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Miper70

LAP-BAND Patients
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About Miper70

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    Banded 04/13/06-Dr. Ortiz
  • Birthday 10/27/1970

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  • City
    Dahlonega
  • State
    Georgia
  • Zip Code
    30533
  1. Happy 42nd Birthday Miper70!

  2. It just never worked for me. I know this isn't the place to post this, but I lost all of my weight doing hCG and have kept it off with no help from lap-band. The reason I am having it removed is because of pancreatitis and pain maybe caused by the band itself. I won't know for sure until it's gone. Email anytime if you want to discuss further...... miper70@yahoo.com
  3. Are you 100% sure insurance will not cover removal? Tricare just started covering in March. I would fight like crazy to have insurance pay. Have your doctors work with you on it.
  4. What part of Georgia are you in? I am driving to Jacksonville to have mine removed. I had to find someone that was willing to even speak to me because I had mine done in Mexico (Dr. Ortiz) and also someone who accepted my insurance. This particular doctor was my fill doc when I lived there so he has all of records from surgery. Just start calling around. It took me days to get it done, but I am now scheduled to have my first appt. Monday, driving 6 hours to get there, then surgery next month when school lets out for summer. It can be done, it just takes some time. The first step is to find out if insurance will cover it. I was surprised to learn that Tricare started covering removal in March. Michele
  5. Miper70

    Banded in 2003...time for it to GO

    Did you ever have it removed? I am having mine removed next month and insurance is paying for it. Michele
  6. Miper70

    Gallbladder/Stones pain, but no gallbladder.....

    I am having the exact same problems. I had my gallbladder out last August after having severe pain for months on end. My gb was only working at 10% so I assumed that was the problem. Right after surgery, the pain started up again and so far has not subsided. It doesn't matter what I eat, I get the pains after almost every meal. I even get it drinking Water. I've had so many tests run and nothing seems to be wrong. My gastro did mention SOD, but I'm still not convinced. I'm also not willing to go through anymore tests to be 100%, especially since it seems like there is not much that can be done about SOD. I am going next week to start the ball rolling to have this thing removed. I have my fingers crossed that the lap-band is causing the problems and they go away after it is gone. Anyone else have these problems? I would love to talk to the original poster to see how she is doing and compare notes. We sound so similar in what is happening. Michele
  7. I have lost 75 lbs and have kept it off for months now. Please listen before deciding 100% on surgery. Go to this page: > Title > > When you're there, just enter your name and email (the same ones > you're registered with). You'll be taken right to the download page. > > People who haven't registered yet can use that page to download the > call too. So please feel free to share it with anyone who wants to > know: > > * What really controls your appetite and weight > * Why "eat less, exercise more" fails so many people > * How to finally reset your appetite and weight to normal > > That link is: > Title > > ALSO - you can listen to last night's call – which focused on the > brilliant gem at the heart of the protocol, HCG – by calling in to > the conference center. > > Here's the play back number (NOT the same as the conference number): > > Phone: 605-475-4849 > Code: 288574# > > This recording will be up until THURSDAY midnight (May 14). So be > sure to listen by then, if you weren't able to make the call. > > Our next call is Friday May 15 – time to be determined (by survey).
  8. Miper70

    North Georgia Doctors (band removal)

    lost down to 185, now back up to where I started. I have a lot of medical problems that come into play, so I think it's best just to have it removed.
  9. Hi everyone, I moved to Dahlonega back in July and have not had anything done re: lap-band since I left Jacksonville. I also have not lost any weight so I am seriously considering having it removed. My question is, does anyone know of a Doctor (good one) near my area who will take someone else's patient? I was originally banded by Dr. Ortiz and hate to have to go all the way back to Mexico for this. Thanks!
  10. Miper70

