HI MY NAME IS HEALINGHANDS I HAD SURGERY IN THE END OF MARCH OF 07. I HAD SOME COMPICATIONS DURING SURGERY, MY DOCTOR FOUND A HERNIA. HE PROFORMED TWO SURGERIES AT THE SAME TIME. THE LAP BAND AND THE HERNIA. BECAUSE I HAD SO MUCH SWALLON GOING ON I HAD LOST 8 POUNDS IN THE BEGINNING OF MY RECOVERY,I COULDN'T EAT ANYTHING EXCEPT 4OZ OF LIQUIDS AND SUGAR FREE JELLO AT TIMES, IT TOOK ME ALEAST 2 MONTHS TO RECOVER FROM THESE TWO SURGERY'S. I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU WHICH WAS WORSE IN RECOVERY, I THEN FINIALLY WENT FOR MY FIRST FILL IN THE MONTH OF MAY 07. BY THEN I HAD GAINED BACK THE 10 POUNDS I HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SURGERY. I WAS VERY DEPRESS AND SO UPSET. I WENT FOR MY FIRST FILL IN THE MONTH OF MAY, I WAS VERY UPSET TO PUT MY TRUST IN A DOCTOR THAT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET MY FIRST FILL HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING,HE MUST OF INJECTED ME 5 TIMES AND YES IT DID HURT, THEN WHEN IT WAS SHEDULE FOR MY SECOND FILL HE INJECTED ME TWICE THEN I NOTICED NO WEIGHT LOST.ANYONE AFTER THAT PROBABLE WOULD OF GIVEN UP, I WENT BACK ONE MORE TIME FOR A THIRD FILL AND NEVER AGAIN!!!!! THIS SO CALLED DOCTOR INJECTED ME 10 TIMES EACH AND EVERY TIME HE INJECTED HE TOOK THE NEEDLE OUT AND STOCK IT BACK IN ME. BY THAT TIME I STARTED CRYING AND MADE THE BEST DECISION IN MY LIFE I FOUND OUT ABOUT A GREAT DOCTOR WHO I AM SEEING NOW. I HAVE GONE TWICE TO HIM AND ALREADY I HAVE LOST 14 POUNDS IN A MATTER OF ONE MONTH. I RATHER TAKE IT EASY AND SURE THEN EVER GO THREW WHAT I WENT THREW," WITH THIS WANT TO BE" I AM GREATFUL THAT MY HERNIA SURGERY WAS CORRECTED BUT I'LL TELL YOU WANT JUST BECAUSE A DOCTOR KNOWS HOW TO PROFORM THE SURGERY DOESN'T MEAN HE KNOWS HOW TO INJECT INTO THE PORT DO YOU KNOW WHAT SCARED ME THE WORST WAS THINKING, OH MY GOD IF HE INJECTS INTO THE HOSE OF THE PORT I AM GOING TO END UP IN THE SURGERY ROOM AGAIN, AND LET ME REASURE YOU THE TWO SECOND TIMES THIS DOCTOR INJECTED ME HE DID IT UNDER FLORSCOPY AND STILL COULDN'T INJECT INTO THE PORT ANYWAY. I AM HAPPY TO SAY I DID ALOT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND A GREAT DOCTOR I HAVE LOST 14 POUNDS IN A MATTER OF THREE VISITS,IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS healinghands1957@yahoo.com