pizzaguy

Just thought I 'd give an update on my fill problems I went back to fillcenters USA for my 3rd supposed fill they poked me 10 or 11 times and dug around for about 1 1/2 hours then tell me they can not find my port I then called TJ and set up a fill apt with dr. Romera on 8-9-06 When I got there DR. Romera told me I had nothing in my band He then gave me my 1st real fill of 2.0ccs I felt very little restrition for the 1st 2 days but I now have restriction and can only eat 1/4 of my norm I have rapidly been losing weight with no probelms at all no pbing or nothing I am full I stop. I spent $350 for my 1st and $155 for 2nd and 3rd fills at fill centers for nothing. DR.ROMERA filled me in just 5 min with fluro and has aparently hit my sweet spot on his 1st try as I lost 5 lbs my 1st week on solids with very little effort. Invest the money to fly back to TJ for your fills besides wasting money I wasted time(2 months of not losing weight) PIZZA GUY

After doing some research on Inameds web site I learned that the 10cm band can only hold 4cc total I then called fillcenters usa to reshcedule an appt they had me come in 7-7 and aparently on my 1st fill 7-1 they missed the port and put up to 5cc into my body there was nothing but air in my band and they gave me a real fill this time of 2.5cc.I started back on solids today and have absolutly no restriction at all.With only 1.5cc availible in my band I have been told that it could onlt be .25cc away from restriction or some people can take the whole 4cc before any restriction at all.I am really concerned about 2.5cc and nothing.anyone else with a similar situation with either good or bad news.I do understand that everyone is different with fill amounts.

I too had my first fill (of 5cc's) today at a Fill Centers USA site. My band card says maximm fill volume of 4cc's. However, I watched her put in 5cc's. When we questioned her about this she said that the tube to the band probably held the additional 1cc. Anyone heard of this??? I am still on liquids, so I am very anxious about how food is gonna go down in a couple of days. Furthermore, I watched her squeeze in 8cc's and asked me if I felt any restrictions, told her no. She withdrew 3 for a total of 5cc's. She said my band was complete empty, air only prior to this.

I asked Ms. Ortiz about buying the book while we were down there, and she said you have to purchase it over the internet. They could not keep them in stock and it was more of a hassle for their staff than it was worth. So - no, you can not purchase it down there.

I just had surgery with Dr Ortiz on May 17 in TJ. I lost 19 pounds on the pre-op diet following it, with no exceptions. 8am Multivitamin and 2 Metamucil capsules 11am Slimfast Optima 2pm Green salad with Balsamic dressing (Newman's) 5pm Slimfast Optima 8pm Slimfast Optima 10pm 2 Metamucil capsules if needed for night hunger (most times I didn't take these) In addition, drink lots of water and SOBE Lean (Green Tea or Cranberry-Pink Grapefruit) Just remember to drink til you pee clear (tacky, but true) this speeds up metabolism. I started my pre op diet one day earlier, so I was on 8 days and lost 19 pounds. Dr Ortiz said this will greatly speed my recovery. I am now on clear liquid phase-I have followed it strictly and have lost another 9 lbs in one week. Tomorrow I get to start the yogurt phase-whooohoooo. I hope this helps. Good luck!!