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I need to update my information. However, I had my band (4cc) on 7/30/07. I am down 73 lbs now. I haven't had a fill since 4/30/08, and that put me to 3.8. Recently I can eat a lot more than I used to be able to eat. Japanese is my weakness and I can eat a whole plate of fried rice and chicken. I'm at a standstill. I want to go back for another fill, but I'm concerned because I'm having a little reflux at night. Maybe once or twice a week I awake to that horrible taste in my throat that won't go away. From time to time I can't eat much as it hurts, but more times than not I can eat. I can even eat a little more bread than I used to.

Do you think I need more fill or is the reflux a sign that it's too much?

Thanks,

Becky

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First off, congratulations on the weight loss. Sometimes we just get comfortable with the amount we are eating and don't want to get a fill, everything is going along just fine except we aren't losing. That happened to me, I was just banded in April and didnt really want to go get that 3rd fill, the one that "really" restricts! But I did and I am restricted. Not too much but more than before, had about 2 bites of my favorite food in the world, spagetti made from scratch and there just was no more eating it. I was done. Try Papaya for the reflux, it is wonderful. Comes in pill form, just pop a few in your mouth chew them up and wait for the burps to come to ease the pressure. They are great and work with the acid, not against it. Good luck, I know you will work it out.

Sally

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