LISAMARIE1158

l too have all the same issues as Marisopa...Food often hurts and just sits in my stomach until l vomit..then l feel great...Most all the proteins bother me..l chew until l can no longer stand chewing. Eggs are completely out..as are yogurt, mashed potatoes, rice, pasta, bread...l do ok with soups...most days...and yes junk foods go down very well...my band is like a 2 yr old...never know when it will act up....

l use senna..again, finding the right amount can take a while, but no more problems.

l had my surgery 9/12 with Dr Haag

are you sure they put 3cc in your 4 cc band already? Seems a bit tooooo fast to me....On your first fill? Where do you go from here...perhaps you have a 14 cc band, not 4cc..

don't ever be afraid to ask questions..the only stupid question is the question you don't ask....Good Luck...

theres a million success stories for every failed story....its a lot of hard work, but its an awesome tool..l can't imagine life without my band...

at your preop appt, you will take a 10 question simple test and just go over any questions you might have..its an exciting time for you...every day is great...l'm soooo happy l did this....

Hi Maggie...l had Dr Haag in Sept..l asked him point blank, why no pre-op diet..He said to me, it was their experience that people didn't do the pre-op diet, so they dropped it...(why should we complain)...l thought it was strange....they just don't want you to gain weight waiting for surgery.Hey, good luck...

do you exercise at all?

Just remember you are the one getting all the attention right now..l feel like l have the same situation going on...Not that my friends are really jealious, but l think they hate me getting all the attention right now..No matter where we go or what we do, someone is excited for me...lt will all pass in time...

lm at the point where l'm still fighting with Blue Cross and the hospital..l believe the whole situation happened bec of a coding error..Blue Cross on the othert hand says l should be greatful that my bill has gone from $4,000 to $2,000..l should only owe the hospital 100. lm in the medical field and gees l am frustrated dealing with them...l will fight it to the end...On the good side, l had my surgery 9/12 and have lost 50 lbs...stay in touch Lisa

Received a bill from my hospital today that my Co Pay for is over 4,000$$$ they are billing the band as durable medical equipment. Blue cross pays 70/30...upon researching the bill, l found out the hospital made a mistake and billed for two lap bands..Meanwhile the insurance paid the bill of over $21,000. When l called the insurance company to tell them of the error they said.....Now it looks like your total amount due to the hospital will be about $2,000. NO WHERE was l ever told about the billing system. Before my surgery, l called the insurance probably 20xs..l got an approval letter and all..Nothing was mentioned about the durable medical equipment..The insurance is insisting that the cost of the actual lap band is about $9,000...wow thats an expensive piece of plastic...something is wrong with this whole picture...Has anyone else had this problem?????

Continue doing what you're doing...sounds like they are jealious...you have reason to be proud..

we don't get that numbing needle...and there really is no pain involved with the fill...can you fore go the numbing medication?

go easy now for a day or so and let your stomach rest...Good luck....

welcome Maggie...its an exciting time for you...

how did you know it had slipped?

since being banded, l can not eat yogurt, no matter how slowly or what type or brand..l think its to sticky for me...same with any sort of ice cream..(thank goodness)..l think it just globs onto my band and closes it off

l have the same problem and l would say its blood pressure that causes the headache...Once its over, BPing, and l lay down and relax, it disappears...

Don't ever be afraid to ask on this site..its awesome and so many people have so much experience...People on here are more than willing to help...you have many friends who understand exactly what you are going through or will be going through...an honest question is never a stupid question...we have all had the same questions from time to time...Sit back and enjoy your future..

My sister in law when for her fill on Mon with Dr Haag..she waited 5 weeks for the appt...She got there at 9 for a 9 appt..at 9:30 they put her in a room. at 10:15 they told her Dr Haag wasn't in yet...Come to find out, Dr Haag was in California. and wasn't coming in at all...thats the third time she was cancelled after she was already at the office...she was there over 2 + hours waiting for an appt that was never going to happen.

l went to Bay state and they were very good to deal with..Dr Haag said to me that they love going to NOBLE, bec the staff at NOBLE is much nicer to work with than at Bay state...stay on their butts in the office..call call call....don't leave a message, they never call you back..instead, tell them you will wait on hold....they can be really rude...their office lacks a lot of kindness...he who makes the most nboise in that office gets things done...l was all done, may paper work submitted when my sister in law got her done..l was several weeks ahead of her, yet she got her surgery 2 weeks before me bec she kept calling them...l mean a couple of times a week until they told her what she wanted to hear..granted we had a strange case bec he was out for a month, but when you want something badly and you have to wait until who knows when you get very anxious....l didn't care if they gave me a surgery date of several months, as long as l had a date...Fortunately after my sister in law got booked, l called to find out how she jumpped ahead of me on the list...they told me, she has insurance issues...The only insurance issue was, l was paying for my health insurance and she wasn't.....l was so mad..meanwhile they told me they weren't booking any surgeries..when l told them is was BS they had booked hers, they immediately gave me a date..Funny how they go from one minute of saying they can't book anything, to giving me a date within the next week...Be on your toes with them...With all the money they have to be making, they should treat us patients far better than they do....stand up for yourself...

l got my approval in Mid July and had to wait untill 9/12....

welcome to the wonderful world of lap banding...you should find a nice family of friends here...Many have gone before you and many trying to join you in this quest...Don't be afraid to ask questions....Lisa....again, welcome