SkyeBlu

C-189 (-21) (-2 this week)

I Have delt with some real winners in my life..... When my son was almost 5 years old I went to see the doc about the fact that I still had enough breast milk to feed a small army if need be. I discuss it with the doc for a few minutes and he looks at me and tells me that when men sexually abuse their wives by drinking their breast milk it tends to cause the milk to dry up and wanted to know if I had sought help for the sexual abuse my husband is subjecting me to. :speechles I was speachless! In the same month as the above incident I had slipped and fell at work landing and hitting my upper back pretty hard, Duke met me at the hospital from work and was listening intently as the ER doc was showing us the x-rays and starts to explain that I have some degeneration and calcification of the thoracic spine due to "ALL" the weight I was carrying up front, at this point he nudges Duke and gives him the "hey yeah way to go your wife has great boobs" head nod and goofy grin. Duke looks at him and says "excuse me?" the guy just about curled up in the corner. Duke had to do a physical test to get cleared for going back to work and had me go with. The doc doing the exam tells him she doesn't have anything in the office to effectively test his upper body strength and then points at me and says "but we could just have you lift her and if you could do that your more than strong enough" We both were speachless! And my personal fave...... I went to a new Rheumatologist to be evalulated for Lupus, in preping for the visit the nurse told me to make a list of any and everything that has happened with my health in the last 15 years. The doc walks in the office reads my list and proceeds to tell me I "don't" have lupus and that I need to seek psychiactric assistance IMMEDIATELY that I not only need emergency care for severe depression but I need medications on a large scale as well, and that any "woman" that can come up with a list as long as I did "had" to be severely depressed to the point they needed emergency if not lockdown psychiatric care. I cried hysterically for 2 days I was so upset, I wasn't depressed until that moment. I am now under the care of an awesome rheumatologist for my lupus and my hubby and I have a good laugh every now and again at what a bunch of quacks we have seen in our lives.

Almost having a 100 lb loss.... Sending the girl scouts packing.... Feeling sexy..... Recognizing you had a bad week(and making a plan to not do it again)..... What a good couple of days we have had!

Dr. Billy is wonderful! He just did my first fill after he preformed my surgury in February. One shot and he was done. One thing that I like about Dr. Billy is he isn't afraid of people that have been banded in Mexico where as alot of docs don't like to fill people that they didn't operate on. I have heard nothing but good things about him. My husband and I just love him and his staff!! They are a great team to have in your corner. If you do chose to go with him be forwarned he is very blunt about diet which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. He explains everything in very laymens terms BUT doesn't beat around the bush either! Good luck! Let me know if you need any more info! Skye

Please don't waste anymore of your valuable time on this Jerk! You are worth SO SO much more than what little (if anything other than a complex) he is giving you!

Jill...I love the analogy! Very good way of looking at it! Girl Scout Cookies *shiver* I will have some in my house next week...I'm bracing myself now!!!! I need to vent about something that happened this weekend! (and get some input...I don't really want to start a post about this) My hubby is a police officer here in Reno and every year they have an annual Police dinner, well we have never gone because of the shift he has worked and this year was the first time we have ever been able to go. Duke asked the guys on his team what the attire was and they told him it was nice casual. We were both rather happy with this as he isn't a big "dress up kind of guy" and I am still in that "my tummy is swollen from surgery, I feel and look fat anyway so I don't want to wear a nice dress kind of mood". I have had the week from HELL (that is another story in itself) and when I went to my post-surgery visit earlier on Saturday (the dinner was saturday night)I was given my first fill so I was ordered back on liquids. So at this point i'm not really happy about going because I'm an emotional wreck in general, I'm stressed out of my mind and now I'm on a liquid only diet again. When we get there we walk in to find EVERYONE, including Dukes entire team in suits or their dress uniforms and the women are all in formal dresses or suits. I damn near had a full on system shutdown "Danger Will Robinson Danger" nuclear meltdown before we even get to the coat check. Duke asked me if I wanted to go, I started to cry and shake and we walked out and left. We went to a new restaurant we have wanted to try, we split a lovely lobster pan-roast, went to Barnes and Noble and wandered around and came home and had popsicles I reallize it was pretty crappy of the guys to tell him it was casual when it wasn't but I don't normally lose it like that....is that normal post banding to get "woman over the edge" emotional?? OMG that was SO not me!!! Skye

I actually had a horrid craving for Peanut Butter about 7 days post-op, so I did two things 1) I took just a small bit of creamy peanut butter on a spoon (2 tsp or so) and licked on it like a lollypop only taking a bit on my tongue at a time and would sip on warm milk to make sure it didn't get stuck. 2) Mixed peanut butter, chocolate protien powder (I like Atkins the best) and milk in the blender....voila liquid peanut butter cup!!! Skye

Ok i'm going to stop complaining now.... I was complaining about the $4000 I have to pay after my surgury as my part (in reasonable payment arrangements) but I am now realizing I don't and didn't have as bad of a fight as some. Even though they were putzes about it my insurance covered the nutritionist, behavior modification specialist, psychologist and all other pre-op tests. As well my doctor and his nurse run a support group that meets once a month free of charge. I will be happy with what I got! That just really sucks that the system has to make it so tough for a relatively inexpensive procedure compared to the grand scheme of things with what our obesity would cost the healthcare/insurance system in the long run if we leave the extra weight on our bodies!

