Carollee57

hi I was sleeved June 18 went from 252 down to 222 now back up to 225, this happened at the same time I started exercising, had the band before and am post menopausal.

What are people taking for calories and carbs?

I was revised june 18 and havent slimed thrown up and I feel FULL FOR ONCE, dont miss that port at all :wub:

yes, I had the same experiance and it took about 3 wks to ease up, I have the sleeve, I hated the port

Oops meant post op!!!

Hi, I am one week Preop from the sleeve,I also had the band for three years. So far down 9 lds

I had my band out 4 months ago. I went into revision surgery last Monday, I was pushing for a bypass, but woke up w a sleeve, my doc said because of the scar tissue it made most sense to put in the sleeve. He said my drainage tube would have to stay in three weeks. So I will be out of work for about a month. But I have never had a vacation

Hi, My sleeve surgery was on Monday, I went into it not knowing if I was getting the bypass or sleeve. I had a lapband that failed so there was a lot of scar tissue

I just came home today from the hospital. I had a revision from lap band to gastric sleeve. Thanks so much for the encouraging words!

Yes it was outpatient, the port site was a pain, I took 2 days off from work

Hi, I had the band removed about three months ago, my insurance made me wait at least three months between surgeries. I did not have to go through the same process but they did repeat some things like the nutrition class and psych evals. They did not require a wieght loss but asked that I maintain what I was at.

My surgeron filed the paperwork and he asked for the gastric sleeve, he said depending on where the scar tissue is he would do either the sleeve or the bypass. It is the bypass that I want. So I have an appointment on June 18th to set the final details

Hi I just had my band removed after 3.5 years. I initially lost 50 pounds then started having problems. Could you tell me about the medically supervised diet? How much were you supposed to lose?

Sounds Great, I have been struggling with the Lap Band three and a half years, I did lose about 70 lbs from my highest weight, 300 down to 235, my doctors got all upset because I want a revision. I am going to be 55 yrs old any advice or experience you can share with me?

Hi All I am seeing about having my lap band removed after 3 years of struggle. I did lose 70 pounds but have another 80 to go. I can only work a sedentary job because of arthritis. My bariatric doctors act like I am a failure and are trying to discourage me. I see on the media that other people are coming to the same conclutions and having their bands removed as well.

I want to follow up with a gastric bypass, is there a forum for this? I would like to talk to other people who have gone through this

Hi I was banded September 2008, while I lost 50 pounds, I have been stuck there Arthritis makes it difficult to work out and I have a sedentary job

My obesity is a mental and emotional problem as well

I count my blessings as I am rid of my diabetes now

Hi I think I am in the same boat you were. I work at a hospital and lunch time is short and breaks dont' exist. When I work on the psych ward I cant' eat at all because of stress. But today I ate really slow and I ate a whole piece of salmon, something I formally was getting stuck on. Then I would be hungery alittle while later

Hi I was banded on Sept. 24 th this year. I had my first fill just before Thanksgiving and need some guidance, I am 51 years old and am of abenaki/ Mohawk heritage. I live near Burlington VT.:cursing:

Hi I was banded on 9/23/08 I managed to gain back a couple of pounds. I am just a little confused. I am supposed to be on soft foods and I dont have hardly any restriction. I see Dr F on Nov 6. I have trouble recording wierd mixed food and sometimes I work 14 hour days so I get totally lost:frown:

Hi I was banded the day before you. I am fustrated in that I have actually gained back a couple of pounds since surgery. I cant' seem to figure out my diet and I have very little restriction. Am waiting for my 6 week post op visit then wait some more.:thumbup:

Hi I was banded September 24 and lost about 11 pounds. My appetite is coming back though and I had better think about some exercise!!

I was banded on Sept 23 and at first I had restriction untill a couple of days ago and now I too am hungry all the time. I guess its' a learning process. I have to start exercising again.

Hi I was banded Sept 23 this year. So far so good. I just started blended foods and am alittle discombobulated so far. I havent gotten the hang of it yet.

Thank you for remembering me and everything appears to be doing fine so far

Hi I was banded 9/24 at Fletcher Allen by Dr. Forgione and had no complications, today is is the first day I went out of the hospital and I took a bus up here to check my emails. I went into the surgery wieghing 243 and this am wiegh 239.5. Still a little woozie and I will go back to work on Thursday

You have "only lost" 17 lbs!!! I hope I do as badly as you! My Doc says to expect a wieght loss of 1 to 2 lbs a week. No wonder you are hungery. You have lost about 4 lbs a week. You dont' want to make yourself sick. I was banded Sept 23 and your post is amazing to me. How many calories are you consuming in a day?

I am going to be banded September 24