Archermom

Welcome to our awesome board- I'm so glad you decided to check it out- I'm pretty sure you will find this site as informative and supportive and helpful as the german counterpart. I'm so glad that you made it in here. Willkommen, Bien Venue, Welcome ...:clap2:

Hello Overthehill; you don't have to be a fighter - just be persistant. All these test are for your safety - to make sure you make it good through the surgery without any other problems all of a sudden surfacing. You do want to enjoy your new, thinner live - don't you? Just take it as "Quality assurance" and don't worry, most of us had to go through this too- even if it make the wait a little longer . Stay on it!

Sam's Club also sells a Hoodia Product- have not tried it but the price seems to be right.

Becca, if you are still on this forum , please stay on here! I don't know if you have heard that in germany they are having trials with remote controlled lab bands, but they do. And on the germany forum sombody that is in that test group stated that a member of the company that makes the band stated to her they are going to start trials here in the US this year. :secret: If this shoud be true you could try to get into the trial and that would involve no cost on your side beside maybe travel expences as I don't know where and what hospitals they would pick to do the trial. I will keep this thread open and add more info as I learn of it. Please Becca , don't give up

Hi Leenerbups; there is a lapband forum in switzerland/ germany. I'm a member in that one and posted the question about problems there. I will post the results that i get when i get them. If you know german you are more that welcome to check this site out: www.magenband-ch Good luck, Carola

.... you can read Abstracts from European Physicians about their experience on lapbands ( attention -there are the good and the bad things listed!). Scroll down on that page and click on Bibliography. It will open an Adobe reader with 148 pages of information. Read through it and use your comon sense - take the time to read all the way trhough it and you will find - yes they had their problems too but positive outcomes are in the absolute majority! Hope this will help you.

How about Cinnabun?- or Chala... Go the extra mile - call her Ms. Buquett! Carola :target:

:clap2: Welcome! :clap2: I heared that a heatpad helps with the gas pain as well as walking it out. Hope you are doing well.

Willkommen, Bien Venue, Welcome! You will like it here- there is so much great information here!

Hi, I'm not banded yet, but when i saw my MD and his nutritionist I asked about the reason for his pre- op diet. He says that if you can go on a liquid diet for a few days before surgery it will decrease the amount of fat that is around the liver- they have to move it- and with less fat the likelihood of complications is greatly reduced. Sounded reasonable to me- I am more than happy if something will make it a more safe procedure. Hope this helps. :clap2:

These are my to fourlegged kids- Stitch the St. Bernard Mx (on my DH)and beautiful Abari our Kangal girl. Hope I can get these pictures in here! Can somebody please tell me how to downsize pictures for in here?:help:

Hello; I have two BIG DOGS, so lots of supplies if you like to go with the poo idea- I'll send it to you for free!!! HAHAHA No need to spend any more money on your MIL - I'm more than happy to help.... just let me know where to send it to.... Carola

Yes, a lot, thank you! Sorry for stealing the thread... Carola

:clap2: Hi Bj, congrats to your date- is getting closer every day -- ha , what an astonishing thing - but I'm so happy for you... Your only a few days away from the beginning of your "new" life. Carola

:help: My genre, could you please give me an idea of the timeframe that it took United Health Care to approve your surgery from our MD sending in the info to when you got the OK from them? I have UHC too and will se my MD theend of January and have all of he pre-surgery appointments done by then. Thanks very much for you heads up on the timeframe. Carola

Hi AKK; I don't think "SPAM" is on the preferred foodlist for banders. :angry Carola

HMMMMM; some more spam!!! Carola

Reminds me of that Country Song: Teqila makes your clothes fall off.... or something like that. Carola

Aloha, great to have you here! Congrats to all your achivements- I'm envious. Keep up the good work. Carola

DeLarla; try this website- they have an "Ideal body Weight" index that I found very helpful. Are you sure you did not find my measurements somewhere? Carola http://ww2.khou.com/global/Category.asp?c=40564

:rofl: Hello, just wanted to say hi to everybody here. I'm trying to get banded and think I'm about halfway done with my appointments. It's awesome to have a site with as much first hand info as you all can give us. THANK YOU, all of you! I'm envious to you who have accomplished so much and just hope I will do as good as you did. Keep on going - we all out there need you all..... Again - Thanks Carola

Hi Kim, do you go to a support group in Denver or in the Thornton/ Northglenn area? :rofl: I'm trying to get everything lined up for my first MD visit but would like to talk to a few bandsters one on one. Thanks for your help, Carola

Hi, you can find info on Dr. Snyder on his website: www.denverbariatrics.com . His staff is unbelievable helpful in any aspect . Looking forward to being thin- (ner)....:clap2: Carola "No food tasts as good as being thin feels!"

Hi, you can find info on Dr. Snyder on his website: www.denverbariatrics.com . His staff is unbelievable helpful in any aspect . Looking forward to being thin- (ner)....:clap2: Carola "No food tasts as good as being thin feels!

HI, Dr. Snyder is with Denver Bariatrics at Rose Medical Center. I went to one of his free seminars and it was awesome! In this short time he actually answered all and a few more of my beginner questions and then he did a very good job on his web-site. Will meet with him the end of January, after getting my psych check on Thursday; also have already my nutritionist appointment lined up - got all me med records..... and I taled to my care coordinator at United Health care and she stated that with my BMI of 47 my surgery will not have any problems being approved. Probably a lot more info than you really wanted :confused:! Carola