chell1957

Hi. No I have not heard of him. I am also in the NJ area of Philly Pa and I use the VA hospital in Philly as my primary. My civilian insurance is HorizianNJ which is shit insurance since its a form of Medicaid. I responded because of the location. What hospital is the doctor with? I have not head of this hospital? The VA will do a VBG but I an not sure of that one, I feel safer with the LapBand. Michelle

LOL...she was just out of school and trying to make a name for herself. The other doctor in the group was very nice, not at all like her. Hope I don't meet someone like her again. If I do, I will for sure tell them straight out...but of course I had no idea what she would write down, it all came out after the fact.

Thanks for the correction.

OMG! I am so sorry for your lose! Losing a parent is never easy.

I can relate to how you fee. I too am 5'3" and weight 210 ish...my BMI is 37 (should be 24!) and I have Type 2 Diabetic, High B.P., High cholesterol, a bad back (had spine surgery). So I have alot of reasons to want this. I agree with you in telling them to mind their own business. How heavy and sick should we be to meet someone else's opinion of needing the surgery? Why wait till we are even sicker? O.K. I will get off my soap box now.

Hay for being collage educated...she was dumb...when i get nervous I tend to talk a lot, giggle....so needless to say I did a fair amount of this and for some reason she felt she had to make note "the patient tried continuously to make conversation"...what the hell did she expect me to do, work for 8 hours and not say a world to anyone, not to mention she made a note of my being late...we got stuck in traffic, were a little lost so I called them to let them know...like what was I supposed to do??? Anyway I digress....LOL

Thank you for the information. As for not being psyco...I'll never tell. LOL. Seriously, I hate these things. Had a bad experience a few year back with a eval to see if I was ADD and or learning impaired. 8 hours of questions and test. She was a bitch if I must say..anyway left a bad taste in my mouth. Thanks for the update.

If I may interrupt here....I am very interested in knowing how you handled eating out. This is an issue that concerns me once I have the procedure done. What did you eat? Thanks so much in advance for understanding my question.

http://http://www.lifescript.com/channels/diet_fitness/News_Bites/brain_scans_hint_at_why_we_overeat.asp?utm_campaign=2008-02-10&utm_source=healthy-advantage&utm_medium=email&utm_content=todays-headlines_brain-scans-hint-at-w&FromNL=1 The above link is from a health new letter I get. I found it interesting to read. Just sharing. Chell

Good for you. I am so glad you know this and are thinking about the kids also. So many folks don't do this. I am not banded yet either. Good luck!

Hi there. I have no clue when I will have it done, if at all. I am in the research stage. I use the Veterans Hospital in Philly Pa and the nutritionist there said I have to do 3 to 6 months supervised diet before they will allow her to make the referral. Once I get past that point I will let everyone know my next stage.

Thank you for the quick answer. I was kind of thinking that was it. Sagging skin is a concern for me, give my age and weight. I would love the TT but would Be happy with Apron removal.

Ladies, a sight I have found and is very useful as far as normal dieting (it there is such a thing) is Sparkpeople.com.

Yep, while not banded YET, I am using the info I get here and on Sparkpeople.com. The information you just mentioned about the milk it great news. I just tried it myself and its not to bad. I bought 8th Continent Soy in chocolate and regular lite. Thanks for sharing the info. I feel like I made a good choice now.

I find this to be great information. While not banded yet, I do have to have a colonoscopy done and I need to do a liquid diet 2 day prior to the test. Thanks!

May I ask what a apron removal is?

I too have only told my hubby and got a luke warm reaction. He thinks its a mistake. I kind of understand his point, its a serious decision. Which is why I am on the broads researching. I want to be sure. I dislike the gastric by pass, its seems to drastic for me. I like the idea LBS reversible if need be and is FDA approved. I told my best friend she thinks I am crazy also. But I want a better state of health and am tired of fighting it all my life. I want a better sex life, wink wink...not U would think that alone would make the men rethink things...I am not expecting much support in this from my family or anyone.

That info was helpful. I was kind of wondering, I hope that my Dr. if and when I get banded will do the same for me.

Hi all. Today I woke up to feeling a bit yucky. Luckily it has passed with little effect. It did get me to worndering .... once I am banded, how do I cope and care for myself if I get a tummy flu and or diareia (sp?)? With the new stomach so much smaller, I think dehydration is a major problem then?

This so sound familiar to me also. My hubby thinks I am nuts, my best friend dose too (she is heavier then I) and my BMI is 37 @ 5'3"! Hell I can see the fat hanging off my elbows! Not to mention the health problem I have. Yep I heat this also and I try to ignore them. The women who was 110 lbs is a joke! I have not weighted that since I was 14! OMG..LOL...I like the come back..."just how much more do I need to gain".. great comment. Have to remember that. Chell

I happened on this doing my research. All I know about it is what I read here. So of course you should RESEARCH much more. I do find it interesting. Please use cut/paste if the link dose not work for you. Chell http://www.gastricbypasssanfrancisco.com/vertical-gastrectomy-sleeve-san-francisco-ca.htm

I was surfing the net and found this. My only research is the link provided to you. It's a totally new thing. I never hear of it until today. U will need to do copy/paste to go to the link if it dose not work for you. http://www.gastricbypasssanfrancisco.com/vertical-gastrectomy-sleeve-san-francisco-ca.htm

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I am looking for anyone who has had the band done the VA. Please contact me. Chell

Hello. Just poking around. I am not a Candide for AA or NA (never had that problem) BUT I do think I am a foodie, foodaholic? I am about 80 lbs overweight. I just like to eat. I like the taste, the smell of food. I never could understand how folks could forget to eat!? And God help me, come around 8 p.m. comes the withing hours hours. I just want to eat and I am not sure why. I have tried to eat healthily food as an alternative but I end up eating junk anyway. Hubby is not any help...:tt1: