Jackie Murphy

I hear you...I am in the same boat....I have lost 30 lbs since begining of July. Everyone that knows i had the surgery has commented but no one at work who doesn't know hasn't said a word - and it is very obvious ...I was bummed at first but a few people i know socially have commented and i am actually embarrased and not sure how to answer their questions - how i did it - what am i eating - some days i tell people it was Lap Band and others i have said doctor supervised diet along with excercise!!! I think some of the people from work have seen me do every diet in the world and are probably afraid to comment bc i haven't talked about anything recently - they know i have been to the doctors frequently and i wonder if they think i might be sick!!

Looking at Insurance they billed my insurance co 26k for outpatient surgery for the Lapband!

It will work out.....good luck

I went for my 1st fill today....he put 3.4ccs in....I drank the water tried to be cool yeah...this can work.....not...went back had 0.8 removed...thank God....I never would have survived that...

I think the statistics are 35% of your excess weight they tell you is what they project you will loose....could he have said 30to 40 % of excess lbs and not 30-40 lbs? I was only a BMI of 35and i have already lost 27 lbs since pre-op and i was banded 7/10/2012. The carbonation is a definite no no! Steak - granted i only have 1.5ccs in my band and have had steak without problems...if you a good quality steak and chew chew chew with small bites... heck i have gotten stuck,pb and vomitted on mashed sweet potatoes...

Thanks - my husband loves this salad!!! Seeing as i was just banded (7/10) we have been eating at home!!! I will have to try and make this for my family

Go to the doctor immediately before they get any worse!!! Are they warm to the touch??

I survived...pain so far isn't as bad as I thought it would be...

I'm do at the hospital tomorrow st 5:45am...surprisingly I am very calm..

Thanks I needed this....I am getting banded 7/10....great encouragement

Good Luck...

I feel the same way I am scheduled for July 10th! I am afraid of failing also....and the pain and the complications.....

Started my shakes today!!! 2 weeks!! Here I go!

I am doing bariatric advantage strawberry and bannana - i start on Tuesday!

The EGD my surgeon is doing i think it takes under an hour! He was pretty booked for those appointments I went in on May 30th for the consult and the 28th of June was the 1st available for the EGD! I could have scheduled my surgery for as early as July3rd but i have some work commitments and put it off to the 10th! I had to do 6 months of nutritionist appointments and was very careful not to lose too much or any because i was right at 35.7 and didn't want to get below 35 so they could deny me! It all worked out! I think the ticker is broken right now i tried to fix mine and i am getting errors - if you go under your profile you can select ticker and follow the screens!