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New to this forum~ Hello Everyone !
CaffeineGoddess posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hello Everyone !! My name is Kim. Im a 42 yr old 1st time excited grammy to be and I live in MI. I had my surgery on Jan. 9th, 08 and this wk Ill be getting my band filled for the 1st time. The delay comes from complications after surgery because the incision over my port tore when I fell after I came home, I lose feeling alot in my legs due to a back injury and at the time it wasnt a bad tear (went to ER) but after 4 more trips to the ER the incision had became about 5 inches in length and was gettin infected from bein so open. ughh Soo after several weeks of antibiotics and prayers to avoid having the port removed it is now healed nice with the exception of an ugly scar.. Im nervous bout the fill yet excited at the same time. I have lost 54 lbs since my 1st visit back in Nov. 07 to Dr. Daniel Baxter of Hillsdale. He btw is AWESOME and I couldnt ask for a better physician. I am soo impressed with this site/forum and I wish Id came sooner the people here seem so helpful and I look forward to sharing my journey with ya'll ! So enuff of my ramblings, I look forward to talking / learning with everyone here :blushing: -
@@Christina.Rose have you already ordered your wedding dress in the size 20 and think you might need to take it in up to a 16? When is your wedding? 4 sizes is a lot to take in alterations at some point you will end up reconstructing the whole dress. Depending on the time frame for your wedding your gonna want to try and stay pretty consistent in your weight if you can the closer and closer you get. If you plan to lose a lot of weight right before, try to order the smaller size but maybe an 18 so you can always take it in to a 16 if needed. Wedding dresses can have complicated sizing depending on the material and the style Aline, Mermaid, etc. Always best to check with the seamstress doing the alterations they know and trust me they won't lie to you just to make you feel good I got married at my highest weight ever...but I couldn't have been happier and I still love my photo's even as hubby and I have lost over 60 pounds each
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How About A Low Bmi Forum (Bmi < 35) ?
Shape_Shifter replied to mattr2's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I too am low bmi (just under 35) and just starting this search. physical & seminar scheduled for next week. Family history of diabetes and high blood pressure (not here yet). Considering Mexico since going self-pay but that thought is scaring the hell out of me. 1. I hear alot of good things about doctors in Mexico -- but would like to hear who you didn't like and why? 2. Also, do they have BMI restrictions like the states? 3. Considering combining with a vacation - but how long before I can go back to work? I can't take off more than 2 weeks. I'm a secretary, so non-strenuous. 4. I am a "high pre-diabetic", anything I can do to ensure I go up 5 points for the test? If so I could be approved for a local surgeon and insurance coverage. 5. Anybody that had complications with Mexico surgery - does US insurance ever cover complications? (How long does the drain stay in?) I know I have alot of questions but very anxious to get things going. Still sorting through the forum but working two jobs doesn't leave alot of free time. -
Exercise Routine Post-Op
WhoKnows replied to brendaliz_r's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
At about five weeks post-op I started going to a fitness club to lift weights and I haven't looked back since. I lift three days a week. My goal right away was to build muscle volume to give my skin something to hang on to as I lose fat, so I started lifting heavy right away (I had no surgical complications and I healed very well). I do cardio too, but weights are the priority. My body fat is way down, and I'm also about a size smaller than I was the last time I was at this weight, which makes sense since muscle is heavier than fat. I feel great! Definitely don't skimp on the weight training! -
I don't think everyone is scared. I consider myself to "function normally" and am not having complications, as you said. However,as your restriction goes up, you go through a learning process of what you can and cannot eat. It is literally a learning curve after each fill. After my first fill, I was able to eat hotdogs. After my second, I was no longer able to. Therefore, we tend to be a bit cautious after our fills to determine if something we were able to eat before is now going to cause us to pb. That does not mean we are making a big deal of it or are scared of it. It just means we are smart, know that possibility is there and that vomiting can lead to complications and if we can avoid it, we will. We are simply taking care of our band by being aware of what we can eat and what may cause us problems.
