wild_in97

I am truly sorry for your disease state. But, yes, there can be some help for you as for many others. I can give you the name of a naturopath that I have used and has helped many with Lupus. I send folks to her all the time. But, if you want the info, I won't advertise her name on this site. There have been some interesting finding when it comes to the Parkinson's. I really believe that the Lord put us on this earth with everything here in a natural state that we need. PM me. I am, Wild.............about life. Living can be good.

Because they are all, as you, looking to pharmaceuticals and/or the allopathic medical world, for all solutions. Yes, I have some scientific and many experiences to prove this. I want no war with anyone. I truly want to help others, not fight. I am putting my future on the line. I am doing something to help others. Other than fighting others, what are you doing???? I truly love people and want to help others. But to listen to this debate and then no one respond to reversals with natural alternatives was a revealing silent statement. If you would be honest, you would consider that possibility. Maybe not swallow it hook-line and sinker, but consider it. Before you yell at me and accuse me, consider the possibility. That is all I say...........what if. Yes, I have helped someone with severe Parkinson's as well as other major health issues recover. It is not my great discovery..........but I can use it to help others. Sorry, I don't want to fight and I don't want to argue, but it will be pretty obvious which of you do. May God bless you all with great wisdom. Wild............about life.

I think it is so interesting that NOT ONE OF YOU were interested in the idea that there are natural molecules that will multiply your OWN NATURAL STEM CELLS. HELLO........ANYONE READING THIS?????? THERE ARE MOLECULES OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO MULTIPLY YOUR OWN STEM CELLS, SO THEREFORE, IF YOU HAVE PARKINSON'S, STROKE ETC............YOU CAN MULTIPLY YOUR OWN STEM CELLS AND REVERSE YOUR OWN CONDITIONS. BUT YOU ARE ALL SO CONCERNED ABOUT "WINNING" YOUR OWN ARGUMENTS. I SEE HOW MANY ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN A REMEDY IN THE DISEASES THAT ARE OUT THERE..............YOU HAVE A POLITICAL AGENDA.......NOT A STINKING SOLUTION. So, what do we calll that??????????????? You answer that question, I don't think I should. I am going to start a non-profit org to try to help people with this information. I am not trying to convince you, but only detect your selfish ambition and selfish agendas. What pooey you all are full of............................... May the Lord bless you regardless of your total degradation. We all were there at one time................ Saved but not perfect. Wild.................about life.

Guess what??? Did you guys know there are other things that have been proven to cause you to multiply the number of stem cells your body produces and that your body can actually correct itself when this occurs? For example, I know of some folks that have had some brain injuries due to strokes, accidents etc..........was told their condition would never improve due to the brain injury. However, after taking some natural non-toxic food components, their own body began to produce stem cells and gradually corrected itself. Now, that is a GREAT thing. Wild...........about life.

I think the final decision would be between you and your surgeon....but my gut instinct would be ..........NOOOOOOOO!!!! You don't need to calm your nerves down.........the docts will give you something for that. Relax, you have a long road ahead. God bless Wild

This totally has nothing to do with the diet...........but we just got back from Spokane. We love that entire area. We lived up there for a couple of years and bought a home in northern Idaho while there. We have kept it all these years and go up there 2-4 times a year to take care of it and enjoy the weather. I LOVE it up there. God bless Wild..........about life, especially in the GREAT Northwest!!!!

Hey, I have kind of a complicated life. Anyone from either of these areas? I could sure use someone to talk to. I am a bit of a loner when it comes to the LapBand. I chose not to tell anyone, but my husband. My husband does not understand weight problems. But he is the only one I trusted with this information. Anyone there????? I was banded July 27th in MX and weight at the peak was 238 and the day of surgery I was 231.5 and now 210. That is not a lot of lost weight, but it is at least moving in the right direction. I know the next 10-15 pounds will make a much bigger empact on the way I look than those first 20 pounds. I am down a full size. Gone from size 18 being almost too small.....they were getting mighty tight. Now 16 is comfortable. ahahahahhhhhhh. I doubt I go to any meeting because I chose to do this surgery in secret. Nobody knows other than hubby. Please tell nobody. This is highly confidential. God bless Wild

Hi, I was banded in MX July 27th of this year. I have only lost around 25 pounds and I do get a bit discouraged from time to time. I have only had two fills. The second one was almost too much. I was filled almost 4 weeks ago and am just now getting to where I can eat two tiny meals a day. If I were eating lots I could understand such slow loss, but I am not eating much of anything. I am not doing the major exercise, but I have increased my activity level. The majority of my loss of the 25 pounds was the first month. I guess I lost about 13-14 that first month............since then, I do good to lose a pound evey week or two. I live in Houston 4 days a week and work in the Humble area those days. My apartment is close to the 610 and 59 S. area, but my home is in another city. It is very complicated portion of my life...... I pray you all have a very GREAT Thanksgiving and do not over stuff yourself. After all, you are not the turkeys.......... God bless Wild

