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Pre-surgery process; I'm so discouraged.
soldouthippie replied to LindaD's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I have heard the same scenario from lots of other pre lap banders.. hang in there.. I hope to have my done to..but I am not as far along as you.. I hope I dont run into the same crap you are.. but I am sure I will run into some of it... Just look foward to the light at the end of the tunnel.. and How great you will look.. buthe way .. I think you look great right now.. and lucky you tohave such a supportive and cute partner.. good luck Irene -
hey Vanilla, I really hope that things go better for you.. I am a lot older than you and I was thinking of getting the band because I dont have any willpower,, but like you I love the texture and smell of real food.. I hope the banding will be worth it for me. I am sixk of being fat.. I have been without a man for a long time and I feel that if I weighed less all my problems would be solved you hang in there ..I am sure once you start losing ..you feel better inside and out :thumbs_up: Irene
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Hey again,
I just read you note to me. I think that if you are not 200% sure, you shouldn't do it. It isn't going to "fix" you. It will "help" you by giving you a tool. Your life will drastically change forever. There are reasons why I would say no. If I hadn't tried EVERYTHING I possibly could before this. If I knew that my will power wasn't the greatest or that I couldn't or wouldn't want to get fills for the rest of my life. Yes, so problems can occur, I am not sure about the metabolism problem, but it is still worth the risk to me compared to I am not losing anything on my own. Good luck. Please let me know what you decide. -Donita
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looking forward to the info meeting and getting a banding
soldouthippie replied to soldouthippie's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
thanks Jodi.. thank God.. I hope it works -
hi
Im am rethinking getting a lap band ,,, i read just now about metabolism slow down and lap bands breaking.. and slow or no weight loss
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Help!! I think I've stretched my pouch
soldouthippie replied to Canaryqueen's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hey guys.. I am getting discouraged before I start....and dont tell me that I need to work on a diet.. etc.. I have been doing that for years .. that is why I was going to try to lap banding.. but now I am beginning to have second thoughts.. Irene:wub: -
Since all info is non-gender I have to ask...male or female. So many men are nurses now you never know. lol
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You are tooooo funny. I have at this about 6 months and I am still 13 days away from being banded. I have lost 8 lbs doing the pre-op diet. I had my last appoinment today. My husband and I met my surgeon and picked which band I wanted. I picked Lap Band, becasue I wanted my port on my right side. I am 40 yrs. old, 5'5 1/2" and weighed 233 at my start of this journey. I only had a bmi of about 37, but I have Sleep Apnea and high cloesterol. Not to mention the severe back pain. Your class in June will really get you hyped. What kind of insurance are you dealing with. I have Tricare and was approved in less than a week.
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Hi MSG.. yeah I guess you could say taht I sold out when I left the commune back in '78..LOL Well how much have you lost ?? I hope I will qualify for the surgery..I am 5'5" and weigh 230lbs... I looked at a BMI scal and it looked that maybe I might not quality.. what do you think.. I also hope that I can go back to work in about a week kor less. I am going to the informational meeting in June.. I havent even started my journey yet.. It is so nice that there is this support forum availabe. thanks for making me feel at home.
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looking forward to the info meeting and getting a banding
soldouthippie posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
hi I hope I am fat enuf to get a banding.. I am 5'5" and am 230.lbs.. I went over the 200 mark around the turn of the century.. LOL.. I was 170lbs after my last child and just kept on gaining.. I have tried dieting.. ephedra,, etc but the weight alwys comes back with plus more. I hope I can get the bandilng and I hope it works.. and yes I know I need to work with it.. I am a nurse and I do a done of walking.. but I love to eat.. BMC told me taht it takes approx 3 months from the time of the infomeeting to the actual surgery porvided of course the insurance is ok:wub: Soldouthippie -
Welcome! Why did you sell out? lol Are you already banded? I get mine on the 29th of May. It has been a 6 month journey.
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hi,, I am going to my info meeting on June ...Hey dont give up .. you makde the right decision to get a lap banding.. some people like to see other fail.. but once you lose the weight you want ..you will feel great.
hang in there
