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I had nothing but good news at my appointment today, I'm happy to say!!
For those who have been following my saga, and whoever else may care, the word from the doctor is that my band is in great position, my esophagus still works, and my pouch is not enlarged to any great degree. Whew!! :banana :banana
I wasn't really worried about a slip, but it's very unnerving to have a doctor tell you that's what your symptoms indicate. Since my recent unfill resolved my symptoms so completely, it seemed very unlikely that anything real was wrong. But still, having the doctor see immediately on the fluoro that everything was cool was SO reassuring, I almost wept.
Dr. Bertha told me today that when "all" my fill was removed recently and only .8 cc came out, it very likely wasn't actually ALL my fill. Measuring the amount of fill just isn't an exact science, he said, and it's almost impossible to be precise about totals. Then he put an additional 1.1 in, leaving me with -- well, I don't know how much total but with what felt like a bit more restriction than I had going in. And that's what counts.
So it seems that all my problems were likely my own fault, and I probably should have done a three-weeks-of-liquid regimen when I first started having symptoms. That's what I'll do the next time, if there ever is a next time. For now, I'm happy to have a clean bill of health for my band and a good level of restriction, and I promise I'll be a good little bandster-camper from here on out. (I PROMISE!)
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