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I haven't told many people about mine yet. I'm waiting to make sure the consultation, pshyc and lab work is all good. I'm pretty sure it will be but just in case, I am keeping mum. My hubby is afraid for me to have the surgery and I keep telling him most people don't have complications, but he is worried. Says I don't eat hardly anything as it is, and they are going to do something to make me eat less. Thinks I am going to starve to death. I guess he doesn't pay much attention to what I eat during the day. It's not a lot of food, just bad choices, but I'm working on that everyday as hard as I can right now. I'm just going to take it one day at a time and work on what I can. You are doing great!! Sipping water at a shower is very very hard to do. One more and you are home free. I am so excited for you, because I know how much and bad I want to have mine done. I'll be praying for you this week. Let me know if there is anything at all that I can do for you, I'm not too far away if you need something. My consultation is just over a week away.. Hopefully I'll have the chapters of paperwork filled out before then. Man it's a lot of things to fill out.. Take care of you and keep me posted.:bored0:
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Changing the Final Goal from 240 vs. 197Lbs
Cingulus commented on Cingulus's blog entry in Blog 61341
In one of my earlier blogs, I had set a target goal of 240 lbs, and later I changed it 197lbs. My wife asked me why I had made the change. The answer if both simple and complicated at the same time…From a logical engineering point of view I looked at my lean body mass measurement (206 lbs) and added 15% to that picked 240 as a target. Then as I thought about the likely fact that my lean body will probably drop, I began to rethink the target and changed my expectations to about 200lbs and those are the data driven reasons behind the change. Second, I thought about some of my historical, desired and emotional targets and remembered that 197lbs was my high school wrestling weight and since that was a) close to my technical target :thumbup: it would break 200lbs and get me into “onederland”…it seems like a good thing to shoot for. The other thing I was thinking about benchmarks of weight for my height, build and desired configuration. I am 5’ 8” tall and have always, even while being fat, been an avid weight lifter so I am not going to be scrawny guy. The best target analog I could come up with was an NFL running back. Most of them are 5’ 7” – 6’ 0” and weight between 190 and 230 lbs. Finally, as a really big stretch goal (and some PS will probably e required) was to look at my all-time favorite body—Frank Zane. Frank Zane was not the biggest, but he had tremendous symmetry, balance and grace. So here are my key targets for the journey: • 1. Break 300 (I have not been under 300 since 1992) • 2. Break 271 (The highest weight I weighed when I fought competitively) • 3. Break 225 (Average NFL running back weight at 5'10") • 4. Break 197 (My high school wrestling weight) • 5. Hit 174 (Frank Zane's weight when he won the 1977 Mr. Olympia) -
Any Blood Clotting and Nausea Issues
ISleevedIt replied to Jazzy1's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
sorry to hear about your complications. I hope you have a speedy recovery and can go home tomorrow. -
I am also 29. I am 4 and a half weeks post-op and feel like the sleeve was the best decision of my life. I have lost 57lbs and, although I have struggled a lot with acid reflux, i feel great. I originally chose the sleeve because portion control was my biggest problem. I do not have a sweet tooth which my surgeon suggests rny to remedy and have heard too many stories of lap band complications and failures. As a younger wls prospect I did months of research on rny, vsg, and lap band. I watched YouTube videos and read hundreds of posts from wls veterans. The vitamin absorption issues with rny and the frequency of lap bands that required removal really set me on the sleeve.
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Bypass vs Sleeve?
jensjoy28 replied to donewithdiabetes's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I liked that there isn't malabsorption, that our digestive tract stays "natural", and that it is "easy" to live with (not something that either bypass or band can say). IMO, the incremental improvement of weight loss that bypass affords over sleeve does not compensate for the additional risks and complications. -
Not sure they are out there. I have been banded for 2 1/2 years and have lost 156 lbs and have had no complications what so ever. It all depends on you and your will power. Was it worth it for me - most definetly!!!
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I had some complications (lots of swelling - couldn't get anything in) but I felt fine. I was tired for about a week but as far as pain goes - by day 3 I was off all meds and comfortable. HOWEVER, everyone is different and you should take as much time as you can. If you work a traditional M-F type of week, try to schedule your surgery on a Wed, Thurs or Fri so that you have the weekend as well as your 4 days (6 in total) to get your energy up. Good luck!
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My husband had the sleeve in May. He's down 85 lbs! no major complications but the recovery was rough and there are some lifetime changes to consider. So worth it!