I am not sure what kind of shake you have either. I found some at costco that is a powder form that one serving has 27 grams of Protein. That is a great amount in one serving. I put mine in the blender with ice and orange juice.........it makes it yummy. Another thing I do to zip it up is put a ripe banana in it. Makes almost a milkshake type drink. Also, get a mixture you really like and freeze part of it..........makes you think you are eating ice cream and it is really pretty good. Also, get some really good broths. I love the Knorr brand of the broth cubes. The vegetable broth is really my favorite, but the beef and chicken are great too. I have been banded since the end of July 2006 and I am finally losing my constant mental hunger. The mental hunger is much worse than the physical hunger. Even all my baked goods for the holidays does not make my mouth Water anymore..........and my baked goods are better than 95% of all baked goods in the U.S. That is not bragging, it is just stating facts. I pray you all have a very GREAT and wonderful Thanksgiving. God bless Wild

Robin, when I was looking into getting banded, going to MX for surgery sounded like suicide. However, through this site, someone private messaged me and told me about their experience. She told me how good she felt about the entire ordeal and never felt safer. Well, I knew I could not afford the $15K to $25K that most doctors in the U.S. charged, plus I was going to have to be self pay because I did not have 40+ BMI. So, my choices were to either get banded in TJ or not get banded at all. I decided that it (the weight)was the thorn in my flesh. I had to do this and if so many other people felt safe doing a particular doctor in TJ, I should just do it. So, I did. To be real honest, Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Martinez were great. They went an extra couple of miles for me and I have to say, the MX doctors did me right. I truly can not complain at all. The American doctors would have not done what they did............ I was very pleased. Take the plunge and do it right. I do suggest you look into dr. Ortiz. However, it was Dr. Martinez that works with Dr. Ortiz that went so much out of his way for me.............though both were great!!!!! God bless Wild

I went to TJ to Dr. Ortiz and they were great. I went alone. Yes, it was great. However, I did have a bit of a problem. I woke up with hiccups and my band slipped due to this unfortunate event. I could not swallow much liquid at a time. I mean, no more than about a half cup per hour of liquid or it would come up. So, I had to stay and get a second surgery...........and they took great care of me. They charged me nothing for another surgery another two days and nights in the hospital then, another night in the hotel and did not charge me an extra dime!!!!! Tell me a U.S. doctor that would do that. Dr. Martinez came out the night before my second surgery to check on me around 10:00 at night. I can not imagine being in better hands. God bless you all...........Wild.

I had a problem right after I had the surgery. I woke up from the surgery with hiccups and evidently the band slipped. So, I had a second surgery to correct it while in Mexico. I felt better about the second surgery than the first. I knew I was in good hands when they started telling me they were thinking of doing another surgery and would take care of the problem. I don't know if they cared about me or just their reputation that I would bring back to the states............but they cared about something because they did a second surgery for free. Tell me of an American doctor that would do that!!!!! Anyhow, I have lost around 20 pounds. I have had one fill, but it really did not do much for me. I might have gotten a tiny restriction for a few days from it, but believe me, it was tiny. I am going back for another fill this Saturday. I started out weighing around 237, lost only down to 231.5 for surgery and am right now at 216. I am hoping the second fill will be a little more restrictive. Even without the restriction, I have to remember to chew, chew, chew for it to go down as it should. I eat very healthy....whole grains, lean meats, fruits and veggies.....you just have to remember to chew, chew, chew!!!!!! It is hard to remember sometimes, but it is becoming more a part of my life to chew. It makes an apple so much more satisfying when you chew it up to an applesauce.....including the peel. See, the doctors told me to peel my apples, but that is where the majority of the nourishment is. So, I keep them on and chew, chew, chew and it is much more satisfying that way. I do love my band. It is not as restrictive as I wish it was, but that is the purpose of the fills.....right? The doc doing my fills told me not to expect too much from the first fill. So, she was right and now I will go in for my second fill. I do pray it is more restrictive. The first two weeks after the surgery, there was truly NO hunger at all. But most of us that are overweight are emotional eaters. So, we do need that reminder in our life, are we eating because our body needs the nourishment, or are we eating because we had a crappy day!!!!????? Most of my eating is the second. How about yours????? I find myself resenting the fact I can't eat as much and as long as I once could...........dah, why did I get banded. Oh yeah, to help me remember when enough is enough!!!!! OK, now tell me how my thinking is stinking!!!!!! Wild

