sharon2u

can someone tell me what I can expect when it comes to pulmonary testing as part of the pre op testing goes and respiratory testing I am sure I know these answers but just wanting to check and heck I am sure everyone had to go through this. Let me know Thanks Sharon

Hi I am to be banded on Sept 10 here in Waco, TX and no I don't have any lung problems never did have , maybe this is just something he does out of purcaution or something I was just wondering what the tet might be like. My DH has lung problems like copd and he had to breath real hard into a device that began with the letter S. Thanks fot getting abck with me.

Hi D. I was at clinic today and we were told that we could lose 5-20 pounds the first week after surgery however don't be surprised or diasppointed if you gain some or all of it back before fill, it is natural we were told but it sure does take you down a bit once you lost and then regained it. Keep the faith it will work out LOL on me I ahve not yet been banded I am do on 09/10 for my LB Sharon

looking real good in that picture good work keep it up

Diabetic well hello tehre and do I ahve a question for you. Being a diabetic myself and taking only pills how did the lap band affect you and the diabetes and did you have to take your meds the day of surgery? I was told I would not this has been a slight concern and the other is if we are not really eating food how will this affect the meidcationonce I start taking it after surgery? I have asked but not got the answer I was looking for. How will I keep from running low blood sugar for I have that problem off and on with my new medication

any one heard of the new lap band out on the market? let me know

Gee I don't know but it is a good question. I am a school bus driver and I will be banded on Sept. 10 and I am nervous as a hen for sure. When will you be banded?

Well I went for my class today and got this huge notebook full of great info. I was not aware of so much detail but it is all good. I have started making my shopping list. I have to be on a liquid diet two weeks before surgery and since I am diabetic I have to take glucerna for diabetics twice a day, this stuff is high in calories and it has sugar in it for being made for diabetics I don't get it becasue using the slim fast high protein power is a gram or so less in sugar. But I will do as directed. I was given a sample of the Bene Protein well I put it in my shake and well there was no taste and it blended real well but I might have to find something cheaper.

Good Morning everyone well me again and I am getting confused ehre. My Insurance Co approved me for Sept 4 for my surgery and now the Dr. moved it to Sept 10 which means that the Insurance company will have to approve the date change am I correct ? Then I see the Dr. per op on Sept 5 which is wonderful but no one is telling me what kinds of tests will be done on me at that time but since I am going there tomorrow I will try to find out everything. Did anyone have all their tests on the pre op day? like sleep test, ekg, stress test etc or was all that thrown in together or seperate dates for that. I have a good health history according to my attending Dr. seen her yesterday, she said my ticker was in great shape and that all my labs came back as normal especially my liver function tests no the Dr. said she will fax over my new information today to my bariatric center. Guess I am getting nervous I ahd to get an ointment yesterday for the hives yep just a real bundle of nerves. Oh I was never told to start a liquid diet :hungry:before surgery is that normal? Hope someone has the answers for me. Thanks Sharon:clap2:

mine mentioned it to me said he was thinking about putting his patients on optifast however he need to be a distributor of this first and is not as of yet. I put myself on my liquid diet. I have the high protein slimfast with a chaser of Bene Protein that you can order from Walgreens, it just adds more protein, it has no flavor no lumps or clumps and can use it in just about anything. I eat lots of tuna, salmon and white fish with some lemon on it, SF Jello and SF applesauce and the water oh my goodness if I sneeze just right I might just spring a huge leak. I also bought this tea for all you HEB Grocery folks out there that is where I got it and well it is made for fasting its not that super diet suff but this will help cleanse the liver and ride it of fats but 10 cups a day oh my, so I just double the tea bag. I will find out tomorrow at my pre op class about the optifast and heck isn't that stuff expensive? let me know what everyone is paying. Thank you

I ran into a fient at Wall World yesterday his wife has tri care prime and he has tri care for life, according to him the lap band is covered but he might be guessing I do know with all of his medical problems he knows his Insurance I told him to check first, his wife is thinking about having it done. The lap band

did you know what actually caused the dizziness by chance? I got a letter from my Insurance company yesterday telling me that everything is covered all my post office visit and fills etc but any other in hospital things will ahve to be resubmitted for approval.I have that letter glued in my binder so I will not lose it and downloaded the thing to my documents never can be too safe that is like money to me.

