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I am at the 6 month mark and I am thrilled.

Hi I am Bob , Banded in Toronto Aug 7 2007 No we can never have a carbonated drink. As for the caffeine, I hear ya. I used to drink 4 litres per day. You can buy caffeine pills in the drug store. Good luck to you . ,Bob

The first thing to do is to call your clinic. That is why they are there and you paid so much. You sound right sometimes a small defill is good in this situation. Good luck.

We will all find someone. We have confidence in ourselves and we are all worthy. We will be together with someone. Just keep believing in you. Bob:clap2:

You will make it. The " right " number will happen.

You will be happy with having the band. It has helped me extremely.

Yes you are right , smoking kills even the people who don't smoke it directly. Such a waste of human life.

Hi Candle That is great losing the 50 pounds. Way to go. Bob

Hi Reggie I am Bob in Toronto. I got my lap-band on Aug 7 2007. I love my band. In mid June I weighed 353 pounds (most of which was around my waist. On Aug 7 my surgery day I weighed 330. Now I weigh 265 pounds. Did I mention I love my band ? It is not magic, it is a tool. For me it helped because I am a binge eater and an emotional eater. My band reminds me to make good choices at the food store and when I eat. Also why I eat. I still have to do the work , but it helps. I am 42 and I needed to lose the weight or I would not live until 60 for sure. Maybe before that I would have had dietetes or more back pain or ? I needed something to help me to lose the weight and keep it off. That is also important, we have all lost the weight at one time or more. Then it comes back, not now. With enought fills we can not eat the sheer volume of food I eat before. Plus I will still be making good decisions. For me I did not want the by pass. Too many deaths, like 1 in 200. For lap-band it is like 1 in 5000. It is laproscopic surgery no big cutting and long time healing. Lapband can be taken out if you don't like it. The same easy way it went in. There are too many extra problems with bypass. People cant absorb vitamins and they tend to have a problem where they have at times no bowel control called dumping. The lap band is not extreme. It may be a bit slower than the bypass. However people do lose the weight and keep it off. Not necessary so with the bypass, as some people have re gained the weight. Good luck to you. Bob

Hi I am Bob banded Aug 7 2007 in Toronto. No these items are powerfully helpful. We all lose at different rates and we all slip at one time or another. We look to each other for hope and care. Please be proud of what you have done. Bob

Hi I am Bob banded Aug 7 2007 in Toronto The tube is common. I did not even think of this until a few days later when a slight soreness in my throat went away. As for the catheter, ask your doctor. They should answer all of your questions. Good luck. Bob

Heck of a difference, way to go.