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Hi. I found your forum through Google, and I am just now even thinking about lap banding. It just came to me a few days ago after watching a news program about a woman who had to buy two seats to fly on Southwest. And she was no larger than I am. Somehow that made me feel just fed up and I just started researching lap banding. I know it is not magic. I have read enough of your posts to know that it is not an easy fix. It is scary to think about making the changes you have made, and wondering if I can even do it. Food has a powerful place in my life right now. I am spending a lot of time thinking though, especially about how I can fill spaces in my life without food. Oh, I am not meaning to sound depressed. I am just giving voice to some of my fears. I am not afraid of the surgery or the pain. I can handle the liquid diet. I just need to think about replacing eating when I am sad, happy, angry, bored etc.
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banders in British Columbia
cjb747@hotmail.com replied to ConSafo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I just had my lap band filled 2 weeks ago from Dr Kluftinger , he is a very nice doctor. He spend some time with me and talked about the lap band and nutrition. I am happy that I have a Doctor that is closer than Vancouver . I live in Castlegar BC and it is still a four hours drive but that is better than eight hours . It is good to have support that is more local. I was banded in Toronto . Cheers Carrie -
Well, now that I totally understand. But for the people who live in BC, who went to Toronto. I guess I am just curious. I chuckled at the beautiful digs comment, comparitively, Dr Leung has some of the UGLIEST digs I have ever seen. Lol! BUt he is an awesome surgeon, and that what mattered most to me. But as for your mom, there is another option in Dr Leung
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Doddie, I so agree with BC being the death of private clinics However, there are as many private liqour stores as anyone could dream of. Actually, I live in the cloverdale/langley area and there are too many! Good for BC lots of boose, little health care!
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Was banded at cibo clinic in 2012 , lost 50 pounds everything great ..then the clinic closes leaving everyone to fend for themselves unless I would like to pay an extra thousand dollars a year for care that my 18,000 dollars already paid for. They said drs. Anvari and Hong are still our drs. And if there's any issues they are there for us ...load of crap !!! I've been in constant pain for a little over a year ..no longer can I eat anything good for me ..only slider foods here because to eat anything else causes great pain. I have a 14 cc band with 8cc fill ..I have terrible left rib and shoulder pain , sinus issues , vomit all the time , feeling dizzy like vertigo , racing heart , but no one can find anything wrong ... I've tried numerous times as has my family Dr to get ahold of dr anvari ...no one ever calls back ...went to St joes emerge where both anvari and Hong work from ..to try to get un filled ...the emerge Dr says nope can't help you go back to where the band was placed ...explained what happened with cibo clinic and that drs anvari and Hong worked at cibo but emerge Dr still says we are not equipped to do un fills , I'm like seriously this is a bariactric hospital..so after spending 10 hrs on a few occasions in hospital no one will help me but they certainly didn't have a problem taking my 18,000 dollars to put it in .... I'm so sick and fed up with this band ...can anyone please help me or point me in the right direction.
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How Much Does This Cost,and More Questons
MelindaH replied to orangeTaz's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Pammie Sue, How hard was it to get your surgery approved by BCBS Fed? Do you have the standard option? My BMI is around 38 but I have co-morbidities. I am nervous. I have jumped thru the hoops as far as I know. Just need to lose about five more pounds that the surgeon requires. Thank you. Melinda -
Mine took about 2 weeks. I have bc/bs of mass. The wait is hard but worth it. I get sleeved tomorrow.
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Is there an insurance policy specialist at your doctors office? If so I'd call that person and talk with them. I have fed bcbs. When I inquired about my status I was told they wouldn't talk to me about it. Only someone from the office. I was approved within 48 hours as well. Do you have a copy of the policy? Have you done all of the requirements? Is there any missing paperwork they are trying to acquire? Just some thoughts. Good luck!
