vegasgirl44
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3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary vegasgirl44!
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How are you doing?? How often do you go see Dr. Teng? I was there the other day... and i got in a fight with him this time... about weather or not i needed a fill... so upsetting!! I went in and told him how i felt... and was like do i need a fill?? And he was like you tell me??? WTF... i thought he was the DR???
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How the Lap-Band actually works, fills and refills
vegasgirl44 replied to Wendell Edwards's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
After my last post, I decided to get back on LBT and get motivated. Thinking I had bombed over the holidays, I set out to try the 5 day pouch test diet posted on another thread, and stepped on the scale Tuesday morning and low and behold! I had lost 4 lbs in the last week! I have no idea how it happened and I had to step on and off the scale several times before I believed what I saw. So, I have lost about 9 lbs since Thanksgiving and I guess my band is making me feel fuller than I thought. I did start the pouch test diet for 2 days and then I decided to wait until after New Years, so on Monday, I will be starting it again. I'm just so glad that I came back to LBT and found two extremely useful threads with tons of great information and support on it. -
This is the least I've weighed since I moved out here 14 yrs ago. I go back for visit 3 late January. My goal is 170 and I weigh 273 now, but I don't ever remember weighing that little and I looked totally hot at 195 when I was on JC in 1993, so I wouldn't mind being at 200 if I had to for the rest of my life. I carry it all REALLY well. I'm lucky that way.
I don't know if I should say anything, but I complained so much to Tina with facts and things, that when I went to pay for that visit in Nov, they charged me like $15!!! I wasn't going to complain. Tina said they just wanted their pts to be happy. That she knows people don't like her. The thing is...I have no idea WHAT they are going to charge me the next time I go!
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That's fantastic that you've lost that much weight! You've done better than me, not that I'm complaining. It's like this: Bef. surgery, I had about 3 wks to lose 5% of my weight and I did. I lost 21 before I went into surg. When I came out, I had gained 6 lbs! It took me over a wk to lose that, but up until the 1st fill, I lost about 13 lbs. Then after the 1st fill, I had lost 8. But I was disappted, cuz I told him I could really eat! And that loss was in 8 wks and all up front, so nothing for about 6 wks. Then 11/24, I had the 2nd, and I lost 7 the first wk. Then I stopped losing and stopped weighing myself, my mom came to town, Xmas and my Bday and I ate a lot...I thought. I came back here looking for inspiration, and went to the thread that BBKitty started about the 5 day pouch test and I decided to try it. That morning I stepped on scale and in actuality, I had lost 4 lbs more! But I did liquids for 3 days this week and I'm down another 3. In total, I've lost 48. Bef and aft surg.
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After my 2nd fill i was kinda howTina said, i couldnt eat NOTHING!! Im like 10 weeks out now from the 2nd fill and i still have a hard time eating, i lost like 30 pnds since the 2nd fill. What did they say about you getting upset about the OV fee?? I wrote her a letter and told her how upset i was. I also kinda did what u did... i refused to make another visit cuz i told them i would have to wait til i could afford to, you cant just suprise people with $110, when they expected the fills to be covered like you were told!!!!!!!! How much weight have you lost? Once you are tight... and your lose weight... you lose weight around your stomach so the band will get loose... but it sucks that they make you wait 6 weeks for another fill... and in our case that we have to pay when we were told its free... when i make my next appt i plan on saying something to him.... he needs to know that his patients arent happy and feel like they are being lied to!!
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Starting the holiday detox early, anyone wanna join me?
vegasgirl44 replied to Boo Boo Kitty's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The last time I went to get a fill, I said it sure would be nice to weigh naked, and the assistant said, many people do. So, I dropped my drawers and was sitting in my undies when the doc came in. -
Starting the holiday detox early, anyone wanna join me?
vegasgirl44 replied to Boo Boo Kitty's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Laura, I could have written your posting. I had surgery Aug 14 and my 3rd fill is scheduled for the same day. I lost 7 lbs after the 2nd fill and I'm desperately trying to not gain them back. We can do it! Good luck to everyone! -
Starting the holiday detox early, anyone wanna join me?
