sabrahardy

I am here because i refuse to confide in friends who offer Gloom & doom scenarios to me. My Lap Band has failed. i have lots of GERD to contend with in the aftermath, i've regained all the weight. i had knee surgery in July now i am on High Blood Pressure meds. I have one friend who is overweight, she will never have weight loss surgery because her life is complicated by major back surgery - with complications from arthritis. So she always predicts the most dire results to having "Revision surgery" another friend knows someone who had regular gastric bypass surgery & died later from complications. MY doctor Marnia Kurian at NYU doesn't like Verticle Sleeve Gastrectomy so on January 24, 2011 i have to walk in her office and fight with her to have the surgery. The reasons: I don't want to worry about malnutrition for the rest of my life. and i have a condition that is mysterious to me: Non-Specific Proctitis. I had bleeding in the anus. Not from infection. She refused to do any surgery gastric or otherwise until that is resolved. According to my Gastroenterologist I am going to be taking suppositories for a long long time. Now i am not bleeding, but I am told i have irritation without suppositories. I don't want regular Gastric Bypass surgery - i DO NOT WANT TO HAVE MY INTESTINES RE-ROUTED. any takers?

got any good recipes?

i joined because i needed to be with a support group of people who knew what i was going through. I am 46 i had surgery March 10, 2006 i was 308 lbs. and my body mass index was over 50. i had borderline highblood pressure, joint hip, ankle, back issues. i was a smoker also. I am now 236 lbs. my goal is 170 my doctor Dr. Marina Kurian of NYU medical center, formerly of Lenox Hill in NYC where i had the surgery done. no regrets sincerely hope i can meet people who are supportive and be supportive to others. i've had problems with junk food and finding the right fill but all in all i've been working out at home at first now at crunch fitness thanks for reading. can see a pic of me MySpace.com - sabra d. hardy - 46 - Female - NEW YORK, NEW YORK - www.myspace.com/sabra1only or YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. thanks!!!!