lisanjason

string cheese,pickles,watermelon????? Sounds like PRETTY GOOD snacking to me !! lol

I went to Dr Kuri inTJ Mexico. I couldnt have been happier with my choice.Dr Kuri and his staff treated me perfectly and the procedure went on with no problems at all.4 months later I referred my sister to him and her experience and actual procedure went just as well.WE LOVE DR KURI!!! He knows exactly what he's doing and tells it like it is! I plan to take my teenage son to him when he's ready to be banded! My sister and I both have been lapband success stories ,both losing over 125 lbs each!!

Has anyone ever had the feeling of your stomach being in your throat?I have this feeling in the mornings before I've had my coffee,once I have my coffee I no longer have this feeling UNTIL Evening time and that's only if I'm not drinking fluids.I've never had this feeling before my last recent fill.I do have a pretty tight fill,I can't eat breakfast and usually can start to nibble on soft foods at lunch time with some luck I can get a bite in but by early evening I can eat just about anything.

evcase, You feel really strongly about "NOT drinking" while eating,do you think this was a major reason that caused this to happen to your band? After my latest fill,I often have to drink coffee to get my food to go down,especially in the morning.Also why do you say not to take vitamins and minerals besides being a distributor for the f/v company? I'm not trying to sound rude I just want to get all the info I need to save my band.

This is the exact reason I took my credit card and went to Dr Kuri in Mexico!! I was so sick of dealing with my insurance company and having them run my life and keeping me under thier control by telling me "NO" I finally decided to take control of my own destiny and just do it on my own! Good luck ladies!!

Being 5 ft tall and 255 lbs,I chose 125 pounds as my goal weight,the same weight I was when I was 16 and I met my future husband !! I never really thought I could get down to that weight and figured I would be happy with any loss over 100 lbs.I was able to loose 115 lbs after banding then had my lower body lift which took off another 20 lbs.Putting me at 5 lbs under my "goal weight". I guess we will all figure out what feels and looks right,when we get there. PS You can find another Dr that will do a tummy tuck,without you being at goal for a year! I had mine done in TJ Mexico with Dr Soberanes and I had just lost 115 pounds within 7 months of being banded and couldn't lose anymore.It was all just skin at that point.

You're right!! It's not unrealistic at all.I feel it's all in the determination and desire to get to where you want.I was so tired of being morbidly obese.I was determined to make this band work for me.I lost 115 in 7 months.After my lower body lift I've lost 20 more lbs.A friend of mine lost 130 lbs in 6 months.It's all about changing your habits 200%.Majorly changing your diet,even though it's physically still possible to eat alot of things,we shouldn't ,IF WE WANT TO SUCCEED and we need to exercise daily no matter what.I walked 2 miles every evening,while my family ate Dinner.

Hi Spydr, I had my body lift in Mexico 4 months ago with Dr Soberanes and he suggests not to use any antibiotic ointments on the incision but to use honey instead,natural honey with the honeycomb in the jar.All of his pt's are told to use it and it works,really well.I never had any infections or adverse reactions in or around my incisions.What is weird is that I was skeptical about using this sticky,goey stuff on my bod,but I did it anyways,as the Dr ordered.Then recently I heard a news report saying that Dr's in the U.S. are now finding healing properties for wound healing and debriding with the use of Bee's honey!! I was so impressed that my "Mexico" Dr is so up to date and even maybe more advanced that alot of our Dr's out here.

Your Dr can see the leak by flouroscopy.In my case I had a kink that was only seen by Xray.(you can read more about it in my post a few days ago) More than likely you would probably be the one who would have to pay,if you needed some kind of repair,especially since you've had it a few years already.I was going to have to pay to have mine repaired and had only had my band for 3 months,which made me very upset,I was also cash pay and had just paid $8,995 ! Then my Dr reconsidered that I only had it a short time and he paid all the charges to his anesthesiologist,ect.

