Excellent! WW doesn't work for me, I hated the meetings! Mind you that was pre-surgery! But I know that for a lot of people they are fantastic! We all need to find what works for us. 

Hi There,

I'm new to this site and find it so informative.  This band life is a crazy ride! Seems like many of us have similar problems regardless of the band we had put in.  Mine is a BIORING by Cousins. I've been banded for almost 7 years and recently had a sudden reduction in restriction.  I went to see my doctor and he felt around my port.  We were able to feel a definite distance between my port and the connector, (about 1 cm).  It feels like there is a little tube still connected to the actual port and when the doctor did add 1cc of saline, I definitely felt, (this was done yesterday), more restriction, actually PERFECT restriction.  He did not suggest doing a fluro or anything other than surgery.  He says it has to be done under general sedation, will only take about 15 minutes and will cost about $1000.  I will need about a week off of work and I am self pay, (had to pay $150 for the fill too).  Not too thrilled about this and am concerned that it could get disconnected again. So, after the appointment, and thinking about it for a while, I have so many questions and no one to ask since my doctor is only in his office on Mondays.  Hopefully you guys can chime in and provide some suggestions or answers.  First question, is there a small tube within the tube that goes through the connector into the port?  How can I still have such great restriction and have this disconnection?  What happens if he gets in there and is unable to reconnect the connector to the port, (if that is in fact the case)?  Do I have to be defilled for a while or can my fill level stay as is or get topped up during the surgery?  Can this be done under local sedation?  I'm trying to get a second opinion but no one seems to want to touch the BIORING band for some reason.  I love my band and can't imagine not having it.  It's like my little buddy who keeps me in check.  I have lost 80 pounds, and am at a weight that I am very comfortable with.  I am terrified that I will gain back the weight.  Any insights you could provide would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

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Nothing can be more frustrating that reaching out with a question, concern and or looking for support and no one answers.  Here are a couple of suggestions for getting more replies to your posts.  Vets, your welcome to jump in here with your suggests too

*As you can imagine some questions have been asked and answered over and over again.  Check out our FAQ section.  You can find it under Resources, Weight Loss Surgery Questions and Answers. 

*Do a search to see if your question has been asked and answered before.  How to search?

*If you don't find an answer to your question post it on the forums.  

*Post it on your surgery type forum. You are welcome to post it on the main forum but to reach out to those in the know, you want to reach out to those that have had the same procedure as you.

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Are you seeing a therapist?  It sounds like you've got a lot of mental stuff going on and working through that with a professional is probably the best place to start.