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You're welcome! Glad to help. I have learned that no one can be an expert on this stuff unless they've actually had the surgery. The doctors and nutritionists have given me plenty of bad advice. I didn't find this website until October, but I sure wish I'd had it along the way. Totally agree--it's invaluable. So I'm sorry to report that my band has been officially declared a failure and now I am waiting for my RNY. I've recently learned that I now have hypertension and elevated cholesterol (plus terrible reflux from the band), not to mention my BMI is a bit over 35. I've been approved and am just waiting for my surgery date (likely May 4 unless they can fit me in sooner). I wrote out a lot in a thread I started called 'my THIRD wls'. If you search on it, you can read all about it. I wish I was a long term band success story, but I'm not. Good luck to you and feel free to PM me w/ any questions you have after you've read that.