One of my favorite radio talk shows is hosted by Dr. Randy Carlson. He talks alot about 'intentional living'. Thinking about why we do what we do...planning ahead. Life doesn't have to be full of surprises and just 'reacting' to events that happen to you.

He probably struck a positive chord with me because that's pretty much my nature to begin with. I don't like surprises and I feel out of control when I'm just 'reacting' to things versus planning ahead for various eventualities.

So, I called the clinic this morning because on my first fill 2 weeks ago, the tech said the first fill is pretty aggressive (3 cc's) but follow up fills will be much smaller. However, I haven't had any restriction to speak off. I can drink down a 16 oz glass of Water without any problem and have no problem polishing off the same amount of food I could pre-band. For the most part, I've not done so through sheer will power, but there were one or two incidents where it was pretty plain there was no restriction.

So...living intentionally and taking charge of my care...and not wanting to drive an hour to the clinic and find I was getting .5 cc fill and unable to talk to the doctor, I called the clinic and spoke to the tech. After a discussion, she said there wouldn't be a problem giving me another 3cc (typical of a Realize band) as long as I can drink water with no problem afterward.

Now let's hope I've been building really good eating habits (chewing well and taking small bites and eating more slowly than I did pre-band)...or I'm going to finally get first hand experience at what a PB, slime or 'stuck' episode is.

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what a great story -- talk about getting NOT what you wish for, but what you GO for...

great lesson for us all!

looking forward to hearing how you feel after the fill!

xoL

that struck a cord with me too.. THank you. I needed that kick in the pants today.

Elfie, I am so glad you called the office and got it straight. Sometimes for me too, it is a matter of telling them what you want. Some people are anxious to be a little more agressive and others like my support group counselor are happy to take things much more slowly. I like tend to go more toward the aggressive side of things when it comes to my band. I really want to get that last 23 pounds off so when I had my fill this past Tuesday, I went quite a bit more than I ever had with my fill level. I am very, very tight but I really feel I need that through Christmas and New Years. Talk about chewing slowly and a lot. That is where I am at now. I have PB'd a couple of times and in some really not so great public places. Not fun, but it reminds me to slow down for sure. Hope you don't ever get there but I think everbody does at one time or another. LOL. Let us know what happens at your next appointment.