TheFox

What is the difference between Inamed, Vanguard, and the Swedish Band? I've heard them all mentioned but am quite confunsed! What about the different capacities? How do the Doctor's decide on what is the right "size" for you?

Edit: Nevermind! I just read your reply in another thread. Thank you for sharing the info though!

I'm considering having LapBand done in Mexico but I'm worried about the possible complications. I'm trying to find a Doctor who will help me if a problem should come up, not ignore me. I'm especially worried about erosion and flipped ports.<br /> <br /> For those of you who went to Mexico, who was your doctor, what (if any) complications did you have, and how did your doctor handle it? Did they offer to fix the problem for free or at a discounted rate? Were phone calls returned? <br /> <br /> Or if you got an infection state-side, how did you handle that? Did you have to wait to see a surgeon for aftercare or did you go to see your GP? Edit: And FWIW, I'm thinking about Ortiz, Kuri, Rumbaut, or possibly Joya as my Doc. And personal experiences with those four would be very much appreciated.

Ahh, I believe this Dr. used to do surgery at the Molding Clinic / Betancourt. You might want to reconsider that choice. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f26/dr-betancourt-molding-clinic-tj-mexico-26987/

Damn you Boo Boo, you're reading my mind. Those are probably the top four questions that keep going through my head.

Think of it as time for you. I always make sure I go to the gym if I'm having a crappy day, it helps work out the anger/frustration of the day. Get something to listen to music to, it makes the time go by faster. I have a video iPod and like to watch music videos while I'm on the machines. Gives me inspiration.

0.o Why do so many people have to just SUCK at life? Reading this makes me want to hug/high five/cry for/buy a drink for EVERYONE who has posted. After my parents moved me to a small town, I was dubbed "Flabby Gabby" by the neighborhood trash. That felt good. There was my out of control bulimia and cutting through my teenage years, ending when I was about 18. Of course there were the boys who liked my skinnier friends much, much better. When I rode horses there was a comment or two made about the side saddle I needed. I think I had one of my "best" experiences this summer. I was at the beach laying out with a friend of mine, her SO, and my boyfriend. I am acutely aware of my stomach, always have been, always will be. I will always be grateful to my big boobs for helping me to cover it up, or at least distract from it. So I'm laying on the beach, and I begin to get paranoid that the guy behind me is talking about me. Then I hear this: "...Like a beached whale....That girl's stomach is just...ugh....it's so huge...I mean, there's no excuse for that...." At this point I swivel my head around to make sure that I'm not hearing things, and see this guy making gestures in front of his stomach to emphasis how huge mine is. He immediately realizes that I've heard him, and stops gesturing, and sticks the straw from his drink into his mouth quickly trying to feign innocence. A-hole even had the brainless balls to smile at me in a "who, me?" gesture. I swivel my head back and hear him tell his friends: "Oh shit, she heard me." Not that it makes it better or worse, but the guy made the comments while I am laying between two women who were much heavier than I am. I am POSITIVE I was the one he was talking about and I'm also positive that I'm the ONLY one outside of his party who heard him make the comments. It was like the God of Assholes sent down one of his disciples to make a shitty remark about me, specified how to best insult me in order to cause the most trauma to my psyche, and even arranged for it to be only overheard by myself. I sat up shortly after that, covered my lap with a towel, and needed about twenty minutes to choke back the lump of shame before I could tell my SO what had happened. I'm not sure what makes me angrier...the comments, or my shame after them.

Hello all! My friends call me The Fox, due to my red hair and personality. I'm 24, part time employee at a popular wholesale warehouse, fulltime college student studying Biotechnology and Animal Science. I've struggled with my weight since I was a little kid. The only time I've ever lost a notable amount of weight was during a period of time when I was working at a barn 18hrs a week, riding another 4hrs a week, and sticking to strict low carb diet. All said I was working out 25+ hrs a week. Conviently, working out was my job. I lost about 40lbs and kept it off for about two years. Now, it's not quite possible for me to maintain a job, school, and home and still manage to work out 25hrs a week. I still work out, three times a week for about an hour. I'm pretty comfortable in my own skin, and compared to most women I know I probably have an unusual amount of self esteem/confidence. I'm not so comfortable I'll wear a bikini, but I do wear halter tops! I have a long term live-in boyfriend, who tells me all the time that I'm beautiful/sexy/cute, but is supportive of my desire to have the lap band done. Together we have three dogs, a Peke, Japanese Chin, and a Beagle. We also are fostering a PitBull. We have a small gaggle of cats too. My father passed away last year from a massive heart attack brought about from diabetes. That kick started my desire to lose weight. I don't want to have any of health problems that are common with being overweight. I don't want to have diabetes or trouble moving around. I want to be comfortable in airplane seats! (Although that's probably a pipe dream, I think only underweight midgets are comfortable in airline seats) I want to have the energy to go on longer runs....And, admittedly, I don't want to waste the 2nd half of my twenties wishing to be thin or at least "normal". I'm 5'7....okay, 5'6 and a half. I currently weigh about 210. I'm very seriously researching te lap band. I have trouble with the idea of it being a "forever" change. No more oranges, no more beer? What! It seems overwelming, I can't even commit to a hair color, what makes me think I can commit to a life altering surgery? I'm not sure, but I'm here to learn and absorb as much knowledge and expeirence as I can!

Isn't this doctor part of the Molding Clinic/Betancourt Medical/Dr. Haucez I've read so many complaints about? I've been searching this board for a while and those names seem to pop up a lot. Anyone else have any insight?

Just making sure I understand you correctly, your band slipped but it corrected itself? How did that happen? Did it fall back into correct place when you weren't as filled? I'm very curious!