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Drasan

LAP-BAND Patients
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About Drasan

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    Bariatric Guru
  • Birthday 01/28/1955

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    Female
  • City
    Philadelphia
  • State
    PA
  1. Drasan

    eating disorders

    So much understanding and words of encouragement are greatly appreciated. The suggestion to see a therapist is an excellent one. I think for many banders, a behavior therapist is just as important as a nutritionist, if not more so. I see my pcp and a new bariatric surgeon for follow up care this week. I'm going to ask them both for a recommendation for an eating disorder therapist. I really need to get my head on straight so my band will stay that way. I think those of us who struggle with eating disorders soon learn that they don't go away with band surgery. Please don't let this post close this conversation. I want to hear from you.
  2. Drasan

    do you ever feel hungry??

    There is physical hunger and there is the mental 'head' hunger. The band does not make the mental hunger go away. After the initial honeymoon with the band is over, the mental hunger is still there. At least that's been my experience. You will still have to fight the will power battle.
  3. Drasan

    eating disorders

    I feel incredibly vulnerable posting this. Please don't hate. Binge eating was officially defined in 2010 as an eating disorder. To use a broad paint brush, isn't that how most of us got to be overweight? Binge eating? When our bands are working properly, they help to prevent us from eating too much. What they don't do is make the mental feeling of needing to eat/binge go away. It's been over three years for me since band surgery. I bounce around a weight loss of 40-50 lbs for which I'm grateful. But there are still times when I feel the need to binge. Sometimes I win the battle, sometimes I don't. Please don't lecture me on how dangerous binging is for banders, I know. Does anybody else with a band suffer from eating disorders? Can we talk?
  4. Happy 58th Birthday Drasan!

  5. Drasan

    Why are YOU Fat?

    Alicesandra, Weight gain is unwelcomed no matter how it arrives. I'm empathize with the pain of being overweight. After reading your post, I'm prompted to respond because from everything I know about the function of the band as a tool, it doesn't sound like it is the correct solution for you. The band works best to help those of us who tend to consume too much food to refrain from doing so. If you aren't consuming enough food, what are your expectations from band surgery? Congratulations on the weight loss!
  6. Wonderful article. Perfect follow-up for the thread "Gaining Weight or Stuck at a Plateau Anyone?" Either I had selective reading, or information like this was simply not posted prior to my decision to have band surgery. All I remember are the glowing recommendations. Either way, it's done and now I need to take your good advise. Thanks!
  7. Does anybody in this thread have information about the support groups at Lehigh Valley Hospital for band patients?
  8. Hi Jean. Thanks for the empathy and suggestion. Unfortunately my surgeon recently left his practice. I'm in the process of trying to be seen by a new doctor. Here's hoping for a positive outcome. Best wishes to us all for continued or renewed success. And again, thanks for this thread!
  9. DizzyLizzy, VIP, Honk, thanks for the replies! It makes sense that muscle or tissue could attach to the port or the tube and then pull on it. I sure hope this doesn't mean more surgery. That would be awful. I found the first surgery much more painful than anticipated. The kink, pulling tug, cramp (sort of) is happening more and more frequently. It certainly doesn't feel right. I have to stretch and massage the area to make it feel like it's getting unkinked or untwisted. Unfortunately my doctor recently left his practice. The new surgeon group I want to see doesn't have an appointment open until September, even after I explained my situation to the appointment clerk. She told me the only way I could be seen is to go to the emergency room. Really? Is this really an emergency room issue?
  10. I did a little panic eating before surgery and gained weight! My surgeon threatened not to do the surgery unless I lost the weight I gained AND the weight I was supposed to lose. Once I started the liquid diet the weight came off fast. I wouldn't recommend doing what I did.
  11. Lou Ann, I've been on a plateau for 20 months. The last 6 months or so I've been feeling pretty discouraged. PJ Braun and DizzyLizzy, I hear you. For the longest time I thought I was the only one who was NOT experiencing the euphoric success that seems to dominate the boards. I appreciate the positive attitudes, but dang, it's just not working like that for me. I hope others who are considering band surgery see our posts too. I was sure the band was the answer. I've managed to keep the weight off that I lost, 46 lbs, but I was hoping for so much more. I do eat a lot less than I used to eat but my body is hanging onto the weight.
  12. I'm really hoping to hear from somebody. Is it possible for the tubing from the port to the band to get twisted? I'm not sure what's going on, but it doesn't feel right. Any thoughts please.
  13. Stacey, Our stories sound so much alike. It's been 28 months since my surgery. I went from 249 to 203 all in the first 6-8 months after surgery. Then nothing. No more weight loss. It gets discouraging. It sounds like your doctor is doing a great job. I've never had anybody check my metabolism. I didn't even know that could be done. Let us know what you decide to do. Best wishes for a good outcome!
  14. Drasan

    Breaking A Weight Loss Plateau

    Been on my plateau for too long. A more honest way of saying that would be, "I've been sitting on my behind for too long." Thanks for the motivation. Great article.
  15. Drasan

    Got Stuck Again

    Donna, being stuck is miserable. You'll learn to work with your predictable 'stuck' foods, times of day, and behaviors . For me, unfortunately, there are still the occasional unpredictable episodes. I've never thought about or heard how dehydration could create a stuck episode, but it sure makes sense! Thanks for this thread. I learned something new from it!

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