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I always have some gone but my Dr. says that if I had a leak it would all be gone. Even a small leak over a whole month would cause it all to leak out.

Mine is my skinny jeans are now to big. So I am a new skinny so to speak!!!

When I eat too much or too fast or especially if I eat too much of something very cold like Ice cream, I will get a pain in my shoulder. I dont' have it any other time so I am glad for it because it helps me not to go overboard. Blessings!

I have one but it has a spring rebound for those of us without as much upper body strength and no doubt about it, it really gives a good burn. I have been afraid to use it since banding because it is such a strong ab exercise I don't want to hurt my port. Blessings!

Dresses or very, very loose pants, Tea Bags Protein Packets (Special K) Propel single serving packs Phazyme (absolutely wouldn't go without this) Boullion cubes to make broth in your room Children's Meltaway Tylenol. The pain killers they give you only last a short while and you may want more. I also took Liquid Tylenol pm. It really helped me sleep well as the hotel isn't always the quietest. They have a little coffee pot and I would use it to heat water and make tea or broth from it. they do have broth in the dining room but it is really expensive and you can only eat 1/4 to 1/2 cup of it so it gets wasted. small bills 1's and 5's. They give you change in pecos if you use bigger bills and then you have to find a way to spend it. There is a little convenience store accross from the hotel and the popsicles they carried were a life saver for me.

That has been my experience all along. I will lose a little weight and no inches will come off, then I will stop losing and the inches will start falling off. I guess my body is having trouble figuring out how to do both at the same time.

I have also gone to fill center, Thorton, CO twice and my single complaint would be the wait but he was awesome. He always gets me in within a couple of days when I call. It is an older office and all but I definitely didn't feel like a number. Everyone was very attentive. O and I did it without fluro and he hit first time both times.

Absolutely awesome Michelle!! You will reach your goal before you know it.

Ok this guy definitely very ignorant or is a quack and at this point from what you have been through, I am leaning toward ignorant quack!!! Don't listen to him, just keep up the good work and show him that he isn't as knowledgeable as he believes he is. I am glad you finally got over the 2 cc mark. Alot of people get there on their first fill and if not that definitely their second. He is full of crock about the amount the band will hold. I have 3.2 in my 4cc band and my dr. here in Thornton. Said he has put up to 5cc in a 4cc band because the tubing will hold quite a bit without it even reaching the band. I have good but definitely not too much restriction at 3.2 cc. I have lost some and will probably still need another beyond the 3.2 before I am done.

Best Buy gets them in every week here I know because my son works there. They only put them out on Sunday mornings though because that is when their latest add comes out so if you can be there opening of whatever day their newest ad goes into effect you will probably get one. Usually they are gone within an hour of opening.

Actually it has taken me 9 months to lose the 40 lbs. I have only lost 20 in the four months since my surgery.

Thanks everyone for all of your kind and supportive words. It is fun getting back in some of the skinny clothes. For each of us it one day at a time and I love seeing everyone's progress.

Looking wonderful. You have every reason to feel proud!!!

I used my "Oh my goodness I have to do something this is totally out of control" weight of 196. Even though I was down to 189 by the time I actually called the OCC for an appointment and 178 by day of surgery.

I was also a lower BMI starting and it has been like pulling teeth to loose the weight. I have had three fills and know I have good restriction but still only 2-3 pounds a month since surgery. I have however lost a lot of inches and I fit in a lot of clothes that I didn't before. It is a comfort to me to know the weight is coming off permanently because even when I get stuck at least I dont' gain which is what I would have done in the past. Blessigs!