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So the other night i my 9 year old daughter says to me "mom could you die from your surgery" my children know that i am gonna get the lap band next month and so she asked me this, of course i said no. but really what is the posibility that this could happen??? no one really tells you do they??? :scared2:

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When I went to my seminar, the surgeon talked about the possibility of death. However I dont remember factual numbers. But I do remember him saying that if you have a surgeon that knows what he/she is doing and is good at what they are doing it is far less likely to happen. Also, he said that most of the deaths that do occur from this procedure is due to underlying health problems. The patient may have more serious issues and the media doesnt show that side of the death.

I am extremely confident in my surgeon and the whole procedure. I hope you find some comfort too!

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I believe the number they are throwing out now is 1 in 2,000 versus 1 in 250 for bypass. I've never heard of anyone directly dying because of the surgery. If anything people die from unlying conditions that are unknown/are left unvoiced before surgery. This is why it's important to tell your surgeon everything the day of surgery. If something doesn't feel right, let them know!

I had the fear of dying too, seeing as it was my first surgery at 19, but, I trusted my doctors and kept positive thoughts!

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There is a risk of complications when you have any kind of surgery. No matter how big or small. You just have to remember to let your Dr. know about any help problems you may have.

You can also think about the risk you are taking every day by being overweight. We take risks all the time in life...i.e, getting married, having kids. We can never know the outcome of anything we do. I could leave my job today and get hit by a bus, but that won't stop me from taking the risk of crossing the street.

I know it's hard to think about this when you have kids (I have 2), but just tell yourself you are doing this to live longer for your little girl......and for yourself as well!

Good luck and I hope everything works out for you.

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There is a risk of complications when you have any kind of surgery. No matter how big or small. You just have to remember to let your Dr. know about any help problems you may have.

You can also think about the risk you are taking every day by being overweight. We take risks all the time in life...i.e, getting married, having kids. We can never know the outcome of anything we do. I could leave my job today and get hit by a bus, but that won't stop me from taking the risk of crossing the street.

I know it's hard to think about this when you have kids (I have 2), but just tell yourself you are doing this to live longer for your little girl......and for yourself as well!

Good luck and I hope everything works out for you.

Very well put! That is the exact way to look at it!

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There is a risk of complications when you have any kind of surgery. No matter how big or small. You just have to remember to let your Dr. know about any help problems you may have.

You can also think about the risk you are taking every day by being overweight. We take risks all the time in life...i.e, getting married, having kids. We can never know the outcome of anything we do. I could leave my job today and get hit by a bus, but that won't stop me from taking the risk of crossing the street.

I know it's hard to think about this when you have kids (I have 2), but just tell yourself you are doing this to live longer for your little girl......and for yourself as well!

Good luck and I hope everything works out for you.

Thank you for putting that in perspective.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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