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Honestly I after thinking about this some more myself. I would tell her since she IS A nursing student to go to one of her professors and ask THEM more about the Lap Band ! Ask her to educate herself a little bit more ( Most nursing students love to learn about new medical issues) about the LBS and then form an opinion ! Tell her she is NOT informed enough now , does not know enough and after she's been properly educated by either yourself or a professor you will listen to what she has to say . MIndy

This is YOUR Life not hers ! Do what YOU Feel is best. Frankly this is none of her business. I would tell her " thank you for your concern when i want your opinion i'll ASK you for it " Mindy

Keep up your strength and Call your doc back again tomorrow ! Make sure they Know you have not heard from MD A . Heck you might want to call the Lance Armstrong Foundation they might be able to help get you in there. Let me know if you want me to make calls for you while your in school I willdo that im good at making things happen cause im PUSHY! Mindy

I just re read this and sort of laughed. If he's never heard of this before how does he know its going to pass ??? Mindy

Good luck let us know how it turns out ! Mindy

how long ago did you talk to him ? If you talked to him a week ago and its still going on you should call again . After I had my surgery I would have the urge to pee but then would i would go sit down to go I could not go or it took a lot of effort. That lasted about a week . HTH Mindy

I would call your doc . you may have had a cath. But you might have a UTI or something ? call your doc about it . Mindy

I am not 100% sure but I THINK Dr LaMonaco MIGHT do the new procedure. My thinking is you might have to have a "certain" type of need to have it done ? It looks like to me that you would need a lift of sorts but not skin removal for this to work ? I dont know though ? Mindy

Your welcome ! I hope things go well. Sorry i might have missed it when do you see your surgeon ? Mindy

The scar is why i dont want the arm surgery , I saw a girl at my docs office and did the same thing ! About the time i got up the nerve to ask her how bad was the surgery she got called back . As for the scars , there are some i have seen that are ok. Ya GOTTA pick a good surgeon , Also i have seen there is a new procedure ( I dont know how new it is ) where the scar is under the arm pit ? Mindy

I would think so ? But you never know with insurance companies . good luck let us know how it goes. Also maybe the report is incomplete ? your surgeon might have the complete report ? Mindy

Then its probably safe to say you do not have sleep apnea . If you have sleep apnea they will come in at night and put the CPAP on you , adjust the pressures and let you sleep more. that is how they find out what pressures ect to have your CPAP on. Good luck i hope your approval goes well. do you have any other co morbidities ? mindy

did you have the cpap put on you at all during the night ? mindy

Respiratory data; 0 obstructive apneas, 0 hypopneaSjO mixed apneas, 0 central apneas are noted. The average rate is 0.0 per hour (normal is less than 5). Supine rate is 0.0 per hour with a non-supine rate of 0.0 per hour. The non-REM rate was 0.0 per hour and the REM rate was 0.0 per hour. Minimum oxygen saturation with events is 0. Total supine time is 86.6 min. with anon-supine time of 222.8 min. (3.7 hrs.). This is what will tell you or should tell you how many epidsodes of apnea you had during the night. My doc showed this to me and i had like one every 30 seconds. this says none . But your doc should bring you in to discuss the results , i would not go on what im saying ! Mindy

from what it looks like you dont have sleep apnea but im not a doc. did they come in and put the cpap on you during your study ? mindy

Hi Kendra how are you feeling ? Any word on MD Anderson or Am i gonna have to break knee caps somewhere LOL mindy

Yes I agree that is a good way to put it . now its not im fat its my stomach is saggy my boobs are hanging and my arms wave back at me . good way to put it ! Thanks snow bird Mindy

Pash... I think getting a consult because of scarring is a good idea. I personally would look at the scars this way , what would be better the excess skin issues or the scars ? maybe think of it that way ? the scars now the way they do them are usually out of site with undies on . But the doc will be able to tell you more, i would even go to more than one to get different opinions. Some docs can do things others cant, some docs scars look better, pay attention to their scars when your looking at them . Im more sensitive to the "fat' comments myself as well. A friend of mine put it well a while ago she said " your mind has not caught up with your body yet " speaking of the weight loss. I asked a man to move this weekend to give me more room to pass him when I had a Football field between him and the wall ! My friend laughed and said i even went thru Side ways when i had LOTS of room to walk through " normal" that's the fat person in me coming out @ Feel free to PM me if you need support or someone to talk to Mindy

are the dog ears caused by the drains hanging ? Mindy

I would call your doc , sometimes anesthesia can cause headaches, Also be VERY careful taking someone else's meds espically migraines meds , I have had migraines most of my life and most of the migraine abortive s have a LONG list of meds that can interact with them and a long list of conditions that counteract with the meds , they can also cause heart issues if you have existing ones or do not know you have one . So be careful doing that espically right after surgery . I would call your doc have HIM call in something for YOU . HTH Mindy

Totally understand what you mean . I am the same size you are now as well. I went from a 22/24 to a 14 ( Like you said depending on why you ask LOL) Although i cant say I like myself LESS, because i am pleased with my weight loss, I dont like the way I look either. if that makes sense ? I Like parts of me i should say . I dont like my stomach " apron" that has gotten smaller but is still there and will need to be removed, I dont like my boobs that are getting smaller and are hanging lower. I dont like my arms that are getting smaller and hanging lower ! What gets me "through" or tides me over is I KNOW im having plastic surgery when im done. Also I dont know about you but i still feel like a fat person out place in the "normal" stores. I was just at Rue 21 this weekend ( its more of a teen store but their sizes go to 14) i was there with my son , i was trying things on , mainly just to see if i could , i bought 2 pairs of pants, I sort of still felt like the "Fat girl in the little store" do you ? A friend of mine and I were talking about this very thing this weekend. Body image issues. she said she was not happy when she was 140 pds "back in the day " I told her " I was not happy when i was 110 pds Back in the day " But what i would give to BE 150 again . One thing i said though is MAYBE JUST Maybe being over weight and going back down again will make us appreciate the 150 pds again ? Or what ever our final end Goal is ? Maybe not but its a thought. Anyway , i totally understand what you feel and your not alone ! Mindy

Well I would think that being in Israel the prayers would have a Shorter route to take ! how Lucky Kendra is to have everyone and to have you bandpal with a shorter route being in Isreal ! Mindy

I agree with WASA I would like to know what went wrong. Not my favorite doc either. But would like to know what happened exactly ? Mindy

Kendra, I know im on a NN but im going to sub to this thread so you dont have to give me updates when you dont feel like it . I am wishing you the best and like I said tonight let me know if you need ANYTHING ! Mindy

By chance would you plan on having one of these events on a friday or Saturday anytime soon ? I would love to come but I live in Austin . If not I will make arrangements closer to goal . Thanks Mindy