Shasta1
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2 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 2nd Anniversary Shasta1!
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Wow your colors are amazing. I't still summer in the California Bay Area, we really don't get much color! I love your spirit.
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Hi Shasta1
I feel much better now that I have lost over 100 pounds in 1 year. I started looking into weight loss surgery over 10 years ago but my insurance would never cover it. Once I had a BMI over 50 they finally did. I was 5'6" and 375 pounds. I still hired beliteweight.com to get me through all the red tape with bc/bs insurance. There was a lot more of a wait for the gastric bi-pass surgery. I was in a hurry and opted for the gastric lap band. I was chicken for the drastic bi-pass. There was less of a wait for the band. I could always opt for the bi-pass later if the band didn't work. They put me on a liquid protein diet for 3-4 weeks prior to surgery to shrink my liver.
The lap band and gastric bypass has a diet to stick with so it is not easy and dieting free as I thought it would be. I automatically eat smaller portions of what I did eat before. It is a lot like the South Beach one with mostly protein, vegetables, low carbs and no "slider foods".
toosywoots
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Congratulations for you weight loss. I'm 54, 5'2 and weight 220. My blood work is perfect, believe it or not. Low bad chol. high good, low blood pressure blah blah blah but I'm so uncomfortable, I hurt, feet, knees, hips etc, can't breath and really need something to change.
I like you and it sounds like everyone on this sight has done every diet, gym, pill there is and nothing worked.
I am just started looking into gastric and banding and I have an appointment with a new internest on Oct 12 to talk about gastric and banding and see if she will refer me.
Why did you choose banding over the other? I loose weight very, very slowly and am afraid I won't loose the weight if I get banded. I'm hoping to get as much information for this site as I can.
I would appreciate any advice you can give me.
Thank you
Shasta1
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i hate weeks like that. Sickness and stress. Bad combination, but it's life isn't it. We have to learn to go with the flow and forgive ourselves, but, somehow not turn to food to do it.
