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Raph, good luck with your surgery! congrats.

Deb, good for you! YOu will love being banded. Good luck.

I can't believe you can't have coffee. I had and have coffee everyday.

Andrea, with the band you just need to know that you lose a lot slower. The average is 1-2 lbs per week. There are a few people who can lose 100 bs in a year. Also, keep in mind there is maintenance with the band. You definitely need to go in for fills, initially quite a few times. Most surgeons are pretty conservative when they start filling you up. It took me 5 fills to finally have good restriction. I've had to have unfills, refills, you name it over the course of the last 17 months. I am also only down 65 lbs. Good luck with your decision.

Yes, this is quite common. You can try and ask your surgeon for an anti naseau medication. If that doesn't work take Prilosec with your a.m. food.

I had my tubal ligation when I was 35 years old. It was the best thing I ever did. That being said, they make you sign an infertility agreement to make sure its the right decision. I also was not banded and due to my weight of 308 the surgery wasn't as easy for me. Thankfully you have lost a lot of weight and they can do it laparscopically. My incisions were much bigger than that. Good luck. P.S. Lapband surgery was eaiser in my opinion.

I know. I would never allow anyone to fill me but my surgeon.

Right now my focus is on maintaining my weight until January. Then I'll go back up to 3.2 where I eat like a bird. I only have 23 more lbs to goal.

Suzzie, I can definitely tell the difference girl! Keep up the good work. Your hair looks better too.

I too was banded by Dr. McKeen at Good Samaritan Hospital. The care was excellent as well as Dr. McKeen. It is also nice to have the support group there. Good luck.

Jennibee, congrats on no hunger. If I were you I would try to drink at least a protein shake during the day. It is quite common to not have as much hunger after you get filled. You may find that after you lose some additional weight the hunger may return.

Fred, you are doing great! Keep up the good work.

Yes, that is normal. I spoke to my doctor about this recently. He told me to try Prilosec once a day for the nausea. You may want to try that.

LYnn, it changes the amount of fill based on non leakage. For example, I had in 3 ccs but with my weepy tubing it went down to 2.5 or 2.7ccs. It does make a huge difference when you are talking about restriction.

I heard about that from my son. That is unbelievable.

Oh the joy of the fill wonderland. You are not alone. The band is fickle. If you are hungry an hour after you eat my bet is that you need a slight adjustment. Even .1 ccs can help that. Just be aware that you may only be able to eat more soft foods if you go too tight.

Its a thicker solution to help small leaks in the tubing. My doctor calls it weepy tubing. It works really well. I use it.

Dr. McKeen is excellent in Utah. I believe he is out of Salt Lake City. You can call his San Jose, CA office and find out. He works out of both locations. Good luck.

I agree with Tracy. Some people can lose 100 lbs and be fine. In my case, down 85 I need a tummy tuck for sure when I get to goal. 23 more lbs.

Raph, I think it took me a couple weeks before I could sleep on my side where the port is. Its really tender.

Carie, I am glad you are going in for another fill. It sounds like you may be too hungry.

I smoke and I smoked up to surgery without complications. Good luck.

I can eat sushi fine but not that much of it. I have an occassional beer. I have coffee every day without an issue. Check with your surgeon. Good luck.

YOu will likely PB if you overeat. Second, you can eat around the band so be careful. An example of that would be at 15 minutes you are stuffed and you wait an additional 15 minutes to finish your plate. That is a really bad habit to get into so be careful. Throw your food away or take it as leftovers. You can do this.

There is a 2 fold response. First, with proper restriction you will not be able to eat as much. You will likely PB