Hello Hello! My name is Skye and I am from Reno, NV. I have been married for just shy of 16 years to my wonderful husband Duke whom I met my very first semester of college, we started going to lunch one day and have been attached at the hip even since. We have 2 great kids Devin 15 & Hunter 12, plus....a yellow lab named Memphis, our old lady muttle Sassy Girl, a 4 month old chocolate lab named Blu and then there is Miss Meow Meow our cat that addopted us a few years back. Easy to say I have a HOUSE FULL! I have never been "thin" by any means but was at 142 on my wedding day (i'm 5') but after 15 years 2 kids (with highly medicated pregnancies), a partial hysterectomy, PCOS with insulin resistance, back surgury and some heart problems the weight has crept up and crept up until it was at 210. With all my health issues (particularly the insulin resistance) it is darn near impossible for me to get rid of ANY of my excess weight without near marathon effort. My husband was VERY anti-band at first and didn't understand why I would do this but after some research and a visit with my surgeon he has been an amazing supporter of my efforts. Between Duke and my boys I am feeling more sucessfull with my newly placed band (02/10/06) than I have about anything I have ever done in the past! Skye H-210 S-206 J-191 G-130 (-19) I can't beleive this number is real but the doc confirmed it today at my visit!!!!

That is such a good feeling!!! I have to eat out alot for work (lunches mainly) and am so proud of myself when I walk out and have eaten right and don't feel like i'm going to pop! YAY FOR YOU!!

It was such a releif when the pain passed! *whew* I will be going much slower from here on out....and very cautious with the beef jerky!!!

That is cool! Let us know what issue we get to see you in! Can't wait to see you!

It was determined between my Surgeon and my Rheumatologist that the benefits of having the band placed far outweighed the "possiblity" of a issue due to my lupus. And, if my body does eventually reject my band we will cross that bridge IF it comes for me to cross. If you really get down to it you do what is best for you and you make that determination between you and your doc. Just don't hide anything from him just to get the band!

It isn't as bad today as it was yesterday...but....now it just feels like a lump o' crud sitting in my tummy. I already have a bunch of liquids in my lunch bag to take to work with me. I'm now sipping tummy mint tea Going to take it really easy the next few days.

The only good thing I got out of the "6 month supervised diet" that my insurance made me do was a program for my computer called "Balance Log" I paid about $70.00 for it and actually really like it! It is very user friendly, you can set up how you want your meals structured, you can break down by day/week/month what your totals are for meals, nutrients, exercise, Water...and a few more. It totals your nutrient intake for each day so you can see where you are on your protien/fat/calories etc. every time you open the program. It is also web compatible as well as palm compatible.

That is so wonderful of you to take in these beautiful babies! More pics please :scared: (do you have another dog as well?) I myself have 3 dogs and one cat....One is a pound pup...everyone else found us. Each of them is a welcome addition to our lives and family! I love my fuzzle mutts

That is SO AWESOME! GREAT NSV!! I can't wait for my marathon event!!

I am not normally one to promote drug usage but my doc as well as a Homeopathic MD that I see told me about this medication that is coming out and says it looks to be a drug to keep an eye on. (in a good way) Rimonabant....it will be sold as Acomplia It is designed to block the receptors that say "I need a smoke" " I need chocolate" etc....it has shown GREAT results in Europe in helping people stop smoking and in losing weight becuase it litterally shuts down the part of the brain that receives the "chemical" message that says "I have to have xy or z right now" AND it isn't having any traumatic side effects (like anal leakage...wtf was that all about? I mean seriously...we have a drug...it will make you lose weight...BUT...you may have an oily discharge from your hind end????) For me it is nice to know that there is research being done recognizing the fact that there are some of us in the world that no matter how hard we try to lose weight some synapse isn't "firing" right in the brain when it comes to food. www.acompliareport.com

Ok I missed this post COMPLETELY over the past 2 weeks.... I was banded February 10th in Truckee CA by Dr. Billy I'm down 15 lbs to date! Skye from Reno, NV BTW....GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

That is so AWESOME! Great job! Have fun on the slopes! :scared:

I did have some co-morbidities.... High cholesterol Severely degenerated lumbar spine (had to have emergency back surgery Feb 05 sleep Apnea Acid Reflux Problems with my knees Minor heart attack Oct 05 And the insurance STILL gave me a hard time! Doctors on the other hand were fighting tooth and nail for me!

Did anyone else go through changes with their skin after being banded? I feel really good am getting plenty of nutrition but..... I normally get a bit of a rash on my face when I get really stressed out, but I look like I have the chicken pox!!! AND...the skin on my fingers is peeling...:help: What is that all about?????? Skye

It is an actuall rash...but BAD! I can tell i'm eating well enough due to the fact that I feel really good otherwise. I need to work in some more water though....and wow that is hard for me to do! I'm working on it daily though. I take all my vitamins like I supposed to. I have a call into my doc but won't hear back from them for a day or two due to the holiday.

That is more than a mini NSV! That is awesome! I love the feeling of a GOOD hug! YAY to more good hugs for the two of you!!!!!

I started my journey to WLS April of last year and was banded Feb 10th. I had a borderline BMI of 39 as well. The supervised program was a joke and I even gained a few pounds due to the stress of the whole mess. My insurance provider is one that is notorious for denying the surgury but when it was all said and done and I jumped through the hoops a surgery that was going to cost me $15-20,000 out of pocket cost me $4,000 after insurance covered their part. To me it was worth it, but that is a decision you need to make for yourself. My thoughts were the same as Dovie....I have been lugging around most of this weight for years so what was 6 more months? I wish you the best of luck!