Roscoe Simmons Jr.

My update. All is going well. I feel great. My weight loss froze after first week. But it's ok. I'm healing good, and feel good. So everything else takes time ????

I will be having my Lap Band removed and converting to the Gastric Sleeve. I am waiting patiently for this! I am all set; Vitamins, Protein. I am not sure what to expect at first, since it is different for everyone. A friend of mine just went through this and is doing very well. Well wish me luck and I'll keep this updated!

My Surgery Date is tomorrow, Can't wait! I will update on friday when I get home on how surgery went!

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OK Doing great today, feel so much better. Wanted to share this site to get free Medical ID cards for wallets! https://www.medicalinfoproducts.com/free-med-wallet-card.php

Doing well, now have phone app too, I can't wait for All the gas pains to subside but other then that I think I'm doing really well

I am having a hard time with plain Water. It seems i can drink crystal light right now. I believe I am having some GERD issues also. I have medication for it and he gave me medication for gallbladder too. I got in my Vitamins, but I'm not quite getting in the fluids.

I came home yesterday. today is my full day home. I feel really gassy but I'm trying to keep moving too. I am having a hard time with fluids. Water and even decaf tea taste weird. I'm doing ok with crystal light for now. Just don't think I'm drinking enough yet.

I came home yesterday too, Was Band to sleeve surgery on the 24th. I have some mucus issues too, not sure why. not getting sick and am moving around fine. my hardest part so far now is getting in fluids. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow

I just got sleeved on the 24th, Except for gas issues i'm ok. Getting up and moving is the biggest thing to help process out the gas. I know once I get past this gas stage all will be well!

Got home last night. Main issue is gas pains. But it is over and now once the gas subsides I'll feel great!

Home, feel great except for gas pains! I expect them to subside over the next day or so. But I'm up getting around!

thanks hope all goes well for you Nicey2u

I will be having my revision on 4/24/14 I will gladly tell you how i am doing through the steps if you like!

I have united health care and Empire. Through state/government work. I had no restrictions except all the regular loops to get this done Needed note of necessity from GP. Then go through all the other doctors and shrink too. I did this all in a months time. I got my Date and full ins. approval all in that time also. I started on 3/5/14, and Surgery will be 4/24/14. I had my band on 10/26/2006 Had slippage issues and finally said enough!

I went through everything, My Ins. approved everything and will do it all at once on the 24th. I will be happy to have the band out and look forward to the sleeve and look forward to getting back to my weight loss I achieved in 2008. I wish you much luck golden 1984, I hope everything works out for you! My next post will be after my surgery!

I would say yes to this. I am one of the ones effected by this. But its not all the bands fault either, some of it is the people doing the fills. I think the major issue with this surgery is the adjustments.

Ok Now that I have a little more free time I can write more. I had my Band Surgery Oct 26, 2006 By May 2008 I lost 126lbs ( then weighed 219lbs ) Then My band was tightened to much and we were forced to take out most of the Fluid in it. That was all she wrote, over the years since I have gained a great portion of the wight back. I also have had issues with Swelling and slight band slippage also. I will be happy to have the band removed and move on with my life when I am sleeved. I will be doing this of course with a new doctor in a new office! I have looked over some posts on this site, a lot of supportive msg's here. Well I am happy to have found this site and hope if I have any questions or issues the supportive Sleever's on here will be here to help