vicki s

no, the he band was taken out, but he put mesh in where he took out took the port so i wouldnt get a hernia...he thinks my body is rejecting the mesh....I dont know what to do anymore...there are no otsher drs in this area..he says he has done 150 since mine....I wish i could talk to someone who may have gone thru this....maybe I shouldnt do it...

thanks so much for the help...i do appreciate it...

Im ,sorry, im not sure how to navigate one here anymore, dont know how to delete and move around....

Has anyone had to be resleeved...? im going in on jul 22 after 3 yrs.......im sooo scared..................

Im not sure why, i see him fri...he said it was one of his first and it doesnt look like it did when he did it...so seems he is double talking?

I am from buffalo, new york, and am having surgery on 11/1, going from band to sleeve at buffalo general hospital, just wondering if there are any other buffalonians out there?

without a doubt, i agree with you, but what i am saying is initially post op you have to worry about a leak, but i don't think most people know that you can also develop a leak from the band, via a prolapse or erosion, so as long as you have the band the possibility exists, also, when my band prolapsed, it was no picnic, i was throwing up blood and was dehydrated when i could not even swallow my own saliva. so what im saying is after the initial few weeks post op from the sleeve there really isnt anymore worries, but with the band, there is always the possibility...My biggest fear too was the leak, which from what i understand is very low, about 2%, but i wouldn't want to be that 2%.

Hey Linda, long time since i seen you on here, just wanted to say that if you research the sleeve and the procedure itself, it is relatively safe, also they remove most of the stretchy part of your stomach and the fundus which is where grelin is secreted from, grehlin is a hormone that makes you hungry, so not only is your stomach smaller, the stretchiness is gone and the grehlin is gone, they are also finding out now that it is a metabolic procedure which help with wt loss and co morbitities like diabetes....Glad to see you back.

I could not be happier Rain, i love the sleeve, i feel normal again, and honestly, the feeling of being stuck was becoming the norm for me until i got the sleeve. I am full again *normal* full feeling, down in my stomach where it is suppose to be. If this procedure would have been avaiable then and i knew the difference, there is no doubt in my mind i would get the sleeve... I have never heard of the staples gettting infected and i have read hundreds of blogs, so i have no idea where that came from. Val, i think maybe the initial surgery of the band may be safer, but long term, i would say the sleeve is safer, because you can develope a leak with the band as long as it is in you, the sleeve is initial and once your healed your healed and dont have to worry anymore ever.... I anyone asked me today what they should do, i can without a doubt, say go for the sleeve if your ins. covers it. down 25 lbs since november.

I haven't been on for several weeks now, been kinda in the dumps....my surgery was on Nov,1st, and i have only lost 18 lbs, 10 the first week, and a couple here and there. i am walking daily on the treadmill, i am eating about 4 or 6 oz of whole protien at ea meal and 2-3 fit and light dannon carb and sugar control yogurts..4 oz..= 3 carbs and get at least 64 oz or water daily.. i do chew sugar free gum and eat some sugar free hard candy discs. what could be wrong? any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated,,,thanx so much vicki

hey val are you still online?

a friend of mine had something called a bouser or something like that. does anyone know what that is, or how to spell it. she almost died and she doesnt know how to spell it...thanx vicki

Hey Shar, They do carry the bullets at GNC, the reason i didn't mention them to you is because so many people say they taste horrible. I actually went to buy them and the guy working there talked me out of them saying the taste is really bad. But like i said i never personally tasted them, so if anyone else wants to chime in , do so, cause i would like to hear another opinion....ty vicki

can anyone tell me what that is called or how to spell it, a friend has it and almost died. can someone help me thank you vicki

what is a outpouching or bousiur? sp...

Well if it makes you feel better, i am down 20 lbs and i am 11 weeks out and i lost 10 the first week!! i am doing high protien low carb and drinking all my fluids and walking 30-40 min a day, i am 54 yrs old, but come on this sucks~~

I am so glad this subject came up, i also swallow way too much air when drinking from a glass, i have been using a straw since week two and had no problems at all and i am 3 months out. )

welcome. and good luck, Posner patients also post here so dont be shy, sounds about right, it is moving much quicker now than it did a few years ago. are you having the band or the sleeve?

sorry Dee, i dont go until the 19th @ 11, anyone else going on the 19th?

ugh...........::Banane20: + :Banane28: = hahahahahahahhahaha

<br /><br /><br />Just wanted to say hello to everyone, now that the holidays are over i hope we can all start chatting again.

I guess warmer than here, but it can get cold there too, one day my daughter said it was thirty and they had an ice storm and then 2 days later it was in the fifties, going to savannah the day after x-mas and its 4 hours south of where she lives, we will be there for four nights so hopefully it will be warmer there.. dont worry about the gallbladder, everyone i talk too says its a piece of cake, i will call you later tom. and see how your doing. you'll be fine, i am praying for you.....

Hey shar, yeah, been crazy here too, and leaving for my daughter in Georgia next week for a week. will hopefully get to talk after that, take care, vicki

Where is everyone, this site has gone cold, it's too bad. Wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!:hurray:

I am so sorry your going thru this sarah, you really need to tell someone, I am praying for you and hope you are feeling better soon. write her a letter, sometimes that is easier than saying it outloud, once she reads it, it is out there and talking about it will be easier. Good luck to you and feel better, vicki