A thread for super-sized bandsters - starting BMI over 50?

[synicalchick 0]

I used to buy cheap nasty SUPER STRONG toilet roll. Tear off a major long length, fold it 3 times, so you end up with a length that drops from about the top of your thigh to the floor. Then twist it like wringing a towel, only more gentle. Using 2 hands, 1 in front, the other behind, place it between your butt cheeks and work/wipe it. Presto the job is done. Always worked a treat for me. Hope you find it useful. If your lucky you will come across shopping centre's, Hotels, restaurants etc that have those new roll out all one length toilet roll dispensers, thats when I discovered how useful one length paper was

:whoo: :hail: :humble: :cheer2: I DID THIS TODAY AND... IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin1: :clap2:

[littlemissyoyo 0]

wheetsin you r such an inspiration!!!!! love to read your post!!!! I'm hoping to be banded in march 2007 Dr. Keilen Texarkana.. going thru pre op stuff now!!!

blondylocks

[Gerbera 0]

:whoo: :hail: :humble: :cheer2: I DID THIS TODAY AND... IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin1: :clap2:

BIG SMILES, I am so so pleased. I was reluctant and embarrased to share such a personal/intimate thing in an open forum, but hey NOW I'm pleased I did I also looked at the bottom wipers available online for the minority of us with disabilities, sore backs etc. But the price tag always put me off.

Again I'm pleased I pushed through the embarrassment and shared my story with you. My motto is, if it can help one person, then I've done my job CONGRATS!

CHEERS to happy Healthy Eating Future's :lolB:

[Teresita 0]

Thanks Gerbera

[synicalchick 0]

BIG SMILES, I am so so pleased. I was reluctant and embarrased to share such a personal/intimate thing in an open forum, but hey NOW I'm pleased I did

Again I'm pleased I pushed through the embarrassment and shared my story with you. My motto is, if it can help one person, then I've done my job CONGRATS!

I must take a serious moment to express to everyone on this forum...

I too was embarrased. I cannot tell you what it took for me to post on this thread.. EVEN THOUGH IT'S FOR US SUPER SIZED PEOPLE.. to say I'm so fat I can't wipe my own A$$. To me this is one of the lowest of the lows.. we are talking hygene folks.. and no matter how hard I tried I COULD NOT DO THIS. If I was at home.. no biggie.. jump in the shower with a hand held and I'm good to go. I have cried over this more times than I can say. How can I be SO addicted to food that I let it prevent me from practicing simple generic every day functions that we all probably take for granted. Thank you thank you thank you for getting past your embarassement and making such a HUGE difference in my life... for real.

I hope that I too, am speaking out for others in my predicament that won't have to post the same. I'm not one you would look at and think.. man, she stinks, or man she's so fat she can't reach her arse. I am a very smell concious person and always have been. I was grinning this a.m. when I walked out of the work bathroom... all because of YOU:sleep :hug:

[lilnena 0]

Well its been a long time since I've been here.

I have now completed all my steps towards qualifying for my surgery! I get to meet the surgeon a week from today

I'm pretty excited and loving my results so far

[lilnena 0]

Just read back some pages, and I so understand the issues with wiping. That was one of the first things that made me decide - ok its time to lose some weight. I'm happy to say I don't have that issue anymore, but I'm thinking of getting those hygeine tongs for after surgery

[mlevel 0]

Hello to All! I am a 50+ BMI'er too and just received my surgery date today (2/19/07). So far everything has gone so smoothly, I feel like I am in a dream. I was told by my HR Benefits rep to expect to jump through hoops for 2 years before being considered for approval. I began the journey of searching for surgeons a bit shy of 4 months ago! I will be the first one at my place of employment to be approved. Doors will be opening for others now I'm sure....that holds a bit of pressure when word gets out!

This thread is an incredible encouragement to me. Your successes have been phenom!

I look forward to running this race with you though in all honesty I am a bit nervous about being 'prepared' for after surgery. Any advice is welcome!

Wheatsin, I can't wait to see my OB/GYN after this...she has been pushing me for RNY so I hope to knock her socks off! (Heck, she is always making me remove mine;)).

[Maurdan 2]

Well, I just got back from my first fill a little bit ago.

The doctor was awesome, but the fill wasn't smooth. It wasn't terrible either, though!

Apparently, my port is deep in and she had a hard time finding it. I thought I did it under fluoro, but it sounds different than others' experiences; it was still difficult. It hurt the first time she put the needle in so she sprayed me again and the second time it went in. I kept praying she'd find it.