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Annoyed - In Halifax w/ No Fill Doctor
Doddie63 replied to lizzie_07's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Know what you mean Argon. Until the BC WLS group and the TLBC helped me find Dr. W. Dr. W. is doing it as a favor to Dr. Yau. I was at a loss wondering how doctors can refuse aid because a fill is a medical proceedure NOT a visit to the doctor. I know that doctors can limit their patient list to as many as they like but that is for general care not for a procedure. So why are they getting away with it. Probably becuase no one has complained to their Medical Association. I don't know but so help me, even if I had to go back to Toronto for every fill and defill, I would gladly do it as I am feeling so well. Now off my third BP pill and 4th diabetic pill. -
How Often Does Your Doctor Fill?
Ami Faught Crittenden replied to Ami Faught Crittenden's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
He gave me .5 cc today, which im kindof confused bc he said i had 2.5 and added .5 which would mean i have 3cc but i could have sworn last time he said i had 3.5... i dont know LOL oh well all i know is i got a little more so hopefully this helps a little. I have set a pretty high goal for the next 6 weeks (my next appt is april 11th) I want to be under 200 when i go that is only about 17 lbs... sooo good luck to me LOL Kathleen I did feel a little restriction before this fill but i def couldnt eat like i used to. But for this month my goal is to make sure im eating the right way even if im hungry and if i am hungry and its not time to eat i will drink Water... like i said i have set a pretty high goal for myself but i have been on this plateau for a month now so i think i can do it!!! Ami -
Protein shakes (Canadian)...anyone have a recommendation?
Kiskis replied to needamulligan's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
The costco Premier ones are my favorite. Lucky I go to the US to get my shakes for variety and price. The Trick is you really want shakes that have the isotate in them as they we will fill you up faster and you won't get hungry for awhile. In Canada the Costco Premier don't have the isotate as they do in the US. GNC is good for Muscle Milk. In the US I hit Costco or Vitimin World. I also like Lean Body as they are 25 g Protein, 1 g sugar & carb. In the US Wallmart is also great too. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Kristi Vancouver, BC -
Hi all, went to my 2 week post op meeting today and am now allowed to have some foods....limited list, but I am not complaining! The nutritionist recommended we use a crock pot to cook meats, and specifically said no pressure cooker bc a pressure cooker tends to make meat stringy and tough....but I thought I have heard that meat was tender when cooked in a pressure cooker? What's been your experience? I was all set to order my InstantPot, but would like to hear if you all find the meat juicy and tender enough in a pressure cooker? Maybe my NUT doesn't use one herself? Thanks! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App
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Did you try to appeal this? I suspect there are different levels of coverage. I have Empire Blue right now but may be switching to BC/BS of MI and would be pretty dissapointed if they didn't cover fills etc.
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Anyone know a $200 or less fill doctor in DFW area
flowers replied to flowers's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Same ole BS. Well, actually new BS. I was told it would be unethical for this doctor to do my fills if my doctor was still practicing. They all sure have excuses dont they?? She said on rare occassions Dr. Stewart would see a patient referred to him, but not on a ongoing basis, I needed to find a fill center. Well, duh, thats what I wanted someone who would do fills on a cash basis. -
How long were you out of work after ?
readysetg070113 replied to loveelaura's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I took two weeks off I am a speech pathologist and Do Home based therapy so I carry heavy bags and children at times but I went bs k after 1 week n 2 days the first 5 days were the hardest -
Paying Out of Pocket
sobiato replied to KhadijahRose's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
pay your deposit, then pay with cashiers check, they ask for a photocopy to verify your appt date bc ppl have been know to back out, which cost them bc that time was scheduled, if there is no photocopy they assume you cancelled and can fill your space, also ppl have gotten cashiers check and stopped payment on them so the photocopy also gives them time to verify the check as good. I suggest you bring your balance with you and only pay the deposit as requested. The doctor you are using is CREDIBLE he just sleeved my brother without any incidents! -
I Wish Someone Had Told Me....
