OK guy's,:clap2: lets have our Own thread and take about our bands and stuff..My name is Ted and I live in Oregon . I'm going to get my band Jan. 31st in TJ. Mexico with Doc. Kuri and his team..I was on the Jan. bandsters thread but I think I was the only guy there and felt left out.. A bit back, there was a few guy's that thought our Own thread would be fun, so here it is lets get started..Ted

Jump all the hurdles that are put in your way. It will be worth it.

Nah insurance is paying but I don't think they are going to cover the BS classes I have to take first.:mad:

Dont give up. Although I chose to self pay for my procedure, I submitted EVERYTHING that was pre-op to my insurance company and they paid about 99% of it with the exception of my normal deductable. Everyone I saw said they would submit it anyway and if insurance doesnt cover it then I would just have to pay it at that time. I did not have any classes that cost $$, just doctors visits.

Hey guys, just thought I'd chime in. I was banded this past friday by Dr. Singh in Baltimore. I'm back to work now (deskjob) I had a two week presurgery liquid diet, my doc's pre and post liquid diet also includes strained creamed soups which have been a life saver for me. I'm down 23 lbs as of this morning got another 142 to go. Not alot of incision pain. Still got a lingering headache though. I wish the lap band naysayers on the internet would shut the hell up. Everytime I turn around I see other website about how the lap band failed. Well, I ain't gonna let it fail because I'm not gonna fail. We have the proverbial string around our fingers err...stomachs to remind us and keep us going.

GONNA BEAT IT THIS TIME. :angry

I agree, enough of the bad stuff. I thought these sites were to help us. I'm doing pretty good so far. Guys keep it up.

I just noticed that today is my second week post op, wow time flys, just wish the weight would ..lol :mad: Sunday I can start full mushies.:clap2: Finely something to put my teeth into. :hungry: My body is being stubborn for these last two weeks, I have not lost much only a few pounds (3) and they come and go. This must be payback for the 15lbs I lost during the surgery time in Mexico..:tired I made my first fill appt. for March 22 in Eugene Oregon, so hopefully by then I'll start the losing process.

Go for pre-op tomorrow at the hospital. Not sure exactly what to expect there, hopefully nothing too horrible. I have "needlephobia" so hope they are good conversationalist to keep my mind off it.

Anyone had any maitneance medicines you had to change? Talked to my regular Dr. and she thinks we should be ok at first but monitor it as the weight goes down. Just wondering.

JBT

Go for pre-op tomorrow at the hospital. Not sure exactly what to expect there, hopefully nothing too horrible. I have "needlephobia" so hope they are good conversationalist to keep my mind off it.

Anyone had any maitneance medicines you had to change? Talked to my regular Dr. and she thinks we should be ok at first but monitor it as the weight goes down. Just wondering.

JBT

I'm only 2 weeks post-op so I'm not the authority on this topic, but my doc says that the largest pill that I take, Allegra 180, should not be a problem even after I get some fills. Allegra is about the size of a Tylenol capsule. Time will tell..

Yay, a threada for guys. Got tired of hearing about the huzzie's comments. I am to be banded on March 5th. Nervous and excited all at the same time.

They didn't kill me in surgery. I had the operation yesterday 2-14 at 1230Pm and I'm already home on 2-15 4:00pm.

Everything wentwell, not too bad at all. The wrst part of the whole thing was the catheter as removed by a smokin hot intern. Damn my Irish genetics!

I refused narcotics because of my job, so all I have had is Tardol. They prescribed Tylenol 3 and I can easily explain that away if I get a urinalysis. No real gas "pain", just mild incision pain that I would liken to doing a lot of sit-ups.

Oh well, I need a nap.

Sean5732

350/pending/we'll see

start/current/goal

So I just get a phone call......... Need to lose like 25 lbs before the surgery !!! $#%^ing makes sense lose weight to get weight loss surgery ! :faint:

It almost seems like they are pushing for gastric and I have had to tell them No a few times already !

I need to get down to 350 ! damn those people !

Thanks guys,

I feel better now that I have gotten some sleep. 24 hr days are a real bear!

I have 2 full weeks o nthis preop liquid diet so I ought to be real fun to be around haha!!! The good news is I only have 13 days to go:faint:

Chris

Hang in there and be glad that you did not have to do 3 weeks like myself and alot of people. What pre-op diet are you doing?

If you are on optifast, dont worry, once your body goes into ketosis you should feel much better.

Andrew

Good luck Shean5732, see you in the other side.

Ditto on Neil, You are trully an inspiration to me and Im sure others, but I also wonder what your diet looks like. Hope you can let us newbies know.

Thank you Sean and Daniel. Glad I can help others along the way like so many did for me when I started out. I admit, I have been a little extreme about my post surgery diet. I have adheared to a very strict low carb/low fat/high protein diet. Looking at food lables, I try not to eat anything with more than 5 fats, 5 carbs, or 5 sugars per serving. I saw this in a post somewhere when I first started out and the person called it the rule of 5's. I do eat oatmeal often which is higher in carbs, but they are the good kind. I try to stay around 1000 calories per day. I have not had any fried foods, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugary food, bread, etc since the day of surgery. Most people don't like to "diet" and use the rule of eating everything in moderation and do just fine. I guess I am just impatient and wanted to loose faster. That doesn't make me better or worse in my opinion. Thats the beauty of the band, you can use it to fits your style. Hope this helps. Thanks again guys!

hey whats up everyone...havent been around a few days...just got my second {and final} DR. referal in the mail, and I must say that I could not have written them better myself...if I am denied by my insurance company, then they wont pay for ANYONE!!!!!!!! I'll keep in touch...

Hey Ousooner, I was just going through the posts and saw you only have 1 pound to go, wow that's great !!:clap2: I just hope when my body kicks into the lose mode I can do that too.. Your starting weight was about the same as mine, How tall are you? I'm 6' 6'' tall.

I've enjoyed the guys-only posts and wish to you the club.

What OUSooner (Neal) has accomplished in 9 months is phenomenal. He is indeed a new human being and I applaud his determination, dedication and spunk to get the weight off. He's a poster boy and an idol for all of us. Way to go Neal. We admire and envy you.

Life has changed so much for me in so many ways since I was banded. Each and every day is a blessing now. I wake up each morning and am grateful for my band, my protector, my buddy, my keeper, my tool in the lifelong struggle against my demon, food. Why the band works so well remains a mystery to me, but what I do know is that it affects me not just physiologically by restricting my intake, but psychologically as well, affecting my desire to eat. Food is good, food is fun, food is tasty, don't get me wrong; that desire will likely never go away, but food isn't the obsession it used to be.

So, with 5 months under my belt (down 8 inches, BTW) and another 5 to go to get the my goal weight of 225, I feel I have enough experience to say to those of you either considering being banded or actually in the pre-op stages, focus on your future and bear down. There's a huge reward awaiting you when you're banded, if you're willing to make the commitment to yourself. I've been there, I've done that, I have the freaking t-shirt (well, I did, but it's 2 sizes too large now). You will be amazed at the difference.

Off my soapbox now; just happy to have a forum in which to spout off.