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be careful b/c doctors dont like dealing with other doctors pts poat surgery.first locate a doctor aoclinic near you that would take you on as a patient before yoy have this surgery.to minimize your headache.

+ join the club i am 2 and 1/3 years out i go to the gym a minimum of 1 hr a day.and have only lost 80lbs.i started out at 254lbs.this journey is very hard for me.i dont know what the solution is to this problem.

i think that regardless of the weight loss you will most likely hav ethe fat syndrome in your head.I know that i do.i have gone from a size 20/22 2to a 8/10.i dont see what other people see, I see the back of a hippopotamus ass when i look in the mirror.today i have on a pair of size 8 cordiroy pants a medium tshirt with a long sleeve shirt underneath and still feel super fat.sometimes when I go by a long mirror i ask myself if that is me.yet i am still not happy with me.when i reach my goal i will be in a by a WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY MODE to keep the weight off. I PROMISE YOU THAT.I THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE WILL DO THE SAME THING.!!!!I i HAD TO HAVE MY Fluid REMOVED 3 WEEKS AGO DUE TOO TILTING.BUT AM DETERMINED NOT TO GAIN ALL THAT WEIGHT.I HAVE FINALLY REALIZED THAT I AM ADDICTED TOO FOOOD!!!! ONLY YOU PERSONALLY HAVE GONE ON YOUR JOURNEY WITH YOUR BODY.SOOOO WHAT YOU GON DOOO?YOU HAVE LOST 150LBS.SO GET RID OF THE BAND WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS,EMBRACE THE WEIGHT LOSS,THANK GOD ALMIGHTY!! NOW TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH FROM NOW ON ONLY YOU CAN CONTROL.WITH THE WAY THE WORLD THAT IS THE ONLY THING IN THE WORLD THAT YOU CAN CONTROL.

since being banded when i consume dairy products i tend to be more mucusy and slimy so i avoid any dairy as much as possible

I agree,you do need to get that checked.i am 2 yrs post band.after last fill, 2 days later i started having emesis unable to keep even Water down.i thought my practioner would 1/2 cc,but instead i had to have all the Fluid removed,an upper GI done and wait 6 weeks before i an have fluid placed.this has been hard,but good now i can eat anything.i enjoyed a full meal with my family for the the first time in 2 years without getting sick and only being able to eat certain things for fear of throwing up.But i neeeeed my fill i am lost without it.Yet i am glad that it wasn't a slip band or erosion,just slightly tilted.thank GOD!!!! please see your baratric surgeon.

I HATE IT TOO

yes you can file it on your taxes,too benefit it has to be 7.5% or more your total yearly income

no im from ms,banded in tn,dr. v. weaver

i woud ask my dr. for more info,do research.if i can't find any negative findings i would cont the bbb and medical board on both my primary and the surgeon

truly i think that when you were once smalland than start to pick up wt you dont see what others see in your mind until other issues come up.sometimes in your mind you are still moving fast like the tortise and the hare:)

i need all the help that i can get.i had an unfill a week ago and had to have a fluro upper gi.now i have to wai 2-3 weeks to get a fill this is going to be so hard

thats awesome never a fill and lost over a hundred pounds.some people get all the luck and success.

what type of insurance did you have and was ther a clause that they cover obesity surgery

i go to the gym 5 days a week for a minimum of 1hr.recently started going at 5am due to change in job and work hours.i was going in the evening after work.but workout is my me time i take my bad days and frustration and stress out on the machines.

i would love to do kick boxing,it gives you a total workout

lucky you after my 2nd fill total4.5cc in a 10 cc band i stared to be unable to eat and tolerate a lot of foods.i was ok with that because i had already given up rice,bread,pasta b/c of diabetes control.than with each sequencial fill of .2cc i would be able to tolerate liquids and after 2 days would go into a bout of emesis which usually would be on a friday night or saturday night getting no sleep,cold water go down cold and come up cold.monday morning i would call my md. office and would have to go in for an unfill of .2cc.i went in 2wks ago and got the .3ccs that was taken out in oct. on that monday i called and let her know that i severally hungry,stomach growling,finally got in last thursday got an additional .2cc /finally making it up to 7.8cc after 2 years.again did well on liquids on thursday,friday, but true to form on saturday night the emesis started for 24/hours.scared to eat only sipping liquids only holding down for a few minutes,called my md.she did a total unfill.the first time.i now have to have an upper g.i.so afraid of gaining a pound.but the first 2 days felt good to eat have a complete meal,a whole piece of fried cat fish fries and bread and 2nd day a sandwich.but now i have to force myself too eat like my band is there.truly afraid to gain the weight back.i still feel like i look like the back of a hippopotamus a$$.i now realize that i am addicticed too food.

GIRL YOU LOOK GREAT, IF IT WASN'T A SIN I WOULD BE J.IM PROUD OF YOU!!!!!

join my club.try 2 years and 40/50.how down right embaressing

i understand! my biggest size was a 20/pressing quickly in a 22,i started out 5 years ago exercising at church program aerobics and than that +the gym ,went t0 a size 16/18,exercising 5/6 days a week.still unhappy and diguisted when i looked in the mirror,resembling the back of a hippo a$$,i decided to go for the gastric surgery,but my insurance didnt cover it,so i had to pay may credit cards didnt alow that much so i settled for the lap-band still the biggest regret of all times.now my clothes size is a8/10.i still feel like a size 20.occasionally i have looked in the mirror at a glance or a reflection in something and had to do a double take too realize that that person is me.YET i am still not where i want to be, or need to be.and help still seems so far away.

LUCKY YOU.MINE IS A MILE STONE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

you guys must not be from memphis tn.i have bcbs(bull----)thay said theyidn't cover b/c of the complications from the surgery.i even went to my human resources, benefits office and talked with the rep of the company for my job.every med professional has the same issue of insurance not covering

i agree in the long run gbp is better.i have type 2 diabetes and am struggling since lapband i have gerd.the is all about them getting money and paid!!!!!!!!