peacequeen replied to ShouldBlittler's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I knew a leak was a very small possibility. We never want it to be us but it can happen. I wish I had known more about leaks and the process of healing from one. 2 weeks in the hospital, 3 weeks on tpn (this means no food or liquids,,you are fed by a picc line)..which is also not so comfortable. I wish I knew that once my leak was healed that I would have to start back to square one where my diet was concerned,,at 4 weeks out from surgery,,I was back to clear liquids then full liquids,,mushies,,etc. I wish I knew you can/more than likely will gain weight on tpn,,I had lost 24 pounds on my pre op and 1 week after surgery combined..but then on tpn I gained back 13 pounds. So when I say back to square one not only diet but trying to get that weight back off was a little disheartening. I have 3 pounds to go where I had left off and I had surgery on Dec 27th. I wish I had known that eating normal food would be hard to get down and keep down (probably not for everyone but it happens often enough). All that said..I am now at the point that I can say I am glad I had this surgery. As for what people say about having surgery, you have to look at your reasons for having it and weigh if it's more important than what people think of you having it,,you'll get your answer and not care what people think,,if that makes sense -
Day 1 post op considered day of surgery???
Kris replied to wash's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey Priscilla, this is Kris, I met you at the hospital! I definitely want to know the answer to this because I have been counting 10 days as starting the day after surgery, like you. I tell you I never thought one day would make so much of a difference, but it does! I have been wanting something other than clears for a few days now and am really getting really fed up with clears! -
How are the Florida sleevers doing????
ldydrgnkpr replied to ldydrgnkpr's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Thanks to all that replied...... Glad everyone is doing great! My big day, Auburndale is located 30 minutes from Tampa and 30 minutes from Orlando. I am doing great. Losing, losing and losing. Feel great! I am hoping to make goal before I see my surgeon in October. (Fingers crossed) I exercise everyday. The weekends are the clean the house, detail the car. Bathe the boxers. I haven't bought any new clothes yet. I am still wearing the same clothes to work that I wore before my sleeve. They are BIG and BAGGY but I will continue to wear them. When I reach my first mini goal (first 50 pounds gone) I will go shopping. I do manage to get the required Protein and fluids. I do find that certain foods now gross me out. I can not stand the smell of chicken frying, sausage and bacon cooking. sugar free pudding taste like pure salt to me. I was told that some VSG patients experience this and foods that I didn't like before I would find yummy now. Tiff congrats on sprout. I have read your posts and I find you are my kind of woman. Straight forward no bs. Which is me. I don't beat around the bush either. Glad you are here for us. Melley Meister Hope all goes as planned for you and Emily in August and September. Best wishes on your journey. Deb -
Thank you so much for that link!! That gives me some new perspective on this whole stall BS!! Maybe I'll actually eat a bit more today before I head to my physical therapy. I always get a good workout there.
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Official Bitching thread.....
tifferoni326 replied to babygrl1234's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Has anyone else noticed how much a pain in the behind they are..I am so freaking frusterated right now that I want to swear them all off and become a hermit with a bunch of cats!!! Ok so I am younger than many on here, being 22 and not married. Been talking to this guy for several months. I mean talking as we hang out every day together and text and call each other and do things together. Well last week he stopped returning my calls and wont text me back!!!! Not returning a call is a pet peeve of mine anyways, but the thing is I know him well enough to know hes not doing anything better. Hes sitting on his freaking couch watching tv..ya know being a productive human being ! ( Im sorry I tend to get sarcastic whenever Im mad!) Is it so hard to call me back. Im sorry I didnt know that it was difficult to answer a cell phone.Or maybe hes concerned about getting brain cancer..o wait that cant be it, bc texting a person doesnt require the phone to be held next to the ear. Maybe hes found someone better to talk to. FINE WHATEVER. Answer the ***** phone and say that youre busy. Totally fine. Grr. So A huge portion of me wants to drive to his house and pull crazy on him by poundin on his door like a freakin stalker and seeing whats up..another part of me wants to so run off my frustrations and get super hot and skinny and then accidentally run into him. Even thinking about this whole situation pisses me off!! I realize to those of you that are married this might seem juvenile, but really all Im asking of the man is to pick up the phone when it rings..in my book this should not require an act of GOD! hmm..seriously I think being a hermit with a lot of pets might b the life for me -
Anyone had surgery to have a baby...
