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Does anyone know of a fill doctor in DC, Virginia or Maryland? thanks!

Hello, I have had my band since Feb and the last time I got a fill was 3 months ago. For some reason my band has just tightened up more lately and I cannot even get water down at all. I keep pbing the water. This has been going on for a while and I called and they said I need to get the band un filled. I live in Pennsylvannia. Does anyone know how I can get it un filled without having to go clear back across the country?

SO I feel like I am pbing a lot even when I am chewing and eating slow. I pb d 4 times last night during dinner then noticed today I could not even get water down. I am fine now and just ate some fruit. Do you thing it got swollen due to all that pbing last night?

THANKS guys FOR THE INPUT! Does anyone know if its just after I wake up? Like if I work really late and dont go go bed until 3am (I have a wierd job shift) and wake up at noon, I would need to wait until like 4pm to eat or is it just a few hours after I wake up? like does it tighten when I sleep, when I lay down or just when I "fast" while I am sleeping? THANKS!!

Okay so I just got my 2nd fill (really the first since the first one didnt really work at all) I just noticed I can harley eat anything in the morning, but liquids, but then as the day goes on I can finally eat solids. Is this normal? How long does this last or is this permanent? THANKS!!!

does anyone know if you can have strawberry flavored milk one week post op? i just got some for valentines day and I am not sure if I can have it. Of course this would not be a usual thing, just for today. Dr miranda said we could have milk 3 days after the drinkable yogurt, but has anyone else had any or any comments?

hey maybe this is a weird question, but why are some fills free and the ones with flouroscope like $240? what exactly is flourscope and why do you need it? cant you just get the free ones?

Hey! I read a few posts that said something like this " dont eat around the band " and I saw it in several different posts. Does anyone know what they are talking about? What does that mean?

Hey I was just recently banded (no fills yet) but everyone keeps talking about how most people usually gain from the time they have the surgery and until their first fill. Does anyone know why or if that is true? I want to avoid that at all cost..