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Hi: We all want to loose weight quickly, but relax. The band is your tool make it work for you. Focus on one bad habit at at time, focus on the prescribed diet and exercise and you will be surprised how the weight will come . Slowly (1-2 lbs per week). Don't be impatient because you may become depressed and go into a slump of binging/grazing. It took you a lifetime to put the weight on and it will take more than a few weeks to take it off. Doddie

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Don't expect to much of your first fill. It's better to take it slow rather that be overfilled. I've had three fills and one defill so far. I'm not sure I hit my "sweet spot" yet. I can still eat a little more than I should and pretty much anything, but I am loosing weight and that's what's important. If I find I plateau then I will go in for sure.

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I have had one fill, but do not have much restriction at all. I am not that hungry though, and i am losing weight. Donna

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Well the fill didnt happend, My family doctor try but wow its hurt she touch something. but she stop were going to have to go to the hospital and do a xray or a light not sure but i hope everything is going to be ok.

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Sorry about the fill. My fill is tipped on its side. Yours may be too. It is very difficult to do a fill with a tipped port. It took my doc over 30 minutes of trying but no pain as the port is just under the skin. Doddie

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Well i just hope it's she really couldn't find it because she as not done to many of them. I will find out on monday morning going for a xray or something, I really cant afford to go back to Ontario to get something fix.

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Well went to the hospital today for a xray it was cool got to see my band, and the port everything looks good but she need to call Dr. C. It's not where she though it was and she told me its going to be difficult to do a fill but there is not that many people in whitehorse with a band yet.

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Hopefully Dr. Cobourn will be able to talk her through it. Maybe it should be arranged to have the fill done under fluoro - a type of moving X-ray.

Cindy

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I am so sorry your first experience is not going well. Flipping ports does happen but if must be a real bummer.

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that your GP gets some good advise and is successful the next try.

My fill #1 was restricted for the first few days and then I could eat anything agian.

But my second fill was very tight, just starting to loosen off a bit now, 1 week later! The good news is that I'be only been able to eat about 800 cals per day each day this week and I am consistantly dropping weight. I am so happy.

You will be happy too... just try and hang in - we're all rooting for you!

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