My story in a nutshell-- I was banded Nov/Dec 2006 by Dr. Huacuz in Mexico and hit my goal by the end of the following summer. I use fillcentersusa for fills and see Dr. Muse in Murray, Utah.

I started out 217 pre-op but have weighed as much as 240 in my struggle to keep my eating under control. My goal was to be a size 12 which is about 160-165 lbs for me.

I maintained at between 165-170 until last month when I just got fed up with some things and decided to see how I would do without any fill at all.

In a month I gained back 18 lbs. I kind of went nuts.

I went back in yesterday and attempted to have get back to where I was fill-wise a month ago and could not get water down. Ergh. I know where my band needs to be to lose and mr Dr. and I debated back and forth over the right amount. We compromised at 2.0cc's, but he was leery, thinking I may be overfilled. I was at 2.4 before I went on my Pizza Hut binge.

Yesterday I was able to get some food down, had some fish and even a few cookies last night, everything was just fine. Today I have been super tight and am struggling to keep fluids down. I need to just make sure I stay hydrated for the next few days so my body can adjust. Bleah.

I'm feeling motivated again to lose weight and as long as I don't have too much fill right now, I should be back on track and able to lose the stupid setback from last month.

I will admit that the cheeseburgers were wonderful, but the self hate wasn't worth it.

I feel like I have a golf ball in my throat. Bleah.Bleah. Bleah.

They need to make a PBing smilie.:biggrin:

Hi, I too was banded by Dr. Huacuz and went to Dr. Muse for my aftercare. They both were EXCELLENT! Adjustments in accordance with Inamed guidelines got me to past goal with just 2 fills.

Would you go back to Huacuz for a nose job? Or do you know anyone who has gone south of the border for plastics?

Thanks!