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At my follow-up, I asked if ibuprophen was off limits. (I have a bad knee injury that ibuprophen helps for pain). My doctor said ibuprophen was ok, so long as it is ground up first. I use Goody's (aspirin & acetominophin) which comes in those little powder packets. BC is another brand but read the ingredients. BC contains caffiene. Goody's does not.

Dr. Bryce in Rowlett did mine and he is a fellow bandster so he knows exactly what is going on with us. Loved him and his staff!

The band was designed to work with food, not with vomiting. Make sure that the wonderful weight loss you are achieving is because you are eating correctly, not because you are vomiting it all away. Good luck.

I don't know for sure but I believe that unless the employer is self-insured, they should not know -- privacy laws and all.

I've eaten a bite of a hot dog without the bread and had to chew and chew. I did have a chili dog at home. Bread has not bothered me yet. But, I did put the bun in the food processor to break it up, layered it with a food processored hot dog and then topped with turkey chili. YUM!! No problems eating a whole hot dog that way. Despite everyone's advice, ask your doctor or try eating some at home before going out. The skin on the hot dog can be tough to make sure you chew thoroughly.

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if I misheard and it is really 1.6 instead of .6. I might call to find out. I have another scheduled for Sept 21 - 4 weeks from the first fill. I also see my doctor next week and I am going to ask him. I am restricted in the morning and I just started mushy foods so I will just have to see. I know my stomach isn't growling like it was before my first fill and lunch keeps me full for a very long time so maybe it did something. I really wasn't hungry last night at dinner. My doctor did tell me that if I cannot tell a difference in about 1-2 weeks then to call and schedule another. He said it is more of an art than a science in getting them just right. It was also my first fill so maybe they were cautious. I appreciate your response.

Hey, Got my first fill today. They said it was .6cc. Could I have misheard that. Looking at so many others I don't see very many under 1-1.5cc. I have the size 10 band so I don't know how much that holds. The fill was fine. Easier than I expected. Bee sting from numbing shot was the worst part.

Same here...my insurance didn't require co-morbidities aver 40BMI. Good luck. Oh, and the two you listed were not qualifications for under 40BMI on my insurance. If you are 42, you should be safe.