shelly3578

I had a funny thing happen to me before I was able to make it for the surgery.... I got pregnant!!! LOL. So I have it basically on hold until I have the little one. Sometime in October. :thumbup: But the surgery with everything included is around $7500. Hope all goes well for you!!

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I was scheduled to have surgery a few weeks ago. I found out about 3 months after I set the dates that I was pregnant! What a surprise. It was sad, though because I didn't want to be pregnant at this weight for the babie's heath and mine! I'm having High BP issues already, which worries me. Anywho, my question is this: How soon can I schedule for LB surgery after giving birth? THanks, Michelle

It sounds to be like healing barrier. I'm not sure the technical terminology for it. It happened at the area of a large incision. I had gall bladder surgery and one day I was lying on my stomach in bed and I jumped up..feeling a lump underneath where the incision was healing. I called my doctor and he reassured me that it was a good sign and a normal process in healing. It's like a scar that heals inside out....

I'm also going to the DR soon to be banded and was wondering if your it's going to be with Dr Leino? Thanks!

I'm scheduled to be banded by Dr. Lieno 4/28. My boyfriend's family lives near there so it didn't bother me too much to go to the DR for surgery. We were planning on just going to DR for fills...(he can get the tickets for around $200) instead of paying here in Florida....I'm not sure how much fills are here in the US. Not sure yet, but good luck to you and thanks for the information.

Thank you so much for the reply. I really need to keep telling myself the band is a tool to assist my weight loss and not some quick fix. I definitely don't want to go through this all getting banded-- just to eat ice cream and cakes. You talk about have the band too tight. How will u know what is the right amount of restriction?

Hey everyone! I'll be banded in April and have just loved reading the posts; Great information and motivation to start off my new life right. I've read a lot of success stories, but I read a handful of bandsters that have NOT lost any weight, gained, or lost about 18 lbs with a years time. That was very frustrating to read and I can imagine how it feels to them. My questions is: Is it often that people NOT lose weight or lose a small amount when banded? Thanks, Shelly

Hi everyone! This is my first post here in the Forum. I'll be banded in April, so I'm getting alittle head start. I read a lot of the responses to this post and it feels good to relate, laugh and know the pain behind every single sentence. With that being said: Things I wont MISS: Having to throw away jeans that actually fit me because I rubbed a hole on the inner thighs Being self=conscious about abt cetain sexual positions that make my belly hang and bulge out. Going with skinny friends to the mall to buy nothiing but shoes or jewelry and seeing them with 2 pairs of cute jeans. Hiding the fact the I'm still hungry when I go out to eat with people having one more man tell me that if i just lost weight i'm be "the bomb" you have such a pretty face. . . . Being over looked by men who'd prefer and cute body over a pretty face Going to a club and having noone ask me to dance or hit on me Going to skinny clothing store with a friend and worrying what ppl are thinking of a fat girl in store. Maybe shes with someone? maybe she's shopping for someone else or maybe she really thinks she can fit her ass into these sizes? I wont miss buying someothingjust because it fits i wont miss plus sized stores that cater towards 70 something women and over priced, too!!! I wont miss having my friend say "oh that guy was looking at me" ...I mean come on, he definitely wasn't looking me...no way! I wont miss having to get in funny postions to paint my toe nails I wont miss dressing up and pssing my the mirror to get a glimpse of what I really look like.., I wont miss being so insecure about other women (in a relationship) I wont miss grunting to get out of my car I wont miss trying to squeeze through crowds I wont miss feeling embarassed when i have to tie my shoe infront of ppl I wont miss having a big beach ball in my way when I bend over I wont miss trying to corss my legs with my feet while i watch skinny chicks lace their legs together with ease. That's what I got for now!!! Thanks