CoryW

Hey Everyone, it has been a long time since I last checked in. Well things haven't been going that great lately. Well as of the summer last year, I was down more than 120 lbs. Since then, my surgeon retired, I started seeing a psychiatrist and taking anti depressants, I haven't had a fill in over a year and I've gained about 60lbs back. When I went for my psychological evaluation before surgery the psychologist told me that she thought I suffered from severe depression and anxiety and that I should see a psychiatrist to help me with it. I had already tried anti depressants through my family doctor but suffered bad side effects from them. Anyhow it took me another year to finally get help. The good thing is the AD have helped me tremendously. However, not only do they curb the bad obsessive behavior but also the good obsessiveness. Since I started on the AD's I've lost all focus on weightloss and just can't seem to get my mind back where it needs to be. Anyway, I just wanted to share and hope that this is a first step towards getting back to where I need to be.

Dr. Naaman did my lap band and my Wife's bypass. We have nothing but great experiences there. Julius is the person you will see for follow ups and he is great to deal with.

Mine have always been quick and easy. I'm a bit numb at the port incision so I never ever feel the needle. I feel a little tightening in my throat initially then everything's fine.

I lost ~100lbs before i had my first fill. I went ahead and got a fill once I was regularly getting hungry. Since then I've had 2 small fills and I'm rarely if ever hungry.

well i'm back on the horse. started excercising again and watching my intake. i've dropped 3lbs this week so far. wanna be looking good for when i make the final table of the WSOP this summer.

I had to take nexium daily before surgery. Since, I only have to take it every 2-3 days to control the reflux.

I'd be up for a challenge. I need something to help me refocus on getting the weight off. Between school, work, family and general stress I haven't been as focused as I need to be.

I live in cypress. I've been banded since september.

I've pretty much lost the taste for all food. Having to chew things up to the point of breaking down has pretty much ruined food for me. I now eat out of necessity and not desire. I have no complaints though it doesn't feel like a big loss.

anyone else experience this? before surgery and weightloss i could pretty much let anything just roll off my back. since then i can't seem to let anything go and will steam about things that upset me untill i'm ready to pull my hair out.

Well today I went over the 100lbs lost milestone. Here are some pics.

Good day for me!!! I went over the 100lbs lost plateau as of this morning.

Here's one of ours when we first got him. His name is The Dude and he's quite a bit bigger now.

Time for my monthly update. Once I hit the 260 mark I didn't lose any weight for about a month. I knew I needed a fill and with school starting back up I was having trouble finding time to exercise. I decided to give myself the month of Febuary to take a break from worrying about weight loss and I just maintained. I managed to fluctuate between 259-262 and ended up exactly where I started when the month came to an end. The March refocus started with an appointment on 3/1 to get a fill. However, my 2yr old daughter got a bad virus and ended up in the hospital with dehydration so I pushed my fill off to 3/8. I was real nervous going to the dr. for my first fill but it was very quick and easy. This looks to be a big month for me. I've lost 6lbs since my fill on 3/8. I'm 4lbs from reaching the 100lbs lost plataeu. This morning I was able to move to wearing size 40 pants and 1X shirts. That's down from size 50 pants and 4X shirts. My wife is now going through the process of getting approved and will soon join me on this journey.

I am one of Dr. Naaman's patients. I was referred to him by a friend who had bypass. The staff was much more helpful than the other doctors. I will tell you atleast from my experience you won't see much of him. I had 1 or 2 meetings with him prior to surgery and then once after. I'm probably not a good source for things like this cause I'm not one to ask many questions. You will mostly deal with Dr. Naaman's assistant Julius after the surgery. I really like Julius and he is always available to answer any questions. I went for my first fill this week and Julius is the person that does them. The whole fill process took about 45sec and was pretty much pain free. The finance/insurance person (her name escapes me) very clearly explained the entire process to us and said she would help us through and issues we had with billing/insurance etc... Thankfully we didn't have any so it wasn't necessary. I would definitely recommend him. I've had a great experience. My wife is now in the process of having lap band surgery by Dr. Naaman.