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I'm headed in to my Family doc to see if I can talk with him to get some more info from him. I LOVE my doc however I am fairly annoyed with his lack of notes on this. We have been talking for 3 ish years about my weight we have tried different meds and different diets and some would work and some would not but they never worked for long. I'm just annoyed that out of 3 years he had 2 appointments that he submitted to my surgeon.
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Plastic surgery before possible Pregnancy?
hopefull loser posted a topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
I'm curious. If you require a tummy tuck, yet are thinking of becoming pregnant when goal weight is reached, should you still get said TT? Would the skin stretching become an issue, or grow with you during development? Thank you for any candidness, Lori -
Hey, HelloKitty, we're almost sleeve sisters! I got mine on May 25th. I've lost 17lbs since a few days before surgery, but I am positive that at least 4-5lbs of that is pure Water (my weight was fluctuating MADLY overnight for several days). So we're having an almost identical experience so far I did see a nutritionist, but honestly, the advice & information I found here & elsewhere on the internet was way more informative than anything she told me or gave me. Half the material she gave me contradicted the other half. So I'd listen to the wise people here, put it all together, and take the parts that make sense And... Congrats!
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Lapband slipped? Eroded?? Help needed!
bakerboy replied to bakerboy's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Barrium swallow shows slight esophagus dilitation except for that no band erosion or any band slippage..no liquid now.. Syspotoms have improved .. Gained a kilo or 2 because of water and food entering the body normally.. I dont know if i should get sleeve or bypass after this and get band removed. -
So I started my weight loss journey at 144 kgs, and came to 95 10 years ago, since then i have been very active and maintained it, but in the last two years, i went to 110, but brought my self down to 105, from here i literally threw up any solid food or even liquid, i try to push food down with water and for the last couple of years living like this. the country i live in now we don't have specialists for biatrics so i cannot get this checked. But i feel that either my band is too tight or it has slipped, i have lost 10 kgs in the last year, 5 kgs in the last 2 months, and this is unexplained weight loss, i am eating everything, choclates, burgers, regular food, but i feel i cannot keep anything in, in my mind i am eating and keeping it in, but it doesn't explain the weight loss, yes i throw up (planned) a lot, i feel i am stuck and don't know what to do..what steps can i take to fix this?
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Lapband slipped? Eroded?? Help needed!
bakerboy replied to bakerboy's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Finally yesterday i found a band doctor.. Who examined me.. He took out the liquid only 2 cc of omnipaque in the band.. My symptoms were muxh better but he suspected aesophegus dilitation and now i realize my food a d water was getting stuck in my aesophagus and not band.. It is still getting stuck but a lot lot better then before.. I had a barrium swallo test for an hour today... And now i will get a endoscopy done tommorow.. Nervous of whats going on.. He suggested me to take out the band and go for gastric bypass or mini bypass even though i am below my target weight .... Confused and scaredif my esphagus is perm damaged or worst i have barrets? Or some thing sinister? Also cost for revision is very expensive for me right now and no insurance. -
paid for my surgery now doc is getting lawyer to fight insurance for me
nygrl posted a topic in Insurance & Financing
i went to my doctors appointment today.. i was banded on april 21 and i had to pay.. my doc told me today that he has a lawyer that will fight my insurance company.. he said he will pay for the lawyer and if he gets me my money back then i can reimburse him....does this sound strange to anyone.. i love my doc he is a great man and i can believe he would do this but i am still a little sceptical...i guess i have nothing to lose(except weight LOL) any comments???? -
Guess I should start here, seems like as good a place as any.....LOL I'm Lisa a 39 year old mommy of 3, I have 2 sons ages almost 7 and 3.5, and one beautiful little girl who is 10.5 months old. I'm done having babies so it's time for me to do something for myself, I have been overweight most of my life, my highest weight was 389, I have been as low as 160 at one point. I have great success with diets but like most people I can't maintain, currently I'm at 350, but haven't been below 300 lbs since I got married 12 years ago. Everytime I hit just about 300 lbs I ended up pregnant.....LOL I'm registered for a Realizeband seminar on the 25th of this month and it can't get here soon enough. I'm looking forward to making some great friends here, and getting some much needed inspiration from those of you who have been through this long, and sometimes frustrating, process of getting started.
