wynn

Did you have your sleeve surgery done in Yuma? I love my band but I have had people ask me if I know of a local surgeon who does the sleeve.

There is a surgeon here in Yuma, and I understand that in order to use her for fills you have to attend the seminar as if you are a new patient getting ready to have the band. And to the person that is trying to decide on the band versus the bypass, I have a friend that chats here on lapbandtalk sometimes, her daughter had the bypass. her name is Corliss, and that's her sign in name also, I would suggest that you drop her a message sometime and talk to her. Her daughter had an absolute nightmare of a time with the bypass and as a result is on permanent disability. That story scared me out of ever considering the bypass. Also my doctor tells me that regain is much easier to control with the band, and that has always been my problem, I can always lose the weight but I've never ever been able to keep it off. I'm at goal now, and have been able to stay there for a long time. I'm just loving knowing what size I wear all the time. I still go down in weight but very slowly, my band keeps me from ever really having any hunger. I think if you have any real hunger you probably need a bit of a fill, at least that's what my doctor tells me. I use Dr. Bhoyrul in San Diego, it is a bit of a drive but I totally don't mind it at all he's worth the drive. When I called the Yuma surgeons office (I don't remember her name) I wasn't impressed with the receptionist's impolite nature. That's something I don't deal with very well especially since I have to pay cash now for my fills. When I'm laying out money I expect the person on the other side of the counter to be polite at least, you know what I mean? :thumbup: If anyone would like to meet for coffee or take a walk for exercise let me know.

Hi janine. When i first went to the surgeons office I went for the RNY. It is his policy to introduce both options to every patient. He told me about the two surgeries, the pros and cons of both and told me to come back in 1 month with my decision. The reasons I decided to go with the lapband are these: First, with the bypass you can never eat sugar again, and though I could've benefited from that restriction I did not want to never be able to even have a bite of my own birthday cake. Also, the band is reversible and for me that was the selling point. I was just too afraid that the bypass would not go well, or there would be some side effect that I would not be able to tolerate and I'd be stuck forever. I was banded on September 8, 2008 and I'm 5 pounds from goal today. My weight loss has been slow and steady through the entire year with no real complications about which I could complain. Getting just the right restriction took a few fills, but that's the worse thing I can say about the band. If you would like to talk to success stories first hand, I'd suggest you log into the chat room. Just click chat at the top of the home page on this site. There will be people in there that can share with you how much they've lost in how long. And believe me, there are plenty of people that had a bmi or higher than yours and have done really well. I think that this is an amazing tool for weight loss, and I wish you well whatever you decide.

I mix the protein powder in with the cold milk, put in the blender so there are no clumps and then heat the milk. I've never had a problem with the powder separating that way. It does tend to get pretty thick as it cools, so i use a bit less powder to milk. But after a fill, when my everything is so inflamed and swollen I often don't do well with cold drinks. This is sometimes the only way I have to get protein during those first days after.

Well I'm so sorry that happened to you. I can't imagine the disappointment of being totally ready to go and then being told you have to wait a little longer. However, it is my understanding that the white count elevates when you have an infection and for that reason I think in the long run you'll be better off waiting. Post op recovery for most people is very easy and quick, but one can have complications. I got an infection after surgery and was readmitted to the hospital. After waiting and waiting for my surgery date, and my "new beginning" I found myself very sick afterwards. If you can avoid this in any way shape or form then I say do it! Your day will come, just try and stay patient and count your blessings. This way, after surgery, your journey can begin immediately instead of trying to overcome another illness caused by having surgery when you were sick. Good luck, this is a great move you're making, you're going to just love the way you feel when you start losing with the band. Its really quite amazing. Wynn