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March 28, 2006: (303lbs)  I GOT BANDED, but I had nasty hiccups (some very painful) for 36hrs straight immediately after surgery.  It woke me up when I tried to sleep.  3-days later, MD took out my lapband and put in VG Lap-Band (can hold 10cc).  No more hiccups.  An out-patient hospital stay turned into 5days.

May 2006: (293, -10lbs) 1^st Fill.  Band now at 4cc.
June 2006: (283, -20lbs) Losing very slowly
Sep 2006:  (290, -13lbs) Gain weight.  Got 2^nd Fill up to 5cc now.
Oct 2006:  Moved across country

Food Restriction... Is My Band Working???:  I sometimes test myself and I learned I could eat a KFC Bowl or a whole plate of supreme nachos with very little restriction.  This was a notice to me to check my diet and check on the level of my restriction.

April 2007: (291, -12lbs)  In a little more than 1yr, I only lost 10lbs!  I hope my latest fill will workout.  I’ll keep folks posted

Jun 7, 2007: (293, -10lbs) Gain weight.  New MD in new city/state, 3^rd Fill up to 6cc

Jun 8-13: (284, -19lbs) Not able to eat any solids without throwing up or PBing.  Drinking more than a moderate sip will cause me to PB.  So I sipped Slimfast mixed with extra protein powder for 5 days straight.  18oz Mealdrink  (Slimfast + 8oz protein) took 3-5hrs to drink!  I had nasty heartburn at night (antacids near bed).  I started getting concerned… thinking about calling doctor to get a x-ray/barium.  I started getting concerned I may have band-slippage.

Jun 14, 2007: (281, -22lbs) 1^st day 1-week able chew and swallow anything.  :-)   I ate soup and crackers for lunch.  Maybe I was just sore from the fill last week which is why I had those issues over the last week.  I’ll try mushies this weekend… see what happens.

I realized that 2-6 days after a fill, the area around my band tends to swell, so it’s hard to drink or swallow a lot of water at one time.  But If I make it through those “tough days” then I will go to more comfortable point.

I’m going to wait out the weekend to see how my restriction is going and if I still feel discomfort.  It seems to have gone away today…