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BlueMoon~T    276

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I'm excited because tomorrow I will be getting my first fill. My doctors PA uses fluoroscope to do the fills. I'm a little nervous but mostly looking forward to hopefully getting some restriction. I'm happy that I've lost even after the carb filled mushy phase. I hope everyone else is doing well! :)

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Bama53    214

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Good luck to you. Hope all goes well. Please keep us updated! I get mine on Oct 31st.

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intelirish    714

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How was it? my first one is tomorrow and i can't wait to get some restriction going.. these last few weeks have been such a struggle to lose weight fight the hunger feeling and to remember to stop eating long before i want to..

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How was it? my first one is tomorrow and i can't wait to get some restriction going.. these last few weeks have been such a struggle to lose weight fight the hunger feeling and to remember to stop eating long before i want to..

Hope all goes well to you! I don't get mine until Oct 31st, but I'm going to ask the nurse if my Dr can do it sooner. Getting hungry and afraid I might overeat. I'm starving now. Won't hurt to try. Please let me know how it goes tomorrow :)

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will do as i'm STARVING too feel like i could eat off my arm.. i'm just hoping he puts in enough to make a difference.. there is some Fluid already in there as he adds some when placing the band but said it's normal for it to loosen up in the wks post surgery. i'm just ready to find that green zone and finally see the scale move.. as it's not doing much of anything these days....

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BlueMoon~T    276

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I left a response via my phone but I guess it didn't post. I hope your fill went well today. I got 3ccs and they do it with the fluoroscope, it was strange being poked and then having to stand up and do the swallow test. It was cool to be able to see everything though. I feel a slight difference in my restriction but not a huge difference. My next fill is scheduled for November 6th. I haven't been very hungry lately so I guess that's a big change from the weeks prior to my fill. Hope everyone is doing well!!

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it went great for me. The nurse had me lie down on my back and then slightly sit up to bring the port closer to the surface.. she numbed me before hand and so i didn't feel a thing. i am now at 6cc full in a 14 cc band. apparently there was already 4 in there so she added 2. but is hopeful because of her past experience that patients with a 14cc band on average find the green zone some where between 7 and 9 cc. with some of course being the exception to the rule. i'm on liquids now for 48hrs mushes for one and then slowly back to normal. i'm hoping i will see a big change in restriction as with 4cc already in there i could eat what ever i wanted and how i wanted so it was getting hard to keep up my good habits.. won't really know until i start eating solid foods again so Monday will be the day to watch

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Wow! Already at 6ccs. I'm jealous. I also have a 14 cc band. I'm not sure how much they will give me when I go back in. I'm a little discouraged because my back problems are keeping me from exercising. I can barely walk. I have another appt. with my pain management dr to see what else I can do for my pain. I'm still losing, I would just like to build muscle and tone up while losing. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

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Wow! Already at 6ccs. I'm jealous. I also have a 14 cc band. I'm not sure how much they will give me when I go back in. I'm a little discouraged because my back problems are keeping me from exercising. I can barely walk. I have another appt. with my pain management dr to see what else I can do for my pain. I'm still losing, I would just like to build muscle and tone up while losing. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Sorry to hear all the pain you are going thru. Good luck with your pain dr. Hope you feel better :)

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Wow! Already at 6ccs. I'm jealous. I also have a 14 cc band. I'm not sure how much they will give me when I go back in. I'm a little discouraged because my back problems are keeping me from exercising. I can barely walk. I have another appt. with my pain management dr to see what else I can do for my pain. I'm still losing, I would just like to build muscle and tone up while losing. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

don't be :P far as i can tell your doing amazing already, i struggled a lot this past few weeks even with the 4 cc in my band. hoping now when i start eating solids again on Sunday that my hunger will finally be under control

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