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Well I haven't been scoped but want to wish you the best of luck with it and hope everything comes out good or at least easily fixed!

Thanks everyone for your advice and kind words. I'm not planning on rushing into anything, I just hate to have to start this all over again. I was reveiwing my insurance policy and coverage today and the criteria is the same as it was before, bmi of at least 40, pysch eval, nutrition visit, doctor supervised weight loss attempts, etc. My bmi is currently 39.5, so I think I may have a good chance of getting approved. If not, I think I will keep the band unfiled for now and see how I do on my own. I don't really want to have it taken out and go through another surgery for nothing. I will keep everyone posted.

Thank you all again!

I can understand the worry and no it doesn't sound crazy at all .........at this point I think they need to do something to get to the bottom of it......you need to have relief from the symptoms and more important get peace of mind.

I am going to keep positive thoughts and prayers coming your way......there are so many things that it could be and I am hoping for something minor....

Keep us posted....hopefully they will do it soon, the worry and stress alone could make the symptoms worse...

Michele

 Ok- i have found my way back.. i cant access my old account so i made a new one.
I had my band 1 year next Saturday.  I have had some faiure with the band since i have managed to eat around my band.. i thought id be the one to do it all right and not screw up but i did.. i am getting back on track and i am back!!!!!


Preop-326
Surgery day-311
1 yr out-271

its a slow process but it is well worth it!!!

I have those for my back so I suppose I could use them on my tummy too. Or else get cozy with the heating pad tonight. 

I wish my doc would call me back already! 

The hiccups usually do that for me too...a signal to stop eating or wait a minute - but they are happening not eating or drinking anything so I'm thinking its the muscus filling things up that is causing the hiccup signal.

I do have unjury chicken soup mix.  However, I am not having a problem eating at all - but perhaps I'm feeling discomfort in the chest area due to the inflammation of the nasal drip.  I feel like my band is wide open

No GB - thank god!!! 

thanks for your 2 cents

Thanks Sue...I didn't know they made a Mucinex like that but I'm will check it out!

Thank you everyone for all of your feedback, advice and suggestions. I appreciate them all. Sue, I will try to increase my intake a little bit. It's so hard to train myself mentally to eat MORE, when for a long while I've mentally been trained not to eat. Clearly I did more harm to my metabolism then anything else! 
I will increase my exercise (b/c I know I can do better in this are for sure!).
We can do this!!! I promised myself i would make it happen! 
Thanks again everyone! 

If you think it is bad sinus drip, try Mucinex and drink lots of water. Mucinex now comes in a liquid. Take the plain one that is for mucus and not congestion. That is what my doctor has me take when my allergy medicine isn't enough. Especially for seasonal issues. It also won't hurt your blood pressure if you take the plain one. It is supposed to thin the mucus out.

Talk to your pharmacist to make sure you take the right one.

Hope you feel better soon!

I would say yes, yes, and yes. Post-nasal drop can cause inflammation, plus it can be thick. Try an experiment (it's kind of gross), but spit a big gop of the drainage into a colander with holes in it and see just how long it takes to go through.
Have you tried sudafed? Or using a neti pot?