Lolagirlie

Could use stellar info on tummy tuck

Has anyone had their plastic surgery covered by their insurance company and how?

I was banded months ago, had 2 hospitalizations for severe dehydration, had my band unfilled and have been unfilled ever since but continue losing weight,,It gets better, everyone has a different start. Good Luck

It sounds like reflux and this can cause you to have that cough, almost always happens at night. Call you doctor, an unfill may help the symptoms..it's not normal to have that cough. Let us know how you do, Good Luck

Please call your doctor, you may have had some fill in the band during surgery and you may need to have some taken out, if you cant drink enough, you need to seek medical advice. Don't wait to long either..let us know how you are!!

Depending on where you live in the country Vitamin D is very common in not only obese people but in people that might see the sun 5 days a year. LOL not really but it seems that way in upstate N.Y. The deficiency has been linked with everything from cancer to autoimmune diseases. Take your Vits and give yourself the best chance at a healthy life!!

I have been banded 5 months, and there are some days I have that feeling all day..It's as if I can't swallow, but I can and don't have trouble eating. I asked my surgeon, he thinks it could be esophageal spasms..nothing really to do about it. It should get less and less for you as you are not that far out from surgery. Good Luck!! Lola

Wow, Big Papa isn't big anymore. Congratulations on figuring out how the band can work for you and your commitment to its success!! I'm sure everyone who has ever had this surgery has struggled to make it work too. Keep up the fight!! Lola

You have done amazing...Your goal should be one that you can comfortably live with. I hope at this moment you can celebrate your success.

You don't have to have a fill. You are the one that controls whether or not you feel you need one. Based on the information that you can only eat tablespoons of food, it sounds like you don't need a fill. Just because you are scheduled for one, don't feel as though you need to. You have lost a lot of weight in a short time. I think you are doing great!! Let us know how you do

It feels like a hard ball the size of a golf ball, it usually sits below your ribs on right or left. It can be tender to touch or when you use abdominal muscles, although some people have no tenderness. Hope it helps

I have been banded for 5 months without a fill. I have lost a total of 92 lbs., 70 of it without a fill. It is possible, I have been lucky, the band has worked without a fill.

It definitely is not normal to have the kind of pain that requires Vicodin and lasts as long as it has. Call the doctor and insist it gets checked out, I'm wondering if it could be nerve irritation from the fill...the doctor should get to the bottom of it. Good Luck and let us know how you are doing

Your supposed to be able to eat more than a third of a cup of food when you eat.My surgeon said about 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups Might want to call your doctor about the funny taste in your mouth.

I didn't have the deficiencies before my surgery.Actually the surgeon said it was because of the rapid weight loss since the band and a lack of calories that I have been taking in. I am currently receiving injections of the B12 and taking Thiamine 3 times a day. I know if I don't take the meds, it can cause neurological difficulties. I have to have my levels checked in 6 wks. The hardest thing is the lack of energy I have had, can't wait to feel better