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My symptoms are constant stomach pain, nausea and just not feeling well. They did a fluoroscope X-ray and everything was as it should look. My abdomen is swollen and bloated all the time. It is to the point that I can no longer eat anything solid without a horrible pain. So until my revision I am sticking to soft mushy foods and Protein Drinks. My lapband surgeon's aftercare is horrible. He also told me the revision needed to be in 2 surgeries if I was going to try and go through insurance. That was a huge red flag for me. My current surgeon was recommended by my PCP. They use to work together at the same hospital. He is wonderful. So totally different from my lapband surgeon. I feel totally at ease with having my surgery in 2 weeks.

My symptoms are constant stomach pain, nausea and just not feeling well. They did a fluoroscope X-ray and everything was as it should look. My abdomen is swollen and bloated all the time. It is to the point that I can no longer eat anything solid without a horrible pain. So until my revision I am sticking to soft mushy foods and Protein Drinks. My lapband surgeon's aftercare is horrible. He also told me the revision needed to be in 2 surgeries if I was going to try and go through insurance. That was a huge red flag for me. My current surgeon was recommended by my PCP. They use to work together at the same hospital. He is wonderful. So totally different from my lapband surgeon. I feel totally at ease with having my surgery in 2 weeks.

Well, for the last couple months I'd been having serious problems convincing people my driver's license was really mine. I looked absolutely nothing like the picture on it anymore. I have to fly in a couple weeks so I thought I'd better get a new one before then for fear security wouldn't let me pass because my ID didn't even look like me.
So.. here is my old and new driver's license pics.
On left taken November 2011. On the right October 2012.
Almost 160 pounds lost

I went through True Results. My doctor is Dr. Wilkenfeld in Conroe. The surgery was 9900 but I only paid 5500 and my insurance covered the test due to me having a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time.

Thanks all. I called my PCP and went to see her. Blood work, EKG and everything is fine. She said my body is fighting the MRSA and I will feel bad. As for the chest pain she thinks I might have ate too fast and the dizziness from low blood sugar. I haven't eaten much due to not feeling well from the infection. Thanks for all your replies. I love the caring words y'all give.

Thanks Kristinsmommy! She has always been that way with the fat comments. The difference now since surgery is that I don't turn to comfort foods to console me when I get my feelings hurt. I just take a walk.

Just let it motivate you to do more. Ignore her, I didn't share my surgery with anyone in my family. I got my soon to be ex-husband to accompany me on surgery day because no one in the family talks to him so they wouldn't find out. My mother is EXTREMELY jealous of anything good that happens to me. She didn't raise me my grandparents did (Thank God!) No matter my hardships, I press on and it makes some people stupid. Keep up the good work and don't look back!!

Thanks Kristinsmommy! She has always been that way with the fat comments. The difference now since surgery is that I don't turn to comfort foods to console me when I get my feelings hurt. I just take a walk.

My surgery was August 13th. I have gone from a size 14 to a 10 since then. And have lost 22 lbs. yesterday I had on my jeans for the first time since surgery. They are baggy in the butt and I needed a belt to wear them. I made the comment that I would soon need to get rid of them. My mother turns to me and asks what size are they. When I tell her a size 10, she says that's bullshit because your ass is bigger than mine. My dear sweet husband and grown daughter both spoke up to tell me how good I look and what an amazing job I have done so far. Why can't she just say the same instead of always making fat comments??

Thanks Kristinsmommy! She has always been that way with the fat comments. The difference now since surgery is that I don't turn to comfort foods to console me when I get my feelings hurt. I just take a walk.

yeah......i did while me and hub were for me to be taken into surgery
kinda hokey, but its dixie

Thanks Kristinsmommy! She has always been that way with the fat comments. The difference now since surgery is that I don't turn to comfort foods to console me when I get my feelings hurt. I just take a walk.

