househuntress

I have a DATE..April 9th! The day after Easter..how appropriate for a new beginning! Now to get the lab/x-ray/ekg done and have everything come out fine. I'll be in the BAND by Tuesday.:clap2:

Can anyone tell me what pre-op tests they had to have, what type of pre-op diet... if you have high blood pressure etc. and what doctor did the banding? Calling today for my appointment...but I want to make sure I've got the right Doctor for me.

After the band is my life I guess. My life now revolves around family, friends and business. All with eating. We eat out for birthdays, holidays, business, everything! I guess I don't know how to just sit and not eat. Because all I know is being HUNGRY for food and not feeling full. I've been overweight since I was 9 years old. I've lost and gained about a 1000 lbs and always added to the weight..being a failure in keeping the weight off.:think THAT's what scares me, paying 16K and failing. Having the surgery, going through all of this and failing!! I Want this so bad!! I want the hunger to go away! I don't know if I've explained it correctly but I'm trying to put in words how I've felt all these years. I WANT to be a healthy person, not someone that ACTS old because of my weight. Knees hurting, high blood pressure, just YUK feeling.:angry I want to swim, fit into amusement rides, ride horses again. Play wtih my child and feel as young as I truly think I am.

I think the last time I was here was Dec. 06. Posted and emailed trying to figure out if I did or didn't want the surgery. I guess I'm like everyone and WANT the surgery but am afraid of life AFTER SURGERY. Tried weight watchers for the 100th time and failed AGAIN. THEN..one of my best friends snuck off to Houston and had gastric segmentation!! Didn't tell any of the girlfriends about it. Made me think that here I am just spinning my wheels and getting fatter, older and more unhealthy. I get excited when I come here and read what you people have lost and how your life is better and healthier..until I read about all the problems and I get scared again. This time...I'm going to stick it out, listen and read everything I can and give myself two weeks to make an appointment to see the doctor. (I'm self pay so I'm sure the surgery will be quick once I make the final appointment. I'm in the DFW Texas area, so I would love to hear from anyone that's had the surgery in that area. Thanks to all,

I buy and sell houses. Hunt..for houses. Househuntress.

Sorry I might have misspelled. This is a *virus* that causes ulcers and can lead to cancer of the stomach. MANY people have had this and taken the meds to kill it. I was wondering if anyone that has had the ulcers from this has had the lap band? I haven't talked to a lap band surgeon yet (still trying to make the decision to do this). These are MY worries and fears and the reason I haven't had the surgery. Please help to either dispel my fears or give it a name. 1. Husband's not wanting me to have it done. Thinks it will change US. 2. MONEY!! I will have to be self pay, it's a lot of money to take out of OUR account especially if hubby isn't on board with the idea. 3. Afraid that the lap band will damage my esophagus from reflex/stretching/etc. 4. TERRIFIED I will fail. I can't stay on a diet for a week right now...how in the world will this work when I've FAILED sooooo many times. O.K. that's the big fears. :help: Thanks for listening.

I admire everyone of you for taking that step in overcoming what was holding you back. I also want to be healthy and live longer. My knees hurt every day. I've injured them from volleyball and other sports in high school and college but the weight is taking it's toll after all these years. I groan when I get up..I don't care how old I am...I NEVER want to sound or act OLD!! Each post and feed back from all of you wonderful people get me closer to making my decision. I truly know what it will be..it's just making that final call!

I've been reading for over a YEAR!!! I've been to one seminar and think I know the questions and answers by heart. I don't know why I can't pick up the phone and commit to having the surgery!! :faint: Just the same type of failure I guess as all the other failed attempts at weight loss. I have enjoyed reading the November and December bandsters posts. What finally helped make your decision. I'm self-pay so I guess that's a BIG thing, since I feel that I'm taking a LOT of money from our joint account. We both work very hard to make a living and 16K...well that's a LOT. I keep thinking I can do it on my own and keep failing. I just tried weight watchers AGAIN for the 100th time and didn't stay on program for a week. Soooo. I'm afraid of having surgery and not being able to stay on *the program* :cry Thanks for listening and hopfully you can give me a *clue*

Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply. I'll check out the Doctor. That is WAY below anything I've found in the Texas area. I bet people are standing in line for him if he's good and offers that much of a discount!

