jazie

I have belonged to this board for a while and still don't know what PB means. Can someone tell me?

I have been banded since 7/01/08. I have a friend from Louisiana, where I live, that went to Houston to have her band last Monday. She tells me that her dr wants her to pay $200 to go to support meetings, and she would have to travel about 75 miles to go there. Evidently, she wasn't told this before the surgery. Does anyone else pay for their meetings? Do you think she could go with me to mine? Even if my dr would charge her she would at least be near home? As far as I know mine is free. Unless the cost is included in my bill to Insurance. The hospital where I had it has a meeting once a month and so does my dr. Thanks for any help.

My incisions were glued also, but my dr said that there was stitches on the inside that would disolve. The steri-strips stayed on mine for almost 2 weeks, so I just didn't worry about them. Yours was probably stitched on inside also, but I am not sure about the glue coming off too soon. I would call the dr too.

I am with you on that. My dr.told me that I WOULD HAVE MORE chance of getting off the insulin and Byetta with the Bypass, but I didn't want to go that far. I was banded on 7/1/08, I am off the Byetta already which was what I really wanted. Those side effects were just too much. I have an appointment with a diabetes dr in Oct so my goal will be to be off by then.

Does anyone here attend Weight Watchers? I am just wondering how you can eat as much food as you have to eat on WW. I read somewhere that someone belonged to the group, but I am new here and just learning my way around. Thanks, jazie

I just returned from the Dr.. He said it would be fine to go to WW. I probably would not be able to eat all the points. He said I should try to eat between 1200 and 1400 calories a day. I will have my first fill on the 28th., I think I will wait until after the fill to join.

Do you mind if I ask how many points you do a day? Isn't 2 cups too much food to eat at once? I know I will learn all this, but for now it sure helps to have this board with everyone who has already gone through it.

I am going for my 2 week post op appointment tomorrow, I think I will bring the subject up with my Dr. along with how many calories I should be eating. I find it hard to keep under 1000. jazie

My Dr. took me off Byetta, Nexium, and Lipitor temporarily. All my other pill I take as usual and have no problem. Jazie

I just realized there was an age specific group. I am so happy to join you. I had my band on 7/1/08. I feel so much better. Blood sugar is down and I feel great. Most of the people at my support group has had the gastric bypass, so it is nice to have this in common with you guys. As of 7/9/08 I have lost 18 lbs. Thanks for all the info and help. Keep up the good work. Jazie

For some reason I thought Weight Watchers would be too much food for us to eat after the band. Could you give me a little more info on it? I am sure it would be further down the line, I had my band 7/1/08, so I am still on the second stage. jazie

Thanks for the welcome. This forum came highly recommended Jazie

I am new here, just joined tonight. I am 63 years old, grandmother to 9 and great grandmother to 4. I had my band on July 1,2008. I started out at 234 and have lost 18 lbs so far. Dr. Keith Chung did my surgery in Lake Charles, La. Bye now See you soon Jazie