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How did I allow myself to get this way?
achappex3 posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
What was your breaking point? When did you realize "I cannot keep living like this" I'm up, and cannot sleep... And can't help but wonder, "how did this happen to me?!" I'm 22 years old, and fairly active... Well I thought I was until I realized my phone has a tracker and I wasn't doing nearly as much as I should've been doing. (That has since changed). I have twin girls, and realize that my mother can now get up and get to them quicker than I can. My mom is only 43, but that's no excuse. There is absolutely no reason why she should be more fit than me. None at all. My girls get away with more than they should because I'm too tired, or too lazy, to get up and remove them from what they're choosing to mess with at that moment... My girls are two. I am depriving myself of seeing their future. Everyday. I just don't get it. How at 22 years old have I allowed myself to get to the weight that I am? And why hasn't the things that I've tried worked for me? -Slim4Life: I lost 30 pounds! Felt great, but slowly and surely the weight crept back on. -Weight watchers: same deal. -21 day fix was super complicated for me. I don't get. I've tried several little "crash diets" but nothing came of it. This surgery is one of my last resorts. I want to know what it feels like to feel and genuinely look amazing, healthy. I want to know what it's like to walk into a room and literally not be the biggest one there. I want to know how it feels to not worry about not waking up the next day. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App -
--Are you self pay, partial insurance covereage, or full/most insurance covered? self-pay --How long have you been banded? (in number of months) almost 5 months --What is your AVERAGE weight loss since banding? (total weight loss divided by number of months banded) 10.8 lbs./month --Have you had any complications? If so, what? no complications --Have you had your band removed? no --What country was your band placed in? U.S.A. --What is your age? (I know...touchy. LOL But it does go along with the question.) 34
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Self pay How long have you been banded? 2 1/2 months What is your AVERAGE weight loss since banding – 9Lbs. Total since 12/22 Have you had any complications? - No Have you had your band removed?-No What country was your band placed in? - US What is your age? 38
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Self pay --How long have you been banded? (in number of months)2 1/2 months --What is your AVERAGE weight loss since banding? (total weight loss divided by number of months banded) about 16 lbs a month --Have you had any complications? If so, what? no --Have you had your band removed? no --What country was your band placed in? usa --What is your age? (I know...touchy. LOL But it does go along with the question.) 42
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Hello all, I found this site and joined now that I am serious looking into getting the band. Little about myself: I am 6'4" 354 lbs at the age of 33. I guess you can say I hide my weight well since I am so tall and some would look at me and say I don't need it. But for the last 5 years I have tried every diet (WW, Atkins, South Beach, went to a NUT, etc.) I had the most success with the South Beach and lost about 12 lbs. in the first phase, but really stalled after that. The big issues is keeping it off for good which is the issue and my heaviest weight was 371 lbs. I need to change for not only me, but my daughter and wife who I love so much that I fear leaving them way too early in life. Size and the complications that go with it run in my fathers side of the family and I witnessed his father pass away because he refused to do anything about it. It scares me that my Dad is settling in to his fathers old ways. I want to make the change and I think the band is the best options for me after doing tons of research and I attend a conference in a few days for the surgical group that I am interested in having this done with. Well, I am on the path to a better me. Talk to you all soon with many questions and will keep you updated on my status.:rolleyes2:
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Welcome! I too had my heart originally set on the Sleeve. However, my insurance and my doctor wouldn't approve it. My surgeon knew I had a history of heartburn and gerd - said that if you have that the sleeve may complicate it. In addition I was a revision to RNY from the band and it had higher complication rates.... I had my surgery back in August (revision) and original band surgery in April 2008. I honestly wish I would have had RNY originally I was scared of the malaborption as well as "re-routing'. However, I neded up with many complications from the band and ended up going through a tough revision surgery due to my fears. My original surgeon always pointed out that "band was reversable". Hindsight, why would I want to be fat again? and removing the band would do that. Iended up gaining back all of my weight plus some after band surgery. I'm down 47 pounds in two months (today is my anniversary - woot) and couldn't be happier! Good luck with your decision...let me know if you have any questions.
