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A weight loss surgery blog by Guinness_Harp on BariatricPal. 4 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about The Surgery

The Surgery

8/8/08: Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX   My DH and I arrived at Methodist bright and early. Too early for the valet parking guys, which we didn't need in the morning, but might have come in handy when I left. Followed the signs and only had to ask for directions once. The Houston medical center is a maze of buildings that connect. The signage design people must make a fortune off of them. We reported to the 3rd floor nurses station and they immediately put us into a room and gave me a lovely

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• Guinness_Harp
• August 13, 200817 yr

Read more about Pre-Op Diet

Pre-Op Diet

As I mentioned before, I was not expecting such an extreme diet prior to surgery. A friend of mine who had the surgery had no such restrictions (none at all that I could find), but it was a couple of years ago with Spivak. My understanding is that they want to shrink the liver and make it more pliable prior to the surgery. Who knew that the liver is the first to gain fat around it and the first to lose it?   I ordered the "Bariatric Advantage" stuff -- Vanilla, Chocolate, and Coffee. It ca

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• Guinness_Harp
• August 12, 200817 yr

Read more about The Search

The Search

I don't know if this is the longest research project in history, but I started seriously looking at Lap Band in around 2001. I researched and researched and decided two things: 1) Lap Band not Gastric Bypass and 2) Dr. Hadar Spivak was my surgeon.   So, I waited a year and changed my insurance to one I thought would cover it. Nope, only Bypass. Then I waited another year and changed to another I thought would cover it. Nope, only Bypass. In the meantime, I went to a seminar w/Dr. Spi

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• Guinness_Harp
• August 12, 200817 yr

Read more about My Band Journey

My Band Journey

Struggling with my weight: I've struggled for so many years with the classic yo-yo dieting. I remember dieting when I was 7 years old. I remember my extremes -- so afraid to eat anything bad that I would barely eat anything, but as soon as I slipped, would go to the extreme in the other way. Totally lost control of my weight at around 30 years old. Started researching lap band surgery at 33 years old.

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• Guinness_Harp
• August 11, 200817 yr