mroseharvey

WannBskinny may I ask were you self pay? How are you feeling?

China great job in the weight loss. I seem to be at a stand still at the moment but I am being patient. I have not been able to exercise like I would like to as I have been having terrible back pain. At the moment I am laying on an ice pack and trying to get the back pain under control. I hope that everyone has a great New Year.

I was in the same boat as you. My BMI was 35 and the health issues I had was high cholesterol and arthritis...I was like you my feet hurt so bad I cried at times when I walked. Well, my insurance company denied me saying that it was not medically necessary. Well I was so upset I cried for an entire day. My husband saw how upset I was and he hated to see me in pain....just to walk. So we decided to go ahead and self pay, I had the surgery on 12/15/08. I am going to appeal and fight with my insurance we will see what happens. But I decided that I am not going to let an insurance company tell me that I am not sick enough.....I know the pain I feel in my legs and feet. With just 11 lbs that have come off my feet feel better. Good luck with your appeal.

Glad to hear that you are doing well China. I feel like I am at a stand still I have not lost any more weight, but I guess I should not be weighing myself everyday either. Does everyone do that? Yesterday I had: B: 1 scrambled egg w/beans L: Slim Fast shake - low carb D: chicken (mushed) carrots mushed S: String cheese

It's not bad at all. I was in at 8:00 a.m. and home by noon the same day. The pain was not bad. Just take your pain medication and try and walk as much as you can to get rid of the gas. Be strong and you will be fine. Good Luck.

Glad everyone did well today. I think I did pretty well. B - Carnation Instant Breakfast - sugar free L - Soup D - 2 oz turkey, mashed potatos, sweet potatos all mashed S - 1/2 cup cottage cheese After dinner I felt very full.

Hello Shelly I was banded on the 15th of December and feel free to ask me anything you want. I am doing very well feeling back to normal and very excited about this new journey that we are beginning. Are you still on full liquids? Merry Christmas

I am glad that everything went well for you Laural. Be patient everything will work out in time for you with your son. I did notice that since I have increased my calorie intake to about 1200 cal my weight is coming off alittle faster. What food stage are you in and what are you eating. Have a very merry christmas.

Good luck to all you January bandsters and all of you will do fine. I was banded on 12/15 and I am doing great. The pain is not bad at all just remember to drink alot of water and walk as soon as you can. It helps get rid of all the gas pains. I was a self pay (insurance said it was not medically necessary, I am going to appeal) and had surgery at 8:00 a.m. (they wanted me stay one night) I was feeling good when I woke up and asked if I could go home. I was home by noon. I rested so much better in my own bed. Good luck and if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask me.

I wanted to wish all the December bandsters a Very Merry Christmas and this is the best christmas present we can give ourselves our health. Everyone keep up the good work and lets take one day at time and get to our goal. I am on day 10 and feeling great. My doc said I can go on mushies did anyone go on mushies that soon? You just hear so many different things.

Goodmorning and Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope everyone has a great day. I am finding that the more I eat the more weight comes off so I am going to try and eat 1200 cal today. Is everyone on mushies now? Keep up the good work.

China you do have alot of very good advice and thank you for your words. I am feeling alot better today about everything and know that we are all going to do great on this adventure. I did really well on my mushy foods today. I got in about 1000 calories. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thank you for the encouragement Allie that is very sweet of you and it is very much appreciated. I am going to embrace my loss and be happy. Your words are very true. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

Good luck tonight Laural. Try and just enjoy yourself and hopefully your son will come around. I am alos alittle down about only losing 7 lbs so far since the surgery. But like the doctor said it probably took us months to gain 7 lbs. I will have to patient and embrase the 7 lbs I have lost. I am planning to eat about 1200 cal per day it won't be easy but I am going to try. Good luck to everyone.

I am so happy for everyone and I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. By the way my name is Rose. Yesterday was the first day I started on mushys.....had oatmeal and it was no problem at all. Is everyone exercising yet? I am very excited about what it will be like in a year. Good luck to all of us.

Wow that is great I was banded on 12/15 and had my first post op appointment today and lost 7 lbs. Did you have to do a pre-op diet? I am wondering if I am doing something wrong since I did not lose that much. Any suggestions. What are you eating?

Hello everyone I had my first post op doctors appointment today and everything went well I am down 7 lbs. I had no pre-op diet to do. He said I am to stay on strained liquids one more week and than on mushy foods for 2 weeks. All in all I am feeling pretty good just alittle sore if I over do it. GOOD LUCK everyone.

Hello and good luck tomorrow. I had surgery on Monday and let me ease your mind alittle its NOT BAD AT ALL. I went in at 7:30 a.m. and was home my noon the same day. The pain is like doing 200 sit ups. I had alittle shoulder pain but nothing that alittle tylenol did not fix. I was worried like you but I was execting it to be alot worse than it was. Good luck.

Hello I was banded the same day as you and yes I feel the same pain on the side that you do if I do too much. I overdid it alittle yesterday and today I a feeling alot better. I am going back to work on Tuesday just for a few hours. Its nice to be able to share with people that are going through the same thing. Take care.

I am sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. Are you getting in enough protein. That takes away the hunger. I am adding protein powder to my soup and shakes. It really helps.

My name is Maria and I am being banded on Monday December 15th I would love to find a mentor to chat with. My e-mail address is mroseharvey@yahoo.com. Thanks and wish me luck. Maria

I was banded on Monday and also had a hernia repaired. I am doing pretty good. The pain gets better everyday. Good luck and lets stay in touch.

I am drinking my protein drink, jello, water, soup all day long. I am getting in all my liquids. The more you get in your liquids and walk the gas goes away. Good luck to everyone.

Day three post op and doing great. My daughter is taking really good care of me. Making me so really good protein shakes with myraplex they are really good. I am forcing myself to eat as I am not hungry at all. I am so happy with my band. Thank you everyone for your updates.

Had my surgery on Monday and I am doing great. The pain is not bad at all. I want to thank everyone for the well wishes.