Finally, she said she thought she had it and that if she was able to remove Fluid it meant she was in. Thankfully, she was able to insert and remove fluid! We were both relieved at that point.

She ended up putting 2.5cc in, which thrilled me. I was afraid she would only put 1cc in.

I'm on Clear Liquids for two days and full liquids for two more days. I just ate a sf Jello and didn't feel restricted, but I'm hoping that's just because it's liquids. Unless, I'm still waiting for that stuffed feeling.

But I'm happy I got as much as I did and I really hope the scale starts going down again!

As for my port, I'm sure it's all the fat covering it! But, I do still feel a bit weird when I bend over and I have major scar tissue at the incision. It's very hard. I may e-mail my doc about it.

[Zannie 6]

Hey y’all… It’s been a while since I’ve posted (I’m a lurker by nature on the web), but the big day is almost here. :rose: My surgery is on Feb 15th with Dr. Terracina in Newport News, VA. I’ve had all my pre-op testing & attended (with my DH) a 3-½ hour post-op education class this week. The last ‘thing’ on my To Do list is a visit with my surgeon on Monday, preceded by a nutrition class at their clinic.

My husband, who supports my choice for Lap-Band, is freaking out that I might not survive having this surgery, and it would seem that his angst is contagious. I am getting nervous now…really nervous. :fear: I’ve never had general anesthesia, but both my mother & my little boy have had trouble waking up after being under. So there’s the whole ‘anesthesia-related death’ issue to fret about. But more than that, my father just 2 weeks ago suffered from his 3rd pulmonary embolism (recovering well) – and though I’ve never had a clot myself, it is confirmed that I inherited his blood clotting genes (Factor V Leiden). I feel like…if I can just survive the operation & the post-op period, then everything will be fine. I know that life with the Band will be a drastic change, but I am on board for change. This is all about CHANGE, right? I'm all for that. What I’m not okay with is death in the mean time! :nervous

Ahhh! :doh: Okay – so you’ve been here, or somewhere close to where I am today. And I just need(ed) to vent to someone who knows the risks, too. I sure don’t want to add my own “what if” fears onto those my hubby is already carrying about the actual surgery! Thanks for listening to me rant & ramble! :blah: We can all laugh at me a few months from now -- fretting about an operation, after the post-op clotting risk is past!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Hi Suzanne,

I had pulmonary emboli in both lungs a few months before my surgery and have been on Coumadin ever since. I had to come off that drug to have the surgery and did fine. Let your surgeon and your anesthesiologist know that you are positive for Leiden Factor V. They will likely order a medication that is given in your stomach as a precaution (I got this before going into surgery, coming out of surgery, and the AM I left the hospital).

I also let the anesthesiologist know that I have terrible nausea after surgery that is not responsive to Zofran. Sure enough, I had the nausea, got Zofran that failed to do a thing, and then was given Phenergan as the anesthesiologist promised pre-op. Communication is key and the person in charge of you in the OR is not the surgeon; it's the anesthesiologist (I'm an RN).

During the operation, they will place alternating pressure booties on your feet and/or legs and they stay on until you're up walking. You'll do great!

[Turner24 0]

Hi all!

Just been reading back through the last few pages......I too hated to try and wipe my a$$!!! Thats the lowest of lowes isn't it??:cry I picked up an up to 400lbs scale at bath and body works for $39.00. :confused: We have talked before about how hard it is to find one that goes over 330lbs!!:rolleyes I have lost another 7lbs! :clap2: . I am thrilled. I am just starting to believe this might actually work!! I was such a slow looser until recently. :guess Thank God it took off finally! I guess I didn't put it on in a day....and I wont take it off in one either :heh:

Great job everyone on wt loss. Just wondering........ what is average wt loss post op? I was banded 10/30/06. I see people posting who have lost 50lbs in 1mo or so. I was starting to get very discouraged :think . As long as the scale goes down not up though, I won't complain!!

Best of luck to you all!

Turner24

[lizrbit 0]

Here.

I have to chime in with a yep on this one. It was one of the big wake up calls. I have a great sense of humor (you gotta right?) and I remember kidding with my best friend about it, and in the middle of laughing, i realized i was already right there, and i stopped.

My surgery is tomorrow morning at six am.

I have tongs. I have wet wipes. I have baking soda infused pads. Im ready for the worst. (i think) and when it gets to me, I keep thinking, "Im doing something about it now and im lucky to have this opportunity."

and pray i wont know what its like again. Even so. I dont think ill ever laugh about something like that again.

[synicalchick 0]

I WAS APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they will call me tomorrow to schedule a date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Congratulations on your approval.