Bimbabe

well, well, well. to the dr i went. i went in and was very professional being as though u know i have to see him at the hospital and all and i had gained 3#. i told him that in the past 2 weeks i really hadn't done much exercising because as i told him previously, i felt i was loosing weight because of the exercising and not the band. i keep telling him everytime i go that i do not have any restriction as well, but he does not listen. he asked me why hadn't i exercised and i told him that he wouldn't listen to what i was saying so i was trying to show him what i was talking about. mind u, i've been walking 3 mi almost daily since june until recently when a trainer at the gym told me i needed to change up my routine bc my body had got used to the same thing. so, anyways, he says, "so u deliberately tried to sabatoge ur weight loss?" i said no, i was trying to make u see what i was saying since u wont listen to me. then he says, so u r playing games and being manipulative? i said NO! why would i do that after i paid the money and have these ugly scars on my belly. then he says, well ur the one that needs to loose the weight, not me. I said, it think it is ill of u to say something like that and u know what all ive been doing since june. before then i really was not exercising. i said, i know i need a fill bc i still have no restriction and this is my 5th fill. he says, how do i know that when u wont do what i tell u to do? i said, i have been. he says, u just want to sit around and do nothing all day and think the weight is just going to fall off. i said, if i thought that i wouldn't started exercising then. i thought the lapband was a tool to aid in weight loss but i dont think u r utilizing the tool to my advantage. everyone is different and u know what i ve been doing its been almost 4 mths and ive only lost maybe 12-14#. he says well ur only suppose to lose 1-2#wk. i said well that's what u loose on a regular diet not involving surgery. i had surgery and to loose weight and im not. maybe i shouldn't had it. he says, well, the band doesn't make u loose weight. i said i know but it aids in weight loss. he says, well im not going to give u a fill bc u r not doing what i asked u to do. i said, ive been faithfully exercising, my eating isn't perfect which i have told u due to no restriction and have only lost weight bc ive exercising and u won't fill me? he says no. i said, 2 weeks out of 4 months, huh? he says, well come back in 2-6weeks and i might fill u if u adhere to the rules. i said, dr___ i know people i work with that u banded and they r not doing anything and r lossing weight. i know everyone is different but im doing what u asked and u know i don't have restriction so what's the difference?, u said that we had to exercise, i am. he says, well, im not going to give u a fill, so whatever. i said fine, do u recommend anyone else to me? he says, i don't care who u see. see whoever u like. i said really? and he walks out. i then go to check out and ask the receptionist who do i speak to about changing mds. so i talk to the coordinator and she looked at my records and saw my flutating weight and told me that it was normal to loose that amt of weight with the 2 fill. i told her it was my 5th fill and she said, oh. she said she would see what she could do. i told her that i rather see one of the other surgeons bc i don't feel comfortable going back to him. she said why and i told her. he was rude, uncaring, inconsiderate, and would not tolerate that since i was paying. i shouldn't have to. i told her if she could not arrange it, i would go to Tyler or Nacogdoches to get fills and pay out of pocket if i had to. she told me she would call me and let me know after she talked to him and see what he says. i told her she could talk to him all day and it would not make a difference. i didn't tell her that i already had talked to one of the other associates but he already said he wouldn't mind seeing me. i had told him about my dilemma and he agreed with me. so if she don't call me tommorrow, im going to call her and do what i have to do. i just cant believe the way he acted. there was a pa student and she had the nerve to say, well the weight isn't just going to fall off u know. i told her i knew that. she said, well u have to exercise and i know u not used to. u know i wanted to get ghetto but i didn't bc i have a reputation to uphold. but i did let her know that i know what im suppose to do. i have been and the only reason i didnt exercise bc i wanted him to see that the band wasn't helping me and that i did need a fill. I always knew he had a problem with big people but i thought it would work out to my advantage but it didn't. so we'll see later this week. i will be letting u know. if u have anymore suggestions, comments, or criticism, please let me know bc i feel like i did the right thing. i really did not expect him to come off like he did. i think he was irritated bc i was back after 2 wks. if the band is not suppose to help me loose weight, then what is it for? he kept saying it was a tool. i told him that tools have to come out the box to be used and mine was still in the store!