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Maraki

LAP-BAND Patients
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Everything posted by Maraki

  1. How much weight have you lost since your surgery?
  2. Thank you so much!!! So excited!!I wish I were 46!!!
  3. Thank you so much!!! So excited!!
  4. Thanks notinks!!! Anxiously waiting????
  5. Hello I finally got my surgical date it's about time I did my second round of six-month appointments the nutritionist meetings everything I was told that I needed other appointments to finish my six-month schedule of appointments but that wasn't true they made a mistake and I had to make unnecessary appointments from the dietitian for them look at the records that already had been completed. I was given December 18th!!!! Yeahhhh finally after two failed lap bands i can't wait to get the bypass!!!! Hopefully at 52 years old I will heal properly and be able to go to work quick as I'm the only provider in my house. Husband has cancer and can't work and two of my youngest in college and beauty school..... Any one around my age with good results??? I'm also starting menapause
  6. What revision did you have?
  7. Hi I have had two failed lap bands.i am going through a 6 month program to be eligible for the surgery. Can't wait to hear when I get a date! Good luck with your wai
  8. Hi everyone did you stop drinking coffee or did you change to decaf I love my coffee and just thinking about it is making me sad
  9. Help everyone I way wondering how do you take these huge vitamins after surgery when you can barely swallow water and any amount of food? Just very curious because surgery date is getting closer!
  10. Congratulations!! Good luck with you new journey
  11. Hi hubbarkl. I also had two lap bands the second still in me and neither works I am hoping to have my surgery sometime in August or September still going through the next 6 months of preops since April good luck and please let me know how you're doing when you're done have a great journey neither work I am hoping to have my surgery sometime in august or september. still going to the next 6 months of pre op is april good luck please let me know how you're doing when you're done have a great
  12. "]Hi I'm having a revision from band to bypass hoping it will work this time I'm starting at 268 pound good luck hope you make the right decision my doctor told me the bypass is better after the band but that is his choice and he will not do the sleeve after a band
  13. Hi I'm having a revision from being to bypass hoping it will work this time I'm setting at 268 pound good luck hope you make the right decision my doctor told me the bypass is better after the bend but that is his choice and he will not to asleep so I'm going for the bypass
  14. Good luck with your journey
  15. Hi sundie I'm going to do the same sometime in Aug or Sept. I'm nervous but can't wait
  16. Hi I have to do the same with blue Cross but its the hospital not the insurance that has the 6 month policy. I started early April and they scheduled appointments until August 13th. I have to get the band out and getting the bypass as well maybe sometime in aug Hope time goes by fast for you and good luck
  17. How are you doing now after the surgery
  18. Hi thanks for your help. I think you're really lucky I will take it as it comes I hope it's not very painful
  19. Thanks for the very detailed information I really needed that. I'm going to see how everything goes a day at a time I guess
  20. It really sucks when you already did it! Then because the surgery we chose didn't work we have to do the six months over ohhhh well I think of it this way..... Better later than never????
  21. Thanks mrs schu I will definitely look into contacting them
  22. Thanks notinks I work seven days a week and am the sole provider for my family so afraid I will take to long to get back to work

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