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Shakes ..... and i don't mean the yummy kind....
camille01 replied to Carmy's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
ask your doctor about Iron supplements,maybe your blood level is low, I used to shake all the time and my blood was low, I just hav my blood test takem from the surgeon and they called and told me that I needed more Iron in my blood, my level was low. my toes stayed cold,,my nose too..so call the dr office and see what they recommend that you do. -
hello: along with the other doctors visits (yes they are covered) but thats not all,once you get the psyc visit,blood test,x-rays,neutrit,visit and the completionof the 6 months weight managements,you will still have to get a medical clearance from your pcp,before the surgeon will do the surgery, but everything that the dr. sends you to do they will be covered be the insurance and all you will have to pay is the co-pay......
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HAS ANYONE HAD ANY LEAKAGE WITH THE SLEEVE
camille01 replied to kisses1000us's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hello,I had the opportunity to speek with my surgeon about leakage and she said that if you dont have a leak with in the first 10 days of your surgery you wont leak,that was incurraging to me but you will need to write done all your questions ,start now ,,in order not to forget anything write it down and ask,,ask,,ask,,,because if you don't ask you will not know...that was my 1st question that i had asked,the second one was about the lapband and her preferance as to which one she thought gave the best results and she said the sleeve,,,now I was sure that I made the right choice,, -
going in this morning
camille01 replied to feedyoureye's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
congradulations, and hopefully im not too far behind you I have a few more test to complete, I'm also waiting on insurance approval,but I am happy for you so dont worry about those old habits ask God to help you contend with them as you face them and he will substain you....think slim ...I am very happy for you....sleevless4now........ -
hey you look great,and I bet you are happy with your choice you made with the sleeve, -
7 weeks after vertical sleeve surgery
camille01 commented on adokes's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Hi,I hope you feel great because you look very nice. -
Hi Steve you look very nice,by the way i love the Bike. -
2 weeks out and I feel amazing...Long
camille01 commented on TheBestIsYetToCome's blog entry in Reseructing TC...
HI Theresa,i am glad to see that you are doing well and to let you know how encouraging your blog is, I still have atleast 3 months to go,my insurance require that i have 6 months of weight management to complete,i've started getting my appointments setup i am done with 2 and have 4 left which I know that it will go fast,seing that friends on here are doing so well it lifts my spirits,congradulations on your progress and keep bloging because it helps me to see what I have to face soon,....thanks sleevless4now -
checking on you girly ,havn't heard from you in a minute,keep me on board,i'm glad the appointments are going good...let me know whats up.
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hello,I'm from the Bronx as well,I will be having my surgery at Monte-foire hospital on Gunhill road,the surgeons are wonderful and we do have a support group that meets there on Feb 1st,2011 if you can try to attend you would really be incouraged...there are a few friends thaat has had the bypass,sleeve and lapband,they tell there story on how they got to this point and how they got out,,you will enjoy your self and it last 1hr...from 6-7pm...if you come look me up my name is Marnetta Miller and I usually sit down front........sleevless4now.....
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hello,just a little input on the vitamins,when you go for you 1st dr appointment, they have you to for blood tests,they check the blood for Iron and other proteins,but the vitamins my doctor required for me to take was a 1 multi-vitamin adult formula,1 iron,or you can take a multi-vitamn with Iron included,calcium with vit.d included and B12,if you are prementapausal you need to take a b6 to help balance the hormons..but please check with your doctor.....when they have you to go for blood test the vitamins you take are based on your system,as to what your body is missing....sleevless4now.
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Hi Mimi11's-you were asking how's life with the band,I havn't had the surgery yet ,i am considering the sleeve,I am scared of the band and the erosion,I talked to my surgeon about the sleeve and she recommened the sleeve for me because of the doughts I have about the band plus I dont want to gain back any weight if I had to have the band removed.go to verticalsleevetalk.com and see for yourself.
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Thanks for the reply. Besides being dehydrated and not really knowing it, I was doing good. I'm down 13 pounds in 8 days. Good Luck to you and keep it up !! the only thing I could think of is when you drink all day long you drink exerything but water, we have a tendency to drink our required amount of protein,juices,skim milks,but no water and that has a lot to do with being lite headed,if it keeps up please call your doctor and let her know,or you can just wait and find out what your doctor will tell you because tooo much protein is like eating a pot of beans and not washing it down with nothing,you are getting your protein but just not enough water.....
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My youngest daughter of 11 yrs old comes to me and says mommy when you go on your diet with your surgery can I go on the diet with you,and of course I didnt tell her no because she is a litthe overweight to,so when I went to Bj's club to check out the protein drinks she came to me with a bottle of flinstone vitmans chewable-gummies and said mommy i'll need these and we will need more protein drinks because I like the way it taste,,,,I was overwelmed with the responce that I got from her when I told her that I was gonna have surgery to shrink my stomach to loose weight,she looked at me and said mom when you go on your diet I am going on a diet with you so you need make sure that you get extra stuff when you go buy some.....that really made me feel like im not in this alone anymore....and it brought tears to my eyes .....
