FailureIsntAnOption

Anybody ever wonder about the long term affects of exposure to x-ray? How often can one healthily be exposed to fluoroscopy? When I go for fills, the Doctor, nurse and my husband who are all present in the room have to where special covers to protect them but I do not. My husband actually brought up this point and it got me to thinking. Is there a limit to how many times we can without damage to ourselves be exposed to radiation within a year or specified period of time to have fills? Just a thought!

Anybody ever wonder about the long term affects of exposure to x-ray? How often can one healthily be exposed to fluoroscopy? When I go for fills, the Doctor, nurse and my husband who are all present in the room have to where special covers to protect them but I do not. My husband actually brought up this point and it got me to thinking. Is there a limit to how many times we can without damage to ourselves be exposed to radiation within a year or specified period of time to have fills? Just a thought!:thumbup:

Funny, those exact words came to my mind during the first and second week post-op. "What the hell was I thinking doing this to myself". I assure you all that once you begin to feel better from your surgery and are able to east something substantial and begin loosing, you will be so happy with your decision. Hang in there! I promise you all that it does get better.

Please check with your surgeon before taking anything but Tylenol for the pain. I'm pretty sure Aleve contains aspirin. Prior to surgery I was on one 81 mg aspirin daily to thin my blood and my surgeon wont let me resume taking it until six months after my surgery.

leseid, Do you realize that Motrin is and Ibuprofen product and is a NO NO for lap band patients as well as aspirin?

I'm really glad I saw this thread. I have DDR but never thought about using it for my weight loss. I think I will be digging it out of storage this weekend. Thanks for the idea. Donna

I too began walking just hours out of surgery. As I felt better I walked longer and faster. Good luck!

Get up and walk frequently. You can try Gas-X. My surgeon told me to lay on my side and it helped some, not completely, just some but I was able to sleep that way. I was very uncomfortable in the chest area. Hopefully within a couple days you will be feeling better.

I used rubbing alcohol. It worked for me.

At my Kaiser orientation I was told you must loose 10% of your body weight based on weight at orientation. Kaiser makes you attend 6 mos. of options classes before you even get to meet with a surgeon. It's a long process. You also have to show how you have attempted to loose the weight on your own in the past so you may want to be prepared with this info. for orientation so you can get your Options registration paperwork turned in at the time of orientation. Good luck to you!

Congratulations! I was wondering if you are still riding your bike? Last I heard your seat was killing you. I love riding my bike and tomorrow my husband and I will be going to the beach to ride again. It's a good ride, mostly flat ground but long distance. I love it.

Check with your doctor about what foods he/she recommends. My doctor said I should not eat beef for the first year.

Sabertooth, There are some really great people on this forum with real band life experience. I sincerely hope that the experiences shared here will help you to make an informed decision in conjunction with any factual information you obtain. Good luck with your decision and whatever journey you should decide to take. Donna

She was right. This is a good place to start. You will find great support here from people just like yourself. I suggest you start walking since you don't have exercise equipment. Maybe even consider joining a gym. I have a membership with Curves and I really like it because it is all women, real women who need to loose weight. I have found so much support there and made so many friends. The total workout is 30 minutes but by the time you stretch out it's more like 45 minutes. Good luck with your journey and feel free to ask all the questions you want. Donna

Hang in there, it does get easier. If you aren't already, I suggest you start walking for at least 30 minutes each day or even twice a day. The exercise will help with the depression.:thumbup:

Crista, I will get the info. to you sometime today via private message. I had no problem finding follow-up care here. I actually have Kaiser So. Cal. and they have done my follow-up and have referred me out for my fills. Because the clinic Kaiser referred me to does not fill under fluoroscopy, I have elected to return to Mexicali for my fills which by the way are included in my surgical cost. I have since returned there for two fills. I also located a few other clinics that would have done my follow-up but it just seemed foolish to pay for a service I could have elsewhere for no fee. I will talk to you later. Donna

My surgeon's office preaches protein. The protein will help to reduce the hunger and stand by you longer. Buy some IDS or protein bullets to get you through this.

Crista, I would like to apologize to you for getting a little testy in my post last night. Please understand that I have been harassed by HH numerous times in another thread entitled "Please Help" and quite frankly have had enough of him trying to undermine my credibility, calling me names and inferring that I don't know what I am talking about. I mean come on, a person would have to be a complete idiot not have researched all wls and surgeons before making a choice. I have begun steps to stop this individual in his tracks since he seems to have some sort of vendetta against me. Or better phrased "cease and desist" I wish you luck in your decision and if you are interested in those referrences I promised you I will be happy to send you names, telephone numbers or email addresses so you may talk to more people. HH did however give some good advice in regards to speaking with wasabubblebut. I urge you do do this. Final note to HH: THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO THESE FORUMS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE DRAMA WHICH SPEWS FROM YOUR LIPS AND FINGERTIPS! YOU NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELF. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LOUD YOU SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS HOW INTELLIGENT YOU THINK YOU ARE OR HOW IMPORTANT YOU VIEW YOURSELF. IT SEEMS TO ME YOU MAY HAVE SOME SELF ESTEEM ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. KNOWLEDGE ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN BEAT INTO PEOPLE AND YOU REALLY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RELATE TO YOUR PEERS. Have a good day! Donna

FYI...one of the LBT forum moderators had Dr. Aceves perform her conversion from lap band to gastric sleeve her name is *Susan* you may want to pick her brain as well.

What HH said in regards to doctor's in the USA not treating patients for follow-up care who had surgery out to the country is complete BS. Also, Mexicali is completely safe and has had no incidents of violence in the recent past because I have done my homework and besides I have spent time there over the past few months as well as others that I can put you in contact with to put your mind at ease. I have traveled all over the country and to many areas of Mexico and have only felt unsafe in TJ. HH doesn't know me from Adam but seems to have some kind of issue of being the authority on everybody else as well as trying to undermine my personal experiences with his criticism. I have told you from own MY personal experience that I have received excellent care from Dr. Aceves and his staff and I have been there and am speaking from personal experience which HH is not. Dr. Aceves has performed over 3,000 WLS and the hospital is state of the art. Only a lawsuit minded individual is worried about having legal recoase. If you go to a good surgeon instead of a hack you don't have to worry about such things. Obviously HH didn't do his homework or he would have not made such a mistake. There is an old thread I can refer you to that will totally enlighten you in regards to this individual if you so desire please message me personally and I will provide references from Dr. Aceves patients as well as the thread info. that will make you laugh your A** off.

Hello, My name is Donna. I too was self pay. I went to Mexicali, Mexico and was banded by Dr. Alberto Aceves in April of this year. I was fortunate that I had recommendations from a few people that my husband works with but it was still scary due to the unknown and having it done in a foreign country. I was pleasantly surprised that my medical care and stay exceeded my expectations. The hospital was clean and state of the art and the surgeon and staff were top notch. I paid $7,000 but I just saw that they have reduced the price to $6,500. There is also a clinic in Tijuana Mexico that advertises $5,000 but I don't know anything about the surgeon there. I can tell you that Dr. Aceves has patients that travel from all over the US for his services as I met several during my stay. If you would like more info., send me a message and I will give you the contact info. Good luck to you.

How cool that you will begin your new life around your birthday. How exciting!

Hello and congratulations for having the courage to change your life.

Hang in there, the first two weeks are the worst. If you can stick with this you can make your goal. Don't give up! If you are starving you need more protein. Drink some Isopure or try Special K protein water. Once you can have protein shakes and mushies it gets easier. Go for a walk and get your mind off the hunger or just go to bed.

Too funny!