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It makes sense to me that an ulcer INSIDE the stomach wall could weaken the stomach tissue enough to possibly aid any erosion from the band, however, the band is OUTSIDE of the stomach. I don't think any pills will lead to any real erosion of the band itself because they will never touch it. True band erosion comes from the outside in, where the band erodes into the outer walls of the stomach, much like a wire or rope invading the bark of a tree after having been there for awhile. I would definitely think it would be a good precaution to minimize the amount of irritants to the lining of the stomach either way.

Way to go Babs!! I knew you'd get there! You've done an awesome job!!

I've met Spivak and I'd sure let him do my surgery. I've only ever heard great things about him.

you need to contact inamed about this. don.mills@inamed.com

Too funny.. The worst I know is that when I was pregnant with my son, my husband's father told our daughter Mimi that all the ladies at the hospital in white uniforms had been traded in for boys. That poor child was terrified to go there for fear we were trading her in....

I've heard nothing but great things regarding Dr. Allen. I think you'll be in great hands with him there!

Poor thing! You must be miserable. Have you tried popsicles? Ice chips?

I have a Gateway T-250 which cost me about $299. It's a 5 mega pixel, compact and takes pretty good pics.

I love www.fitday.com, but I never use the foods already listed unless I absolutely have no packaging of my own. I always take what I've eaten and enter it as a custom food according to what I've really eaten. It's a great way of tracking not only your calories, but how it breaks down into Protein, fats, carbs etc. good info girls!

Awesome loss Ryan! I hope the fill is just what the Dr ordered!

I believe Vickums is also from Alaska. She's just posted on some other threads today.

The liquid is not meant to be removed once you've met your goal weight. Obesity is a lifelong disease which we could easily revert back to without our bands. It is meant to remain adjusted only enough to allow you to maintain your goal weight. Hope this helps!

I'm finally having to consider buying ALL new clothes. I have worn my undergarments until they're just about laughable and I have been wearing 2 pair of elastic waist black slacks for work now for months. This past week it became very clear that the legs and back end are now past the point of being just a little baggy. I got into a pair of capris I bought back in the summer that were too small then. My jeans are beginning to look like they're falling off . lol I am a pitiful sight!! The best part is, I've been taking quite a few hot baths lately because I get so cold I need to thaw out. The other day I slipped into the tub and was looking down at my legs and I swear they looked like they belonged to someone else. Those were NOT my legs!! They're not skinny by any means, but they're very obviously much smaller!

Just so you know, Diet Coke is carbonated and considered a NO NO also.

Ahh.. SCOR. That's cool to know. Thank you!

why were you in dallas if your doc is in austin? hmm??

I'll keep you in my thoughts, Brenda. I know how disconcerting it can be. Is this the same insurance who paid for your band initially? If so, they'll probably cover it. I had even changed plans/same company, and they did cover mine. I hope it's the same for you. Please let us know what you find out. Good luck to you!

Am I the only one getting pop ups when I come here now?? This makes it very troublesome, especially if I''m on my company laptop.

Glad to hear you're doing okay other than the initial swelling. That sounds rather uncomfortable, I really never had it. Hopefully, it means you'll have some restriction once the swelling goes down too. Try to keep sipping as much as you can and walk, walk, walk. take care and let us know how you're doing!

Yes. My reason for asking. I have lavasoft and I'm having to run it daily and I have NAV which was updated yesterday(and does get updated automatically). I clean this thing out and I'm still getting them. I went ahead and downloaded Yahoo's Spyware tool, which I hesitate to do. Seems to me like those things attract more than they get rid of. lol.

Good luck to you Jonathan!

We're just glad you're okay. I'm glad Dr Billy took such good care of you and Penni is indeed an angel for being there when you needed her help. God bless you both.

Yea. Well it was all in good fun. But, I apologize if my participation offended anyone. You're right, it did get out of hand.

The band is the hard looking, straight across object directly below the upper pouch. The day I had the fill, I had problems swallowing, I pb'd on a Protein shake. I had some pain upon swallowing, but after about 2 days on liquids I was able to ease back into foods with very little problem. Then the nighttime reflux appeared. In my case, revision was simply the placement of a new band. In some cases, they are able to go in and reposition the old band.

Then they've never had a slipped band. lol. I've seen this said many times, I've also seen it said numerous times that people had little to NO symptoms and certainly not any that severe and were found to have what amounts to a 'sliding' slip. I can point you to numerous ones who were found to have had hiatal hernias that should have been fixed before their banding who had these silent slips. If it gets to the point where you can't even swallow your own spit, the stomach has then folded over the band and occluded the pathway for the swallowing. This has to start somewhere. Most probably with a minor slippage either lower or higher on the stomach then eventually - if left untreated, the stomach could protude on through the band and cause the more severe symptoms. They said mine was simply slipping up and down on the stomach, it did not have it obstructed which was the reason I never really had a problem with eating. I did, however, develop reflux AFTER I got a fill on top of this slippage. I'll attach my films where you can see the stomach protruding above the band. You can also see that my band is sitting straight/horizontal when it should be angled upward. I was told this was either a case of using the old surgery technique OR the sutures used to sew the stomach around the band had come undone. Who really knows the truth??