Golden

Mostly its gone. I really have to watch what I eat and not eat too much. I have had all my fill removed now for a month. I go back in for a fluro on friday the 16th to see how everything is doing. I sure I was stuck!

I'm from canada and it seems that even the fill doctor doesn't know. I was the one to tell him that he needs to take out the fill. His report reads 'esophagus is moderately distended and tortuous'.... did he tell me to drink liquids....eat soft food.... My Family doctor doesn't even know what to perscribe.... Geesh! I have no liquid in my band! A surgeon wants to take it out!..... After care is important!

Do they repair laporscopticly?

How is you esophagus? Is is ok?

I had this issure and found out that I was stuck. I could not drink, and when I woke there was a bad tasted in my throat. I went to the doctor and they took out my fill and I could feel my band pop! I now have to heal my esophagus. It is inflamed and torturous. They did a fluro scopy.

Go take out the fill!

I have my follow up on Friday to see if my slip has corrected itself, prayers, good thoughts and crossed fingers are very welcome. How are youi doing! My thought and prayers are with you!

Hopefully you are going to follow the rules after surgery. It is not easy doing the 6 week diet of liquids and mushies. I didn't do a good job of it. I lost about 10 lbs after surgery. So far I have lost 30lbs. The weight loss is great I love it. What I love more is not thinking about food all the time. I love my lap band. Thank God. If alchoholics could get a tool to stop them drinking or a drug addict could get this to stop the drugs they would be so happy. Thats how I feel about my lap band. I have been heavy all my life. I have so many bad habits. The lap band is very strict. You have to follow rules. Chew eat slowly Take small bites don't eat or drink after 6 1 cup a food per serving. No snacking. I am going for another fill as soon as I can. My doctor does it under floro and is not very aggressive. The more you are aggresive with the fills the more weight you will lose. I have a 4cc band and my 3 fills total 1.7cc. Everyone is different, but I really started losing weight when I had good restriction. It has been 22 weeks since my surgery. Hope I helped.

Anybody have noise coming from their throat after they eat and drink? It's almost like I have a bird in my throat and other people can hear. ... Is it a burp? Can I do something to stop it? Idea's:confused:

at last. I'm almost able to roll over in bed without pain. My swelling is down and I'M ON MUSHIES. MMMMM. Don't mean to sound like a baby. Down 6lbs so far since april 27th. YEA! Healing and losing.

Thanks Leigha I really don't think 1lb a week is so bad. I recently spent 6 months on Weight Watchers and only lost 30 lbs; discouraged but happy to be shy of 30. I gained it back over christmas (what a rollercoaster). I have a dog and love to walk (He makes me). Thanks for the encouragement it means alot to me. I am not going to weigh myself till June 8th. That's my 6 week mark. Still sore and very puffy:blink: You rock on weight loss, I have faith you will acomplish your goal. Are you worried about maintenance? How do you stop weight loss? It's never been a problem before for me but my husband asked me and I didn't have the answer.