I've read and read this site. Some have a preop diet some do not. Some have weeks on eating nothing but drinking Protein drinks, others do not. I understand what they are saying about shrinking the liver..but..it takes more than a week to shrink the liver. So my question is this: What Doctors have NO preop diet? I'm in DFW area. What lapbander had No preop diet and did you have problems/do wonderful...any advice? I have this week (the week between Christmas and NewYears to check out seminars/doctors/etc while I'm off work. I've read now for a year and finally gotten to the point of taking the first step in making an appointment. I am self-pay and have money in hand. So...if I FOUND a good Doctor that didn't have a long preop maybe everything would work out quickly. I know of one girl that was self-pay and had the surgery in 4 days from seeing the doctor.

Thanks to all, you give me hope!!

Is there anyone out there that has been banded at this age or older? I'm in pretty good condition considering I'm fat. I've always rebounded from surgery and such but my question is; am I just crazy for wanting to be banded at this age. I've been overweight since I was 9 years old. My husband isn't really FOR the banded but not aganist me doing what I want. He thinks everything will change. I guess he's afraid of the unknow..but so am I. Food has been a BIG part of my life and his life since I've been fat the whole marriage of 35 years, which has been a good marriage. I wouldn't change anything other than wanting a LONG life and more engery. Wanting to be slim to run and play with my grandboys that are now 4 and 18 months. Anyone?:help:

Hello All, I'm still trying to decide about the band each day I'm getting closer to deciding to have the surgery! My husband who is the right weight and has been all his life married me fat...I wish I weighed that now! He always tells me he supports me at anything I choose and he always has except for some reason he thinks that if I loose weight I'll run amuck or something. GEEEZ!! I never have before and won't! Aftern 35 years of marriage you would think he would KNOW this. How did the band change your partner? Better worse? I do know that many times when very overweight people lose a lot of weight their marriage crumbles. What is your take on the situation?

Hello All, Tony Little (yea, the guy aggravates me too :girl_hug: ) has a new scale that gives the weight, Body Mass AND hydration! I saw it on hsn.com or qvc.com, can't remember which. I think it was around $59.00. Still trying to make the decision, Househuntress

Hello everyone, I've been researching the lapband for over a year. :help: The money is a big deterent because I will be self-pay. I would like to *talk* to someone that's had the band for at least two years. If they are in the DFW, Texas area that would be wonderful. I'm also worried about the surgeon I may pick and would like some feed back from those that have had surgery in Ft. Worth. I've read these boards and have gotten many of the questions answered but of course like others I'm afraid of failing AGAIN. I've been overweight since I was 9 years old. I keep trying to loose weight but after a while I fail..seems I'm HUNGRY. Now most of the doctors say that I can't feel hungry and it's just something else but folks I'm here to tell you that I'm HUNGRY. The only time I feel full is after a big meal...but my *fullness* doesn't last that long. That's why I thought this might be the tool for me. I live in a very small town about 65 from a city and 100 miles from a city that has a lapband surgeon. You can email me and I will call you so there won't be any charges. Thank you for your help. dhuntress5@nospamhotmail.com ***take out the no spam part before emailing***

Hello All, I'm in Texas and looking into the Doctors in the DFW area. I'm still on the fence about all of this. I guess I'm just SCARED:eek: . SCARED :omg: that spending ALL this money (self pay) and the surgery and I will continue to eat. I've done Weight Watchers, you name it a hundred times and do well then fail. I'm sooo scared that I might do the same thing here. But it would feel good to be *full*:hungry: and not WANT more food. Anyway my question: I'm 50, on High blood pressure meds, Lipitor. Anyone with the about the same health before lapband? What types of tests did you have to do? About how much? There is one Doctor in the Wichita Falls, Texas area that makes you go to counseling for a month or more, all types of test and then go back to counselling every week for 6 months. I live 75 miles from there and the same distance from larger cities. I can't be away from work that many times. Any help?