jlynn

Thank you! I'm going in today to find out if there's any of the fill that he put in last week left. I'll ask him about the omni-stuff....I hope that this is some crazy fluke, and the fill is still in there...(crossing my fingers)...

Hey Everyone... I'm a June 06 bandster,like all of you....just wondering if many of you have had much by way of complications....leak, erosion, slippage....I think I may have a leak..it's the first time i've had a problem...wondered how common it is w/ people who have had it relatively the same length of time. I could go back and sift through all the pages and pages, but it's just too time consuming...so sorry if this seems redundant to any of you!

I love that ABP was so honest...you hear of complications and issues and everything...it's just great to hear, that I'm not the only one who, along w/ having my stomach banded, feels like I need my brain banded. I am not restricted right now, I have what they think is a leak....and it's HARD not to have those old feelings come back...like if I can eat, I will. It's sick and shameful, and as my pants get tighter, I disgrace myself. It feels like I've come this far, and now that I have to do it on my own, I can't?? WHAT? I'm not a whimp, and I know what it takes to do it, but why is food so stupidly strong??? AHHH...Drives me nuts....I think about it almost every minute of the day, then proceed to eat something junky...I just don't get my own self....I think I psychiatrist was a great idea.....I might have to think about doing that myself....I think it all starts w/ the addiction I have....

I see what you're saying Loser....good point. I suppose that is true. I don't have dental w/ my medical, but if something were to abcess in my tooth, it would be covered, because it's a problem. Makes sense.

I just have a question...why would you think your insurance would pay to have you unbanded, if they wouldn't pay to have you banded in the first place? My insurance would cover if I have a problem, but they paid in the beginning, to have it done. The best idea is to pick a plan that will cover the surgery to begin with, and you shouldn't have a problem.....I would get it done in the US, and have insurance that pays for it. I don't get why you'd be annoyed that they won't take it out, when they wouldn't put it in....not to be rude at all.....

I have had the band for nearly 2 years...I used to be restricted....then I got sick, and got a fill,and ever since I have no restriction...I've got a 10 band....and it is actually normal for it to be pretty full...apparently I require a lot before I'm restricted. I literally went from restriction, to none. How do you all get the tickers and things at the bottom of each of your screens???

Thanks so much! I will!

I've never heard of flat tire solution....some sort of stop-leak stuff?? I'm guessing?

You know, the kink/twist thing in the tubing would probably make sense....he says he feels pressure when trying to put in the saline when it gets to 2. something cc's....I really wonder now if that could be the deal. I'm gonna mention it to the doc.....You'd think if he felt pressure then I'd feel restricted...fact of the matter though, is that I don't feel any restriction.....

I'm having a situation myself. I just found out I have a leak...but my PA told me that they have no way of knowing where the leak is unless they go in and find out. He said the GI doesn't show a leak.....the contrast went right through my band, too. I just lost 4cc's.....he put 3.2 in yesterday, then I go back in in 2 weeks, to find out what's left...if there's 2.5 or less, they'll go in and find where the leak is. I don't think they know by just a GI...just like my pa says....your doc needs to go in and test the port and tubing to find out where it is......if it's not one of those 2, which it most likely is, then it would be in the band.....it would be a pretty simple procedure they said to just replace the port or tubing.....Let me know if this helps.....

I agree, I think he's full of it. Can't spell, and doesn't know what he's talking about. I wonder who he's referring here!

Can someone answer me something? I'm wondering if my band slipped, or my pouch is dialated, or erosion or something....here's the deal..I was banded on 06/16/05....all has been basically well, until about 3 weeks ago, when I threw up violently with an illness...it hurt badly....and ever since I don't feel restricted at all...it's like my band disappeared! I don't have reflux, or stomach pain or anything....just a hungry, empty tummy! I'm having a hard time, because I've discovered I missed food...and am just wondering if anyone has any ideas about what it could be? I'm scheduled for an upper GI under fleuroscopy next Wednesday...to find out if it's a dialated pouch or whatever. I'm just too curious in the meantime. There's another thing I wondered if anyone knew...if I had a hiatel hernia before surgery and they did not fix it, could it be playing a role?? anyone w/ any kind of anything helps....thanks!

