jamietindall19

ok how important is it to be on a diet before surgery what are the chances that you liver would be to enlarged anyone ever known any one who has not had surgery due to this ? i have been on a diet for a week my surgery is oct 10th not sure why i have gained 5 lbs im sort of freaked out about not losing help what can i do if i dont lose/:help:

i feel for you i sort of didnt tell the truth some questions i felt like if i really answered truthfully i would sound to desperate or too depressed so i answer the questions like im happy as a lark which is not true all the time but know one is happy all the time if we were that happy we wouldnt have weight/food issues would we ? I DONT KNOW! dont give up evetually you will pass try to be truthful without sounding desperate if that make sense GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!!!!

yay it worked!!!!!

lets see if it worked

lisa good luck my birthday is the 3rd of october but my new life starts on the 10th of october! good luck

sounds like this guy is trying to suck more money out of you my dr gave me my testing and told me after if i needed to come in after surgery he would be more than happy to meet with me but i have not heard of them making you come back after initial test before they approve you wow!

thanks guys you were all right hospital said that is no problem im having my pretest done tommorow yay!

oh great thanks so much your the first one to help me with that thanks a bunch!

i wouldnt think it would really matter either its still like 14 days from surgery hope to get in like thursday morning thanks for your quick comment back i appreciate it ive come so far as im sure you know i just want it done like yesterday! I would hate something stupid like that to postpone it i will try to not lose sleep over it lol! thanks again

i encountered my first glitch i was over looking my paper work and realized that i had to schedule my preop testing cbc metabolic panel and ekg anyways i looked on sheet from surgeon it said i should have test at least 3 weeks before surgery and not more than 30 days before well today is the 25th of sept my surgery is october 10th not three weeks before i am very worried about them now postponing my surgery or something being messed up thats why i was wondering why they would say 3 weeks before why not 2 or 2.5 or even 1.5 maybe it takes awhile for tests to come back im not sure butnow im so nervous and everything is closed right now to call help :help:

drink lots and lots of water it fills you up!

i have never heard of an office that does that i cant believe how rude! where do you live ? is there anywhere else that you could go even if youhave to drive a ways my surgeon is 1hour away from my home they do explain the benefits and disbenefit of both surgery but you are the one who makes the final decision although my doc only does lap band and not bariatic surgery so im not sure if that is the difference dont give up gain the weight if you need to most likely you will lose it back during your pre op diet so look at it that way lol!:clap2:

Dlew i lied my ass off at my psch appointment seriously i guess i shouldnt say i totally lied but i did answer the questions the way i thought they would want me to does that make sense? of course we are depressed being 100 lbs overweight what do they expect ? WHEN THEY asked me i just said i had mild depression all evaluations are different but they usually have you take a meyers briggs test personality test i guess then they you take a test its like 585 questions try to be honest but dont give out to much info either i guess good luck to you oh by the way i did pass mine! with flying colors lol!

The chances are that you will put the 20lbs back on eventually anyways obesity is a curse and most of the time the weight will always come back on ! i would most def gain the weight to have the band i know that it sucks but its reality unfortunetly dont be so hard on yourself if you decide to gain the 20 back good luck! :whoo:

hey how do you get a ticker going?

ITS ALL so major if you think about it s a total life change people ask me if im nervous about eating different forever thats not my worry my worry is its not gonna work! i am excited and have spent alot of reasearch time on this procedure about 1 year and a half the wait will be sooo worth it in the end! congrats we all can compare notes later im having my surgery done in port huron michigan DR Boutt

alot of insurance companies b/c b/s ppo you have to have lost 100 lbs plus and have rashes or side effect due to excess skin but they do cover it if you fit the criteria!

awsome It is very exciting why do you have to go on a liquid diet KARELY? th probably to lose weight before surgey? I HAVE one more week before i try to lose a couple of lbs ! Good luck! 9 months is a long time to wait manhbill did you need a post auth ? i went to my first seminar aug 13th my first appointment was sept 13th and my surgery is oct 10th thankfully my process was quick i give you credit for sticking to it and persisting good luck!

ok i am having my band done is october! i have heard a ton of people talk about hair loss! i have very thick and tons of hair always been my best asset lol! why is there hair loss is it due to the anestetic spelling however its spelled or is it the actual procedure? any ideas how to prevent it someone said taking biotin any other ideas im very scared about that!:help:

i felt very confident that i wanted to have the band until i started reading some of these threads from extreme hair loss!!!!! to slippage to erosion to dilations on and on and on scary as hell ! IS THIS SURGERY REALLY WORTH ALL THE COMPLICATIONS? are these isolated incidents or very common where are these people having there surgeries are the doc qualified etc. help i need to hear from someone more than a year out that has had good results with no problems how do you keep these problems from occuring any advice?:help:

I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE NANA HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL WITH YOU RECOVERING QUICKLY ETC. WELL EVEYTHING FOR ME IS A GO RIGHT NOW DOC IS ON BOARD GOT MY 12 MOS ALL I NEED NOW IS A PSYCH EVAL AND A SURGERY DATE!!!!! YAY CANT WAIT THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE REALITY CHECKS AND KIND WORDS SO FAR !!!! YOU GUYS ROCK! GOD BLESS:whoo:

I AGREE!!!! YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR WAY OF EATING FOREVER! Im trying to explain this to my husband whos the band is a quick fix well at least i think he does so he acts ! a life change indeed thanks!

i have done so much research on this surgery i realize that things could happen as like with any surgery or illnes your absolutely right i have decided to get the surgery done! i am waiting on approval from my primary doctor i need a psych exam and im ready to go! i talked to my dr about these complications and theres only about a 1% chance of these things going wrong and i guess it really depends on having a good surgeon who knows what he's doing so do your reasearch on your doc too find out his success rates with all complications! good luck to all who are in the process like i am good luck to those already scheduled for surgery and good luck and success with those who are already banded ! GOD BLESS!!!!:kiss2:

YAY IM SO HAPPY ITS OVER FOR YOU WELL AT LEAST THE SURGERY PART WAS IT BAD ? i am just in the early stages of the process hope to be part of the club soon lol glad it went well hang in there and god bless!:whoo:

NAnA why was your surgery cancelled? gOOD LUCK IF ITS STILL TOMMOROW!!!!!AUG 14TH YAY! LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES!