CoachBuckley

Hi Juno I just had the band done with Dr. Deol on July 31. I was a bad case tho because my BMI was over 70 and Beaumont will not operate on a person over 500lbs. I was on the Garden Light (which is like Optifast) at the Unisource Comprehensive Weight Loss center for about 5 months. I lost 85lbs pre op so I could have the surgery done. She normally has her patients as it says in the handbook I have go on the Optifast for 6 weeks prior to surgery. Keep in mind the optifast is to prepare you for the liquids after surgery (which can suck) The program she has works if you follow it. If you are worried about feeling hungry don't be. The first 4-5 days are the worst while your body detoxes (lol) but after that you do not feel hungry. Your stomach is contantly full, you just have to tell your brain that!! If you have any more questions I will try to answer them for you!!

Mine was hilarious. I had 2 sessions the first one we went over my weight loss history and then I took a 166 question test that covered about 5 subjects. 1.Family 2.abuse 3.drugs/alcohol 4.religion 5.eating habits My favortie question was number 88 where it asked me (they were all true/false) I am answering this test truthfully T/F? When I got the results back I scored very high (you want to score between 65-80) on the religion part (100%). All she said was religion can be a helpful tool so if you ever feel depressed you may want to look for a religious belief. Hope this helps

You guys have one of the best surgeons doing the process. To answer a question I saw 5 doctors 3 who only did Ruen Y one in Port Huron and Dr Deol. Once you meet with her and Rebecca I guarantee (if you are serious about having this done) you will not want to go anywhere else. I was banded on July 31 by her at Troy Beaumont. Let me just tell you Beaumont is the best place to recover. They have new rooms on the 4th floor that are private, nurses that really care, and the surgery wasn't as painful as I thought. Let me give you fair warning however. If you are not 100% committed to doing this they will not let you get by. Dr Deol prepares you more than any other doctor could. They have avery strict process in place that you must follow and meet. I have to say, if this is the surgery for you by all means she is the best around!! I am 28 and I wanted the Lapband rather than the ruen Y. She put me through every ringer possible and I am glad she did. Now its 5 days post op and I have barely any pain, I am moiving around with no problems, and I feel fantastic (for not being able to chew any food lol) Congrats and I hope everything goes well for both of you at the meeting. Ask question after question, know everything you possibly can and see and talk with as many people as you can. It will make the process that much easier!!:clap2:

Well I have had many worst days so to speak. I work in a grocery store all the way in the back at the meat department. I was walking up to punch out and kids just say the darnest things "wow mommy his tummy is huge" After going to my pcp for over a year and getting weights in the 425-445 range, we decided it was time to see the surgeon. I scheduled my appointment and show up for the appointment where they put me on a scale. To my horro the 500lb scale was reading E's across the board. I went to the weight loss center and found out I was really 509.5lbs and I was to fat for the normal scales. I have so many fat stories I have come to the conclusion those stories have made me more resilliant and open to the surgery and the pain I am in from the surgery (3 days out) Just wanted to share a few of my horror stories

Hi mother!! I had discussions with my doctor about the medicines. He one of the best (and most well known) lipid disorder docs. He said they are still at least 10 years away from a safe "diet" pill that will work. I wanted a pill you know an easy fix to solve my problem. After talking to him I understand why people are willing to go under the knife. My old pcp did not agree with my decision of banding either, but I knew it was right for me. My advice is do what you feel comfortable with. Because for me 10 years is too long to carry 250+ extra lbs

Well they put me on what they call the garden light diet. It consists of 5 "shakes" a day (high protien low fat and actually i found out how to make some of them taste like ice cream, shakes etc so it wasn't bad at all) and up to 200 calories of non starchy vegetables. Its amazing how hard it is to eat 200 calories of non starchy vegies in a day!! The vegies help for the chewing you miss. After going to the Dr. Deol yesterday I realized i am no longer super/super morbidly obese, now I am only super morbidly obese lol. Baby steps i guess. I work out usually 6-7 times a week doing resistence training and walking or swimming ( I have 2 bad knees all the docs said stay away from high impact) I cannot begin to describe to everyone how many times I wanted to skip the shakes and go to a fast food restaraunt. It is worth it now tho!! I have a total of 250lbs to lose and now with 85 gone before surgery its that much more motivation for rest. I will be on here more than ever after Monday lol not much else to do!! Good luck to everyone!!

I am new here as well. I am scheduled to be banded on July 31, 2006. Only 5 more days :clap2: I am going thru Dr. Deol and it has been fantastic. I started out at 509.5 lbs :faint: . The worst day of my life January 31, 2006. Beaumont will not allow surgery if you are over 500lbs, so I was sent to the Unisource comprehensive weight loss center with Dr. Doyle. It was a tremendous experience. I have lost 85 lbs as of today (had my pre op with Dr. Deol today), and I feel fantastic. I just wanted to give you some background as I am now going thru it as well. Always need support!! Hope yours goes well!!