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I Seriously Need Some Advise
faithmd replied to artzygirl's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I agree with those above me. WasaBB articulated very well why I would personally never consider bypass. It might be right for some, it is not right for me. WasaBB-WOOHOO!!!! 6lbs!!!!!! -
im approved but may have to wait
faithmd replied to andielmt's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Andrea, I understand you may have to travel, but I'd consider finding another surgeon. If your surgeon needs proctor, it MIGHT be that he hasn't placed the new AP band and he needs a proctor to go over placement with him (it's a little different), but it most likely is because he isn't certified by Allergan/Inamed yet, period. And that's okay, he's not necessarily incompetent, he's may just be brand new to banding. He may have done tons of various laparascopic procedures and maybe has done hundreds of bypasses, but he likely hasn't done many bands. But that's a consideration. Given the history of his pushing and pushing you to have bypass done, I'm leaning toward him not having done many bands. Do you want to be someone's first or second band ever? I *might* if I was comfortable and confident with the surgeon when I interviewed him. Based on what you've told us of your conversations with him, I would NOT be comfortable with his confidence in his own abilities or his own willingness to learn and try the latest advancements. Seriously, GO FIND ANOTHER SURGEON. I know you have kids, many of us do. I understand you may work, many of us do, I know it must be hard to arrange, but Andrea, this is your body and your new life you are dealing with here. Find a day or two that you can set aside to travel to an appt. Really think about this, please. From what I understand being Allergan/Inamed (Allergan is the newer name) certified to place the band is not state by state. It's one time. You can call Allergan and ask them if your surgeon is certified. The website is lapband.com and you should be able to find a link to look him up. What is his name, BTW? You can look him up on obesityhelp.com and on tha American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (asbs.org) to see if he's a member. Please do these things, or PM me the name or post it here and we'll see what we can find out about him to see how much experience he has. -
Not losing weight since banding
calunda replied to calunda's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have got to say that I have been really surprised!!!! I actually lost 27 pounds from October 24th to today...Thanksgiving 29 days ago! (Mind you I have not been weighed since November the 15th for a routine physical.) I am doing a lot better than I thought even though I don't always feel full. -
On my profile it says social groups - LOW BMIers. Just click on that and then join as a member. My surgery is on the 16th of November. WHen is yours?
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IS anyone having trouble getting info from their doctors?
lindaa replied to Contella2003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Joe, both my sister and I are nurses, and we both agree that this band business in the US is one of the most frustrating, poorly run, annoying processes we have ever seen. I got my band in Mexico--no problems. 6 weeks from the initial phone call to surgery. My sister has been messing around with this since November, and still doesn't have a surgery date. I have complicatons now and do you think I can get ahold of the local doctor who has been following up? A radiologist told me that my band has slipped and I'm having chest pains--Do you think that maybe they'd return my phone calls? -
Hello Everyone, I am new to this forum and I have a question. Yesterday I had my first consulation with a surgeon that would perform the LapBand surgery. He told me that based on my BMI which is about 60 that gastric bypass would work better and that the success rate of the LapBand for someone of my size isn't high. I really don't want to have gastric bypass. Has anyone had good success from the lapband with a BMI around mine? Please help!!! Thanks, Keysha
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Totally freaked out now!!!
jrg1979 replied to sylhaven's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
This "mini bypass" reminds me of the gastric sleeve. Although it may be a great surgery and even may have been a better choice for me, it is just too new and too scary. I am not willing to have my insides rerouted and/or completely removed until I know for sure what the long term effects will be. The lapband may indeed have to be converted to something else 10 years down the road. I sleep better at night knowing I will have that option when the time comes, since it is reversible! -
Getting ready to complete the journey
jkppt replied to jkppt's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Thanks for the encouragement! I will try to post more pictures today. Regarding advice, I had a failure with the lap band and was very discouraged. I was getting sick on the foods you need to eat to lose weight like dense protein. After three years of misery, I asked to have it removed. I was heavier than I was before I had the band. I also had a cap on my insurance for any bariatric procedure and if the surgeon did not feel it would be safe to convert from band to bypass, I was not going to be able to afford to self pay for a long time. It turned out she was able to convert after removal. I was not like a lot of folks that lost a great deal right away. My loss was gradual and I was committed to following the dietary guidelines. I did not drink anything with carbonation, ate my protein first in a meal, strived for sixty to eighty grams of protein and kept drinking throughout the day. I walk for exercise. A lot. Ended up with a rescue dog who needed a lot of activity or he could get destructive. So we went on two to three mile walks at least daily. I think he rescued me not the other way around. There is no one way that works for everyone. The bypass is a tool and if used properly will help with the weight loss but it is only a tool. Don't let the frustration get in the way of your goals. This site has been a great support system for me and a way to encourage when I hit a bump. And there will be bumps. -
I have primary coverage through Cigna, with Medicare as my secondary (on disability). I originally was going to have to go through all of the insurance criteria, but because I need to have a previous nissen fundoplication for a hiatal hernia repaired, my doctor was going to be able to do both at once and consider it a revision, bypassing all the insurance requirements. I got my surgery date set at June 30. I did my 2 week pre-op diet, my mom bought a plane ticket to come help with the kids, husband took off work, yada yada yada. Then, last WEDNESDAY, just a few days before my surgery, the surgeon's office called to tell me the surgery center canceled my procedure because they found out I have Medicare. Um. Did they not do their pre-cert process? Why did they wait until the last freaking minute to tell me? I'm crushed. I know it will still happen, I just have to go the longer bariatric coverage route, but it just sucks. I was completely mentally prepared for it and I feel like I got the rug pulled out from under me. UGH!
