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Maggie, what time will you be there tomorrow.. I have an 8am appt, hopefully for a fill and it would be nice to meet you.

shar

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Vicky, I am so glad that this is a case that is treatable. thank God ... Rain is right, its not like she is just around the corner. Maybe now you can make the meeting on the 15 ? How are you doing ?

shar

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Rain,

i finally broke my plateau....i have been on onderland for almost a week...hopefully it will last

Val, does this mean that you hit your "Sweet Spot " ??

Great if thats it. How many cc's do you have in there now ?

shar

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My in-laws are coming to visit after the surgery and like to eat out does anyone have suggestions on places to go?

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Thanks again, I on the other hand continue to gain wt and am so very discouraged. I am up from 197 to 216 in only 2 weeks and I thought I was eating all the right things the past week. well, mostly anyway. so I hope the next fill will help, but just knowing I have to lose 19 lbs just to get to were I was is very upsetting.

Rain I know how you feel cause I too weigh myself multiple times a day and night, Its like a compulsion and I too have given up the scale. hopefully we will get back on cause I feel like the band is not helping me anymore and it scares me....

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My in-laws are coming to visit after the surgery and like to eat out does anyone have suggestions on places to go?

go wherever they have grilled chick salad or order a meat entree with extra veggies and no potato. :thumbup:

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My in-laws are coming to visit after the surgery and like to eat out does anyone have suggestions on places to go?

a lot of places have lite, or smaller portion menus. fridays applebees, red robins has an awsome low carb turkey burger.

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Shar,

I am just sending in my paperwork, so as of now I dont have a consult date yet, but I will keep you all posted:smile: I really hope this goes quickly. Do you have to go to a seminar before the consult with Dr Hoffman? The paperwork says they will call or send a letter telling me when the next seminar is, how long did this take everyone to get?

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Hi everyone, I am hearing some discouragment on this site. Hang in there! I am sure I put on a few pounds but am not going to weigh myself. My clothes still fit so....

My question is does anyone have chest pain after they eat? I feel so tight in the chest and wheezy right now and all I had was celery with Peanut Butter (Val I can't wait for the new PB! I eat too much of the regular stuff). It was my Breakfast - hey pb is Protein right? :P

Everytime I mention it to Barb she says to check with my PCP and I did and he did an EKG and got my acid reflux under control. When I over eat I have pain in my side right above my incision. I know we are all different I just wondered if anyone else had pain there.

I see Dr. Hoffman on the 15th at 10:30.

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Linda,

Im not sure about the pain but when I over eat I get a pain near my port and also in my left shoulder.

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Thanks Rain, I guess we hurt where it is suseptable.

Linda, I also get pain if I eat too much or drink, The pain is in my left shoulder and near my port and Barb told me that when the stomach is full it can pull on the stitches that keep the port in place, which are permanent. I also get pain in the sternum or middle chest if something is stuck, which doesn't happen very often anymore....

anyone have an appt on tues around 1:00?

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i used to be the same way rain. and if i gained weight during the day...i wouldnt eat. i finally threw the scale out...but now im pretty good will only weigh myself once per day

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i dont really know...i have 4cc in my band...im kind of afraid to get a fill...so since im losing about 0.5 lbs per week dr hoffman wants to leave me where i am. barb told me she would never give me more than a 0.2cc fill because im very sensitive...so i dont know maybe it is my sweet spot. i have only gotten 2 fills and they took most of my 2nd one out...lol so only 1.5 fills

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I have to see Dr Hoffman on Fri at 10:30 .Does anyone else have to go?

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