oliversmomma

That's too funny! My mini schnauzer's name is "Rosco" haha Good Luck to you!!!

Thank you all very much for your comments. It's so nice to have found this website and be able to have support from people that actually "get it". I know that the pre weight loss is mainly to shrink the liver. I really don't have a problem with him wanting the weight loss before surgery. There's really no other surgeon in my area to go to, unfortunately. I am so close and I'm not gonna let him make me feel bad. I am doing this for me and plan on having as little contact with him as possible. The good thing is his staff is supportive. All of the nurses except one have had bariatric surgery so they've been in my shoes. I was talking to my Mom last night and she said people that haven't ever been in our shoes don't have a clue about being over weight. For me, it's been something I've struggled with my entire life. My Dr.'s office supposedly has a support group that meets monthly. I've thought about maybe meeting with them. Thanks again for all the kind words. Looking forward to the next phase of this journey!!!

So today I had my pre surgery appt with the Dr. I was warned he had an extremely bad bed side manner but apparently didn't prepare myself like I should have! He was extremely harsh with his words and hurtful. Everything he said was all true statements though. I was very upset when I left, crying in fact, but now that I've had a little time to process things, I think he's that way partially for a reason. He wants to weed out the people that aren't taking this seriously! I've battled my weight my entire life and have gotten myself literally in a deep dark whole I don't know how to get out of. I am so ready for this journey. I'm ready to have my life back and "me" back. He doesn't necessarily do a "liquid preop' diet, he says "lose 10 lbs". I have 3 weeks to do it. I know I can do it. And getting upset with him is actually good motivation!!!

Count me in!!! I'm super excited and SO ready for this new phase of my life! Surgery is scheduled Dec. 27th. Good luck to all of you!!!

Hello Everyone! I am fairly new to this site but am finding it full of resources! I have a question. I have my surgery scheduled for 12/27/11. I am having the Lap Band with Plication. I am trying to plan regarding time off of work. I have an office job so no real exertion. My main question is how long were you off of work?

Congratulations and brag all you want! Hope to some day be here myself again!

Hey everyone! Just have a question. I am in the process of having my surgery. I was in to the office on Monday and my Dr. was talking to me about bariatric options that I have. I told him I was interested in the Lap Band. He then proceeded to tell me about a fairly new procedure he is doing called "Lap Band with Plication". The way he explained it, it is similar to the lap band but underneath the band, the stomach is sort of folded in half. He states the benefits of this is to prevent band slippage, and also he feels this prevents as many fills needed by the patient to reach their "sweet spot". I've googled this to try and read up on it, but am not really getting anywhere to research. The only thing I'm finding is the Gastric Sleeve procedure which isn't the same thing. Just wondering if anyone has heard of this or even had it done and what are your thoughts or results? Thanks in advance!

Hey Ya'll! I'm glad I've found this site. I have been thinking on and off about proceeding with lap band surgery for over 2 years now. I've struggled with my weight my entire life. I joined the military in 1999 and was at a very healthy weight. I stayed at a good weight and was in excellent shape. Well, I met my hubby and got pregnant and gained over 100lbs with my son. No diabetes, just large babies run in the family. My son weighed 11 lbs at birth. Now, 5 years later, and I'm still about 130 lbs over weight. I'm attending a seminar on lab band on May 3rd. I just wanted to introduce myself and meet some of ya'll that can share your experiences with me! Thanks in advance! Darah