Fantastic!!! Feel better soon....you are going to be HOT STUFF in no time at all. Anita

I responded to a post and then decided to make it a new post....I don't know why...maybe I'm bored today????? ********* My recommendation is to discuss all options with your doctor and he or she is the best resource to advise you. My band has been terrific (please ignore my signature line....I haven't figured out how to change it, so the stats are wrong). I've had zero problems and am enjoying life as I have not done in years....is it perfect??? No, but it's damn good and getting better. I am totally unaware of any apparatus inside my body and as long as I eat sensibly (this is a no brainer since I had this surgery to aid me in this quest) I'm comfortable and happy. ...As to not wanting a foreign body inside you.....I guess that person will reject a pacemaker should they need it? my son was wounded during the Gulf War and has a metal rod in his leg...it was either that or they were going to amputate it............enuf said on that one, what about stents for heart conditions.....shall I go on????? Personally speaking...and I mean PERSONALLY...cause that's what works for ME.......I'd rather have a band than have part of my anatomy removed, stapled, etc.....BUT, that's what works for me....what works for anyone else is wonderful and I applaud their decision to do something to improve their health.......and I wish everyone (including band, rny, ds, etc......ANYONE) would stop bashing each other over what boils down to total nonsense...bull**** and any other term you might care to assign to such childish behavior. I find it very sad that on a support board, there is less support than we find in the "outside" world. I ended a friendship because the person was as unpleasant and difficult as many of the responses I've been seeing here..........in her case it was pure jealousy....here, I just see it as being sad. Peace people!!!!!!!!!!!! It's enough....let's be supportive of each other so we can show the world that wls works and truly is a viable option for anyone suffering with morbid obesity. It's bad enough that the media makes us out to be nutcases and people who take the easy way out with gimmicks............WE NEED TO BAND (pardon the expression) TOGETHER TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT (any and all) WLS WORKS. If anyone wants to flame me, please save your time, I'm not interested in getting into a ******g match...but if you must, then I'll just wish you a pleasant day if you have nothing better to do on a sunny Sunday. Anita

To be honest, I can see the gain everywhere (face, arms, breasts, belly, legs)... but my belly is the largest change. It really is quite noticeable. I will ask my PCP about it. My gut is definately more pronounced than before. It could be fluid weight, but I just don't know. I don't think any of my meds cause retention. I'll look into it though. Thanks!

I don't have any experience with heartburn. Are you having any reflux? Night coughing, choking? If so, you need to get a slight unfill. It's almost always the cause of reflux. Feel better soon!

Frances, is there anything they can give you to shrink the masses and maybe let you have less discomfort? My mom had massive fibroids that were causing a lot of bleeding and they treated her with what amounted to large doses of depo provera to shrink them. She hasn't needed any further txt for them and it's been years now.