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Puppypaws.. Are you asking me that? lol if so ..no . My post is referring to the same lady that basically visits every post and argues with pretty much every one she speaks to. All she does is BASH the Band. Every thing she writes is like she's trying to scare others away. It's like she stays on this site JUST to stop ppl from getting it because of her experience. Just a very negative person. I personally dont care to even speak to her when she does nothing but argue. But if she wanted help and support, I would be there to help and support any one who needs it. What happened with your band?

Cazzy .. LOVE THAT SAYING !!! lol.

CAZZY wow.. look how great you did 45 to goal . amazing . Good for you .

Joel .. Wow , your doing super . I cant weight till I start losing more . I will admit, I need to focus more. I keep getting out of my zone. ugh gets frustrating. But I have to do this. I made the choice to get the surgery, now I need to get real serious about the change. Congrats again, almost 100 lbs wow

Yes If I paid $15k-$20K for the band and I ASSUMED it was gonna melt the fat away without any effort of my own and it didnt work.... then yes. I would be pissed off. But the band is a Tool. It helps portion control. YOU have to do the rest. good luck when you get your band. You sound so ready. and I hear ya.. im TRYING to count my cals too and making sure Im getting the right amount of Protein. good luck

@ Brenda62.. I agree 100%. This person had been arguing with so many ppl. But im seeing this negativity all over this sight. It's obvious she's not happy , actually she seems very angry. But I don't think it's the BANDs fault. I can't see how it can be. I personally feel sorry for her .but will not let her bring me down .

tym4me: (love the name) How have you done with this "TOOL".

Im confused of your fears. The band is ONLY a TOOL to control the amount of food you consume. No more over eating. This isn't placed to MAKE you lose weight, it's placed to help while your changing all your BAD eating habits and help with portion control.

Shap... I hear ya .. Were only human .Were gonna make mistakes. Your going into the lapband being so positive. that's great and I wish you the best of luck. Please keep is all posted on your journey!!

I would love to be a fly on the wall with these people who are so bitter about the "band". I would bet anything they started eating according to the DR and nutritionist orders to a T. Then after some time it went down hill from there. I may be wrong. But hey , id def put money on it. As far as the band, Like I said.. it's a TOOL to help the amount your eat. It's not a high calories, carb, fat blocker. Im completely aware of the things that can HAPPEN to the band. But when the BAND is Functioning perfectly fine. Now whats your excuse. Come on, get real people. Admit YOU failed. Stop the pity party and start fresh.

So your not happy with your "POS" So I would imagine you had it removed then , correct?

Yup, they found a Hiatal Hernia during my pre-op barium swallow. I'll never forget that day . I was so upset. I heard many stories that if you have a bad hiatal hernia they will not do ANY bariatric surgeries. I wasnt aware at the time the hernia they found was real small . All I was told was "well, looks like you have a good size hiatal hernia". Ugh I wanted to die. My surgeon got the results of the barium swallow and he said it's very small and that when he gets inside if he has to repair the hernia he will do that while in there. Now that I think about it , I dont recall after surgery of they even mentioned if they fixed the hernia. Hmmmmm I should ask. good luck every one

Thanks i find that chart online and just printed it out !! Thanks again ..

Thanks .. yes this does help .. Thanks for the feed back

I didn't have it for Lapband Surgery . But Ive had my period with other surgeries . No worries

good luck to you . Seems like you've already lost a lot , good for you

well your obviously concerned with your weight or you wouldnt be trying to get the lapband. So you pick... Lapband that will lead you to a healthier longer life or BEEF. You pick. If this is what you want, YOUR gonna make it happen. We can't decide for you . I wish you the best of luck. please keep us posted on your decision

im 5'9 235 lbs the day of surgery. BMI was 35. Im not back to eating solid foods again . but ive read that ppl are eating the foods they like . but making better decisions before buying it or cooking it. you have to be willing to make some changes in your diet and buying the right foods

yeah my doctor can tell where it is .. But he wants to watch and make sure every thing is good while swallowing . Im really glad I went with this Dr. He seem to not take short cuts. I will say , I have not had my first fill yet

I just asked my surgeon this question the other day . I wasnt really told how "I" would know. but I was told he could tell real fast if your over eating .(of course with xray) Then he puts you back on liquids and or soft .. blah blah blah ..

I meant to say " If the FILL wasnt done by xray .. Not the actual Lapband lol

Wow thanks for the feed back everyone. I have to say, Before choosing my surgeon, I went to one of his seminars and that was one of the first things he said ..... "Who ever you choose to have your lapband done bye, if it's not done with xray, RUN". He also stated like .. It's VERY easy to find the port, But I want to SEE as the drink is going down, not my patient telling me yeah it feels good or bad.. Ive also read where a lot of doctors put a hole in the tubing . Which could have been avoided with xray. So may other stories, why it's best with it. My insurances covers the xray for it. so I want it done the right way, the way it was meant to be done. no short cuts. Even if I would be fine with out xray. Im not taking any chanced . thanks for the feed back.

Every Dr has their own rules , but I don't see why this would stop you from having the surgery ? My doctor didn't put me on a pre-op diet. Before Surgery,I have read so many ppl posting that they had to do a pre-op diet. When I met with my dr before surgery to set up my surgery date. As he was walking out of the room I was a little confused. So I stopped him and asked if I need to do a pre-op diet. I stated that I read so many ppl doing it. he said the only reason why some dr tell you to go on a liquid diet /low cal before surgery is to help shrink the liver some. He said there's no point because it only shrinks it by mm's . He was saying "I want my patients well nourished when they come in to have surgery". So I don't know your Dr's rules , but I cant see him/her sending you home the morning of surgery. lol Good luck and keep us all posted. I hope they don't cancel on you.

congrats ...... you'll be just fine !!!!