I met with my doctor a little over a month ago and ended up not getting a fill...he wanted me to see the nutritionist and then come back (my weight loss has been very slow so he wanted me to meet with her so we can figure out how I can eat better)...so my apt. was on April 8th at 8am..but I never had a chance to go see the nutritionist becuase of my work schedule...I had to beg to have someone cover my shift just to be able to go to my apt. yesterday morning. So...the night before I noticed that I didn't have any messages on my machine confirming my apt. for the next day...but wasn't too concerned. So the next morning I get up, get ready and am at the doctors office right on time...only to have them look at me (confused I might ad) as to why I am there....you see, the doctor only meets with patients on Wednesday's and Thursday's (but only at certain times of the day)...so the girl that made my apt. had screwed up my time and the doctor wasn't in the office yet. So she told me that I could wait an hour or so until he was able to come in (but how did I know that he'd even be there in an hour or that he'd be able to see me when he got in)...plus I had to get to work so I wasn't able to stay. So I was very discouraged because I was looking so forward to getting a fill...but I've decided not to stress about it and I'll make another apt. when I'm able to. I'm going to concentrate on exercising and eating better.

Do NOT give-up, this is not a quick fix and it will take alot of work and dedication from you, I know how you feel, but if it came easy, then you would not realize what a major step you have taken. You will need to take matters into your own hands and start by reading everything you can on how to eat and the amount. The fills are very helpful, but they are not the only thing to depend on, they are only a tool and you will need to learn more as you go along. I wish I had more info before I had my surgery, but I didn't and I would still do it all over again, but I will depend on what I do can do about food and exercise. I went today for a small fill, but the main reason I went was because I have so much pain around my rib cage that I have not exercised in 2 months and I wanted to be x-rayed to make sure my band had not slipped before I started my program back up. I had Shingles in Jan and I was told I could have pain for a long period of time after the virius was gone, but I did not know the pain would be so strong, but the x-ray showed my band was in perfect position and everything was looking good, so now I will fight thru the pain and continue my journey as before. I was banded 10-19-09 and have lost 59lbs so far, I feel I should be doing better, but the doc said I was on track. I know it can be discouraging going for a fill and find out the appointment was messed up, but the girls in the office probaly feel bad about their mistake, so shake it off, (you can't change it anyway) and start a new day and go from there. I hope I have given you some in-sight to this journey and I pray you have the determination to beat the promlems that will pop up.