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Mine are done under fluoroscopy and they aren't bad at all. My doc uses the x-ray to locate the port. He then numbs the area with a little lidocaine. Next, he uses the fill needle to place the Fluid in the band. The process takes maybe five minutes and is not painful at all. Now, I am not sure if your doc will use the numbing medicine but as long as he can see the port with the x-ray, it shouldn't take more than one stick. My doc has been perfect every time and there have been no issues. Hope all goes well with your fill.:cool2:

I finally made it to under 300 pounds. Woo Hoo!!!:sad: Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go ******************************************:smile2:*******:thumbup: 1RockinMom.........254............226.........145.......81 Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68 AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............248.........165.......83 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64 Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8 EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............380.........300.......80 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............199.........160.......39 kaninag............210............210.........170.......40 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............220.4.......150.......70.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............183.........169.......14 lotzasunshine......270............251.........180.......71 Loveislovely.......216............185.........175.......10 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Pink...............230............152.........145........7 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

The scale is finally moving again. I think my sweet spot has been found!!! Hooray!! Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go ********************************:eek:*****************:ohmy: 1RockinMom.........254............226.........145.......81 Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68 AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............248.........165.......83 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64 Ebonie.............307............300.........200.......100 EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............380.........300.......80 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............199.........160.......39 kaninag............210............210.........170.......40 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............220.4.......150.......70.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............183.........169.......14 lotzasunshine......270............251.........180.......71 Loveislovely.......216............185.........175.......10 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Pink...............230............152.........145........7 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

This sounds fantastic. I think I may be making a grocery store run in the morning to make a pot tomorrow.

Hey girl!! I eat steak and salad with no problems. I do have to chew them both very carefully and actually have more problem with chicken than steak. Also, like Lois said, it has to be very tender. If it even seems remotely tough, I stay away from it. See you tomorrow!!!

Ditto for me. I had popcorn last night with no problem but some types of bread, nope. I go for my third fill tomorrow and am hoping to hit my sweet spot then...at least I hope so.

Exactly what Cleo's Mom said. :huh2: I have been stuck several times and I have never had to PB but it hurts like mad. My episodes have lasted as long as 30 minutes but the food eventually passes. I have tried a couple of times to drink something to hopefully make it pass but it only makes it worse for me. The best thing for me is to just let it be and it work its way through on its own.

I have had my Mirena for almost three years now and I absolutely love it!!! I do have two kids and did not get it for birth control but for excessively heavy bleeding during my periods. Since getting it placed, I have only had occasional spotting that lasts maybe a day and a half. No side effects at all. There was some mild cramping upon insertion but other than that, nothing else. I know everyone is different but I would highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking about. :frown:

I really like the SkullCandy brand that I have. I am very picky about earbuds and couldn't even use the ones that came with my Ipod. I found the SkullCandy ones at Best Buy but they also sell them at Target and Walmart. I paid $20 for them but they work so well I would have paid more. They come in a variety of colors and they give you three sets of buds for a right fit. I listen to my Ipod a lot at night and am always falling asleep with them on. I can't even feel them in my ears they are so comfortable. Good luck with your search. I know how frustrating it is to find a good pair of buds.

Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:*********:thumbup:****** *** Brandy.............198............198...........???...........? Ebonie......................307...................307.................200.................107 Lindar172. . . . . . . . .246 . . . . . . . . . .246. . . . . . . . . 150. . . . . . . . .96 lotzasunshine......270............270...........180...........90 Loveislovely.......216............216...........175...........41 vzghj3.............202............202...........150...........52

Well, I didn't make it to my goal of 299 but I have lost 8 pounds since the challenge started. I am now at 307 and have lost 30 pounds since my surgery October 27th so I am doing pretty good. Happy New Year Everyone!!:Yawn:

I had my first fill today as well. I wasn't really nervous. I knew what to expect.:eek: Everything went very smoothly. Went in, stood in the x-ray area, was numbed up and then the fill was done. It was neat to watch everything on the x-ray as my doctor was doing the fill. He started with 4cc's but the restriction was too much. The fluids practically stopped when he did 4cc's. Then he went down to 3cc's and the Fluid started to flow very slowly. I have found that I am not able to drink as quickly as I had been able to but that's a good thing. That needle was big but I didn't feel a thing. I am doing fluids today and half of tomorrow and back to soft foods tomorrow evening.

Hi- I have BCBS of Alabama and I know that if you use your Weight Watchers as documentation for the 6-month diet, you must have seen your physician twice in that six-month period and he/she must have it documented in your medical records that you are being counseled in regards to your weight loss attempt. It can't be regular office visit notes. The visit must pertain only to the weight loss monitoring. I had done WW but because I only saw my doc once in that period and the one visit wasn't pertaining to my weight loss attempt, they denied. I did do the six-month physician supervised diet and I had one visit per month that pertained only to my weight loss and made sure that the diagnosis for each visit was morbid obesity. That way there were no questions as to why I was seeing the doc. I was approved without question. Hope I was somewhat helpful.:thumbup:

Count me in. I would like to lose 16 lbs. by New Year's Day. That would put me at 299. I just want to break the 300lb mark by the end of the year. I think it can be done.