    Information on Thyroid

    Just make sure your numbers are where they are supposed to be. Make sure your free t3 is right, that's probably why you're getting tired after missing 1 or 2 doses........the numbers aren't right. Just remember top 3rd of the range.
  11. I just wanted to take a moment and write down some of the things I have learned after many, many hours of research on the thyroid. It took me years to get diagnosed with Hashimotos/Hypothyroidism because I knew in my heart something was wrong and I didn't give up until someone (after 4 previous doctors) finally figured I truly did have a thyroid problem even though my tests were coming back ok. I just want to help anyone who is going through the same problems. I will number the facts I have learned to make it easier to read. 1) Just because your tests (most docs only test TSH) come back "normal" doesn't mean there is nothing wrong. There are many tests that need to be run to make sure of this. These include Free T3, Free T4, Total T4, TSH, Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), Thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb), Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TRAb). If all of these are ok and your specialist doesn't see something, then and only then can you be certain nothing is wrong with your thyroid. 2) Have your adrenals tested before your thyroid. If the adrenals are weak, then even normal thyroid activity places an excessive burden on them. 3) Don't settle for having just your TSH and possibly T4 checked each time you have bloodwork done. In order to feel good, your Free T3 and Free T4 must be in the top 3rd of the chart. Alot of Doctors still go by the TSH alone and this just isn't correct anymore. 4) For me, I could get my TSH and Free T4 to an ok level, but still felt bad (taking Synthroid). It was because my Free T3 was not in the top 3rd, so my Doctor and I discussed options and I decided to take a combination of Armour Thyroid (natural pig thyroid) and Synthroid together to bring up my T3. Some people take a combination of Cytomel and Synthroid. Bottom line is to make sure your numbers are where they are supposed to be. 5) TSH- The new levels for normal thyroid function are .3-3.04, a very small range. Anything over this can be indicative of a thyroid problem. Many people have been turned away and told their tests were normal (I'm one of them) when their tests came back at 5.0 or 6.0. 6) Don't take your thyroid medications with food or 4 hours before or after taking Calcium it will keep the meds from absorbing into your system. Soy is also something that is not good for thyroid function. I can't think of much more right now, and if I do, I will surely post it. Take matters into your own hands if you feel something is wrong. In this day and age, we have to. We're lucky if we get 5 minutes alone with our Doctors to discuss anything. Get as much information as you can so that you know what's going on and don't just take their words for it. Everything here is just things I have researched and learned over the years. You do not have to take what I say as fact, but I hope it makes you research some more and find out the truth.
  12. It is VERY hard now. I catch myself wanting to eat all of the foods I missed before when I was tight like bread and pasta. I am going to have to be on my best behavior to keep from gaining. My fill surgeon dismissed me for 3 months unless I start gaining. I figured I would wait it out for a month or so then give him a call. Hopefully by that time I can have some issues worked out. Today is my last day of cooking and taking care of my Dad. I can't do it anymore and he is plenty capable. He may get a little peeved, but he'll get over it. My husband is going out of town for a month (coming home on weekends) so that gives me some time to teach myself to eat better without worrying about what everyone else wants. Maybe by the end of April some of my stress will be diminished.
  13. My prayers are with you. I know how anxious you can get waiting to find out if your band has slipped. When I had the barium swallow Tuesday I thought I was going to crawl out of my skin I was so nervous. Everything turned out fine and it just made me want to baby it even more. Maybe you just need to have everything removed and let it rest. I can't believe after you were spitting up blood that they didn't remove all of the saline.
  14. Please don't let this scare you off. I truly don't think it's a problem with emotional eating as much as the stress just closed me up. Stress I'm used to, but for my Mom to go into the hospital on the 7th of Dec and die on the 22nd really took it's toll. I had to go to the hospital at least every other day (35-40 min drive), shop for Christmas, try to talk my Dad into the fact that she was dying and to let her go....etc. Now I have to literally baby him and cook for him everyday (he does't like the foods we do so it makes it really hard). You can see this isn't "normal" stress.....this goes way beyond. I could literally feel my band snap closed if I tensed up. That was my problem. I just found it very easy to throw up instead of being in pain. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I did it anyway. I didn't want to have to start all over again. Now I'm glad I had some saline removed because I do get that chance to start over and teach myself better eating habits. With RnY, I think I would have been up the creek. Do you really think 2/3 of a 6" sub (turkey on wheat with no mayo) is that bad? I haven't eaten bread in a long time. I just wanted a sandwich....that's it.
  15. 4 months huh? Well, I should start losing soon then...lol! It does get very discouraging, but that's what the band is for...to keep us from going off the deep end. Usually if I were dieting and the weight stalled for more than a few weeks, I would throw in the towel. Now, with the band, I can't.

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