Ctaylor8202
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Hey, I'm just about to have my surgery with Dr. Webber. Can you tell me who you went to in the Chicagoland area? I live just north of IL, and don't really want to keep traveling to Detroit either.
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Wow- you are an inspiration! So far I have lost 96. Had surgery Jan 9th 09. Just went on a cruise and gained some back- had hit 100 so was disappointed, but just get right back to it. Did you have rough patches? Thanks for your story! Keeps the motivation going, ya know!!
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Any chance that I can get the Dr name in Michigan that will band for 7,000 looks like my insurance company will be deny me. I would greatly appreciate the information of how to contact him. WOW you did great hope I can do as good as you Thank you for your time
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I read your story and it is truly amazing.
Can you give me some pointers...as I am having sugury on July and super nervous. Because you are so young did your skin go back a bit?
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Congratulations!!!! You are awesome!! Did u have any tough times or was it pretty easy for you? I was banded Jan. 9th - have lost 73 pounds, but has been a struggle lately. Excited to hear from u! God Bless!
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Lap-band is amazing! 2 years almost Post-op 170 lbs down
Ctaylor8202 posted a topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
I'm sorry I don't have a before picture, will put one on later. In the current picture, I'm the one in the purple. I just wanted to say for anyone feeling that it isn't working; it will trust me. I live in Chicago,IL and found a surgeon in Detroit that would do it for about $7,000 less than Illinois. That was a hassle going back and forth to Detroit for fills. I had a program that said that I would get fills for free for one year. So stupidly I went back and forth to Detroit for about 5 months after surgery to get fills. I finally found a fill doctor in Chicago that was only $80 per fill. So now it's been almost two years and I am down 170 lbs. I started at a size 30/32 and I am not a size 6/8. Never in my life did I ever think that I would be skinny!! I am so happy. So for those who are having plateau's, you will get past that. I had many many plateau's and everything is great now! I do have some pb's every now and then and some air bubbles that seem like they will never go away but it is a learning process. Just work with your doctor, let them know EVERYTHING!! If you don't tell them something, they may misdiagnose you and you'll have more problems. Get on the forums, they help. Even though this surgery has been around a while, it still has some surprising things that you may have never heard of. All I know is that through all of the frustration and then not being able to eat even though I soooooooo wanted to, it's worth it. To be able to go into a "normal" store and put on something knowing that it will fit, That is the best feeling in the world to me! I am finally...... "normal". :-)