Try The Bariatric Center at Providence in Waco, TX:scared:Dr. Sims and his staff are simply great and very helpful too!:whoo:

Not me but for you August 10 will be a good day for you. My sone was born on that day back in 1974 and I been lucky ever since. My date is Sept, they should have made it the 16th that is my birthay but lets not rock the boat

My date was for Sept 4 then got moved to Sept 10

Ok another question that has been in my mind. I have veins in my legs and I am sure someone else does too! will this have any effect on my surgery? I have this one little ble vein at my ankle and it is the size of a pin head but when it bleeds well it just shoots all over the place. I was just wondering about this. Any answers out there let me know. Thanks Sharon

Jessica, your going to be just fine and well I am nervous about dedated also. Sharon

Way to go Gayle I have a lopsided one too my left side is pratcially normal but what happened to my right side is unknown to me. I think when I had my hysterestomy that the Dr. might have removed the muscle or something. I am going to see what my sergon says he does plactic surgery so maybe he can do something about this. I have my approval letter from my Health plan and it is going to cover everything pre and post surgery and if something else needs to be done he just has t submit an new claim I guess. It would be wonderful if he could do this when he does my lap Band, heck I will be out light a light anyway. Mine is not huge but it has caused me some tissue breakdowns and rashes and sometimes it oozes but I keep it clean and use cornstartch. Well I am glad that you can see your legs and your feet it must be wonderful not to have that hanging around again and just think what you will look like in pants now. I can see it already. Sharon

My doc never said anything to me about a stress test hope I don't have to have one. I have had 5 surgeries withina three year period back in the 1980's and all major too and never had to have a stress test nor an ekg

Melissa I just told my boss only because I really thought I would be having my lap band over summer break,,I work for the school district so I had 3 months to hope I would be banded before returning to work well some times things throw you a curve. It is a pretty hush hush place so I doubt if anyone knows about this and if so oh well one of the other gals had the roux-en-y done last October and she has so far lost 200 pounds she started at 410 lbs and she looks real good but not slender as most people would look but she still weighs in at 215 but she is a tall woman but man she looks great and we are all happy for her.

my sis told me about this earlier tday she watched it and freaked out lol I watched two live videos here that someone sent in and well I had to watch and all very interesting, did ya ever woder what a fatty liver looked like? well it show a fatty liver and a normal like liver.

you will be just fine and we are here for each other so your not alone. I am too a new member.

Hi BJean, in my so called DH family the men are not supposed to spek up for thier wives, a bunch a nut cases but mine has always spoken up for me and when he first did it they disowned him and well he has not spoken to them in 4 years and get this they live next door to us on our property so they ahve to watch it otherwise they will be looking for a new place to live. Some people have nothing else better to do...thanks fo the come back

Hi everyone just thought that I would fill you all in to let you know that I have a date for surgery and that I was approved by my health care provider:clap2:Looks like it will be the first week in September for me and I cannot wait. I was told that here might be a spot in late August if someone cancels out but I will take the September date for I ahve been waiting a long time for this to happen for me and to start losing weight and getting healthier, my health has always been number one in my book. I have been exercising getting ready to pump my stereo volumn up and do some dance moves after Im get off the computer. I have been watching my water intake like I ma supposed to do and I have been on my liquid diet I decided to try it myself to lose some weight on my own before surgery and so far I am down 15 pounds which for me is great. I have my shake twice per day and then I will have my dinner I have been eating fish, white fish that I either broil or bake, no deep fried or greasy foods but then I never was a fan of that stuff anyway. I eat my veggies, no breads pastas and for me being Italian can be hard but I just leave it all be. So how has everyone been doing? I read as much as I can of everyone comments and all I can say is not to give up becasue there is a brighter side wating for all of us. I remember that my weight did not happen over night and I know that it will not come off over night this is the real world. Well anyway just wanted to let everyone know that I have a date which is great. Have a good one Sharon:scared:u

Ouch is right you poor gal you. I don't have to worry about the apnea thing but I might have to have that nasty upper gi GI sure hope not but it could be worse I guess. The Doc asked me if I ever had to have a tube down my throat well I said no but the only tube I remember is the one they stick down you during surgery called a breathing tube. Who is your Insurnce company? I have firstcare it is a federal employee plan and generally they approve all federal employee plans from what I was told.