vegasgirl44 replied to Boo Boo Kitty's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
OMG! I'm so glad I found this thread! I'm starting tomorrow myself. I did water and tea all day today to purge myself (just a slider kind of weekend!) and I'm starting my protein day one tomorrow. Thanks BooBooKitty for starting this. I think it's just what I needed. Mnn2501: It's not a diet! It's a weight loss plan...just like what you are doing right now to have caused you to lose 6 lbs over the holidays. A "diet" is just what you eat. We are ALL on a weight loss plan. I hope your weight loss never stalls and you have to worry about what you are doing wrong and figure out how to help yourself. And play nice for Pete's sake! -
How the Lap-Band actually works, fills and refills
vegasgirl44 replied to Wendell Edwards's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I'm so glad I found this thread. I've spent the past 2 days going through all the old posts and I'm up to page 17. I've decided to head to the last post and fill in the others later. I had my second fill the day before Thansgiving. I had told my doc that I was so unhappy because I had not lost in WEEKS after my first fill, even though I did lose about 7 lbs in the 8 weeks after the first fill. The loss was all up-front and then stayed the same for weeks after. Then after the 2nd fill, I thought this was it! For about 10 days after, I enjoyed the wonderful feeling of not just fullness, but downright not wanting to even eat! I lost 7 more lbs pronto! Now it's Christmas, and I think I've put back on almost all of those 7 lbs. Afraid to step on the scale. It's sooooo hard to eat chicken and turkey that I just avoid them altogether and end up eating junk food because I know it won't get stuck. I feel like I'm being so noncompliant right now. I know this is a tool, but I just don't want to feel any hunger at all.....ALL the time! I go for my 3rd fill in late January. The office assistant said that by the 3rd fill, patients can't even swallow their own spit. But for how long? After reading through this thread, I've found moments of hope and despair, realizing that it's individual to each person. I know I must swell after the fill, which to me is my sweet spot that doesn't last. Maybe I need a little fill every 2 weeks to keep losing and not gain. If I had read this thread before surgery, I'm wondering if I would have chosen the band over the bypass? I was self-pay so this route was cheaper and I liked that the complication rate was lower, but I really expected more steady results, even though I realize it's a longer process than the bypass. My brother had the bypass last April and has lost 170 and he looks great. I feel like a failure. I feel embarassed and I'm angry that I feel I may have wasted almost $20,000. -
I just logged onto this site after months of being away. I went in for my second fill the day before Thanksgiving. I had complained to the doc that I could eat almost anything in unlimited quantities. I had lost 7 lbs from my first fill to my second. After the second fill, I was ecstatic. For about 10 days, I always felt full even if I didn't eat. I thought, great! this is where I want to be all the time. I kept thinking I was on my way now! Well, it's been about 4 weeks since that second fill and I can eat just about like I ate before that fill. What happened???!!! That's the thing I want to know. I couldn't eat but very little that first 10 days, and now I put more food away these last 2 days that I'm afraid to step on the scale. And today is my birthday and my family is taking me out to eat, and I keep thinking I shouldn't even be able to eat! Does the band stretch? I got stuck about 5 times on turkey and chicken after that second fill. I'm thinking I stretched out the band or something? I know I eat too fast and don't take small bites. I'm not very compliant there. I'm just being honest. I live a fast-paced life and I just don't think I can eat slow, especially after all these years of eating like a fat person. I, too, lost the most of my weight on the preop diet. I don't think I have the strength to do the whole protein shake thing again right now. Yuk! I want to know your thoughts about why we don't feel full after fills. My doc's office assistant told me that most people, by the 3rd fill, can't even swallow their own spit! But for how long and why does it happen that I can eat more as time goes on? Why can't I sustain that feeling for a longer period of time? :hurray:
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I had my 2nd fill the day before Thanksg. It's a long round-about ordeal, but basically I was pissed because they were going to charge me that office visit and I complained like crazy! I said, "am I def. going to get a fill, cuz I'm not coming in and paying $110 for just an office visit!" It's ridiculous! I also like Dr. Teng and feel that he's just the doc who sees the pts and has no idea what's going on in the office. I had surgery 8-14. After I got the 2nd fill, I really felt it and lost 7 lbs that week. I don't know what it is, but the feeling lasts about 2 weeks and then I'm back to being able to eat more. How are you doing and how do your fills treat you? The reason I came back on the boards is cuz I want to know how fills work for everybody else. Tina said that after the 3rd fill, people can't even swallow their own spit! But for how long? It's so frustrating. I know it's just a tool, but I didn't pay $18,000 to be able to eat a lot and whatever I want. Thoughts?
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Ya i got the same bill!! I paid it but complained to the person i paid... it was a bill to read the upper GI.... I dont have ins... so after 3 months you owe an Office Visit... its $110... so the fills arent "FREE" I had ALOT of hidden fee's..... i have to say i like Dr Teng but i wanna kick his staff in the face... they are all rude... and i always leave there wanting to cry... Tina makes me really mad.... she knows i hate her... I just had my 2nd fill... and u?? When was your surgery date?
