Martha Howland-Shafiei

Thanks!!! i am proud of u all for deciding to have the surgery,it took courage. i hope u r losing weight steadily.stick to the diet and u cant fail. it takes discipine and that is a gift from God and a decision to wxercise self contol. God bless u all in your journies.all the best.

this is the deal...ihave stretched out my bypass pouch therefore i will be receiving a straightup lapbanding by open surgery as there is alot of scar tissue in my abdomen.no resecting a thing.!!!

DEAR RENNAE: be persistent and stong, i weighed 415 before my bypass.steadyas u go.congrats on the weight loss thus far.soon u will be under 300!Celebrate good tiimes. i know u willlsoe it alll if u just tell urself that ur worth it. love and peace out,abbagirl

hi casie, i too amlooking for peoplee around me:The NEW HAVEN,CT area. i am from West Haven myself.

Congrats r due especially as u have the courage to blaze ahead! i want it, iwant it,iwant it but am waiting for inswurance approval.amswiting on medicare and medicaid.does it take a long time? how long? has anyone done this lapbadning as a rivsion surgery and had to have a fully open belly cut? if so, didu stay in the hospital for any length of time?? am post gastirc bypass patient,lost 200 then gained back 100! am ashamed of myself but amgettingover it. oh for a second chance after all i know now what not do! i had no support in 1998,medicare paid for the surgery but not the counsellinga nd support!go figure!

r u familiar with any chapters for the West Haven/Neew Haven area? Derby Ct my surgeion is there.

am hoping for May surgery,my past gastric bypass was approved rather quickly.the doctors secretary seems to think i will get approved within this month. i want this so much because i know how much better i felt when ilost 200 lbs now i am 100more again and it sucks bigtime. my friend at church gave me her treadmill and despite bursitis i am doing a half hour a day so hpoefully my bloodpressure while on med will be good and so will my heart. i caant stop wishing my lapbadning is tomorrow! abbagirl

i am going for a revision after gaining back one hundred pounds after gastric bypass.i will be having a lapband. one more appt with doctor and then waiting for approval frooom medicare/medicaid. am very nervous about losing weight presurgery diet. will i be able to do it? must get off 3meds that cuse weight gain before surgery will start weanig off in two days. am concerned about hypogycemia and hair loss and costs of diet. i hope my shopping costs go down as i will be eating less. i have leiminated sugaar adn white foods. must get off caffeine too. are htere any revisionists in here? thanku abbagirl