sunshinegirl

I have the same issue. The band does not cure our "head hunger". I too eat throughout the day and I'm not getting anywhere. I have an over eating disorder and all the band is doing is stopping me from eating too much at one sitting but an hour later I can eat again. If I didn't have the band I would be much bigger by now. Only we can stop this, its just not that easy or we would be thin

I've had 4 fills, 3 done by a nurse and 1 by a doctor. They were all blind and there were no problems finding the port nor was there any pain.

I was browsing the Medical Tourism website and found this list of doctors that do fills on people that had their surgery outside Canada. I have an appointment in Halifax next week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I had a nurse outside of Halifax that did my last 3 fills but she dropped off the face of the earth so now I have to try someone new. the nice thing is that he only charges $50 and she charged $150. I am a little nervous because he's fairly new at this and the nurse was great with lots of experience and even came to my house to have it done. Hopefully this will help those who have a hard time finding a fill doctor. Alberta, St Albert - Dr Daviduck (780) 460-4562 Alberta, Calgary - Dr Phillip Mitchell 403 264-6720 Quebec,Montreal - Nicolas Christou Royal Victoria Hospital (514)843-1531 Nova Scotia, Halifax -Dr. Robert Stricker 902-494-1623

Good for you. I would never have the guts to do that, as I don't like confrantations. but I would have called the cops.

How do I find you? there's lots of you

kittycat how will I find you on facebook?

I'm on facebook, can I join? you'll find me at Sue Wyse, Halifax. I'm assuming that I can find you guys and request friendship? I won't mention about the lap band to anyone so that no one get exposed

Wow! I can hear the excitement inyour words. Good for you. We all have slip ups but its part of life, no one is perfect all the time. Keep up the good work!!

Wow, what an experience. I have a nurse that's trained by Inamed do my fills. my 1st one was done at her house and my second fill she was in the city (she lives 1.5hrs away from me) and came to my house, talk about convenience. She feels for the port puts the needle in and finds the port very quickly. No pain. I still could use more restriction but I do have some, maybe next time it will be the magic number. She charges $150.00 but its worth it. Inamed is paying for all her expenses when she goes to their conference in Toronto, which is very reassuring. Good luck to you

Greetings from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I too spent 2 days in Sand Diego. The trolley tour was great and we got to stop at difference drop off points and do some sight seeing and shopping. I was on this site for about 1 month and by the time I went it felt like I had already been there. Lots of info here, its great. The staff at the clinic are fantastic and Dr. Ortiz is sooooo good looking. I felt great after surgery and the next day we hit Revolution Ave for some serious shopping. keep reading and we are here for all your questions.

I lost 80 lbs in 7 months on Atkins but thought of it as a diet so when I reached my goal I started to add the junk food which triggered my cravings and it was all down hill from there. Unfortunately I did gain most of it back but it was because I was eating too much junk and binging. I needed to make it my way of life but screwed up. During this time I was in the best shape of my life due to working out with weights and ate veggies everyday. No packaged foods. The beauty of this plan is that if you can follow the rules for the 1st two weeks you will lose all cravings and a lot of your appetite. I should consider it again, it is a more fun way to eat.

It is way cheeper. The price here in Canada was $16,000 and I had it done in Tijuana for half of that. Excellent people, excellent care, excellent margaritas Good luck

You shouldn't feel hungry. I put the food on my salad plate and eat what's there. I'm not hungry but I'm not stuffed either. I know personally that if I was always hungry after eating that I would start resenting the band and start binging on junk. I find that after a meal I am good for 3hrs at least before I notice the hunger or cravings kicking in. I eat slow most of the time but there are moments where my uncomfortable feeling kicks in but its too late for me to do anything about it because the food is already eaten. I need to work on this.

That's great news. Congrats on the steps =D>

Here in Canada the insurance companies and doctors are leaning towards the measurement of the waist instead of BMI. The theory is if you are heavy around the gut you are at a greater risk of heart disease and diabetes. i believe women should aim for no more than 32 inches and men I think its 38". So if people are really bottom heavy they are at a lower risk of heart disease than someone with a large waist. Of course I'm an apple, lots of gut but small hips and legs, just my luck.