Nervous...

thechatrooper · August 17, 2005

Im going for fill # 5 tomorrow (or is it 6?) and I'm super nervous. I ended up in the hospital after the last fill.... so I'm feeling a bit uneasy. I don't feel like being yelled at by my Dr. for not losing enough weight =(

vinesqueen · August 17, 2005

Man, after what you went through last fill, I sure don't doubt your feelings! why are you going again so soon after your last fill?

Mind you, I'm currently sitting at no loss for two months, but Jessie sure doesn't yell at me.

I know you were thinking about finding a new doc. Any luck yet? Remember, you are in charge! We are all thinking about you, and only hope the best for you.

La_madam · August 17, 2005

Good Luck tomorrow,

I hope it all goes well for you. Don't let your Dr. get you down..like Vines said "You are in charge"

giveyouthemoon · August 17, 2005

Thechattrooper, I'm going in for my first fill tomorrow and I'm also scared. The dr's in the practice rotate out at the office near me and tomorrow is the REALLY anal and mean dr and I'm afraid he'll tell me I haven't lost enough. Plus this is my first fill and I don't know WHAT to expect.

Your last fill was a doozy so I hope mine goes way better.

Let's hold hands and go get filled!

Meetcha back here to compare notes!!

chichigirl · August 17, 2005

I am new to this group, but an old hand at lap banding. You want to talk about being yelled at. Imagine waiting a year to go back and you have gained almost all of your weight back!! But I told him, he had a choice, he could either fill my band or I would just look for someone else to do it. I have learned in the last ten years of my life to stand up for my rights where drs. are concerned and I just don't put up with a nasty attitude from any of them, and believe me, I have more specialists than I care to discuss. I tell them they get back what they give out, so if they're nasty to me, I'm out of there. After all it's my insurance company paying his salary.

Also, if you have any doubt or question about whether or not your band isn't just right, stay there in the office until you are absolutely sure and err on the side of caution. You don't need to go back to the hospital, but you can always go back in a few weeks for another fill!!

Trust me when I say, I have found out the hard way, to take my time and take care of myself first. If I don't respect myself and treat myself accordingly, how can I expect any one else to treat me any better?

Good luck tomorrow, you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I will be looking for your next posting and truly hope you are happy with everything.

Cindy

PS

My dr immediatly backed down, apologized and treated me with respect for the rest of the visit. He asked me before I left if I would be coming back, and I told him sure, as long as we understand each other, I'm fine. He ended up giving me a big hug and apologized again, so I guess this one's a keeper.

Marimaru · August 17, 2005

If that doctor has the nerve to yell at you for not losing enough weight, tell him it was his damn fault that you needed that unfill in the first place!

You are very forgiving. I'd have found another doctor and tried to bring up this guy on charges, lol.

Hopefully he'll take it slow, so you don't have to go through that again!

thechatrooper · August 17, 2005

Sooo... my mom picked me up after my afternoon classes to head to my appointment. I tried to eat a few bites of my sandwich before my appointment, since I'd have to fast for 2 days and hadn't eaten all day. The closer we got to the office, the sicker and sicker I got. I was only able to eat 2 bites of my sandwich, and as soon as we pulled into the parking garage, I started vomiting like crazy and having a panic attack. My mom was like "I don't want you to go back here, and obviously you can't handle being here, so let's just leave"

When we got home, she called his head nurse and told her what had happened, and that we weren't very happy, especially after my going to the hospital last time. The nurse (who has always been very nice to me) seemed really upset, but asked if I wanted to see the psychologist! WTF!?

So I guess my lovely Dr. is going to be calling my mom on Monday to discuss things. I don't want to talk to him, because I'm a wimp and I hate confrontation... not that my mom is any better. I really wish ONE of us were better at handling these sorts of things.

I'm really disappointed... I tried calling the Wish Center to see if they'd accept me as a patient, but apparently because I have the Van Guard band, they won't accept me. I really wish that wasn't the case, because when I went for the free seminar there, I really liked their Dr. He seemed very kind. I honestly wish I would have gotten my surgery done there in the first place... but because I was self-pay, it was cheaper where I got it done.

I'm hoping this isn't the policy at most clinics and hospitals. I wonder if that's why they chose to use the Van Guard band? It forces loyalty to their clinic??

giveyouthemoon · August 18, 2005

Well, I had a crappy day too, tho yours was MUCH crappier than mine.

Long story short, went for the fill, dr says my port is very deep, he can't find it, he sticks me 6 or 7 times with consecutively longer needles until he gets out the scariest long needle I've ever seen. He's digging around in there. OW.

This story has a happy ending because he found it finally, and put in 1.2cc's (more than he'd usually do because he said "you don't want to be coming back for a fill anytime soon) and he's right.

I definitely have restriction. I just hope over the next couple days it's not too much....sigh.

So, that sucked. Here's hoping 1.2cc's holds me for a long time.

Now back to you.....first, here's a {{{hug}}}, I think you need one. Oh girl, I'm so very sorry.

I'llsucceed · August 18, 2005

Chatropper-

Hey Girlfriend sorry for all the woes. What state are you hailing from again?? Can't you just go to Dr.Pleatman up here in MICH. HE is so darn wonderful I know you'd be very happy!! He does a MASSIVE amount of out of staters! Let me know if I can help in anyway.

the best me · August 21, 2005

Can't you just go to Dr.Pleatman up here in MICH. HE is so darn wonderful I know you'd be very happy!! He does a MASSIVE amount of out of staters! Let me know if I can help in anyway.

Yeah baby! I think that is great advice. I can't believe you even attempted to go back. I can't believe you even scheduled this fill in the first place after the last fill you got. Don't put up with that treatment. Make the effort to see Pleatman. Beside, the VG band is an Inamed band. There is no reason why they (the Wish Center) shouldn't be able to fill it. The port is the same, yes? Hello!

You need to know how much of your last fill is still in your band. I'm assuming since you scheduled a fill you need more restriction...I swear you have a leak. Don't give up. Get the care you deserve. It's worth the extra effort. (((hugs))))

vinesqueen · August 21, 2005

You know, it might not be a bad idea talking to the psych. It may be that the band doc caused you such grievious harm the first time that you've developed a thing about getting filled. (it's called classical conditioning or something like that. Basically, if you've had a tramatic experience you learn that that thing is bad. [psych 101 stuff])

If you are vomiting like that from the stress, you just might want to talk to someone who hopefully can help professionally. If this sadistic doctor has caused you to have an aversion to fills... See where I'm going with this???