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Successful4me    51

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I was originally Banded in December 2010. I'm being Re-Banded on 2/09/14.

Any other 2nd time Banders out there?

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Successful4me    51

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I was originally Banded in December 2010. I'm being Re-Banded on 2/09/14. Any other 2nd time Banders out there?

. Date correction. 2/11/14

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I'm curious, why are you being rebanded? Did you have a slip? Also, does your insurance pay for the new surgery? Even if your bmi is lower than 30/40 now?

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I too had surgery in December 2010 with no problems. Why are you being rebanded if I may ask?

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Successful4me    51

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I too had surgery in December 2010 with no problems. Why are you being rebanded if I may ask?

My Band slipped in June 2012. They took all Fluid out & although band went back into place it just didn't act the same. I just can't get to that green zone again. This is very common after a slippage.

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Successful4me    51

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I'm curious, why are you being rebanded? Did you have a slip? Also, does your insurance pay for the new surgery? Even if your bmi is lower than 30/40 now?

Yes Aetna pays 100%. I was approved within a week. I had my choice of the Sleeve or another Band & being that I've done so well with it (102 lbs) lost. I chose to be banded again. Plus I know how the band works with my body, & what to expect. The slippage & how it happened I think I can avoid again. We all learn from our mistakes.

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I'm curious, why are you being rebanded? Did you have a slip? Also, does your insurance pay for the new surgery? Even if your bmi is lower than 30/40 now?

Oh yeah my BMI is 28 & yes Insurance covered in full.

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Oh yeah my BMI is 28 & yes Insurance covered in full.

I think ins covered it because it's considered as a mechanical malfunction. Even with band filled to almost the max 10cc. I'm still hungry with no satisfaction of feeling full. Also on the X-ray while Doctor watching me swallow the barium, it just flowed straight through. So right then & there he knew I wasn't exaggerating.

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My Band slipped in June 2012. They took all Fluid out & although band went back into place it just didn't act the same. I just can't get to that green zone again. This is very common after a slippage.

Thanks for commenting.

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Successful4me    51

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Well, Well, Well, God Looks Out!!!!! I had my new LapBand put in yesterday 2/11/14 & all went well. I have NO gas or shoulder pain whatsoever. Just sore around incision sites. So on the real notes the difference between being banded 12/22/10 & 2/09/14 is that 2nd time around I knew what to expect. Also, I have less soreness this time, but never any gas or shoulder pain either times, in fact I've spoken to several patients in the waiting room & at seminars throughout the 3yr span & not one of them complained of Gas or shoulder pain. One of the Nurses stated that it's most likely because the Surgeons in this group elevate the patients during surgery so the gases don't get trapped. Well to all my Banded Brothers & Sisters Good luck on your lifetime journeys & stay focused.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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