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Hi Michelle Lee,I find that isopure is one of the best Protein drinks around it is high in protein and the reviews on this product are wonderful....thanks for posting this,and also GNC has a membership card when you have one you can also get a 20% discount off as well as the bogo......enjoy and goodluck on your weight lost.....sleevless4now
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Surgery in 3 days. Scared.
camille01 replied to leeblewb's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello:I don't want to tell you not to be nervious because being nervious showes 2 things( 1)that you really love you and want to do something to be around for a lil while longer and (2)that you are really depending on God,so when you go to the hosiptal say a prayer to the God Almighty and thank him for the freedom that he gave us to be able to make choices expecially the ones that allows us to want to love longer,this showes that you are relaying on him to get you through....Praying is a good thing...and being spiritual is even better....May God carry you through.....sleevless4now...but not for long...please blog and let us know how you are doing -
Problems converting from band to sleeve?
camille01 replied to Mares's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hi frenchie,I was reading your blog and not forsure how much time has past sence you have posted it but you can go from the band to gastric bypass right away but there is a wait from the band to the sleeve.they have to let the area heal first I hope everything goes better for you,and I havnt had my surgery yet and my surgeon told me first and up front that she thinks that the sleeve would fit me better.....I was so glad to hear that before finding out too last because I am a big chicken anyway...it is 1 time and 1 time only for me unless.....what ever mey happen.....and that covers a lot of ground....thanks sleevless4now -
you have come a long way and you were beautiful being fulfigure and small.CONGRADULATIONS... -
Friends Come Far, Few and In between,so remember that they are very special when you find then so treat them with respect and you will always have a good friend.
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Keep your head up kido...remember you incourage me,,and I encourage you so we got to get you rolling,,,we are gonna have our surgerys in the same time frame so we can go to the beack together this summer....HEY...
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I had to find a puzzle when I was quiting my old habits...within 2 month I completed 1,1000pc and started on a 2000 pc puzzle and finished them both so have fun with it..or you can buy some suger free drops and put 1 in your mouth to keep away that grumpy feeling because head hunger will P-you off if you dont get something to occupy your mind either that or it will make you upset quik........camille01
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Surgeon's Visit Tomorrow-Need Reassurance
camille01 replied to KabinKitty's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi there Kabinkitty,I'm not a big eater either,Problet if you take what I eat all day and put it on a plate it may make some one 1 good meal,I think thats where my weight comes from,I chose this surgery 1st because where I am such a small eater it will help me to want to maybe eat a lil more,I want to use this as a tool to help me control not to cut down what I eat but to help me to eat right,I eat 2 pc of rasin toast for breakfast,I take my vitmans,calcium,and my regular meds after I eat breakfast,and the water that I drink fills me up so I really dont get hungry till dinner and try not to eat after 5 oclock because my system slowes down and I am afraid that I will keep gaining weight,....trust me it is scarry that you dont eat to keep from gaining weight and your matabilisim comes to a complete stop and you cant loost what your body has stored up.....best of luck and keep us posted as to what you deside.....sleevless4now -
Before and After pictures!
camille01 commented on aprilalison's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
WOW...you look really nice....and seeing 1st hand you are very incurraging...camille01 -
Hi there skinny guy,,,how are you doing,I am glad to tell you that I made my Dr's canceltation and I asked so many questions I turned blue in the face lol,everything went well and I made up my mind to the procedure I want...yeah,,once I get a few more of these appointments done I'll fill you in a lil bite more,just want to fill you in a little,my smile is getting a bit brighter,with lots of love..
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insurance question...HELP!!
camille01 replied to morgandonor's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi there,I just hope that I dont confuse you any more but I went to the siminar and thats where I picket up a packet of information,you are confusing yourself,if I was you I would call the hospital and ask the cordinator for the surgerys and ask her or him personally, Do you already have your surgeon picked out if so you need to go to the siminar and they give you some info to fill out and then you take it from there,(where did you get your papers at or your questionaire at? until you actually talked to the cordinator and got your packet from her I really wouldnt worry about it until you go to the siminar,,,they are there to answer questions for you so if you are sutck about that Just wait.....I contacted my insurance and had them to email me and tell me if my insurance covered the surgery,and of course they did and I took it to the canceltation with me and the girl told me that they did there own legg work and get there own approvel but I tell you she kept my coppy of the approvel letter that I took in...I thought that was crazy and she kept it anyway....best of luck sweetie and I hope everything goes well...camille01