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Dr. Horgan in Chicago is terrific. He was one of the first in this country to do the lapband operation. One of the most experienced. He is also resonably priced for the U.S. The coordinator, Jeannie, is great as well. I've not seen her for awhile, so I'm not sure if she still works with Dr. Horgan or not. However, his staff at 900 N. Michigan, is quite frankly, not the best. I received conflicting information from different people there, i.e., how long to follow the pre and post diets, how long to leave bandages on, when first post-op appointment should be, etc. They really need to get their act together. They're not all that friendly or professional, either. But I have to say that Dr. Horgan does make up for it. I would recommend anyone to him. I just wish he could get a better staff for 900 N. Michigan location. They have had high turnover there, and even the newest don't quite perform well in my opinion.

Was banded late July. 1st fill I felt no restriction. Just had 2nd fill and I'm feeling restriction but I'm not losing weight. What's up? I can't believe Ive gone through surgery and 2 fills and I'm not losing. I walk quite a bit every day and my food intake is way down. Has anyone had the surgery and still not lost weight?

Anyone else have a difficult time getting a fill? Took a long time to find the spot to inject and then had a difficult time inserting the needle - bent 2 of them. Now I feel no restriction at all - just like I never had a fill at all. This was my first one. This was not a good experience. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Mary, Thank you for responding to my post. It's comforting to hear your message. I'm making sure that everyone that sent me a pm about this thread reads it. Thanks.

For others who are experiencing not losing weight, there is a group on yahoo, strugglingbandsters, that will help us address our issues. Thank you BandAid for your suggestions. I received several responses from people who said that they experienced what you are describing.

Thanks to all who are responding by pm to this. Please keep it up - the information is very helpful. Alexandra, this is more of a problem than you might think!!

I'm sorry. I was banded in late June, not July. My mistake.

I'm not losing any weight! I lost about 10 pounds within 2 weeks of the surgery and haven't lost any since. I eat a bowl of cereal with milk for bfast, tuna or chicken salad for lunch, fish or meat for dinner with salad. In between I'll have a piece of fruit and a few crackers. I'm drinking lots of water. I should be losing - I'm eating a lot less than pre-band. But no weightloss after 2 fills. I'm getting pretty scared. I can't believe I've spent all this money and have gone through this whole process not to have it work. Anyone else in this predicament?

You are not to eat or drink at least 2 hours before a fill.

My understanding is that if you are not feeling restricted enough, you should come in pretty quickly for more fill - like 1 week - so that your weightloss can get started.

Had a 2nd fill after I didn't get much restriction with the first one. This 2nd fill was a breeze after a difficult first one. However, I don't feel much restriction with this one either. What gives?

Coffeewench, Thanks for your reply. I feel much better. I was thinking that something must be wrong and I would have to have another surgery to correct it. I've also heard that scar tissue can begin to cover the port, making insertion difficult. Now I hope I'll go back in and get more fill and I'll be good to go. My doc did numb the area, so it didn't hurt. But there was a lot of jostling around and now I'm a little bruised and sore. I hope next time isn't too bad. How soon after the first did you get your 2nd fill?

Wow! Those sound like difficult fills. You are describing pretty much what happened to me. But I wonder why I'm not feeling at all restricted. Maybe he didn't fill it enough?

He used x-ray

Good Luck on your fill. Please come back and tell us how everything went.