trish5713

hey everyone! i'm currently living in pa and looking into getting banded. i'll eventually be moving down to the wilmington area in the next few years. does anyone know of a doctor that would do fills on someone they didn't band? thanks

I had my surgery in august of 08 and so far have only lost about 20lbs. I feel like the biggest failure in the world. I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't stop over eating. My doctor has been great, trying to help me as much as he can. I was too full for about 2-3 months which certainly didn't help. I couldn't really eat protien since it would get stuck. I just can't believe that I've done it again. I thought that going through the surgery would motivate me to be healthy. I thought that the band wouldn't let me eat too much. My doctor tells me to just eat until I'm not hungry and I don't even know what that means. I'm just crying right now cause I've let myself, my doctor, and my loved ones down. I'm 22 and still live at home and when my mom sees me eating bad stuff (popcorn, snack foods, etc) she calls me out on it and I just get mad at her and, I don't know, maybe I eat more just to spite her or something. I hate myself right now. I don't know what to do. I've started exercising, been doing 30 minutes of cardio every day or every other day for the past two weeks but it doesn't seem to be bringing my weight down at all. every night i tell myself that tomorrow is a new day and that i can start over on the right track and I just don't. I want to be thin. I'm only 22 and I just want to be normal and healthy and not have to shop in the fat girl stores. Please, does anyone have any advice for me? I used to come on this site all the time and haven't because I'm embarassed by how much of a failure I am. Is this all there is? Am I so broken that I can't fix myself?

wow. thanks everyone for your kind words and for sharing your experiences. i've decided to start going to overeaters annonymous meetings. first one is tomorrow. i know my problem is 99% mental/emotional. i did get a fill so now i'm .5cc less than i was when i was too full. i'm really noticing it and it's helping me to not over eat at meal time which is excellent.

So i'm currently unemployed and have been looking into paying for my own health insurance. I wouldn't be so worried about it if it wasn't for my expensive follow-ups/fills with my surgeon every month. So far I've only applied to Geisinger only to have them reject me because of my weight. I guess an obese person doesn't deserve health care these days. Yeah, I'm a little bitter. Has anyone else had this issue? Any insurance companies you guys could reccommend?

i've already had my surgery so i'm just starting to get worried about paying for the fills. to see my dr. at all is $75 plus $175 if i get an adjustment which sucks. i'm a healthy person, no long term issues from my weight. this is so stupid. i wish i could just be like "look insurance man, i never go to the doctor except every month or so for a lap-band check so i won't be costing you too much money. just insure me already!"

hey everyone. i got banded on august 12 and immediately lost 10 pounds because of the post-op liquid diet. i've since gained back most of that weight. i've had one fill and thought that maybe i would start to feel some kind of restriction. but no, i've got nothing. i really really really want this to work and feel like i'm eating the way i'm supposed to but it's hard to stop when you're still hungry. i mean, if i could do that unassisted i wouldn't have gotten the surgery in the first place. is this just because i'm not filled enough? i'm scared of failing again but that's how i feel. i'm sorry if this annoys anyone since i know i've read posts complaining about people frustrated about stuff like this but oh well. it's just how i'm feeling and really have nowhere else to talk about it. anyone else dealt with this? people are asking me how much weight i've lost and i feel like i'm failing when i say nothing even though i'm almost 2 months out.

thanks guys. yeah, i know that i need to do my part too and i have been for the most part. i just really needed to vent my frustrations. i just wish i didn't have to wait another 5 weeks to get my next fill... i guess it'll all be worth it in the end though.

anyone banded/getting banded at lehigh valley hospital? i went to the info session last thursday and i'm enrolled in the 6 month pre-op program thinger. i'm sooooooo excited to get started!

hey! sorry if this is a supid question. i'm 6 days post op and i'm almost pain free. i check out my incisions a few times a day to see how things are going and if the dermabond is still holding up. um when i touch my incisions the only one that hurts is where my port is. i know the obvious answer is "well don't touch your port incision and then it won't hurt" but it hurts randomly sometimes too. is this normal? dose the port area take a little longer to heal under the skin? i'm assuming so but i just wanted to know if i was normal and stuff. again, sorry if this is stupid:blushing:. ok. thanks. bye!

wow. i saw this on msn.com thismorning and i am glad i didn't read it then. i would've been irked the whole day. it made us all seem like a bunch of lunatics that walk around vomiting all day! i have to say that my favorite part was when they had the bit with the doctor talking about how wls can help so many people and cure diabetes and then the next paragraph totally tried to make him sound like a wacko.

