WENDY

[Guest guest]

,

DON'T push your band! The absolute worst thing you can do for your

band is to be too tight. It can mess you up for a while and you do

NOT want to go through that....TRUST ME! Because of a too tight

banding incident, I had to have two rounds of IV fluids due to

dehydration, I had to travel twice to Atlanta (from Mobile,

AL...about a 6 hour drive) within a week to have two unfills which

eventually drained my band of all saline so my stomach could heal.

Work with your band for a while before making the decision to have

another fill so soon. Remember, this isn't magic but it is a tool

with which we all have to work with. Yes, you may be hungry but just

take an inventory of what you are eating. Are you getting enough

protein? Are you eating solid foods? Are you eating your foods in

the suggested order? (Protein first, then veggies, then carbs) Are

you drinking enough water?

Look, I'm not trying to tell you what to do at all so don't

misinterpret this message. There are plenty of us on here who have

had fills that were too tight and we fully understand the

consequences of that. Having a fill that is too tight is 100 times

worse than having too little restriction. I needed my second fill

(it was 5 months since my first one) so I don't regret having gone

and having it done, I just wish he hadn't put so much saline in at

that time. Just be careful and don't over do it! Keep us posted on

your decision and how you are doing.

Jenni Currie

DOB 2/23/06

231/154/145

1st fill 5/13/06 1.3ccs

2nd fill 10/7/06 1.5ccs

1st unfill 10/11/06 1.5ccs

2nd unfill 10/19/06 Empty

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> > Hi Everyone,

> >

> > I was just wondering how everyone is doing with there fills. I

dont

> > want to sound rude or anything i just have a bad memory when it

> comes

> > to rememebering names so i dont want to leave anyone out. I hope

> > everyone is doing ok and feels a restriction. Let me know how you

> guys

> > are doing.

> >

> > Thanks., MAry a.k.a. supermedic1707

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> > 350/288/190

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