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in dire need of a soda!
TinyMamiOf3kids replied to thunderchunky's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
OMG!!!! I'm in shock. Your brother did the gastric bypass 10 years ago,and is now 700lbs how much did he weight before over 1000lbs? Why did he go into bad habits. You know what after reading this. I'm not even taking a sip of soda here & there. Gaining weight is my biggest fear,but reading this scare me so much seriously. I'm glad I read this. I'm sticking to my snapple tea decafe cafe,crystal light and Water. -
New: where do I introduce myself? :-)
Redhatgal replied to Katriena's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I too am sort of new. I joined about the time I had a lap band. Did well for a time then began having troubles finding the "Sweet spot". Then breast cancer and had my band deflated for fear of vomiting. I have been pretty discouraged and talked with my PCP who felt I had done as well as I can expect with the band. I have lost and gained the same 20 pounds now for months. We discussed the bypass and I am waiting to see if I will be accepted into the program. I am looking to give and get support and learning tip from those who have gone before me. -
When does the gas end???????
WorththeWeight replied to Rosie15's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
There are lots of posts about this on the monthly lap band forum. Basically, there's really no "end" to it...kinda depends on the person. I was banded on 11/30 and I'm still dealing with it. Gas-X seems to work. LOTS of walking gets the gas moving and a heating pad works well. Check out the monthly lap band section for November 07 and read the posts there. Lots of good info and some remedies. -
I need some encouragement
socalgal3 replied to WendyRae's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Maybe you should have gone for gastric bypass if you wanted immediate results. The band is a much slower process. That being said, 14 pounds in 17 days is pretty amazing! Don't be so hard on yourself. It took more than a month to put those pounds on and it's going to take more than a month to get them off. Be patient. One good motivator for me was to take measurements. Sometimes, even when the scale didn't move, I had lost an inch or more! Celebrate the NSVs, like getting off meds, exercising more, being able to fit it something you haven't worn in a while, etc. Hang in there-you are doing great! -
I don't know how to use this to reply back....but I'm getting my band November 5 too! I live in Virginia. What about you? Isn't it unbelieveable??
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I got a Surgery Date!! 11-26-07 here I come!
Motocrossgirly posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Everyone, Just got back from the surgeons office & I have a surgery date!! I will be getting banded on Monday, November 26, 2007 with Atlanta Bariatrics at Emory Johns Creek Hospital!! Yeah! Yippee, I am so excited to get this process started!!! :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo: -
So what happened at *your* seminar?
steph_co replied to mommakatx2's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Lots of info, time for questions and discussion. My surgeon discussed both gastric bypass and the band and even compared the pros and cons of both. He didn't even seem to lean towards one or the other. He made a point of showing PROS for both and CONS for both. -
Questions for my surgeon... pre-op. What did you ask or wish you had?
janedavis replied to janedavis's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
wow- thanks so much for the super-helpful post. I swear it seems like now that the big day is finally here, I'm too anxious to think straight. This is such a big help! Congrats on your amazing success! I have to say, without this site, and the success I see everytime I log on, I would almost certainly be thinking about bypass instead. -
I'm self pay. Had my initial consult October 18th and my surgery scheduled for November 15th. So, just under a month. Good luck with your journey!
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What type of surgery are you thinking of having....band, sleeve, bypass as each has more relavent questions.
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Second thoughts about Lap Band.
