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Bullwinkle    1

Bullwinkle
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Hello, all...

After doing a whole lot of research --- and reading a TON of posts on these message boards -- I bit the bullet and decided I want to have lap band surgery.

I emailed Dr. Trace Curry this morning and, to my amazement, he returned my email and told me to contact his office.

I have my initial consultation on Wednesday, 11-08-06.

Am I stupid to be aprehensive and scared? I really want to be thin and healthy for the first time in my life. I think Dr. Curry can help me.

Comments and suggestions are welcome!

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ireta    0

ireta
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If so, so am I. I want to eat better,live longer and look better. I am just starting this long process. I may have to self-pay. But nothing is going to stop me this time. My mind is made up,and I am just tired of being fat, not being able to go up and down stairs easy etc. Best wishes on your new jounery.

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Kat817    19

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Nope, I don't think either of you are crazy!!! Lap banding was the best thing I ever did just for me. The one and only regret I have is not having it done long ago.

I feel better, have not a single prescription medication anymore (used to take 4). My body feels better, less achy, I can move, I feel sooooo much better! My newest blood work come back and my Dr. was smiling ear to ear, he was so pleased with my blood sugars, triglycerides, cholesterol...all of it!

If ever my Mother, or my Daughter had a need for this surgery I would support them 100%.

Good Luck!

Kat

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ralheit    1

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This is the best thing I've ever done for myself. I'm a little of a slower loser, but I don't exercise alot because of severe arthritis pain. I'm hoping that as I lose weight, the pain will lessen. Welcome aboard and good luck to you on your journey to bandland.

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beversman    0

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I will be setting up my surgery with Dr. Curry soon too. So let me know how everything goes. You are going to love him! I was very impressed after my consultation.

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Bullwinkle    1

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Thanks for the welcome to these boards, and for all of your comments, folks!

Now I'll meander around to the Ohio section of these boards and see what's up there. I'll probably start a thread there detailing my experience through lap band land.

***EDIT: Instead, I began a journal which can be read here.

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Bullwinkle    1

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My first consultation with Dr. Curry is Wednesday. I just told my boss that I'll be late to work that day. He wanted to know why I was seeing a surgeon. I told him it was for possible gallstone surgery. I don't want anyone but my husband knowing that I'm doing this procedure. My boss told me "good luck" and just went about his business.

I also found out this morning that I am NOT 5' 8", as I thought. I am 5' 6", so that changes my BMI to 40.9.

Yeesh.

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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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