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worried about not being able to take certain meds long term
indecidedgirl posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
hi guys im 240 lbs at 5'2 have most of the comorbidities of being obese and im 16 days away from surgery and having many doubts i recently went to preop appointment and was told i would not be able to take any pills that contain iburofen or advils or motrin or aspirin for the rest of my life and it was emphasized and that scares me because i have chronic asthma and vertigo and i also get migranes that are really bad and tylenol does not work at all for me so what happens if you need this one pill that s going to save your life? i also have to take steroids and my doctor saids oh dont worry you will have a normal stomach just smaller but im afraid he is only in for the money he is getting from my insurance for this expensive surgery, i mean i know if i dont loose the weight i will be really sick and quality of life will be worst but at what price will i get healthy ? i know all surgeries have many risks and im willing to take those risks but its long term complications or problems that worry me so either way your not home free. well for those who have had the surgery any advice or feedback is highly appreciated -
Im so happy for you. Im scared for my surgery in sept but when I read stuff like this Im also sleep well. Have you any complications with your op?
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I had RNY gastric bypass surgery 4 years ago. Eating lettuce became acceptable after week 9 according to my surgeons directions. But go easy on the salad dressing - go with dressings that have minimal fat and sugar. Chewing is a natural craving and your desire for salad may be related to that craving. Some people experience problems in meeting their daily protein, vitamin and fluid requirements. But it sounds like in your case these problems are extreme and there may be an underlying medical condition that needs to be treated as well. According to the internet: Nausea and vomiting are the most common complaints after bariatric surgery, and they are typically associated with inappropriate diet and noncompliance with a gastroplasty diet (ie, eat undisturbed, chew meticulously, never drink with meals, and wait 2 hours before drinking after solid food is consumed). If these symptoms are associated with epigastric pain, significant dehydration, or not explained by dietary indiscretions, an alternative diagnosis must be explored. One of the most common complications causing nausea and vomiting in gastric bypass patients is anastomotic ulcers, with and without stomal stenosis. Ulceration or stenosis at the gastrojejunostomy of the gastric bypass has a reported incidence of 3% to 20%. Although no unifying explanation for the etiology of anastomotic ulcers exists, most experts agree that the pathogenesis is likely multifactorial. These ulcers are thought to be due to a combination of preserved acid secretion in the pouch, tension from the Roux limb, ischemia from the operation, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use, and perhaps Helicobacter pylori infection. Evidence suggests that little acid is secreted in the gastric bypass pouch; however, staple line dehiscence may lead to excessive acid bathing of the anastomosis. Treatment for both marginal ulcers and stomal ulcers should include avoidance of NSAIDs, antisecretory therapy with proton-pump inhibitors, and/or sucralfate. In addition, H pylori infection should be identified and treated, if present. So condensing this down general advice (coordinating with your surgical staff) might be to avoid NSAIDs (such as aspirin), use proton pump inhibitors (such as Prilosec) and have yourself tested for Helicobacter pylori infection.
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It's not as complicated as it seems. It's DEFINITELY dishonest and a bit of a scam, but likely a decent protein supplement otherwise. If you look at the calories on the label and divide it by 4 that's roughly how many Grams of Protein is in a serving, it may be slightly less. Their claims are 100% pure horseshit and for that reason alone people shouldn't buy their product. But if someone absolutely is in love with it and doesn't want to buy alternative products I would follow my rule above dividing calories by 4 and assume that's roughly how much protein is in a serving based on normal measurements that people use and know that you're getting ripped off by a shady company but the product is otherwise probably an OK protein product.
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Lower BMI- Need Advice on LapBand vs Gastric Bypass
Blund replied to dpotter's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
My surgeon said that he would RATHER do RNY on a higher BMI, like 40+, but did not say anything regarding your question. The RNY scares me because of all the plumbing being rearranged. My BMI is around 36, and I liked the fact that the band is not a permanent change to my insides, and the surgery is less complicated. Now if my BMI were higher and my surgeon reccommended RNY, I suppose I would consider it. Since I'm at my highest weight now, I don't know how I would feel with a lot higher BMI -
GOOD SURGEON- DR SERGIO VERBOONEN?
natasha41 posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Trying to get good or bad comments, truthful information, on DR. Sergio Verboonen. What is the sucess rate on him doing the procedure? Complications? Etc....
