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bethp    1

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I'm in the beginning stages of trying to have lap band surgery. I was so excited when I found this forum. BUT now I'm a little worried I can't find any recent information from someone who has had the surgery in Memphis with Virginia Weaver which who

I'm considering using.

If any of you hve used her I would love to hear from you good or bad.

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Chrissy's Ga-Ga    1

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I'm in the beginning stages of trying to have lap band surgery. I was so excited when I found this forum. BUT now I'm a little worried I can't find any recent information from someone who has had the surgery in Memphis with Virginia Weaver which who

I'm considering using.

If any of you hve used her I would love to hear from you good or bad.

Hi Bethp...you are the reason I joined the forum. Feb. 23 will be my 2 year bandiversary [ not sure I spelled it right LOL ] I was banded by Dr. Weaver myself and I felt like she did a awesome job. I'm very pleased...I'm about 10 lbs from my goal, I started around 286, today I am proud to say I weighed 167 this morning. It is extremely hard work but well worth the effort. If there is anything I can do to help you on this wonderous journey let me know. Believe me, you won't be sorry with her. Good luck!

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Hi Bethp...you are the reason I joined the forum. Feb. 23 will be my 2 year bandiversary [ not sure I spelled it right LOL ] I was banded by Dr. Weaver myself and I felt like she did a awesome job. I'm very pleased...I'm about 10 lbs from my goal, I started around 286, today I am proud to say I weighed 167 this morning. It is extremely hard work but well worth the effort. If there is anything I can do to help you on this wonderous journey let me know. Believe me, you won't be sorry with her. Good luck!

Hey Chrissy, Thanks for joining to help me!!! CONGRATS on the weight LOSS!!!I can't wait to say I've lost that much. I called yesterday and Dr. Weaver is not in the office she is still on leave. I heard some not so good stuff about the person that is in the office with her now. So I called Nashville and I think I'm going to try there. I'm hoping to be able to have my surgery before the end of the year. If I have to wait longer I will probably opt to use Dr.Woodman because he comes to Jackson which is only 45 minutes from me.

I've been working with my PCP for over 6 months now, I've lost some then gained alot, almost 2 weeks ago I went to talk to her about trying something else and when they weighed me and she said 290 I lost it all I could do was cry. That's when I realized I needed more help, I don't think I can do it on my own without the surgery and be successful long term. Since that appointment I've lost 14 pounds. I go see my PCP tuesday and will know more about when I will have surgery.

Thanks again and I will definately be takin you up on your help offer. :)

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I don't think I can do it on my own without the surgery and be successful long term.

That is exactly why I had the surgery on Oct. 3rd. I finally admitted I could not do it on my own. Good luck to you!

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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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        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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