PININA

Yes indeed, it is very frustrating!!! Congrats on your weight loss! I DEFINITELY am not ready to give up either!!!!

Went to the OCC and had a SECOND unfill! Wound up having moderate gasritis and esophagitis On a liquid diet for the next 5 days. Back to the OCC in one month to be filled. Had 2cc's last time, might go to 1.5cc? Hopefully all is better in one month.

Yes Lisa, thanks for your reply. I'm actually about halfway through my journey. I need about anothger 35-40# to go. I'm REALLY hoping I'm not, at this point, experiencing any new problems with my band. It's been almost a year and a half! I've been having some pain, as well as the sliming when I have solids. I've tightened before, when I was going through some stressful times, and, as I mentioned above had an COMPLETE unfill in May of this year. So now I'm thinking that I need to do it again. ( Hopefully that's ALL I need!)

I've had more sliming this time around, much less pbing, but none the less still feeling like my band is too tight! I take Gas-X which slowly helps with the pressure, but now I'm feeling some discomfort on my mid thoracic area. Once I burp, it goes away. I had an unfill from 2.6ccs at the beginning of May, and refill to 2ccs, at the end of May. Getting frustrated! Anyone else?

Well, I went to TJ this weekend and on Saturday had an unfill. Dr Acosta removed ALL the fluid and asked me to come back for three weeks. He said that the band itself was fine. What a relief! Now to keep the weight off that a recently lost!!!! I can't lie, though, it feels good to eat again!

Hi everybody! For the past couple of weeks, I've been incredibly tight, So I made an appiontment to have an unfill next Saturday. Dr. Martinez recommended I follow a liquid diet until then, as I have had several episodes of Pbing in the past two weeks or so. Has anybody been through this?

Thank you. I'll try it definitely.

Hello everybody! I very recently been under a lot stress lately, and am finding that I have been pbing today! This is the 3rd time and with water! Anybody had that? I got my band done in Feb. of this year. Thanks

Hello everybody!! My sister was banded on the 16th of August and after seeing such wonderful care she received there I was VERY impressed, so much that I'm having mine done on the 21st of Feb. Not scared at all. More excited. Hope to meet some newbies there! Pininas

Heck yeah you're not alone!!!!! I remember as a little kid people telling my mom that she should take food away from me so I wouldn't eat! That was the WORST thing anyone could do to me. I don't have kids, but if I had an obese teenager right now, I'd march her down TODAY to have this done. I'm planning to have it done in mid to late February. I'm confident in my decision, even though my insurance probably won't pay for it. I'm not obese enough. (Imagine that!)

Hello all! Does anybody have any experience as far as reimbursement with Blue Cross California PPO ? I'm probably going to have the surgery done in Feb. or Mar. of '08. Just wondering how long it took for them to be reimbursed, if at all. Thanks