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I don't understand the post above one bit. It doesn't seem to relate to the original post. I think we all know what an insect bite is.........

Anyway, I'm glad to see canuk post this about skin itching! I thought it was just something weird about me! As I have lost weight, I have had this problem but only on my upper torso. I'm glad to know, it's not just me!

Hi btradio, I have been to TJ 5 times since July of this year and my husband has been many, many, times for dental work. I'm sorry but, no way you will make your flight. The line gets longest later in the day. The busiest day of the week is Friday and the slowest days are Tuesday or Wednesday. I make my fill appt. at 9:00 a.m. and try to get back across the border as soon as possible.

I'm hoping that going on liquids will help Rox! Take care!

http://www.bmi-india.com/gastric-plication-a-new-wls-procedure/

there ya go, there's some info on the procedure.

Thank you for that info Trav. I read your link and it does sound like a great procedure. I like the idea of not having to get fills but I wonder if the stitches will last forever.

Hey Deysi, I live an hour and 15 minutes from TJ, we must be neighbors! I'm glad everything went well. Does your surgery require 21 days of liquids?

Rox, How are you doing? : )

You are sweet canuk, thanks. I'm on real food now and doing much better! Thank God I can eat without pain. Getting the 1.0 cc's out really helped.

How is the surgery performed? Is it done with small incisions and then laparoscopically? Is it similiar scaring as lap band surgery?

Rox, I am so sorry you are going through this. I started a thread where I talk about my problem after my second fill. Luckily, I did not vomit though. I saw Dr. So today and he discussed the dangers of vomiting with the band. This is not good Rox. Please don't hesitate and call Dr. So immediately. I hope things get better for you real soon.

But Dama, was the movie in English?

Yesterday I called Dr. So and he said to come in right away. I could not go to OCC yesterday so I was his first patient this morning at 9:00am. He said I was too tight with some inflamation. He took out 1.0cc's leaving me with 6.5cc's. I'm on liquids for 2 days and Malox 3x a day just like Bandiva said. I'm really hopeing this gets me where I need to be. Honestly, that knife stabbing pain in my chest was way worse than the whole surgery. Only walking, walking, walking helped relieve the pain by causing me to burp. Thank you for the support, suggestions and kind words!

Thank you Petrafarmer and Boogeyface I appreciate your caring responses.

Thanks for the advice. I stayed at the Marriott. It was pretty good, staff was very nice. I just didn't care for the post op broth or pop sicles but that's probably just Mexico. Also I REALLY wish they had english speaking channels on the tv!! (Besides the 3 english speaking channels they had)I mean, get a satellite dish or something!

Actually at about 2:30 this afternoon I tried to drink a smoothie and the first sip got stuck. I waited a while and tried again real slowly. I got it down but I took a long time doing it. I don't know if I am swollen or too tight?

Thank you Lindsay and CindyLou for responding. Lindsay I had the fill done at OCC under flouro. The liquids seem to go down so maybe I am just swollen. I probably should call Dr. So at OCC.

Has anyone else felt this way after their second fill?

I am on day 4 of having my second fill, done at OCC. I have a total of 7.5cc's in an 11cc band. I can not swallow one bite of food. I am in so much pain from trying. I get that stuck, knife stabbing sharp pain in my chest. It is very severe.

My question: Am I too tight or do I need to give it time? I hate being on liquids. I have never done well with that, I want real food. I am near tears from the pain.

Lisa, You fast 2 hours prior to the Fill and Dr. So asks that after the first Fill, you do liquids for 3 days.

I got a fill today at OCC and left to go home immediately after. This was my second fill. I went straight home after the first one too.

I did not take pills during the liquid phase but now can take them just fine.

Yes Susie I have had the same problems. I know what you are going through is so hard! There were days I cried because I didn't know how to handle life without food as a crutch. Please don't give up. I haven't been very strong in the past and have given up on dieting or rather given in to food. This is the first time in my life I have stuck with any lifestyle change. I feel so much better about myself. For me, I pray alot for strength and it helps. If I can do this, I know you can too. Stay strong and know that others understand how hard it is! It does get easier in time when you see your success on the scale!

You are lucky that you still like soup. I haven't touched the stuff since the liquid phase of post op. I got so sick of it. Your weight loss sounds great!

Goofy, I think what you had to go through is ridiculous! And to think you had to pay for it!

I don't have medical insurance, so no counseling, but do I wish I could go? You betcha!

Okay here's what happened to me. I had a fill last month. I live an hour from the border. My husband has gone across the border many, many, times for dental work. He thought we should pay the $100 for the fill and park at one of the pay to park places next to the border, then walk across and take a cab for $5.00 to the Surgery Center. I didn't want to do this because on the way home, the cab drops you off at a certain place and then you wait in a long, long, line to walk across the border back to San Diego. I didn't want to hassle it so we paid the $199.00 to be picked up in the OCC Van. I was surprised when the OCC driver picked us up in the Mexicoach parking lot in San Diego in a truck, not a van, but I didn't say anything nor did the driver. After the fill, on the way back to the border, we notice that the truck gets in the line that all people get in to cross the border, not the special line the van gets in. We asked the driver about this and he tells us that because he is in a truck and not the OCC Van, he has to cross the border like everyone else! He said earlier that day he waited in line 3 hours! Well we could have saved ourselves a $100 and taken ourselves across the border! We felt kind of deceived as we were never informed of any of this until the very end. Anyone else have this experience?

Honestly Momof4, I would swallow my pride and go back to the first doctor. I don't want you to get depressed. You will feel better after your fill. It does take a while to get it right. I have had one fill and I feel I can still eat more than I should. Best wishes to you!