Because people are JEALOUS !!! congrats on your success and keep it up screw what the haters have to say Hun
Starting weight: 264.5 Current weight 252.6 Goal weight 160

In this pic I'm wearing the same shirt as u see I'm swimming in it now first pic 263 lbs, next pic 196 lbd! Just need to tone and sculp, praying I don't have to do a skin surgery!

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when i first told my significant other about getting surgery.. the first argument i got into with him he said that I was not woman enough to loose the weight one my own. I have come to the realization that "normal" people just dont get it. They dont understand the daily battles we go through. We need food to survive so its not like a crack head trying to find crack... its in our face everyday all day everywhere. I am doin this for me NOBODY else i dont i dont need ANYONES permission to take charg of my body. Think of it like that...

Thanks for all the advice. Ok so I decided to make a visit to urgent care. I have a wound infection. They are putting me on strong antibiotics. They also told me to see my surgeon when he gets back to the office next week. Thanks for advising me to see someone. You all are great!

I was banded with True Results on April 24th with Dr. Wilkenfeld. Great surgeon. Great doctors office. True Results is a great kick board to get you started, very informative and definitely helped me in many positive ways. Although always listen to your surgeon, his information might vary in some ways compared to what true results gives you. I have to say I have lost 70 pounds to date, and I just had my first fill last Wednesday! Been an awesome experience!

It's normal to be nervous. I was the same way as I was being wheeled into surgery I was second guessing myself. But things turned out fine. I have lost 20 lbs. since surgery. You will do just great. The surgery center at True Results has a wonderful staff. Very caring. Keep us posted on your surgery date.

I was banded on August 13th. I too had all the same doubts before surgery. It is normal. The recovery from lap band surgery is really not bad. I only took 2 pain pills after surgery then went directly to liquid Tylenol. The band is a tool to help you achieve your goal. I have one regret about having lap band surgery: that I didn't do it sooner. My problem has never been losing it but keeping it off. I have lost 8 lbs in just this last week. If you can't get the support from your boyfriend then this forum is full of great listeners with great advice. We are here for you if you need us.

I could have written your post. I'm 16 days post op and feel like I have lost inches but the scale is slow to budge. I've lost about 9 post op.

Thanks carolinagirl. My surgeon didn't say whether I did ok or not when I went for my post op last Thursday. He's so quiet it's hard to get him to say much unless I ask loads of questions. I have been steadily losing inches. My clothes are getting too big but I don't want to shop yet. I want to put it off as long as I can. I'm down a total of 20 lbs. since I started the pre-op diet.

Thanks carolinagirl. My surgeon didn't say whether I did ok or not when I went for my post op last Thursday. He's so quiet it's hard to get him to say much unless I ask loads of questions. I have been steadily losing inches. My clothes are getting too big but I don't want to shop yet. I want to put it off as long as I can. I'm down a total of 20 lbs. since I started the pre-op diet.

Thanks carolinagirl. My surgeon didn't say whether I did ok or not when I went for my post op last Thursday. He's so quiet it's hard to get him to say much unless I ask loads of questions. I have been steadily losing inches. My clothes are getting too big but I don't want to shop yet. I want to put it off as long as I can. I'm down a total of 20 lbs. since I started the pre-op diet.

your still healing, i really wouldnt worry about losing weight for a short while. tmf would
say not for 4 to 6 weeks and i happen to agree.
just focus on the inches lost rather then the numbers on a scale.
you sound as if you are doing so well. keep positive thoughts only.

I saw some extended family today who didn't know I had lapband surgery(well not until my mother felt the need to tell everyone) and the negative comments were plenty. I was even told that my cousin had gastric bypass because the doctors told her they don't like doing lapbands because of so many problems. Really? I just stayed to her that maybe her doc was inexperienced with them and that's the reason. I then heard other comments. I didn't argue and defend my decision. I just told them that they had their opinion and I had mine and let's just keep it at that. Why can't they just shut up if they don't know what they are talking about? I would never make comments to someone about the type of surgery they had.