kjordan83 replied to linda305's topic in Pregnancy with Weight Loss Surgery
I'm right there with you ladies! I'' 11 days post-op and I'll be 30 this year. My husband and I tried for 5 years. I was diagnosed with PCOS and Insulin Resistance about 10 years ago, so we knew the difficulty we were facing when we began trying. When we started fertility testing and treatments, we learned that my husband has very few, very low quality swimmers. That was a shocked! All those years, we thought it was just me. We have never stopped trying, but we adopted our precious girl from CPS 3 years ago. My doc said to wait 18 months. I REALLY want to be at goal weight before I have the possibility of getting pregnant. Like everyone else, doc wants me using BC, but I don't want anymore hormones... I just ordered our FIRST BOX OF CONDOMS! I felt like a dirty teenager ordering them online! Never used them before! Do y'all think that's okay?!?! P.S. I didn't do get sleeved solely to get pregnant, but the possibility was definitely as decision-making factor! I did this so I can live a long, healthy, active life with my precious little family! If God grants us a birth child, we'll be ready for it! -
When I see a seriously overweight young woman, I have this overwhelming urge...
Stevehud replied to LipstickLady's topic in Rants & Raves
you summed up the way I feel in a nutshell. it is why i give people my blog info etc. i don't say hey this is for you, or anything i just say hey check out my blog , in the hopes that maybe the idea will rub off on them. I see very large men and women and think," please, save yourself...get the help you need, don't wait like I did, don't fall into those traps. " The other problem is I am a big proponent against government intrusion in behavior , and as such I am wholeheartedly against the new mandates for school lunches for example. I really believe that the more you deny food to kids you will encourage them to have it. It is a personal thing for sure. For me, growing up, my dad ran the household, and he hid and locked up food, not everyday items, but anything dessert-like, and as such because you had to get past this food hoarding thing, you always wanted the forbidden fruit so to speak, and I know it played a big part in why i ate the way I did and in influencing me to be how I was. I do believe that good nutrition at a young age should involve all foods, good , bad etc. as long as its not slanted too much on either side. I truly believe that if you teach a child to eat in a balanced way, they can and wil be prepared to keep that balance in thier life. Im as much against the obese kids being fed the way they are, as I am against the mothers or parents i should say, that deny their kids everything in the name of nutrition.Also exercise among kids is just nonexistent. Kids spend way too much time playing video games of sports, rather than playing the sports themselves. Girls ar spending so much time texting and using thier phones, they could care less about moving around, and with schools above elementary ( whin my state at least) having done away with recess for all students above elementary, its no wonder. -
I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield Blue Access PPO in Ohio. In some states BC/BS is approving the sleeve, but not in Ohio yet. I have had some other health issues that my surgeon believes would help the ins co consider the sleeve as my only option. So, the fight begins!! :001_tongue: Of course there is the appeal, but the peer review is where my surgeon says he goes nose to nose with a doctor who would basically let my surgeon plead my case in person. It's rumored that my surgeon is real good at this. Anyway, I expected the denial, but when you read it in black and white it's so REAL! I've already begun composing a letter to BC/BS. It's basically a letter to introduce myself to them and explain what's gotten me to this point in my life and how I and my surgeon feel the sleeve is the only option for me.
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Enabling addictions
JessicaAnn replied to gamergirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
What's so hard about this addiction is that we aren't physically able to abstain. Alcoholics can avoid bars/alcohol, drug addicts can completely avoid drugs, smokers can completely cut out cigarettes.. But food addicts can't cut out food unless we are tube fed the rest of our lives. We just have to realize WHAT the issue was before surgery, and try to resolve it. Perfect example is that while you (gamer girl) have a sugar addiction and must avoid all sweets, I've never had a sweet tooth and could take it or leave it. Me on the other had, am a carb addict. I love me some Pasta or bread or mashed potatoes. Plus, my portions were outrageous. As far as the portions go, I weigh my food so I could "empty my plate" without going over. I've slowly been learning that I don't have to empty my plate, and it's ok to leave food over. It comes from my mom and I being poor when I was little, and always being taught to eat everything on my plate. As far as the carbs go, I avoid them, just like you avoid sugar. They are a trigger, and once I have one, I want them all. I'm sorry for rambling! But I think a lot of people "enable" and act supportive is because the second someone uses "tough love", they are pounced on and called "heartless" or an "internet bully", so some refrain from being blunt all together.
