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good luck!!!!!!

Congrats guys!! I bet that eats her up though, you men :001_cool: Keep it up! How wonderful you did this together

Yes do kidnap me, I may need it. Cant wait to see you! Thanks for your post!

Thank again guys! I guess her "points" were getting inside my head making me rethink myself. I have this HUGE fear I will be the ONE person that this surgery doesn't work for. I fear I will lose 30lbs and that will be it and I will struggle to keep it off like so many times before. Thanks for everyone's help

Wow thanks guys!! I knew I could count on you!! Excellent info:) Will let you know how it goes!!

My mom is really hounding me to do the band instead. Here are her arguments please help me to counter: #1 says its safer that if anything goes wrong you can just have it removed. (she is worried about leaks and peritonitis) #2 she says that the sleeve will relax some and maybe stretch some (she watched a youtube video of the surgery and that MD did an xray test on the day of surgery and then 4 yrs later and you could clearly see the stomach was bigger, still small but bigger none the less) so with the sleeve later you are stuck but that if I have the band it can be tightened if you are not losing, basically she is saying that you are stuck with whatever size you end up with after the sleeve but the bands can be adjusted Help

I dont know about this... I know alcohol is supposed to hit you harder but this i'm not sure

Sometimes you have to weight the action potential and benefits of a specific med for you. You are more prone to C. Diff due to the fact that the acid reduction in your stomach and therefore you are less likely to fight it but C Diff can almost always be prevented with good old hand washing. The bone thing... well it's something we may just have to chance. I dont think I could deal with reflux daily so to think about not taking it makes my stomach burn :drool: So all we can do is educate ourselves best we can and do our best to prevent this complications.

I tried to get my mom to go with me as well. #1 She is my momma:) and #2 She is also a nurse but unfortunately she is recovering from chemo (breast cancer) and is just unable. I would feel so much better with there there. SO I completely understand momma making you feel better!

I notice this used to be a 2 part procedure but folks with lower BMI's were responding well with just the first part. I was just wondering if anyone on here ever went back and converted to the duodenal switch?

Although it would be great if insurances would let this work but they don't. The problem with this is it wouldn't really cut down on her expense for the sleeve at all. See the way the OR's bill is in time increments (most are per 15 minutes) so basically as soon as the band is out, the billing would start over for the sleeve. I mean the doc may discount his fees a but but the hospital generally does not. I tried this with an necessary surgery with an elective one once.

Here in the US you do not get your serial numbers and all that for basic supplies. You could ask for it in preop but that is not even something we record int he medical record. The only thing we record and provide to the patient like this would be implantable's like breast implants, knees, heart valves ect. I seriously doubt this will be info you can get. I mean we record the type of staples, the size, same for sutures but not serial numbers on the actual boxes

I am so scared of this happening to me too!! I am sorry you are having a hard time!! Just try to push through and dont eat anything you shouldn't. I think of you daily and wonder how you are doing. I feel like I know you (videos) and i want you to succeed so badly!! Just try to hang in there and record it all so we will have tool to learn from!

Hi! Is that the smallest one they do? Thanks!

What are the different size options?

Yay!! Cant wait to be next!!! I pray God will guide him through and make the tiniest tummy:) Good luck!!!

Hey thanks I thought is was right on point!

Congrats on date

I understand completely! Ever since I booked I have been SO anxious! Some nights I cant even sleep!! My stomach hurts. I dont know why. I am so excited and want this but I keep worrying something will go wrong. From the money to the flight to the surgeon to infection to not losing any weight, geesh!

Hi everybody. I am 35 and overweight (obviously). I am super excited about the new chapter I am about to begin. I am scheduled with Dr. ALmanza. I would love to hear from anyone who has went recently. I know he has been on vacation but any recent stories would be great!! I am planning on doing Atkins for 2 weeks prior to surgery to make sure my liver is out of the way:001_tongue: I have done it b4 very successfully but not long term so I feel good about that. I cant wait to move my ticker down! I have struggled with it for years! I am an RN in local ER, mother and wife. I love college football and cruises! Now I feel like im on a singles site:) Anyway thanks for reading, hope to make many new friends!!!

Count me in!!!!

Yay for you!! I will be there that week.:biggrin0: whoo hoo another friend for me! I am scheduled for June 15th!!!:thumbup:

Hey good luck!! I too am scheduled with him for June 15 so please let me know how it goes

for their surgery? I am thinking of it now and I have read some good things but I wanted to know what you guys have to say. Thanks!