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I actively date and was in a pretty serious relationship up until recently. I always hold off telling, but it is hard because I have a very hard time eating many things and usually a date involves lunch or dinner, etc. So, therefore, I end up telling some that I have had the surgery. I don't think that it has had any ill effects on my relationships at all. One time recently though I didn't tell the guy and we went (for a second date) to a very nice restaurant that had fabulous food and I had to go puke twice! It was very embarrassing and I don't know what he was thinking. I guess we will always have these experiences.

Thanks Angie B, will need to try not drinking. I drink so much all the time and seem to think I HAVE to while eating. We'll see how it goes. Thanks again,

Good luck and keep us posted. Nice that you have so many close to you that care share with you. That is awesome!!

Not exactly the same, but I did have my surgery out of the U.S. and have had problems after the fact that insurance did pay for. I had to have my port removed and then had it put back in after I paid out-of-pocket for the band. My insurance did pay for it. But if all else fails, if it is an emergency they have to treat you regardless. I had issues with that and the biggest problem is finding a doctor that will properly diagnose the problem. They just don't want to deal with us people that have chosen to have surgery in another country. I did have one doctor lie to me! Very frustrating. Just be very persistent with your issues and don't take no for an answer if it becomes a big problem. Good luck!

Very funny and so true!!! Enjoyed reading these today. Since I didn't have my surgery at the OCC or in the US, I still don't really know why you aren't supposed to drink while eating. I can't eat without drinking. Please fill me in. The one thing that I wonder about is..... why doesn't chocolate ever get stuck or cause bping????? Go figure.

Congrats on your journey and welcome!

Glad you are doing well and can't wait to see the pics. Keep up the good work.

I'm sure others will comment but think this is very normal. I remember one of my first few days and a car ride and I had just eaten some frozen yogurt (very little) and I puked it up too. My doctor just said that it was probably too fast, etc. I don't think that it is real east to have the band slip. I've had worse episodes of puking recently because of an over-fill and I'm totally fine. I know it is hard because we are so nervous of things that could go wrong. I'm sure you are fine. Good luck to you.

Good luck to you. I'm also very interested in this and the cost as well. Please share and can't wait to see pics.

Yes, they didn't say that I couldn't use my "regular stuff". I am doing the injections so maybe that is different. Wow, that is unbelievable that those things could also affect the weight loss. Interesting, I still continue my research on this and find it interesting.

I agree, the doctor should be the one making the decision on how much of a fill. He may ask for a suggestion. My experience with fills is that the doctors were very conservative, saying that too little is better than too much. I always thought that was easy for them to say as we were paying for each fill and why wouldn't they want us to keep coming back and wanting more. But I also know that when you can't swallow and hurt so bad and need an unfill that you don't want that either. You should talk with them about this, but I also would be uncomfortable with the doctor wanting you tell him/her how much to put in!!! Yikes!

Wow, that is awesome for you. I have had a port removed for different reasons, but they took it totally out and for some people they don't put it back in if you have reached your goal, etc. I needed to loose more as I had gained it back so I wanted it to be put back in. The placement of my port now (on my right side) also protrudes. I also wonder once I lose the last bit that I want what it will be like. I'm surprised that they haven't contacted you on this. Good luck. Maybe you no longer need the port and they can just remove it. They are working on a procedure (not approved yet) where they will be able to adjust lapbands without the port. My doctor was telling me I would be a perfect candidate for this as he wasn't for me having it put back in. Don't know how far off that is, but it is in the works.

Too funny boogiesmom -- I like that. I actually probably need an "un"fill as I can't eat much without puking. I tend to stay towards the foods that slide and know that is part of the reason I haven't lost what I gained back. I only have a 4cc band I'm sure and only have (now I'm not sure), but think only 1.5 cc, and it has been there for like 5 months and for awhile (up until maybe the last month) couldn't eat much of regular food. On occasion I would get "lucky" and eat something that I would normally have trouble with. So for me this was just to get me over the hump of not losing. I knew it was a long shot, but I did quite a bit of research on here and many other sites on the internet. Yes, it is true they only want you to do light exercising while on this. They say you should not be hungry and if you are to let them know which I will be doing on Monday at my first weigh in. I think the main reason that I'm hungry is that I've had trouble getting the 500 calories in because of two things, one because of the things that are very difficult for me to eat because of the lapband and the other reason is that I'm a picky eater and don't like many vegetables either. So trying to stick to the diet, if I don't like it or can't eat it, I'm just skipping that and trying to make up for it with other things I like. I had read too about the fat that you do loose and it does seem to be in your abdominal area -- I can already see a pretty noticeable change which is unbelievable to me. Someone on here had thought that it had to do with the injections in your stomach, and they got people making fun of that. But I do think it targets certain areas. I figured it was worth a shot and I'm glad I gave it a try. When I'm done with this, I'll will be fine tuning my lapband to get to my "sweet spot" and hope to never have to deal with this again. To me it is interesting that when I first got band it was so easy and nothing to losing the weight. I know this isn't always the case, but for me it was truly a "piece of cake". Then gaining much of it back with all my trouble and no restriction -- this has been much more difficult and a wonder why. Sometimes I do think it is our mindset in this. Thanks for input on this -- it is all new for me.

It is the same hormone in much smaller amounts and it has found to curb your appetite, and that along with Vitamin B-12 injections seem to curb the appetite as well. Some people also take along with this appetite suppressants. They tell them to let you know right away if you are feeling hungry and at that point I would think then they would add that as well. The only real problem that I am having is that there aren't many foods that you can choose from to eat, also for us lapbanders, there are food that don't work well with our bands, put in mix that I don't like many vegetables and you really need to be creative. Now keep in mind this diet is for a 3 week period or 6 week period then you are off for I think 4 weeks before you can start again. It has actually helped people loose 100+ pounds which I was surprised by. I thought it seemed great for many lapbanders or other dieters that have reached a plateau and wanted a budge. This is why I chose the program and I'm really impressed so far. As I said I signed up for the three week program and they say most people loose between 4-8 lbs. a week on this. The thing is you can continue on your own after since you can buy the HCG on-line and you will already have the diet. So I'll keep you posted. Kim if you just put HCG injections for weight loss into your browser you will get tons of info there are many, many programs that do this.