No there should be no problem going it alone. I did it and have not regretted it at all. As a matter of fact, I woke up with the hiccups from my surgery. I could only take a sip of Water every hour or two without throwing up. The only time I tried more, up it came. They ex-rayed me and realized it has slipped due to the hiccups. They did a second surgery on me and I stayed two extra nights in their clinic with NO EXTRA charges other than my tickets cost me $200 to fly back home with changing reservation time. They charged me nothing extra with a extra surgery to anchor the band down more and for two extra nights in their clinic. I take my hat off for Dr. Ortiz and his group. He could have let me fly back home............hoping it would take care of itself eventually or charged me for an extra surgery, but he did neither. He realized this was not my fault or the surgeons..........so HE TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM!!!!! Try to get an American Medical doctor to do the same. I hope life turns out well for you God bless WILD

Do you know if this doctor does fills for those that went to Mexico? Does he use flouro? I would be very interested in his information....phone #, address etc...... Wild..... in the Houston area.

All alcohol is not the same. Wines have some very valuable phytochemicals. It has about 3-4 times the amount of phytochemicals in them that the same amount of grape juice has.....but it is also a good relaxant. The white wines have some phytochemicals in them too, just not as many. So, choose healthy, choose red wines.......But be aware. If you are not eating much, then your body will or should be more sensitive to the alcohol. Whereas you may have done fine with 3 glasses of wine before, you may want to cut it to 1-2. Just be very careful with the amount. Wild

Hey Gayle, So you are in TX in the Dallas area???? Have you ever lived close to the Southeast part of TX??? Thanks for your suggestions. God bless Wild_in97

I felt a lot the same way. I am healthy as a horse so I did not think the insurance would take care of me. Therefore, I had to look at Mexico cause I am not made out of money.......fat is more like it. So, I talked it over with my hubby and he was ok with whatever I decided to do. So, I went to MX and for $9000 I had the surgery and my airline tickets left. I really did feel like I was in good hands. I have told NOBODY but my husband. So, just take a trip to San Diego on vacation with someone or by yourself and just do it. I am so happy I did it. I hate that I spent that money because we could have done so much, but if it helps me lose this, it will be worth so much more than anything else I could have done with it. Therefore, I say DO IT. God bless in your decisions, Wild

You guys are encouraging. I am a newly banded bandster and am not upset with my weight loss and not ecstatic with it either. I was more on the ecstatic side of the isle until I started eating cottage cheese and soft scrambled eggs. Up until I started on the soft food, I had lost 12 pounds in about 12-14 days. I was happy with those results. This morning I weighed and finally lost another pound after about 5 days of the soft foods. I need to lose fast and consistently. I was self pay and went to Mexico. It cost me with tickets and doctors a bit over $9K. It may not be much to some people, but that is a lot of money for us..........I figure I need to lose at least one pound for every $100 I spent. I started out at 232.5 and weighed 219 this morning. So, I need to lose another 78-80 pounds. Some of you guys have lost 40-50 pounds in just a few months.......how does that feel? Do you look good? When you look in the mirror do you see yourself as you always have been or do you see a thinner more confident person? Are you in much smaller clothes? Sorry if I am getting off the track, but I need to hear these things from someone that has been banded for a few months and can encourage me. Thanks Wild

Well, most of what I am eating is cottage cheese and scrambled eggs. I still drink a few Protein shakes, but that is not satisfying for along. I have only eaten one truly solid meal. I grilled my hubby a really nice steak the other night and I cut what would have been a couple of bites off of it and put it on my plate with veggies and cottage cheese. When I finished that meal, I felt full for several hours. I cut my steak up into about 12-15 bites rather than 2-3. I was eating solid food a little prematurely, but chewed until it was pretty much liquid in my mouth. That sounds gross and I really do not mean to gross anyone out, but just letting those that are newer to this than I am, you must chew, chew, chew. It is encouraging to hear from others that they had similar experiences and went on to lose a lot and lost it fast. I weighed this morning and I finally did drop another pound. Thank the LORD!!!!! Thanks for your response. Your success is encouragement for others. Share it with other threads.........you never know what it may mean to someone else. God bless Wild

26 pounds in 4 weeks is great. I was banded July 25 (originally), then there was a tiny problem and they went back in to correct something on the 27th. Anyhow, it was great for a while, I was not hungry and was losing almost a pound a day, that is, until I started eating cottage cheese and some soft scrambled eggs. I have not lost anything since then. Plus, I am hungry all of the time. I don't want to be a downer here, I just need to know what you did differently. 26 is a good number.........no, it is a great number for you. God bless Wild

