KeithW
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2 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 2nd Anniversary KeithW!
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The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind and motivation you have to convince. You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be. Let that person who is inside come out and see the world. Take it one day at a time. Happy Holidays. PS: Update me on your progress
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Hi there I am checking in to see how you are doing and the status of your weight loss progress. Hope everything going well with you. Please visit my blog with my up dates with my weigh loss. As My World Turn
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Hi Keith how r u doing? how r u coping with the bloating and gas? Have u started your daily workouts yet because this is a very important part in out weight loss journey. Hope everything is going well. I am writing to invite you to visit my blog and follow me. I need supporters it's: myra-smith.blogspot.com
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What do you get in your lap band package?
KeithW replied to marymary1's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Mary - I'm not sure how my fills are done yet. My first fill is mid-September, so I'll post then! -
Pre-Op Diet...How Much Did You Lose?
KeithW replied to kwright's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Jodi11. A stone is 14lbs. Good luck with your surgery tomorrow! -
What do you get in your lap band package?
KeithW replied to marymary1's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Mary. I was banded 3rd August, at the Spire in Cardiff. I paid £7,550, which included a preop assessment, all surgery fees, an overnight hospital stay, three band fills, an ongoing weight clinic with a specialist nurse and three dietician appointments, plus any surgery I need to have within a year to correct any potential problems. I've also been told to call the hospital/dietician/specialist nurse if I have any problems or concerns. Hope this helps! -
Any one Banded 8/4/09 or 1st week of August
KeithW replied to ToomuchRN's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was banded on the 3rd August, in Cardiff, in the UK. I've been fine since surgery, and weighed this morning for the first time since surgery. I lost a stone on the preop, and another 12lbs this week. -
How often do you weigh in?
KeithW replied to Erin 6-9-2009's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Once a week - I like to see an appreciable difference! -
I could just cry, UHC who makes the decision??
KeithW replied to Becky Lou's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
In the UK, NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guidelines say that you need to have a BMI of 40+ or a BMI of 35+ with ailments that are likely to improve with weightloss surgery, (such as diabetes.) -
Pre-Op Diet...How Much Did You Lose?
KeithW replied to kwright's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I lost a stone in ten days on my preop, but mine was a (strcit) very low calorie diet, eating small portions, rather than a liquid diet. Remember though, the point isn't so much to lose weight on the preop diet, its to shrink your liver to make surgery safer. -
Anyone else NOT have to be on preop diet?
KeithW replied to kimber1701's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was on a preop diet for 10 days. It wasn't a liquid diet, just a strict, very low calorie diet, eating small portions, (which was quiet good in terms of preparing me for eating after the band.) I lost a stone over the course of ten days, but the point of the preop diet isn't losing weight so much as shrinking your liver, which needs to be moved during surgery to access the stomach. Apparently, if the liver is very fatty, it can be quite brittle and more easily damaged during surgery.
