journey. I'm working on consistency. I will I will have it. I'm trusting God.

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That's great! So happy for you. The keys to success with the band is eating right, exercise and staying connected to others that had this surgery. If you slip from any of them, you will have a problem. Then the problem grows the longer to don't do what you should. I'm saying this, because I know first hand. I've gone up and down with journey. I'm working on consistency. I will I will have it. I'm trusting God.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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