Hi, I have only been banded for about 17 days, but will need a fill in another 3-4 weeks. I was banded in Mexico by Dr. Ortiz. If you know of a good doctor that does the fills with fluoro in Houston area, please send me all info, including the price. Thanks Wild

Hi, I was banded 7/25/06, had a little problem so they went back in on 7/27/2006 and fixed it. I woke up from the surgery with hiccups and could not even swallow juice or broth. So, two days later, they fixed it and anchored me much better. So, it has been a little over 2 weeks since they surgery. There have been a few days I felt fine. I have no pain from the surgery and everything should be ready for exercising. However, I am tired. I am really really tired at this point. I don't know if this is because I have so much on my mind or if it is because of the surgery. My life is very complicated right now, but physically and mentally so very tired. I have lost about 12 pounds. I just started eating cottage cheese and scrambled eggs a few days ago. I am getting hungry now, which did not occur the first 10 days. Has anyone else felt tired and no energy with this surgery. I have read other people say that when they got over the pain of the surgery, they had great energy. How about you guys?? Thanks for your time, Wild

Hi, I am as healthy as a horse, but overweight. So, I gave up on the insurance thing and went and had it done in Mexico. I was scared to do it in Mexico, but I was taken care of very well. I could not be happier that I did go to Mexico. As a matter of fact, the doctors told me if I had any type of problems, slippage etc...........to call them and come back and they would take care of me. They said they plan to be around for another 20 years, so, they would help me if there were any problems whatsoever. American doctors do not have that much concern about their people. Hope all goes well for you guys. Wild

OK, at least it is not just me that feels the port all the time. I am not sure if I can stand that for the rest of my life though. I just started eating scrambled eggs and a little bit of cottage cheese. Other than that, I just drink Slim Fast, GlycoLean shake, etc..... I have only been eating this for a couple of days and realized how hungry I have been. I honestly think I could have eaten a dozen eggs last night. Is this normal after only 2 weeks? I don't want to gain those 12 pounds back. I have to lose lots and lots of weight fast. Please give me any information that may help me. I can be honest in some of these lapband talk rooms. Believe me, other than my husband and the doctors that did this operation, nobody knows about this. I am so hungry. :hungry::hungry: and sleepy all the time. Please:help::help: Thanks Wild

Ok, I was banded on July 25th and woke up with the hiccups. They started bringing me broth and juice to drink within a few hours. I noticed I could only drink a couple of sips and it sat there for hours. I told one of the doctors about it and he x-rayed me. He said that it was going through the band, but much slower than normal. So, for me to sip slower and let some of the inflamation go down. The next day when everyone else was going to the hotel, they wanted me to stay until I could drink at least a full cup of broth within an hour and/or juice. I took a couple of sips and sat there.......it did not move. After a couple of hours, I threw it up. Once I threw it up, they x-rayed me again, with more doctors coming in to look at what was going on. They all agreed, they needed to go back in and fix me. They thought there was a tiny bit of slippage when I woke up with the hiccups and they would go in and anchor it down better. They told me if they go in and that was not the problem, they would have to take this band out and put a bigger one in. I really did not want a bigger band. They had the one that is 9.75 cm and would replace it with a 13cm. I knew if they did that, the only time the band would help me at all would be with a fill and while the fill was fairly new. I told them I much prefer the 9.75 and I was afraid that the 13 cm would cause my surgery to be "not effective for weight loss." Anyhow, they adjusted it and anchored it much better. I did keep the 9.75 band. For two weeks I drank liquids with only a tiny bit of yogurt. I lost 12 pounds in 2 weeks. I was told by someone I met in another Lap-band support room that she started eating scrambled eggs and cottage cheese on day 10. I was really getting hungry so I started eating that too. I was wearing a size 18 and they were getting too small for me just before the surgery. Now, they fit me just fine. I had refused to buy size 20s no matter what the situation was. I have another month before my fill. I don't have a doctor to do the fills. Does anyone know of a MD in the Houston area that does the fills with the floro? Please let me know. I am very happy with 12 pounds gone in 2 weeks. This may not qualify me for your group, but because I have always lost weight slow, I identify with this group more than any other. I have another question. Are you able to feel the little fill thing they implant in you forever???? Sometimes when I turn over in bed, I feel like it gets caught or something and it hurts. I know that sounds wierd, but true. Thanks for any words of encouragement. God bless Wild