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what kinda pre op diet did you guys do,,mine wants me to do medi fast but i aint gonna pay 200.00 bucks for it.they seem to be admant that i buy it through them...did your docs wanna do the same band date 2 june 2008 5;11'' 282lbs just let me lose 80lbs and i'll be happy as hell

dude you would of stood a better chance at winning last weeks 200 million dollar mega millions than dieing under anestectics,,i been put under 4 times 6 if you count the colonoscopys,,but thats what they call twilight sleep, i even smoke and told them they never said the wouldn't as long as your health you'll be fine and if you weren't healthy no way and hell they would do it this is elective surgery the dr's can make the call..so i would not worry,,they always have to tell you what the worst case scenioro is is,,it will be dangerous driving to the hospital,,than being put under

that was a concern to me to i smoke 2 packs a day ,was concerned because in my packlet at the pre opt they said if you smoke the surgery will be canceled,,met with the anastegiologist he asked me do you plan on quiting smoking i said yea every day,,just like i plan on eating less everyday,,asked if this was a problem he said not really your healthy,,if you weren't we wouldn't put you under ,,well i have survide 4 surgerys while smoking,ortopedic type,,elbow shoulder both of them and knee,,so i called my surgeon and told them i smoke,,by reading there pamplet that says they would halt the surgery,,if i did iasked them about it they said do you plan to quit i said everyday,,just like i plant to eatless,,i said look i don't want to get there at the hospital and you refuse to do surgery,,no what they said,,your healthy ,,will be no problem,so i don't no what to think now,,sorry to all you non smokers but i enoy it,,also harder to kick than crack or herion,,yea wish i never did but i do,smoke terrible habit,,i hope none of you ever pick this habit up,,

put a big chain around your neck like barney fife did any andy griffith lovers will know what i mean

ok i'm gonna get my but chewed on here but here i go,,lets see you were banded 1month ago and you only have 20 lbs more to lose,, just how fat were you,,or were yiou starving your self,, and dr gonzalas who were does he practice,there are probly lots of dr gonzalas,,if you claim he nearly killed you then state the address of him so we all can be aware,,,i've trolled this site for a whileand see the statistics of band complications which on the percentages is about lessthan1percent, i' mean really complications no minor ones,,and with about 300,000 bands put in,that would put it at less than 3,000 geez by my estimation it seems that over 20 percent of the people on here claim,,to have serious complications ,,the study and the numbers just don' add up,,i no there may be some probs but let me be in that group of a batch of bad bands i'll be sitten on a beach collecting 20 percent

hey just wondering how many of you guys got the realize band

my pcp was the one who suggested i do this,even went so far as finding a surgeon,thats because he was not familiar with one,,but said he has been looking at all the studies and feels this or the gastric sleeve,is the way to go,my pcp is very good and realizes any significant weightloss is worth it also knows there ain't no magic bullet coming are way soon, realizes it is hard as hell to control how much you eat,,and this will definately help me,,even if i lse 50lbs and not gain it back that would be a good thing,,yea he's also got great bedside manner,,cause when i went to see him for a physical he asked if i had any problems i said yea doc my knees hurt like hell,,he told me this is normal i said what,,he said yea there supposed to hurt when yor 45 yrs old and weigh 297lbs,, i had to laugh my ass off and come to the reality,that yep he's right:smile:

i decided to get this band because my sister did,,she was banded in nov 2007 day before thanksgiving,,i had to laugh that took guts,,,she has lost close to 50 pounds pre op band post op,,she is not losing like she thought 25lbs was pre op,,,but she is not discouraged,,,she is off a couple of meds,,and has not gained any weight back but is at a full 14cc she maybe losing less than a pund a week but is very happy with the band,,like she said i've never been able to lose weight and keep it off,,she said tonight if this is all the weight i lose and am off 2 meds that she has been taking for years this is a total victory with her,,and maybe one year out shes down 60lbs 2 years maybe 70 3 years maybe 80 5 yrs maybe the hundred she would like to lose,,,shes not gaining weight,, she is also a RN,,and told me this is going to be a marathon and not a sprint,,,i know i have not been banded yet and have no room to talk,,but it made me feel good knowing i will be able to get on the phone and call her,,well i'll shut my mouth now,,or my index finger that is:smile:

it's my understanding that usa dr's are about 3500 more than mexico,when your having surgery i just dont understand why people would go this route i'm not bashing foreign dr"s i'm sure they are good but what if something did go wrong like the resident doing your surgery,,in the usa if they screw up you have numerous laws the will let you collect if you no what i mean,,so the dr:s are extremely careful in mexico if you are an american and they screw up you are SOL again i'm sure the mexican dr is very good but for about 3500 more are you going to take that chance...i know for a fact my dr here in america is doing the surgery.i signed the papers stating he is the surgeon,,,and he's done a lot of these even helps on this sight,,but i have read a lot that lateley in mexico you are not getting the surgeon you think you are getting,,,i hope i dont offend anyone that had there surgery in mexico,,,but maybe a little more thought should go in to this...this is a life changing surgery and i know my dr is only 15 minutes away

hi everyone 1 have a bmi of 40..weighed like 297lbs.been looking at his process since oct 2007..well finally decided to go thru with the banding...insurance approved went back last week for my nutrion stuff,,weighed in at 269lbs worried because i fell below my insurance guidelines,the said not to worry because mine does not require any supervised diet,just a 40 bmi or over 35 with with 1 co morbid,,but my bmi dropped several points....first they asked me if i really wanted to go through with it since i dropped like 30lbs since oct..i told them i really don't think i can keep taking weight off cause i actually lost 50lbs but put 20 back on in a couple months..so when they submitted to my insurance they went with my first weigh in at 297lbs.so my insurance approved,right over the phone luckey me,,well june 2 is the big day..they also told me my ability to lose weight,,will make my journey a little easier..that made me feel a lot better,,,i;m not looking to break the weight bank,,just trying to get to about 200lbs,,so if this helps me to eat 1 cheeseburger instead of 2 i'm all for it