Sue Magoo replied to celticdreamer's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi: I can tell you that either way it's hard. But it can be done. I started at 324 and now I'm 199 and it's been only a year. Do you really want to consider altering your anatomy? Taking alot more risk if you go the Gastric Bypass route. The little voice in me tells me that those smart scientists are going to come up with a cure for obesity that works with a pill in the next 20 years. That's when I plan to have my band pulled out and be able to eat like I used to without a problem. Don't know if this will ever really happen, but the band is completely reversible. Hope all works out for you. Sue -
March 3rd is the day! I'm nervous and excited but SOOOOO scared. I'm worried that I'll be in pain 24/7 for the rest of my life and wont be able to go back to work, etc...... I told my boss today that I needed 3 weeks off but what happens if I'm not OK at 3 weeks post-op? I lift very heavy boxes and stuff like that. Also, I have my pre-op appointment next Thursday, are they going to do an EKG? I hope they do, ya know to be safe, lol. In the paperwork I got it talked very briefly about my diet after the surgery and it said Water, chicken broth and sugar free Jello for 2 weeks. I thought you HAVE to be on liquids for first 4 weeks??????? Also it says I'll probably be staying in the hospital for 2 days. I'm wondering if this was a generic letter given to all WLS patients and that part is meant for Gastric Bypass Surgery patients. I have so many questions I know and I'll have probably 50 more before my pre-op appointment. Tonight I'm going to do serious research on this site and try to ease my mind a bit. :confused2:
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Hello All- Well, I am on my way to becoming a real bandster too - I got my insurance approval (see previous post- Harvard Pilgrim ROCKS!) and now my surgery date- May 13th, 2008! :thumbup: My surgery nurse (who is soooo nice) said that I was approved for a 3 day hospital stay. I understood that lap band surgery only required an overnight stay, but she said that she puts in for as many days stay as possible (3 for lap and 4 for bypass) and if the insurance approves it, then you can use it. I must admit that an extra day in the hospital sounds great- but 3 days sounds excessive. So, the question for all is - How many days (nights) did you stay in the hospital? How many days do you think you SHOULD have stayed in the hospital? How many days would you have LIKED to have stayed in the hospital?
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I took my dd in for her 6-year well check today. We all see the same doc, and while I was there I mentioned I was getting the lap band put in in August. She said she wasn't too happy with it. She does not like any type of weight loss surgery, but did admit that the band was the least problematic of all the options. Honestly, I was surprised when she said she wasn't happy about it. She'd actually suggested I look into bypass about 3 years ago when I first started WW. Now it seems she has changed her tune. She did say that the surgeon I was using was excellent though, which made me feel better. I'm not sure why I'm bothered by the fact that she isn't thrilled about it, but I am. She'd like me to just keep doing weight watchers. Yeah, tried that, lost 70, had my gallbladder out and proceeded to lose nothing for the next year even though I was religiously following the program. And now I've gained 1/2 of that weight back. So, nope, not going to keep on the WW bandwagon, but thanks for asking! :heh: So was your doc supportive when you told them you were getting banded?
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Lap Band with Hiatal Hernia?
amallis77 replied to Cadets71's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi I had a small hiatal hernia and my doc stitched it up and repaired while he was in there doing the surgery. Prior to the surgery I had bad heartburn and reflux and he said that was a main cause. With the hernia fixed and the lapband surgery I dont experience that anymore. My doc had said if it was a big hernia, he wouldn't do the lap band and I would have had to have gastric bypass. So I was glad that it was small and it got fixed. -
The only group i no of is Central London Support Group Details and Dates for 2008 The Central London Support Group meets on the third Saturday of each month from 2 to 4pm at: 30 Devonshire Street London W1G 6PU (The Marylebone High Street end) Light refreshments are provided. We have a programme of guest speakers planned for each month of 2008. All WLSinfo members and of course non members are welcome to attend, either alone or with a friend, partner, family member etc. The dates for meetings in 2008 are as follows: Saturday 19th January Saturday 16th February Saturday 15th March Saturday 19th April Saturday 17th May Saturday 21st June Saturday 19th July No August meeting Saturday 20th September Saturday 18th October Saturday 15th November Saturday 20th December For further details and travel information please see the attached flyer or contact Christopher, Tinu or Deborah (Group Co-ordinators) at central.london@wlsinfo.org.uk We meet for coffee/tea/lunch before the meeting at 12pm at Getti Restaurant - 42 Marylebone High St, London, W1U 5HR (Tel: 020 7486 3753). A reccuring reservation has been made and we will be seated in the downstairs area of the restaurant.
