AIvie

I had my first fill yesterday. I can eat and drink fine but the night after the fill I started having really bad pains in my left shoulder just like I did after my surgery. I am six weeks out and ven't had those pains for a while now. Has anyone else had the shouler pains after a fill?

My name is Angie I am pretty new to this site. I was banded on 12/31/07 that is when I found this site. I don't post much but I read what you all have posted. I just wanted to say thanks. This site and your post to each other is what has kept me going this month of being newly banded. when I feel down and like I can't do this anymore I get on and just read the threads and I feel better. When I get head hunger I log on and it seems to get my mind off of it. even when I am nauseated I can read these threads and feel better. So thanks everybody. This is tougher than I thought it was going to be. It's good to know that I am not alone.

I also had a large hiatal hernia and I told the doc on my first appoitment. he didn't say anything about doing a EGD he just simply said when he does the surgery if he sees it he will fix it. I had the surgery on 12/31 and he did not fix the hernia he said he did not see it so he left it alone. maybe your doctor just wants to wait until he gets in there so he can see the hernia and then decide weather or not to fix it.

for those of you with the weight watchers scale. I don't want my family to know how much I weigh until I lose my weight does the scale only show your weight when you use it or can they go back and check my weight when Im not there?

I was banded on 12/31/07. My UGI showed a large sliding hiatal hernia. MY surgeon did not repair the hernia during surgery because he said he didn't see it at the time. I'm worried because he didn't fix it and I'm scared that it will cause complications with my band. did anyone else have a large hernia that wasn't fixed? I'm afraid it will cause my band to slip or something.

I also have bcbs of tn they denied me the first time because I hadn't lost 10% of my body weight. I had 6 months to appeal and they said if I lose that 10% by then they will pay and they did. to lose it quickly I went to my pcp for the supervised weight loss and I filled the bottom of my purse with pennys for the first visit my purse wieghed 11 pounds so I immediatly lost 11 pounds. It took me 4 months to lose the rest and then they paid. I hate that insurance company. Also I didn't quite lose the 10% only part of it but they still paid.

For all of you that have been banded for a while I was just wondering will I ever be able to drink another diet coke again. Are any of you able to drink sodas. I was just banded on 12/31/07 and the no sodas thing is about to kill me. Angie

i WAS ALSO BANDED ON THE 31ST. IM DOWN 10 POUNDS. THIS LIQUID DIET IS ABOUT TO KILL ME. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF LIQUID.