Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

GipsyGirl

LAP-BAND Patients
  • Content Count

    327
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by GipsyGirl

  1. GipsyGirl

    .

    From the album: 2005

  2. II was banded October 6th 2010 and lost 40lbs in the first three months... but then - then it all got out of hand. I have no restricition even though when I go to have my fills and drink barium it hardly goes through. But then I go home and - no problem. I feel like I failed. I feel like its another failure in loosing weight. Even my boyfriend always reminds me to stop eating. I did loose 42lbs... that is great... it has been 6 months since the surgery and they are trying phentermine again but it only makes me 20% less hungry. I eat about 75% of how much I was eating before the surgery. Anyone - ??? Anyone??? Does anyone have or had the same problem and how did you deal with it???
  3. Day I finally went to the emergency and they discovered that Lap Band I had put in my stomach on October 2010 has severely slipped. and I was way dehydrated since I couldn't drink more than a half a glass of Water a day before and couldn't get out the bed because of the weakness. It was also the day I reached my goal weight of 150lbs.... Now, completely unfilled waiting for my lap band to gastric sleeve revision. food... My roommate though something was not right when I came home with groceries one day. 6 IVs a day keep the dehydration away... It would be interesting to see nurses faces when they will be stapling 90% of my stomach off - I am so tiny now... but I love it. Now... The question part - should I just have it taken out or should I do revision to sleeve surgery at the same time since they can do it for free for me since it was a slip. Even though I am at my goal weight - they offered it. Well, I just feel like I am greedy. Surgery cost 27,000 and now even though it slipped, I finally reached my goal. But you know you never know - I am just afraid that some day I will be fat again and I will regret that I did not do sleeve when I had the chance. What would you recommend?
  4. GipsyGirl

    Anyone Losing Hair?

    hair - I started loosing hair but Protein shakes like Muscle Milk helped me stop it. I also would be covered in bruises all over my body - it looked scary - dr immediately diagnosed me with Vitamin K deficiency. Its all imbalances and changes. Adapt to it. Try pre-natals... You really can't make yourself not loose weight if you are adjusted properly. First I lost a whole lot, then I stopped loosing for a whole lot of time, then I started loosing slowly when they finally found a green zone for me. Don't worry that you cannot follow the diet - just dont get discouraged. Look through this forum - there are hundreds of people with the same problems here. That is why I love it - I did not feel like a failure when I was regaining my weight. It took time and psychiatric help ( do not forget - there is always a connection between your mental state and your weight. ) You cannot change your eating habits if you keep repeating the same things over and over again. When I was a waitress the best advice I was given by my manager was that it does not matter how badly you messed up your last table - your next one will not know about it - so you have a chance to do it all over again. And I think thats how life is with lap band, you take one day at a time, one meal at a time, one hungry moment at a time. My Lap Band just recently slipped but I still think thats one of the best things that ever happened to me. Cheer up!
  5. band slipped - now waiting for my revision to gastric sleeve surgery. I did loose 110lbs.

  6. GipsyGirl

    pre op - Lap Band Journey

    Surgery October 6th, 2010
  7. yeah they had to fix hernia for me too and it did hurt more than it was supposed to
  8. I had the same problem 3 times this year. It would get too tight and bam... unfill. Now I know - it is because my period is coming
  9. I was in a half siting half standing work position and took off 2 days and it was hard but enough. Gotta make that money.
  10. Well, I have BCBS of Illinois and they are asking for $1600 co-pay but the surgeon has a deposit too of $250. I am wondering what kind of co-pays other people had to pay with insurances. It just seems like a lot even though they put me on a payment plan I had to pay $450 to the hospital because of my insurance and $250 deposit to my surgeon, so I am up to $700 already. :smile:
  11. I thing I am going to be a lesbian !!! Ha!!!

  12. 8 months and now a year after surgery is my second obstruction. Right before first one I had Vitamin K deficiency too so I was covered in bruises. They say it happens a lot with abdominal surgery patients. But anyway - one day I wake up and just cant swallow a pill - the other I can eat banana pudding... All of a sudden. Went to the doc he unfilled 0.5ccs. Why do I get it like 20 days after adjustment? Grrrr
  13. anyone wants to get their car payments taken care of and get a break for a couple months - write me - I got my chrysler damaged so I need a car and I am willing to take over payments for now.

  14. well, recovering from my ER they put back the cc and some more. I am 7.9ccs now and at 180lbs...

  15. GipsyGirl

    How is your progress?

    I was banded October 6th and I lost 40lbs in the first 3 months but since then I plateaued... So I am stuck at 45 now
  16. GipsyGirl

    Dr. Brandon Williams - Pre op

    Awesome... So, how is it going?
  17. I am getting banded by Dr. Hugh Houston on October the 6th at the Centennial in Nashville. I am so excited. I love this doctor. Anyone else?
  18. GipsyGirl

    Dr. Hugh Houston - hello everyone

    I am not sure what you mean about medically supervised - I believe I will be medically supervised as long as I can pay for the visits. I was banded Oct 6th, 2010 and in 8 months I already lost 90lbs Its awesome. Doc is great! Oh, and Elizabeth is awesome - she is the help lady in his office.
  19. Went into the red zone - had to have all the saline taken out since I visited the ER on Saturday and noone was able to adjust it. Now waiting for dr appointment to get hopefully as much as possible back in. I was at 7.5ccs

  20. GipsyGirl

    Frici's Before and After Pics

    My Before & After Photos!
  21. hey thanks for the advice

PatchAid Vitamin Patches

×