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wow! great job!!! Keep up the great work!!

okay now that everyone knows.... it kept saying it was lost connection didn't mean to be so pushy guess you now know.. :faint: I hope i don't fall flat on my face with this!! thanks for asking

5"10 420, 60 i think.. I am not going to tell anyone, just taking vacation from work, not telling mom, will go see her oct/nov. i should be able to loose some weight in 5 months. From those of you that have "been there done that" do the larger begining LB loosers loose more quickly? just curious what others have lost.

5"10 420, 60 i think.. I am not going to tell anyone, just taking vacation from work, not telling mom, will go see her oct/nov. i should be able to loose some weight in 5 months. From those of you that have "been there done that" do the larger begining LB loosers loose more quickly? just curious what others have lost.

5'10, (which lets me carry my 420 #) and bmi @ 60 i believe. wonder how fast the initial weight will come off... I am not telling anyone but my DH. I just asked for vacation from work, it is going to be @ anniversary time so not going to tell mom either, i am going to shock her socks off when i see her in oct/nov. In 5 months i should be able to loose some huh? I hope you guys will put up with me i reall ramble a lot.. especially when i get nervious.

I am so glad that there is this thread for higher bmi's this last weekend i made the decision to have the LB. As of yesterday i am scheduled for may 24th for surgery. I have SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much to loose i know that it will be a jounery but with DH by my side and the vision of a new me... I am ready,,, scared excited but ready! Just wanted to let you know that i will actually be part of the group soon! i look forward to my time here. thanks

i am counting on this... i don't want to have an excuse to WHINE... all the calls made, air fare bought, May 23rd here i come.. so no pain. Had rotator cuff surgery and said if all like that would be good... sooooooooooooo i am praying for 4 days.. sonia

I am begining to understand exactly! i have made the decision (thanks to was a bubble butt ) to get this done from Friday to today making the arrrangements and gathering $$ i too will be private pay, i should be in bed sleeping but 3 am is good for other things, like finding air fare, emailing bosses for vacation. I can only dream. I told one of the people i am talking with I would love to be able to even ride roller costers again. but i do understand about the weight hindering the job. You just don't have the energy to carry on. I want to live and i can hardly wait to get a firm date and wait for memorial weekend. THis is a crazy ride and don't want it to stop! You know there have been a lot of famous people that didn't become famous until after 65, 85 ect, you are still a young thing.. don't look back in regret keep looking on and going forward. You are an inspiration to many. Even people you probably don't know are watching. good luck !

I truly understand!!!! I have made the decision Friday to do the LB, and Saturday went out to eat and I knew to request a table- i hate it!!! no more ..

Maybe we should just pray for them, to calm and focus on God the Father and then, remind them of the post and there are a lot that are so fearful of what they do not know/or care to know about they will remove themselves from the post /and hopefully come back wanting to know what it is that is different about the "Christians" and then we will get to do what Jesus told us- go out and make disiples of all nations. I do know that is it so hard to remain polite when getting attacked, each of us that are overweight have/or are getting attacked on a regular basis if not from people, from the movie theater seats that we don't fit in or the places we choose to go out to eat and the booths are too small, but we have to take the high road or are we not just like those that are attacking us? But i do think that would be funny to start the post and just sneak in/out to see who they are arguing with :bandit

What a great thread to have at our finger tips. The challenging questions about, if I believe and am faithful God would take care of my weight, I belive, worship, praise and humble myself to the LORD my GOD. I strongly belive that God gives man the knowledge to perform good things to help his children. I have recently because of a post on one of the other boads i read Friday, made the commitment to have the LB, my DH is all for whatever i want to do but wants me healthy and with him. In sunday school today, we talked about the things that non christions take aim at us for. We had targets and each of us put our own sticky note with the shot non christians and christians alike have shot at us. We have to be able to "in Love" have discussions - these discussions help each of us streach and grow in the LORD. I was still not completly sure i wanted to go through with the surgery. In church today i prayed for a sign that i could know in my heart that God was in this. I asked him to take all of the barriors out of the way if i was to do this and to let me see the work that he has done "he knew before i even asked what i needed". When my DH went to the mail box i received LB information that i had requested 4 months ago. Please tell me the odds that that would come in the mail on Friday/Saturday. I told DH - he said there is my sign. your going to have this. He had prayed for God to give him a sign. So no matter what others may say- I believe that God is in this and that all barriers will be removed and i will live to see another anniversary with my DH.

Hi, i am searching for the place to go for LB surgery saw where you had yours and was a self pay could you tell me aprx what the cost was!!! i have so much to loose glad to see this thread.

