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Thank you so much for the information. I am going to see Dr. Jones. Where are the x-ray specialists located. Thanks colette

It is nice to see some alaskans with bands doing well. I got mine in 9/05 and need to see a local fill doctor. It sounds like Medial Park and Dr. Cable are the best options. Anyone know of anyone else. Thank you.

You are right. That is what the counselor said today. I have a hard time with meat. Fish goes down ok. Chopped meat ok but all the nutrition stuff says to stay away from read meat. Chicken goes down ok sometimes. But only if it is dark meat. I used to get stuck a lot. Not so much anymore. Eggs I aways do well with. Some veggies ok. I have had a hard time establishing some type of consistent eating protocol and they haven't been much help. It does seem as if people in the lower 48 get more support but I don't know for sure not having been there. I started to see a counselor and hopefully that will help. Thanks so much for the help. I need some support. What you are saying makes sense. Colette

I am new to this board. I was banded in September 2005. I have lost only 18% of my weight. I would like to lose more. I don't think that my surgeon thinks that I will lose more. He has offerec me a second surgery called a vertical band where he would remove part of my stomach. I did lose time because I was too tight, about 6 months with 2 unfills. I now feel about right. He says it is too long a time and most people lose weight in 18 months. I need support and do not always feel as if I get it at meetings. There seem to be mostly new people at the meetings. Although I do believe that his office tries. :think

I am aware of that but he says most of them keep it off anyway. The procedure that he wants to do would take 80% of my stomach. He says it is working better than the lap band. He has been doing the by pass longer. I don't think he has much faith in the band. This is a survey that he did. I was too tight for about 6 months with reflux and 2 unfils. Finally it is better. Then my husband got Stage 4 kidney cancer and that did not help. I just started to eat things I shouldn't. I have severe arthritis and it interfers with my exercising but if I could lose a little more I might be able to exercise more. It hurts when I walk and that makes me dread walking. Colette

I realize that you are right. I guess my thinking is the doctor right? Am I beyond the time point where the band does any good. He showed me his stats which show the by pass far out stretching the band on success.

I had the same experience. First I was too tight and had reflux and then it seem like I had allergies, although this is new. I started allergy medicine and it worked.