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Here's a short video ( I took with my phone after the fluoroscopy ) of what my restriction level looked like today during my doctor visit. He was pleased with the "pouch" size. Said everything looks good... almost 4 years post op. I now have 9 cc's in a 14 cc band. In the video, about 4 seconds in, you can see as I swallow the contrast liquid and it flows past the band.

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I have never had fluoro, so I really appreciate seeing what should be going on inside me. Thank you so much for sharing! And happy to hear all is going well for you

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That is awesome! Thanks for the share!

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This is terrific. You know what I learned? It's not the restriction of the band that's important, but how the band controls the descent of the food. That's why looking at pouch size is critical when assessing a fill. I went for my [almost] 4 month post-op appointment with my surgeon yesterday, and when he looked at my fluoro picture, he confirmed what I already know: I need a bit more saline. This was all based on the pouch size he saw, which was clearly not "pouchy" enough yet with my current 4 ccs in a 10 cc band.

Thanks for posting this because it really shows what we are aiming for when we talk about a green zone.

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I've never had fluro either. Really cool!

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That's usually how mine looks. I never thought about videoing it. Thanks for sharing. I may do that next month when I go.

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