mandyMO

I had a partial slip in april and i just had major acid reflex then it just went down hill from there im thinking it fully slipped in june and then i started putting on weight then at the end of august thats when i had the emergency surgery and it ended up my stomach folded in half and i got a obstruction in there i am to glad to to have it out and start my new journey with the sleeve when i get it in november !

sorry wasnt getting enough protein

She is probably to tight and i had hair loss and i was told that was because i was getting enough protein !

This is probably awful to ask but when i had my band before i had to have a emergency surgery cause of major slip did it feel like you were swallowing razor blades when you drank something this was when i was to tight and then nothing was going down when i had the slip ?

Yes it will be here in the states thank u so much for your in put how are you doing now and how long have u been sleeved for?

Ok alot of people dont know what it is ! Factor V leiden is a genetic blood disorder where your blood is to thick and you can throw blood clots easly ! I found out i had it 10 yrs ago and have been on coumadin . Just curious if anyone else on here had the same issues????

I just got approved last week and fingers crossed they said i will be sleeved in november

my family is very supportive and i yes i was scared to tell my family for the fact you never know what there going to say because it is a major surgery and they worry but when in realty when they have watched me struggle for years with my weight and health and when i had the band they watched me succeed with it and then after i had it took out for a major slip and i tell them after putting almost 20 lbs back on and telling them i dont want to go back to the old 441 lb person i once was they understand ! But i understand where you guys are coming from if they arent supportive i would be scared completely out of my mind

Ok i know different insurance are different but i was curious if you had to do the whole process over as you did before with the lapband such us seeing the dietician and psychiatrist and all the other rigamarow that goes along with getting ready for the surgery ? I know i will have to do the liquid diet but was hoping i wouldnt have to do the other!

Well i seen my Doctor yesterday cause i moved my appointment up so the process is started and he said there going to try there best to get me from going through everything again cause like mudpuddle said this isnt the first time but im hoping this will go by fast and painless lol "i can hope and pray " but im ready cause im struggling big time ! But i still need another month to heal dr said before he does another surgery ! im super excited to start another journey and to finish what i started and to be where on need to be on my weight !

I just recently had my band removed 2 weeks ago from a major slip and obstruction im trying to do this on my own and so far ive done good but ive put on 2 lbs from the 200 lbs that i had lost from the band and i dont want to go back to be the 441 lb woman i once new ive really studied up on the sleeve and my surgeon does them i went back today for my follow up and he wants me to try to do this on my own and come back in a month and see where we need to go from there he wants me to focus on recovery right now while im healing ! i need ones thats had the lapband and then went to sleeve what there opinions are on this and to top it off i called my insurance today and they said if its a health necessity they would pay for it so can i have your guys input please and thank you? i had my band for almost 2 yrs

you are so right thank you ! ive already put on 15 lbs since june and i dont want to go up i want to go down ! thank so much how long have you had your sleeve?

Thank you i am struggling because since june ive put 15 lbs on since tues ive put 4 lbs on so im thinking im going with the sleeve i dont want to go back where i was when i weighed 441 lbs i didnt like that person thank you so much for replying!

After 2 yrs of having a lapband i had to have my band removed last week because of a major slip! i was very heart broke because ive done extremely well ive lost 200 lbs ive still have a ways to go! Has anyone went from the band to the sleeve cause im really looking in that direction? could you give me pros and cons and info thank you

thanks everybody for your reply you guys are all do wonderful keep up the good work !

Ok i havent been on in awhile had alot going on ! First off my band slipped that ive had since dec. 29th 2010 and this is why i think it slipped this is just my thinking but i learned something from ! Let me just say im not a Dr so i dont know 100% if its from this but pretty sure ive lost alot of weight but i fell off the wagon and would either eat to fast and get sick or eat just a little to much or drink to fast and my band ended up slipping Thank God they didnt have to remove it they just let all the fluid out for about a month ! Let me tell you what ive learned #1 ive come to far to just screw it up like this ive jumped back on the wagon and im getting my fills again i did however put about 3 lbs back on thats ok to me because it pushed me even harder because i dont want to be the person that i was before ive lost a 1 lb off of the 3 ive gained so i know thats a start i will not get down about it i picked myself back up and i learned from it im so thankful i didnt have to have it removed cause i love being banded ! so here i go again i have 40lbs left then i will have plastic surgery to have the excess skin removed so im really looking forward to it ! i had a fill today and im finally starting to get restriction back ! We will all have our up's and down's but if we can learn from them and pick ourselves up we can go far !

Ok this is strange or is it normal i dont know? ok i've still have about 80 lbs to lose and ive already lost almost 200lbs i have alot of excess skin i was told i needed to wait to have reconstruction surgery till i had lost what i needed to but last week i started a new thing one is im lop sided on one side of my body which i have more skin this is the deal the other night i go to lay down and i thought maybe pj pants pinched it cause when i layed on it it felt like someone was pinching my skin sending fire up myside ! well every night or like if i shake it to hard like if im doing zumba it does it ! so am i crazy or does it need to come off soon? or do you just want to tell me to suck it up lol? please be honest and tell me and let me know what you think!

I have so much going on this weekend that i thought i would check in early ! i have had a good weight loss this week i'm down 6lbs this week and i hit my 200 lb lost goal woo hoo! 1 more till i hit my goal for the challenge!

i would love to do this ! how do you get started ? can you give me details please

Ok i have lost alot of weight 195 lbs i sill have a ways to go and have done well but i have that excess skin "GAG ME PLEASE" any ways i started zumba the beginning of january we had to go to 2 different buildings because our zumba building wasnt finished yet lets just say there was just one mirror for the the instructor and i was fine with that cause i didnt have to look at myself thinking i was doing good which i was until today when we started at the new building and mirrors across the front now everybody see's you and i had to watch myself ! Boy did my selfesteem go way back down when i seen myself compared to those other girls and everything was just a jiggling and i thought i'd never get it stopped lol but anyways i walked out of there feeling depressed and upset but i continued telling myself im going to have to get over it 1st off ive come along ways and sister your not giving up 2nd off i love zumba and this isnt going to take over 3rd im going to work harder so i can get to my #1 goal ! im first instinct is to feel sorry for myself and cry and revert back to that 441 lb body but im not going to because its not worth it and im a much happier person now i know i will have more bumps in the road but im not going to let them stop me im going to drive over them! But has anyone went through this ?

i dont know how in the world i did it this this week only working out 2 times this week but im cause i was still sick but im down 4 lbs woo hoo ! back to regular schudule next week on excercise so im thinking im on the mends

Hello chrissy my name is mandy i notice that you were training for a 5k i myself will be doing 2 of them one in april and then may and these will be my first ones ! i wanted to ask a question how long before your 5k do you normally start training and can you me any pointers on what i should do or how i should train ? thank you