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I can tell the biggest difference when I drink with my meals too! Good luck to you. Follow my Lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

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I had the same thing. They took all the liquid out of my band and put me on "band vacation". My doctor treated this very serious. He said that if I countinued to stretch my esophagus that it could cause malignent cells to form. I hope you get this figured out soon! Check out my Lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

So glad you are feeling good and your clothes are fitting better. Have you ever put protien powder in you coffee? I put chocolate in there sometimes and it was good. It made it taste like a mocha. Check out my Lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

It took me a while to get to the right fill. I got all the way up to 7ccs before I was good. I also had trouble telling the difference between mental hunger or actual hunger. Good luck! Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

I hope she doesn't give up either. It sounds like that doctor really messed her up. My leak didn't cause me any pain. I would just go for a fill and be really restricted and then a few days later feel nothing. Thats how I knew. Good luck to your friend, and good job to you for the 42lb loss.

I could feel the pain as I read your post. I am so sorry. I have been there. I lost 70 lbs and then had to get an unfill because of some complications. I gained back about 80lbs. PLEASE learn from my mistakes. I am so mad at myself. I am having to start this journey all over again. Just remember that while your band helped you were doing most of the work yourself , so you can still do it! Good luck! Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

Good luck. You will be fine,just listen to your band! Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

Good luck to both of you. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

Good for you. I can't wait until I get there. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

So glad you got your problem solved so quickly. I bet that was scary. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

Is the leak in the band or in the port? I had a leak in my port. It was replaced for free and pretty quickly. I didn't have insurance do he just fixed it in his office without putting me under. He just numbed me. They told me that the leak could be caused by sticking the needle in the wrong place when trying to do a fill. They said this was rare and very hard to do but still possible. They said more than likely it had a leak in the port before they even put it in. Just a faulty port. I don't know much about leaks in the band. Good luck to your friend. I know it can be very discouraging. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

broth, broth, and more broth. sugar free popsicles, french onion soup with the onions drained out. Good luck. It is only for a short time, you can do it! Follow my lap band blog at www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

Oh no, I have never felt that. It does sound like you are too tight. Good luck with everything, Follow my lap band blog at www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

That is interesting. I have never heard of that. My band is unpredictable. I will get stuck on something one day and then the next day have no trouble. I think the longer I go between meals the tighter I feel. Does that make sense? Anybody else have that problem.....well i guess thats really not a problem. Follow my lap band blog at www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

I told everybody! My best friend told no one. If I had to do it over again I wouldn't have told anyone. if nobody knows, there is no pressure. No one is watching every bite you take. I guess that could also be viewed as a pro. Good Luck! Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

I hope you find a solution soon. I don't know how having gastric bypass before would change things. I too ate a lot of soups because they were easy and pain free. I think soup is one of the main reasons I didn't lose weight at first. I could eat a gallon of soup. The band does not help with restriction of liquids. Good luck. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

I can do lettuce fine. I only have trouble with raw broccolli. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

There is a lot of negativity on this site. People love their precious little band and if you say one bad little word about it you will get torn apart! You have to be careful what you say on here. I had trouble with my band before. I am doing good now but I had a lot of trouble adjusting! I hope you get it all figured out! Good luck on your journey!

If you are in ketosis, then no amount of brushing will help. Been there done that. Sorry!

Low carb diets make for awful breath. Are you eating less than 30g of carbs a day? Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

Don't feel guilty. We are recovering addicts. Are you drinking with your meals? I have a bad habit of doing that and it pushes my food right down and I don't get full as fast. You will figure it all out soon. Good luck! Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

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Good luck everyone! I was banded 5 years ago but had some minor complications. But I am on the right track now! Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com

The first few day are tough. Every time I would feel hungry I would think "thats my body burning calories" . It is such a mental game. Good luck on your journey. Follow my lap band blog www.biscuitsandexcuses.blogspot.com