Dody

I had gallbladder surgery and between durabond and steri-strips I didn't have one staple or stitch. I think it made for a fast recovery because I was up and around the next day. I pampered myself for a day or two just to be on the safe side, but aside from that I had a same day surgery. I can remember the days when they had to cut you wide open for gallbladder surgery and it was quite a large scar. I only hope lap banding goes as good. I guess they use staples for that. Anyone have the surgery and they used durabond and steri-strips in place of the staples? Just curious. Especially if you went to Mexico...what did they use. I know everyone didn't return to Mexico a week later to get staples out.

Kevin (the baby faced darling of the girls) should have been gone last night, no questions asked. I think Gideon had a much superior voice. In the girls it should have been the other one that went home and not the tall girl. Just my opinion. It just depends on who calls in for who and who is getting the support.

There is a brand new surgery going to be hitting the states within a yr. (if something should go wrong with the band) where they staple the tummy with endoscopy. No scars and no healing time. I wish it was available now, but it isn't. Everyday they are coming up with new weight loss techniques, so don't worry about it. Get your band and be happy before you make major changes to your body.

I'm going out on a very big limb here and saying the top two girls will be Mandisa and Kellie standing at the end. As for the guys, I think it will be Chris and Ace (that falsetto Ace can hit is amazing) not to say he is oh so gorgeous. The guy with the grey hair needs to get his groove on with his movements. I thought he was having some kind of seizure last night

Why not set a limit on not eating anything after 6:00 pm and see if it helps. Oprah swears by it...but then we can't all afford the chefs and personal trainers that she has. It probably is a good policy for anyone, and I for one need to remember that worse than anyone once I have the surgery. I am a night eater....and don't eat a thing during the day....not good.

My cardiologist is about this height and weight, but gorgeous. My BP goes up every time I go there He is behind the surgery. Worried a little about the anesthetic, but he will get over it. I had to have my gallbladder out a yr. after bypass surgery and he knew it had to be done. He just looks at this more as "I want this", but is beginning to see I'm unhappy too and wants me to be healthier. I have the same weight issues you do too, but he is backing me 100% and I have the letter to give to the WLS to prove it. Sometimes cardiologists just worry a little bit more about us, especially if we have heart problems. It is their job and nature. He will come around probably, because you will need a letter from him. I laid my heart on the line to mine and when he saw how much it meant he said OK. I also had a great GP that kind of came between the two of us and encouraged him to let me have the surgery....so he had a tough time saying no. I would fall short of his requirements myself by close to 100 lbs. I love both my GP and cardiologist. They have both been supportive, although the cardiologist was a little longer coming around. I've been healthy now for 5 years since the bypass surgery, have undergone anesthesia since that time and did great, and I think his worries are just about me. I doubt yours is trying to be mean, but did you really, really let him know this could be life-changing for you and how you feel about yourself?

YUCK...burned toast!! Sounds like you were deliberately sabottaging yourself Tomorrow is another day and you are going to do wonderful. One little slip isn't the end of the world. You'll get back on the program in no time.

Not quite the way to put it, but sounds like the asthma specialist was saying this might be a last resort to help the asthma, and it definitely will. Not a very good bedside manner though huh? I think everyone is scared and apprehensive. If we weren't we wouldn't be human. You will do just fine, and just think how much better your asthma will be afterwards...then maybe you'll have a good comeback for this "asthma dr". Good luck and best wishes on a speedy recovery. Go into this thinking thinner, healthier, wiser and happier and you shall be. It's probably getting up so early in the morning that is the real culprit here No one really wants to be first, but we want it over with.

I think RNY is much more difficult to cope with. When it's done it's done (regardless of people might say about it being reversible...doesn't happen that way unless you are near death). In your case, you can always tell yourself the band is a tool, but you have not changed your body in any permanent way that you couldn't change back. That in itself keeps me from getting anxious and depressed. BTW I gained a lot of weight on both Zoloft and Celexa, but at least the Celexa made me feel better. Anytime you take a drug to feel better and it works, you are probably going to eat more if food is your drug of choice. There are now other choices out there..... Best of luck. Remember you have NOT done anything that isn't reversible. Think of it that way and I think you will cope easier.

I drove myself nuts going through my medical books. It is most commonly called a panectomy, so he was kind of right on the pronounciation. Means the exact same thing as what you said...removing the apron of skin. Glad we cleared this up.:mad:

I think it would be great if Chris with his awesome voice was packaged in Ace's body.....a girl can dream....even an old one. I think Kevin is packing up and going home after that rendition of "Starry, Starry Night". Can you even imagine Simon telling Kellie Pickler "he liked her better than last year's winner...Carrie Underwood". That means Simon has made up his mind already, because he was touting Carrie would win before the first show aired. Frankly, I think Chris has it over all of them....boys and girls. Mandisi is excellent...and seems to keep Simon from making the overweight jokes he seems to thrive on. She's got a set of pipes.

You had me worried there for awhile. That is the only spelling comes even close to what I know..but then there is a lot I know. Do you perhaps know the correct spelling. Sounds kind of like a major tummy tuck removing all the excess fat, but will you be ready in that length of time. What about after you start losing the weight? Aren't you going to need this done once again? I am very relieved you are happy with where your private parts are and no one is going to mess with them. :mad: I've been thinking about this all morning and thinking "Bless His Little Heart". :omg: :think :speechles

Are you referring to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome? Most people will have no clue what you are talking about. Abbreviations don't go a long way in explaining things to people. Good luck with your surgery.