asked my doc about the realize band he uses both but said he prefers to use the apl band on men,but could get the realize if i wanted to.just his preference something to do with mens anatomy,,but has recommended the realize for women,,so i'll go with his rec,,i guess lol:confused2:

sorry to be so synical,but most of us no why we want this done,so we can get in a roller coaster with our kids,buy a pair of levis 33x34 off the rack,not have to go to the big man dept,,and most of all watch, ourselve get passed up for promotions,,that we deserve,and we all no why,well some of you guys prob work for companys that might not care,,because they judge you on job perforformance,,but i on the other hand work for the government,and trust me they pretty much exempt themselves,,from any retribution,,believe me i tried,,now i just keep my mouth shut,,and take a wait and see attitude,,again let me apologize for my rant,,but this is the way i feel right now,,:thumbdown:

hey moe i agree,my evaluation consited of ,do you feel suicidal,well gee no,,why do you feel you are obese,,cause i aint never saw a large pizza i was not willing to eat and i mean the whole thing,,lol,then he gave me a test i guess you could call it,,that had ridiculas questines,,20 minutes later he said i was a good canadate for surgery,,like wow,,that part of this process is very stupid,,i know this is for insurance and legal issues,but good lord this guy out weighed me by 100lbs,,dude you work for the the doc get it done yourself,

does anybody know,if the realize band is not a good option for guys my dr offers both,,but the nurse at the office said i would be getting the inamed lapband,because the realize band is better suited for womens anatomy,,i've never seen this anywhere before,,on any web site ,,but said dr only uses the inamed on men,,,he's done about 1500 of these so ,,well i'm confused lol:confused2:

The Physc Evaluation Is Bullshit And A Waste Of Money I Equait It To The Eye Exam At The Dmv

my dr asked me how long i wanted to be off i have 1200 hours of sick leave accumelated,,gee how bout the whole summer doc,,not a problem he said,,but i'm only gonna use 2 weeks,i am a mailman yes even tho i walk about 9 miles a day up and down steps carrying a heavy bag and 2 bundles,,i'm fat,,but am in good shape for a fat guy lol,,,but all jokes aside i love my job,,USPS FOREVER UPS NEVER

thanks guys for your reply 's talked to the dr office today they told me dr prefers to use the abl band on men but could get the the realize if i wanted it,,,i think i'll go with his recs that is the large size band for men,,like his office says hes done over 1500 of these,,so dr knows best

they prob mean couple days in mind for surgery dates you still have to have pre op physical meet with the anasteologist,,oh geez will just call him the nighty nighty doc..that usually takes a few days to sche plus the prob want you to do some pre op diet

hey guys was researching bands realize vs lapband, my doc uses both,so i'm all pumped up on this realize band cause they say there is less food tolerence,,so i'm thinking cool that sounds good,,so low and behold i had another consult at the office and asked when do i pick what band i want cause thats what it says in the paperwork right,,and they come back with your a guy,,the realize band is basically for women cause of the anatomy,,so us guys don't get a choice,,,lol wow i said all that research for nuttin lol,,doc said men just do way better with the inamed...you guys ever here of that..doc is dr curry from cincinnati...read enough stuff about him on this site that say hes the best in my area ,,so i guess i'll have to trust him, on this one..

hey guys was researching bands realize vs lapband, my doc uses both,so i'm all pumped up on this realize band cause they say there is less food tolerence,,so i'm thinking cool that sounds good,,so low and behold i had another consult at the office and asked when do i pick what band i want cause thats what it says in the paperwork right,,and they come back with your a guy,,the realize band is basically for women cause of the anatomy,,so us guys don't get a choice,,,lol wow i said all that research for nuttin lol,,doc said men just do way better with the inamed...you guys ever here of that..doc is dr curry from cincinnati...read enough stuff about him on this site that say hes the best in my area ,,so i guess i'll have to trust him, on this one..

hello every one had th nutrion thing today weighed in at 269 down from 297 several months ago have to follow a limeted liquid diet,,so glad,,because of the weight i lost i have not stepped on a scale untill today ,,from the last time i was in the office liked to died when they told me what i weighed,,thougt for sure i had not lost much weight new i did but,how much i did not know,,so i was put on the limeted liquid diet hope to lose anoter 5- 10 lbs by then,,6-2 2008,surgery date,,they even asked me if i still wanted to go thru with it,or keep losing weight on my own,,i said hell yea iwant to go through with it i want to keep this weight off,, ive lost weight numourse times before but now i'm in it to win it,,,ALTIORA

hey buxndux,,,i just had my nutrion stuff today,,well when i first went to see the doc i weighed in at 297 several monts ago today i went in and weighed 269,,the were impressed surgery is on 6-2 the just put me on kinda a high protrin low carb diet like tuna chicken yougurt 1 per cent milk with like atkins,,said i'll shoulkd be fine other people had to do the medfast but i'm not a high bmi guy so they say it's like 38 now but i still quailified under my insurance,,,the nurse told me since,, i had already lost alot of weight there shuold not be a prob but to still try to stick with some sort of liquid type diet and not to try and gain anymore,,but try to lose another 5-10 lbs by 6-2

wow i just realized i'm first up in june,,i'll be the june guinee hog for you all,,wish me luck,,have the pre op diet 5-15 pre op phsysical 5-20 on the table 6-2 at 10:50 am:eek:

june 2 2008 for me,:tongue2:

thanks guys you have bee very helpful