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Emmy my first fill took a week before I noticed a real difference Also wait utnil you get to sloids and try a variety of hard Proteins to see if there is a diference..liquids and soft foods are dificult to determine restriction.

My Dr. Says NO CARBONATION So I have not even tried them since banding, it is not worth the risk to me. I value my Dr.'s instructions and expertise. I have heard it can be painful drinking them after banding I have also heard it can cause erosion..who knows for sure, but agasin it is not worth the risk I know what Cocoa Cola can do to your teeth and have you ever poured Coca Cola over the top of a car battery? When you have seen what it does to that, I can only imagine what it could do to my band

Michelle I have only lost 12 pounds in 5 months" Lisa 12 pounds is 12 pounds, and with what you have gone through that is fantastic! No gain is a loss to me..Be proud!

I mix mine with red onion and sweet relish and best food mayonaise I use only solid white albacore packed in water

I agreewith Vera, please contact Inamed to let them know of this you can email Don Mills don.mills@inamed.com They like to hear of problems with their bands. Sorry to hear of your erosion

Penni sounds like a great challenge you both did so well with the last challenge. How about whoever wins has to send the other a gift certificate to their favorite clothing store for $50, if you both make it to your goal on your anniversary..I will personally send you both a little gift I made my own challenge with myself to be at goal on my anniversary date April 6th. I will cheer you both on form the sidelines:)

I'm sorry to hear of your erosion But as Marie said there is lots of useful info here on erosion and several posts about Lopez patients who have had success with him as a surgeon and some who have not who have had not ..I'm sure those who used Lopez will replyto your post. Best of Luck to you

Feb 17th Thursday Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon 1/2 cup of cottage cheese Lunch: 1/2 chicken breast w/ small green salad 2 tablespoons of blue cheesedressing Dinner: 1/2 cup macaroni & cheese 1/2 chicken breast

Betty 54 Paula 43 Kelly 65 Becky 77 Carol 102 Alex 110 Nana~49 Rich 20 Larae 22 Maureen 73 Marie 56 Wyld Blu 73 Penni 54 Vera 60 Darcy 59 Kelly 39 michelle 135 mary 65.4 greg 77 Sharon 35 Tricia 60 Darcey 23 cindy 88 Melissa 39 Michelle 80 Total 1558.40

Breakfast corned beef hash and 2 eggs lunch 2 chicken fingers Snack Went to the gym instead and did 40 minutes of cardio dinner 1 cheeseburger with half the bun 80 oz of Water for the day

Low self esteem plays a big role in why we stay in bad relationships..Most of us obese people have or have hadlow self esteem problems and we fel like we are notworthy of anyone so we stick it out with the jerks in fear of being alone..I will tell you this I would rather be alone then treated like your husband has treated you. I'm fortunate to have a husband who idolizes the ground I walk on Fat or thin. If he ever treated me this way or said the things to me your husband said..kids or no kids ( i have 3) fat or thin I would be gone. I know I deserve better then that. Weight loss plays a big role in buillding self esteem, once you starte getting noticed by other men, It may not be so difficult to leave if you are truly in a loveless marriage. Hvae you asked yourself why you love a man who belittles you? Do you not think you desrever better then that?

If you are PBing now it only gets harder as you get your fills.

Congratulations!! You must be so proud of yourself.. What a remarkable difference in your pictures, you look great. Keep it up!

My opinion is I like my fills doen under flouro, it gives me a certain peace of mind to see my band and port and to see the baruim flowing through..I have never had one done without flouro so I have nothing to compare it to..My doc only uses flouro, he feels it is much more accurate,he can see if anything is going on with the band and port like pouch dialation, slippage, erosion, if the port is tilted etc.. but then again Mexican Docs take a much more aggressive approach to fills then U.S. docs..

Way to go Emmy sounds like you had a very positive experience..

Lisa you have really had a rough go of all of this..but all I can say is you are my hero to have been through what you have gone through and still manage to lose weight. You got to be so proud of yourself even with all the trials you have endured...you have also kept your sanity in tact and still manage to make us all smile and laugh with your crazy posts..

Blossom I was told liquids for 3 days by my doctor, it is for swellin.. Lots of activity going on during a fill in the port area and the band area. Sounds like you may finally have restriction now...it is so weird they did not hit the port under fluoro, did you not see the needle in the port? Did you not see the baruim flowing through at aslower pace as he was doing the fill? My doc completely closes me off and then slowly releases to watch the barium trickle through, when he feels it is flowing through at a more restricted pace he will back off and have you drink water to see how it feels, does your doctor do this? If he did you would feel it and there would be no way he missed the port. Very strange he missed the port, it is the whole reason to use flouro to see the restriction and the baruim flowing through the band, did he not see a difference in restriction when doing this himself?

Very odd they missed the port under flouro.. When they did the fills inder fluoro did you not see the needles in the port, and see the barium flowing through at a much slower pace as he did the fill?

Breakfast corned beef hash and 2 eggs lunch 2 chicken fingers

Sounds like you are too tight and may need some removed..even though you were fine the day of your fill, it is not uncommon for your fill to tighten over time.. some fills can take a few days to kick in. You should not be in pain drinking water. You really need to call your Dr....do not wait, you do not want to do damge to your band or your esophagus.. Good Luck

Hi Scotty.. For me personally I was shopiing in TJ the very next day..I had no problems putting on my shoes , unpacking my suitcase... Being nervous is part of the game..it you werent a little nervous you would not be normal. This is a life changing step you are about to make....You will do just fine. Try and relax..soon you will be one of us Good Luck and please let us know how it goes for you once you are home and feeling up to it...

Pat..that is never a good sign Please make sure you have this checked..it could mean a number of things. I once had a bleeding ulcer and would spit up blood from time to time..

I have to stay away from soy according to my gynecologist..it does have a link to breast cancer..and breast cancer runs in my family..so NO soy for me but thank you for this info I will pass it along to all of my Soy lovin' friends

Marie, you are just too sweet.. You are an angel..

Yes Lisa..How are things..update all of us. Hope you are doing better and better each day