I have been in Switzerland for a week on business and of course stayed a couple of days in Germany to see my family!  
This time was different! I was NOT hiding, being embarrassed  that people would see me and thinking "gosh, she got fat"   :lb12:  
My BFF is a bandster too and it just happend that she got a fill at the time I was over there. 
So me - being curious, went with her to see how they do the fills  :-?  (My friend had only 2 fills and 1 unfill in almost 2 years, losing 85 lbs.) 
Anyhow, the doc was really nice and we chatted a little bit about my experience and where I was banded and all of a sudden he says "Dr. Ortiz? You kidding me? ... I met him! He is one of the best surgeon in this field" comes out, he met Dr. O at some international meeting years ago!  He even offered me a fill, anytime I'd be over there and needed one. 
This was the first time I came back from "mom's cooking" and have lost a pound instead of gaining 10