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I clearly remember scaring myself after easily eating a huge four egg omelet, biscuit, and some other stuff. Until you get filled, maybe a couple of fills, you should have very little restriction. Talk to your Dr. if you are concerned. Remember, it is reversible. Just having it in without having a fill, is like having no band at all.

I have not told anyone. My wife knows, but that is it. I just tell people that I get heartburn if I eat too early in the morning, and in the evening I might mention that I am not all that hungry. People don't pay much attention. My own mother had her stomach stapled about 10 years ago. I eat with her all the time, and she is clueless. Just figure out what you can eat most easily, and order that if you have too. Also, don't order or make yourself a huge meal.

I have been doing some mountaineering, and tried to summit Mt. Hood in Oregon. I was feeling great, but right about 9,500-10,000 ft. I became ill. It may have been the altitude, and frankly I am hoping it was, but I think it is more likely that I felt ill because my band was constricting on my stomach. I guess there is only one way to really know, try again.

Tell your husband that a mental health professional said your being useful to others can provide an excellent outlet that meets several of your needs. Add that if he would like to get you off the computer, he should do something to woo you away. I suggest he romances you with a nice date: consider a walk in the park, mall, or just down the street. This message board is a community where bandsters can find and provide support to one another. Sharing your feelings with others whom you can relate is very threaputic. Just be careful that you are not denying your husbands needs by being on-line.

My heighest weight was 320. I had surgery at exactly 300 lbs. I currently weigh 220 and my goal weight is 200 even.

I snowboard and hike around Mt. Hood. I have not been in a plane since my band, but have been from sea level to about 8,000 ft. within just a few hours but did not have any unique experiances with my band.

My first bites are always painfull also. I suggest having a glass of warm before you eat - coffe works nicely, or consider warm tea. Also, the holding your breath bit works well for me also, but I would be careful to not agitate your band simply because you can.

Every time I have had a fill I feel like it is way too tight. This lasts for a couple of weeks and then the band seems to loosen up a bit. My doctor says that my stomach swells from the irritation and relief comes as my stomach swelling is reduced. I would suggest waiting this out for a couple weeks and see if things change. While your doing this you should appreciate handsome weightloss. Good luck to you.

You should not be able to eat breakfast in the morning. If your band is as tight as it should be, you shouldn't be able to eat until about noon. In the morning I have a protein shake and that's about all I can get down. If you are currently able to eat breakfast I would suggest seeing your surgeon about a fill.

I am very excited to announce that as of today, I have lost 100 lbs! I spent the past two days hiking around Mt. Hood, and then played a soccer game on Sunday. Tight band, lots of exercise. Only 20-25 lbs to go!

I recently converted my garage into a gym. I spent more than $15,000 on my stomach, so I figured a few grand on a gym was a reasonable accessory. I bought a top of the line NordicTrack treadmill (a serious powerhouse), a new stationary bike, a new elliptical machine, a home gym (bench and cable system), swiss ball, dumbbell set, and most importantly a 21' TV with a DVD player and cable. Awesome! I am having a lot of fun working out, and because it is close (in my own home), I can use it often with great ease.

Greetings fellow Washingtonians, My bad was placed by Dr. Srikanth in May of this year, and I have had several fills with Dr. Fox at SWLC in Tacoma. I was not required to do a test diet. I did have to get lots of labs done. Unfortunately for me, at the time I elected to have the surgery I did not have insurance and so I had to pay cash not only for the surgery, but the testing too. I decided to have my surgery at St. Francis because the hospital appeared much cleaner and new than the other one, and because St. Francis included some of the testing with the surgery. Overall the hospital was fine, the staff certainly were fantastic. My only gripe was that I had to wrestle with the hospital billing departmant about a billing error in which SWLC had not paid St. Francis and St. Francis was hounding me. The issue was handled by SWLC, and I have no complaints. My one concern about the WLC is that they give some extreem nutrition advice that I have decided not to follow (no milk, no more than 4g of sugar per meal, eat only an ounce at a time, the list goes on). I would highly recommend that you see a nutritionist seperately in order to determine your body's nutritional needs. Dr. Fox and Srikanth look good when their patients loose lots of weight, not when their bodies are healthy. I don't mean to sound as if they are just in it to make themselves look good and make money (I hope they do), but that some of the dietary rules they set out for their patients are overly simplistic and fail to meet everyone's needs. For example, I am a 26 year old male, and thier diet/nutrition instructions were the same for me as they are for every other band patient, young and old. If I were to do it all over again, I would happily choose the WLC in Tacoma. Good Luck.