I hope you don't mean a penectomy, which is the complete and total removal of the penis. You have to mean something else...don't you???? I've only heard of this done in cancer patients, but I guess anything is possible. Sure hope you come back and explain this one.....OUCH. I would think if this is what you were talking about you would be much more concerned. Tell me you said this wrong....PLEASE!!

Sometimes snoring can cause what feels like aspiration and choking. Did you have a sleep study done before your surgery. It could be a matter of sleep apnea that is resulting in the feeling of gastoesophageal reflux. It is worth discussing with your doctor. So sorry you can't sleep. I can't either, but that's my life. I've always kept weird hours and now that I'm retired I find I doze during the day. I'm getting a wee bit spoiled with this retirement.

So sorry, my heart goes out to you.

I'm not a water drinker, so I have to change my whole way of thinking. I would rather drink cranberry juice or a diet cola (wow is my life going to change), but I'm sure willing to give it a try. It actually may help all the bladder infections I get because I don't drink enough water.

I have a wonderful young and I might add beautiful female dr. as my primary physician. She, herself, had been researching the surgery and suggested it to me. She said she would not in any way give the OK for RNY but she thought this might be something for me to look into. The only problem we both knew was getting my cardiologist to agree....Wow, the guy had also done his homework and was all for it. It turns out he was in the building with one of the doctors that does the lapbanding and they were friends. I got the go ahead. The road got harder from there as the dr. here did'nt take Medicare. Not to be deterred, I mentioned it to my daughter who called around her hometown and lo and behold there was a dr. that had done over 1000 lap bands....and so I see him on Apr. 13 and hopefully after seeing the dietitician and perhaps 2 weeks later will have the surgery. I had the complete support of both of my doctors, so it's nice to know the medical world is keeping up. They are probably both tired of my glum and depressed face over the weight gain since I stopped smoking. My mom had two sayings "Where there is a will there is a way" and "God helps those who help themselves". I've found both to be true. Sometimes we have to fight for what we want and find an alternative route. I'm staying with my daughter for mo. throughout my fills and untill I feel ready to come home, and looking forward to it.

OK, I understand you got sick and vomited, but this doesn't necessarily mean your band has slipped. What indications do you have that it has? Have you seen a dr? Bands are pretty resilliant and lots of people have PB'd and the band hasen't slipped. Maybe (and I hope so) you just think it has. Keep us posted.

The easiest time in the world to quit smoking was in the hospital after my bypass surgery. You cough up so much yucky stuff that has been in your lungs for years. You are so busy healing up from the surgery and busy with physical therapy and everything else you don't have time to think about cigarettes, so it is the ideal time to go off them. Sounds like you have had a rough road of it, but I hope it is clear sailing from here on out. Remember when you go in the hospital to take your furosomide (don't want to foget that for your CHF). It's a tiny, tiny pill and should go down easily. I'm assuming that you are on it with CHF. God Bless you, you sound like a real fighter. Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing. I have had no stents placed. I had the open heart surgery and have had no problems since...knock on wood. I'll say a prayer for you for a speedy recovery.

I've been nauseated all the time since having my gallbladder removed. I wear a scopolomine patch behind my ear at all times. This is about like Compazine and controls the vomiting wonderfully. The suppositories are good too, but they don't last as long. The patch will last for 3 days before you have to change it.

Wow, CHF and Diabetes....you really got it socked to you didn't you? The weight loss will help immensely. You are much too young to have CHF. I wish you luck on the journey. I'm going to be having my surgery (hope) sometime around the end of Apr. or the first part of May. I don't have diabetes or CHF, but I did have open heart surgery for clogged arteries 5 years ago. Since then I've done amazingly...gave up cigarettes and diet drugs, but unfortunately turned to food. The heart is doing well and my dr. has given me the go ahead for the surgery. I've got quite a few years on you though. Luck to you. Keep in touch.

You know the answer. There is really no need for any of us to tell you what he is in this for is there? Now it's time to put some value on yourself and get rid of the zero and get yourself a hero. Get out!!

I was concerned my lap banding dr. would look at this letter negatively, but perhaps it isn't going to hurt me that much. The fact is I've spent 3 mo. clearing up an ulcer so I could have the surgery, so his statement is hurtful and not at all true. Another upper GI on Friday to prove all is well. Maybe I shouldn't worry so much about it. Maybe dr's. don't write you off because of this diagnosis. Thanks.

I needed permission from my cardiologist and my general practitioner for surgery. My cardiologist's letter states that I suffer from severe gastesophageal reflux disease...not so. It is gone. I have spent the last 3 mo. clearing an ulcer up and a small ulcer in the esophagus. My upper GI shows it is gone. Now, because of his letter I have to have another upper GI on Friday, or I'm afraid the band dr. will turn me down. Do people get turned down if they have esophageal reflux? Does it matter? Even if I don't have it anymore, it's a question I'd like answered, because I guess I could always suffer a reoccurrence. Is a dr. alright with the surgery if you do have this disease or have had it in the past. I'm so mad I have to go through these tests once again all because of my cardiologist who knows nothing about my GI system...........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.