hey everyone! i got banded on tuesday and today is the first day i feel normal enough to spend some time on the computer. surgery went great and i can't say enough nice things about dr. harrison and his team at lehigh valley hospital. i was pretty sore the past few days but today i feel great. i've been doing laps around the house to keep myself moving and today i think i'm gonna venture outside. the liquid diet is going pretty well. i was getting really sick of clear liquids and my dr. said to move on to full liquids so i wouldn't go crazy. now i'm much happier with more choices instead of jello or broth. plus i've already lost 6 pounds! i know it's just from the liquid diet but it's something. i'm so excited about being banded!:thumbup:

Well now that my insurance came through and my date is set I've realized that I will most likely have my lovely period on the surgery day. I've heard that you shouldn't get your legs waxed etc. when you've got it because it makes you less tolerant of pain or something so will i be in more pain? i'm not really worried about that too much though. what i am worried about is the fact that i'll be having my period on the surgery table. i know what doctors/nurses/anesthesiologists are medical professionals and don't really care but it's still embarassing to think about. anyone else have to deal with this? do they let you wear tampons in surgery. i would assume not since they're not sterile but ya never know.

good luck everyone! i'm going under the knife tomorrow at 10:50! i'm so so excited! i know we'll all do great tomorrow and in the weeks and months to come. go 8/12-ers!

i'm getting banded tomorrow too! i've been super excited for the past two weeks and now i'm starting to get nervous. not so much about being banded but more about the surgery in general. i've had surgeries before so it's not that i don't know what to expect it's just that general anesthesia can be tricky. i do anesthesia at work all the time and know the pros and cons of all the drugs used (they're the same in veterinary and human medicine). i'll probably be the worst patient ever. i keep thinking that in 24 hours i'll be banded and starting a new life.

hey now! i support cooper manning in everything he does! just kidding. i do root for indy in the afc. maybe this year we'll get a battle of the mannings super bowl.

hey! i was always curious about how this kind of thing works. just read over the instructions thing you posted a few posts back and it doesn't seem to hard to figure out. consider me in! p.s. - go giants!

hey! thanks for the reply. which dr. did your surgery? i'm scheduled for 8/12 with dr. harrison. i'm sooooo excited!

hey! i have to get a chest x-ray done too. i think they're checking the heart and lungs for any abnormalities that could complicate anesthesia. i have to get my blood draw, ekg, chest x-ray, meet with my surgeon, and meet the anesthesiologist all in the same day so i feel your pain. big day but pretty exciting too!

skirted bottoms are my bottom of choice but they tend to dry really really sloooooooooowly. as for the board shorts, in the past i've had suits that had bottoms like that but were for women. they had the bathing suit/underwear type thing with shorts attached. here's an example: JCPenney : Bandeau Shorts Set. covers up any issues without looking old ladyish

i had a shockey jersey too! i can't decide who i want to replace it with though. i'll probably end up waiting a while anyway since they can be expensive and anything i buy now hopefully won't really fit by the start of post season :wink2:

season tickets!?! i am insanely jealous. i've been on the waiting list for basically my whole life and my dad's been on it for at least 30 years. hopefully when the new stadium is done i can get my hands on a few. so what did you think of the whole shockey ordeal?

I just started my pre-op diet today and it's going ok so far. My doctor has me on Atkins for two weeks though instead of liquids so I'm pretty happy. Anyone else on this type of program?

hey fellow all stars! My name is Trish, I'm 21, and I live in northeast pa. I'll be getting banded on August 12, two weeks from today!!! I'm a veterinary nurse and I love love love my job even though it can be difficult at times. I also volunteer once a week at the local zoo helping their veterinary department with procedures and such. I also love football and can't wait for the season to start. I'm a lifelong NY Giants fan. I've been heavy my whole life so I'm curious to see what life's like on the other side.

hey everyone! a while ago the social worker i had to meet with for my psych eval asked me if i understood that when people loose alot of weight some of their friends jump ship. this doesn't really bother me too bad since i've been trying to drop the ones that might be bothered by it anyway. has anyone dealt with this? is it more the surgery or the weight loss that turns people off?

Hey everyone! A friend of mine recently asked me to go to FL with him on vacation. The thing is it's a week and a half after my scheduled surgery date. Would flying affect the band in any way?