judych

....gingerwale you are so right. I did talk with the surgeon about it all and he was very candid and open with me. he told me that she was insisting on leaving... her mother was on the phone about leaving. she was morbidly obese and often the symtoms that she exhibited display a lung infection. the staff rang the dr while he was already treating another patient which put him in an awkward position. the staff should have been more assertive. it seems that everyone just gave in and caved in to the womans requests and demands that she be allowed to go home. This surgeon introduced lap banding surgery to this state and he has done 16,000 of them. I saw him on the news tonight as he was the last to give evidence. i do hope that the truth comes out as it really is, not unbalanced as it too often is. It certainly hasnt rattled my confidence in him as a surgeon. thats for sure. i hope he comes out of this o.k. whatever wasnt done im sure will be rectified very quickly, to be sure. in fact the death was 12 months ago, so there would be proper protocols in place now to make sure this doesnt happen again. Out of 16,000 lapband surgeries he hasnt had any mortalities, apart from this one.

..as i type this you would be recovering. that was a wonderful thing your friend did for you. i cant imagine the stress of worrying about the funds coming in and having that deadline. but you got there... i do hope that you are feeling o.k.... take it easy now if you can, its over, try and relax for a few days. praying for you judy

only another week to go.. that wont take long .... congrats on getting the go ahead and in so quickly. Yes its a young age. was any comment made about it by the dr??

why would he postpone the surgery when its well known that weight loss will cause you to improve?/ i dont understand that . and, whats more, i dont trust a lot of them either.

this is just wonderful for you. congratulations. my dr had a set of dumbbells in his surgery rooms yesterday. he got me to lift one of them. i couldnt lift them. he said that was the amount of weight i had to lose to be successful in relieving the pressure on my lower joints. the weights were about 90 lbs. goodness me, lol, my hubbie started to freak out when he thought about that amount of weight. lol. i think he thinks im goign to blow away in the breeze. lol. i hope i can lose that much. it will bring me back to the weight i should be for my height. lets hope so. Your posts are giving me hope it can be done. thanks.

this is just awful. how dreadful that this has happened. are you responsible for paying out for the sleeve bariatric??

scales can be notoriously off. i probably will do the same. once im banded i will be so aware of my weight that jumping on the scales will be hard to resist.. lol. i will have to not depend on them though. it could be very misleading .

..its wise... you never know.

and i think that was one of my problems as well. i just stopped using the scales.. and at the same time stopped thinking about how much food was going into my mouth. very convenient. like ignoring the dog and then it comes up behind me and bites me. lol.

it sounds great to me.. lol.. its been a long long time since i ever had any sort of regard for my scales... way to go.. how quick is your weight loss? judy

good quote... just come out the winner... lol... hoping you are doing well. judy

ohhh.. its nearly 5pm as i read this.... you are on daylight saving with us so you should be done by now.. i do hope it all went well for you. i can imagine the excitement... way to go. sending you big hugs for a quick recovery judy

aww.. that sounds like a really special meal. i bet you wont forget it for a long time. i must find a plate that small for myself. one that is pretty. ive written down in my book what you did for your meal. it will come in handy for me as well... thanks

i know.. im the same... only my family dont know either. would you all still post on here? i hope so. i had to tell my aging mum this afternoon that i was having ''surgery for my hernia'' ... she was upset enough at this. theres no way im sharing with anyone else. i think i would rather just post on here.. i dont know. let me know if someone starts up a page though.

this is just awful.. and what a setback to have someone who is so out of touch being in that position of authority over your surgery. im sorry. i hope it all works out well for you really quickly. its bad enough going through all the leadups without this rubbish. it seems that everyone is in it taking advantage of anothers plight and making money out of it. thats how i feel about the lot of them. Im just so lucky. i didnt have to have any sort of evaluation at all. i just see the anaesthetics people, talk to a dietician and get my bloods done. When i saw my specialist yesterday i was weighed and my height measured. in the drs office, when it as appropriate i just pulled my trousers down below my knees and the dr could see all the huge scars . i think that was enough to convince him that something needed to be done. im just not sure if some patients here are expected to get an all clear from a councillor or not. i only know that im cleared to go ahead. i feel so much for those of you who have been '' hauled through the hoops"'... you dont need that.

thats rough... are you on a desk job?? how are you coping with just fluids at work?

im sorry you are having a bad night.. im like you, im an emotional eater as well. just to let you know im thinking of you now. dont let it get to you. This too will past.

boy.. i know exactly how you feel. im up and down like a yoyo. some times im feeling really guilty because ive allowed myself to get to this... has anyone else suffered from that?? its not good for self esteem. im hoping that feeling will go away completely. i dont need lack of self esteem to get in the way of it all. its quite destructive actually.

of course... i should have known what it stands for. .thanks. i have a friend who suffers with it, and ive seen how it has impacted her whole life. its awful. Yes, and i remember the diabeties being a real worry as well. its amazing how many people suffer from it.

ohhh yummm... can i join you?? lol.. i think its what we call crayfish here.. my dad used to fish for them. we always had them in our fridge at home . i enjoy them so much. how do you like to eat yours?? any preferences?? i love spicey. lol.

..more on this one... thats a shocking amount of money for just anendoscopy... i cant believe it.

Ladybug... thanks.. yes, it went well. so im the day before you?? i wont get to post before you go in, as im in overnight. are you overnight as well??

im interesting in the facebook thing. i havent read up on all the posts from here yet.. .can someone fill me in please on what was suggested for facebook?? i would like to know. blessings. judy

so you have pain from hernia as well?? im getting worse... its affecting everything i eat and drink now. i cant wait to get mine fixed in two weeks .. so.. for you its 6 and counting?? wow, that will come around before you can blink. how is your pre op diet coming along?

thats great news SGP.... you are off to a great start... im sure it will all go well.. im praying for you today. way to go. looking foward to seeing your posts when you get home.