Thank you!! LOL!!

Thanks! LOL!! So are you!!!!!:kiss2:

THANK YOU!! I FEEL SO GREAT! THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND FOR ME.YOU'RE SO RIGHT IT HAS BEEN ALOT OF HARD WORK BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS THOUGH.I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT. PS .I'M ACTUALLY NOT WEARING GLASSES.LOL!! I THINK IT'S THE REFLECTION OF THE SUN MIXED WITH MY hair.LOL!

I'm on the before and after forum and also now on the lower body lift page,updated as of today.I think it's posted under Teresita but she typed in "LISANJASON pics"

I thought I had a leak too.Everytime I got a fill of a certain amount,the next month I would go back for another fill and the Dr withdrew less than he had put in 4 weeks before.I also didn't feel restriction with the first 3 fills.Dr Kuri did flouros monthly and never found a leak,Finally under xray ,he found I had a kink and twist in my line.The saline was actually never getting to the band but staying in the tubing,so everytime he tryed to withdrawal the saline,the kink was tightening causing a sort of vaccuum and he wasn't able to pull out the original amount of saline.Anyways I had to go back into surgery and have the kink/twist removed and the port repositioned.Everything has been working fine ever since.

For some reason,it doesn't work that way for me.Teresita told me she had to switch the format and all kinds of other things to get them on here.Everytime I try I get a "failed" notice.I'm actually on the last page of the "before and after",she just posted them this morning,can you bring them over to this forum....................PLEASE!! LOL!!Thanks!

Janet, Can you please post my recent before and after picture,here? It was just added to the before and after forum today. Thanks!!

Puddin your surgeon did an awesome job!! I had a friend post my pics in the before and after forum today,not ready to show skin yet though!! LOL!! How do I bring the pics to this forum?

Hey SGDODGE 06, Did you find my pics? I'm on the latest page of the before and after forum? Posted just today actually.I was a size 28/30 in the before picture ,after losing 115 pounds I then had a lower body lift and I'm now wearing a size 1 :whoo: Good luck with your banding journey.It's alot of work but it's all so worth it in the end!

Hi!!! I was told to stop eating at least 2 hours before bedtime and drink water during that time to make sure your pouch is cleaned out before you lay down.This happened to me with coffee the other night too.It's weird that this has never happened the whole year I've been banded.Anyways I started myself on Prevacid once a day for a week.I've read too many people post about losing thier band after having episodes of acid reflux.:paranoid

I've gotten stuck with really tender bar b qued chicken breast , grilled chicken breast and with carne asada .................in the DAY time, but at night I can eat it without any problems!I hate that because at night I binge like crazy!!:angry

Been there,done that! Isn't it an ugly feeling? It's even worse when there are people around! I've only had it happen a few times, I've learned to I avoid a few things too.:nervous The second worse thing is when you go to sleep at night with food in your "pouch" and the acid tries to break it down,you end up waking up choking on this burning acid in your nose and throat.This happened to me recently for the first time.I then had a burning sensation in my throat/nose that lasted for days.Pretty scary stuff.I've been banded a year and I'm still learning new things.

THANKS FOR BRINGING ME HERE JANET!!!:clap2: Now can you update my ticker!! LOL!!

Thanks Janet! I had Teresita post my pics in the before and after forum.She posted them today.I don't know how to post them or I would post them here too.

Hi Mary, I just had a complete lower body lift in December with Dr Soberanes in TJ,Mexico.He did an awesome job on me.I was also able to talk to ALOT of other people that are VERY satisfied with his work.He has a website www.drsergiosoberanes.com His costs are very good.Call his office and talk to them,you'll see how nice and caring and most of all knowledgeable of what you'll be needing. I had an experience with another plastic surgeon in Mexico so I know what it feels like to have a surgery gone wrong,but Dr Soberanes took care of that Dr's mistakes and now I am very happy with my body.I can email you privately if you'd like more details.