Hi there, I am one step closer to starting this journey to LB. I am doing my research, I am going to need to pvt pay, so cost is something i have to look at do not want to bankrupt my family to save my life. Are there any LB docs in Ks that or KC that don't charge 17000 or higher? And if i go either to MX or maybe to Colorado are there any docs in KS that will do the fills and not charge me the cost of another surgery. I need help. I have made the choice/decision to do this today and i want it done NOWWWWWWWWWWW! My DH is always supportive so i print off things that will let him keep up with what is going on. thanks for all the or any help you can give.

you were brave, i know the arent suppose to hurt, but ouch!!!!

Hey i am looking into having the LB- Can you give me what the pvt pay cost are with these docs?

Wow- How awful for you. I am in KS and looking for doctor, i can not even believe how mortified you are. I pray they didn't even begin to charge you for anything. Oh that makes me so angry- we struggle daily with "stupid" comments from people then to "trust" doctor to help us and he does that, please accept my appology for him and find you another doctor! Keep your chin up.

itsyvonnne "Well, I don't have any comment about the quality of care in Mexico, but I know in Kansas it is no longer worth going to Mexico because the cost of getting the band plus 1 year follow-up is about $11,000." itsyvonne, Would you please send me the doctor name /number for this doctor if you have it. please i am on a mission to make this happen. thank.

what a great thread this is. I have been reading posts for quiet awhile. I think i have maybe posted 4 or 5 times. then one of the post had a reply and went to my email. God's timing - I see myself becoming that 800 # person. the more "diets" i try the more i gain back. When i have my mind set on the diet my body has things going on that the doctor will not address the weight until the other is taken care of. My mother was here 2 weeks ago, she battles her weight and has lossed 50#, when she was leaving to return home to az, she goes,"now we have drew the line in the sand for good this time right, yea mom" I don't want to be that person... I am an administrator of an Assisted Living, I love my residents and i want to live to be old like they are- I don't want to die and at this rate i am going it wont be long. So whoever started this post- thank you- and thank you Was a bubb;e butt for sharing, that is my eye opener-thank God for my husband who supports my decisions... now if i can just have the courage to put all the pieces together.

The things that you have been discribing is awful. The lack of quality staff to give loving care is unacceptable. I live in KS and have worked with the elderly in southeast Ks for 10 yrs. The type of things that you describe about these nursing homes is still like the nursing homes of the past. I am a strong believer that families have to stay in touch with the home. Making suprise visits themselves. The key thing is if you are needing to find placement for a loved one is to do your homework. Check with your state agencies that govern these homes. Stop and talk with residents that are able to articulate to find out how they feel about the home. Check out the previous years surveys. Some states have comparrisons on line that you can find out what type of problem the state people have found on their previous vists. These homes are governed by Federal guidlines. There are places you can report things that are not good that happen to the residents. Also you need to look at fire marshal inspections. The admission coordinators can always show you the good things. Make extra visits during the weekends, pm shifts to see what the staffing ratio is for the type of residents there are in the home. The main thing is to diligent to keep searching for a good home. They are out there, they are not any of them "perfect". Probably will never be. Hopefully nursing homes will begin to realize that the baby boomers are not going to take below standards. We are an informed group of consumers and are not afraid to stand up for those that cannot do so themselves. It is very hard. I know that in Ks there are several NF that are striving not to be one. More than 60% of people polled say they would rather die than go to a nf and those homes that can be successful at having loving compassionate quaility care if they are willing to move towards not being a nursing home. We need people to come to the nursing homes and work because it is the right thing to do and they love making a difference in someones life. Sorry for the long post, Please just keep searching for a good home and if you have family in one that is not doing the right things call and turn them in. People have to be accountable for what they do.

Hi, I am from about 70 miles north of Tulsa, and i am goning to be a self pay also. I am looking at that time frame for my trip. I am still just trying to decide if i feel comfortable enough to go to MX to get this done. My dh i think will be okay, but I sure can't tell my mother that is where i am going. She would worry too much. There was a post on a dr. in CO that is pretty resonable, so that might be one to look at. Where i am looking at. if i can find my print out of that i can get you name ect. for your info. good luck! sonia

Hi, I like many that I see have to pay for this themselves. I am not sure that I am comfortable going to Mexico for this surgery. But I don't want to put my family in 20,000 debt either. I have heard about the doctor in CO does anyone know of any other doctors in KS, OK, or MO,because i am centrally located to these states, that have reasonable rates. I appreciate all information. Still trying to get information before I make the final decision. But if I don't do something soon, I feel like it will be too late for me. thanks.

Hi, I am so very glad to have found this forum. I have finally decided that enough is enough it is time to "bite the bullet" and get to living my life and not sitting on the couch watching it whiz by me. My husband is fully supporting me and now we are looking into the best place to go. I am so unsure about going to Mexico, but the savings in the price make it really appealing. I do have one insurance policy that will pay 3200 dollars but i don't think it would go for a Mexico facility. I would love to know others choices for the doctor. I live in SE Kansas and Tulsa or Witchita or KCity area would work easily too. It is time for a change! thanks ks sooner.

Thanks for the information, there is just so much to look at. sonia