Hey guys! I used to browse through the threads...I haven't been here in a long time...I'm seeing a doc in Duluth, I'm from the Range, and I was banded on June 16, 2005. All has been well basically the entire time, until recenly when I got sick...I threw up violently many times, which KILLED on my stomach. I recommend anyone who gets sick or feels nausea coming on....get your band emptied right away. Now all of a sudden I have no restriction at all. I don't know why yet, if it's slipped, or eroded, or if I have a dialated pouch. It's crazy because I have 5.2 in my band, and I guess typically you shouldn't have more than 5 in a size 10 band. So to not have any restriction all of a sudden is scaring me. I'm supposed to go to Duluth on Friday for an upper GI, but we are expecting a mega snow storm, so I'm trying to reschedule for early next week. The bad part is no restriction, and the old habits don't take long to resurface...and I tell you, it's like I missed food, and I'm trying like a competition to see if I can taste one of everything that I've missed....it's not good. Time for some self control, and prayer. Just felt the need to vent to people who would understand! Thanks for listening!!! ) <!-- / message -->

Hey guys! I used to browse through the threads...I haven't been here in a long time...I'm seeing a doc in Duluth, I'm from the Range, and I was banded on June 16, 2005. All has been well basically the entire time, until recenly when I got sick...I threw up violently many times, which KILLED on my stomach. I recommend anyone who gets sick or feels nausea coming on....get your band emptied right away. Now all of a sudden I have no restriction at all. I don't know why yet, if it's slipped, or eroded, or if I have a dialated pouch. It's crazy because I have 5.2 in my band, and I guess typically you shouldn't have more than 5 in a size 10 band. So to not have any restriction all of a sudden is scaring me. I'm supposed to go to Duluth on Friday for an upper GI, but we are expecting a mega snow storm, so I'm trying to reschedule for early next week. The bad part is no restriction, and the old habits don't take long to resurface...and I tell you, it's like I missed food, and I'm trying like a competition to see if I can taste one of everything that I've missed....it's not good. Time for some self control, and prayer. Just felt the need to vent to people who would understand! Thanks for listening!!! )

Hey Shan...I've been banded since June 16th, 2005...by the way... To all computer guru's...how do you put the ticker and stuff, on the bottom of your profile? I don't know how! With fills,,, of course you're supposed to stick to liquids at first anyway...but then I always kind of do the soups, liquidy stuff, till I feel like I can eat. But in this experience, I've discovered, it's hard to tell if i can eat from day to day...somedays I'm like "wow, I got a lot more down than normal.." Other days...I feel like I couldn't eat five bites...it's like closer to my period, I can't eat much...it's weird, and it makes it harder to decide if I need another fill or not. If anyone's got some helpful advice, it sure is welcomed....

I am certainly not better, Jini.....I stink! You know what else, I work at my job, where people know I have gotten the surgery, and others have gotten the bypass...I feel like people look at me, like they look at you when you're pregnant. Waiting for the day they can notice a difference. Know what I mean? There was a lady here who had the bypass 2 weeks before me, and has dropped considerable amounts...I try not to let it bug me, because I know they will lose a lot more, a lot faster. It's just the concept of comparison. I need to have a breakthrough weightloss...to get my ball rolling again...I wish they could wipe all the bad food off the face of the earth......)

How was everyone's christmas? Ummm...I'd love to say, I did so good, didn't cheat, and lost 5 pounds, but I can't. The truth of it is, I didn't gain any weight, but I certainly did not lose. I ate cookies, and pie. Bad, bad, bad. But the new year brings new beginnings.....That's the theory I'm going with right now. I admittedly need brain surgery though, to stop wanting food. It's a constant struggle, that will never go away, if I could just grasp that for real, it would be very beneficial to me. This is the hardest thing I've ever done, but I am going to do it, darn it!

Hey...I was banded on 06/16/05....I too, ate soft foods too fast, after about 2 weeks, I was STARVING. The nurse said that it was because some people's swelling just goes down sooner. The band is not restricted at all yet, therefore everything just makes it's merry way through there. I really feel like I'm re-training myself every fill I get...it's like re-newed sense of willpower each time. I have to admit, I'm a tester. I test it, if I get sick or whatever, I try it again at a later date...how sick is that? I mentally I guess still have a lot of hurdles to clear....It's still a struggle...and though I'm down 60 lbs, it barely feels like any.....I'm trying to be positive, but it's hard. I'm not gonna lie, I don't eat the best either, I find that the bad stuff goes down the easiest for me. :eek: I also know exercising is the key, and I've been lazy lately...I really need a good firecracker up my rear to get me motivated here!!!

Hey Sonjia! I got banded from Dr Margo, too! I was banded on June 16th,2005. I really love him, I think he does a great job. I know a couple of other people that work with me that are going to him, too. I live about 1 hour and 15 min away from there, so I don't really know anyone in Deer River either. But I love that they remember me each time I go there. Have you been to any of those monthly meetings?