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Hello everyone I am brand new to this forum. I am curious if anyone was borderline BMI for surgery and had to do the 6 month PCP supervised weight loss. I am concerned/confused that if I loose weight and hit below the BMI then what???? Thanks for this wonderful site and all your help
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weight loss before surgery
suzbredo replied to kdecker19's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had these concerns as well but my surgeon said for insurance purposes they usually go with your weight from your initial visit since they want you to lose weight in the Pre-op phase if possible. Not sure if that's the case with all insurances... I was right over a BMI of 40 and for the first time in my life was worried I would have to try to not lose weight, lol... -
A little about me I'm 5'9 245lbs. I'm on the lower end of the bm..predicate with elevated liver enzymes. I've been struggling with my weight my ENTIRE life. My first diet i was about 11. How sad. Anyhow I'm having surgery with Dr. Elias Ortiz through A Lighter me June 22nd. I am curious to know Dr. Ortiz staple technique. Does he use a 3 row stapler? Does he double enfore staples with sutures. I've asked my coordinator Janese these things but it would be nice to hear it first hand from a patient of his. Thanks in advance.
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"the lap band is only a tool" tell me how!!!
Pnw_Red replied to lapbandme's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I think we say "only" to help people realize that the band doesn't do all the work. You have to make good food choices. You have to keep up on your follow-up visits and monitor your fill level. The band really does help--it diminishes hunger and makes it easier to do all the weight loss work that has to be done no matter which route you choose. I sometimes think of all this weight loss as a moving sidewalk. Weight loss without the band felt like trudging through the airport going the wrong way on a very fast moving sidewalk. Every time I stopped for a second, I’d get swept backwards. The band slowed the sidewalk WAY down. Not to a stop, but WAY, way down. I can take a break and stroll for a minute (or a month) and not lose ground. Or, I can kick it in gear and actually make progress. BUT . . . I can't just stand still. If I don't work at it, I don't lose, band or no band. The tool needs an operator. The hammer won't pound the nail in all by itself. :drool: -
Hi. First of all, congratulations on your weight loss. I am having a similiar procedure (circumferential tt, with the vertical incision and liposuction). My quote was for $10,500 and that includes everything. I won't be staying in the hospital though, going home the same day. That price also includes the compression garment and pain pump. I had another quote from a dr who wanted to do a breast lift at the same time and the price wasn't that much more, however, I felt this was too much surgery for one day, so I opted for just the tummy tuck. I have seen prices for what you are describing anywhere from $7500-15,000. Hope that helps a little.
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@@Beni Thanks! 50 pounds for me was 1/4 of my body weight and let me tell you, it feels GREAT that it's gone! Of course, when I look in the mirror I don't see what I think other people see and I recently ordered some Life's Good tshirts off Amazon and couldn't convince myself to buy Mediums... ended up with large's which are kinda "large" on me. Guess the brain will catch up one day!
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@@summerset Your starting weight, current weight, etc. are not showing because you've chosen to "Keep my weight private". If you would like those weights to show (including Starting Weight), you'll need to uncheck that setting.
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Thanks for your answer but I chose the private mode on purpose. I was just wondering why the profile shows e. g. my starting weight as 130 lbs and not as 130 kg.
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@@summerset Okay, so you're referring to the Weight Lost? Or can you screen shot where you're currently seeing "lbs" instead of "kgs"?
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1 year out-those pesky last 20 lbs-Vegetarian diet
delta_girl replied to Joiebean's topic in Food and Nutrition
I've never heard that about Iron supplements. I take one daily per my surgeon's directions. There have been some very interesting threads and comments here lately about D3, too. (Relating to weight loss.) -
Me & Grammy nominated singer Jordin Sparks, shopping bc of my weight loss success
MsFab1988 posted a gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
From the album: PROGRESS PICTURES
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Doh! What the heck was I thinking of? Weight Loss Surgery Options Gastric Sleeve Resection __________________ Originally posted at www.lapbandtalk.com
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I agree the sleeve is AWESOME!!!! I had surgery July 15 and have lost 30 lbs. I am very careful to comply with the high protien diet and get full on 1/2 cup or less cup of food. Congrats and enjoy your soon to be successful weight loss! __________________ Originally posted at www.lapbandtalk.com
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I think I over did it this weekend
Oregondaisy replied to TennJenn's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I over did it as well. I wish I could say that I over did it with work, but I over did it with junk food. Cookies to be exact. I just decided to take a break from it all and ate an entire bag of cookies. they were mint choc. like the girl scout cookies. I decided to eat the whole bag in one day rather than drag it out. They are gone now and it's back to the ol routine. I gained 2 lbs which I didn't think was that much for an entire bag of cookies. I think it's because I have been really sick. I can't exercise because I feel like cr@p and all I have been doing is laying around . I go to the dr. tomorrow. I am really sick of being sick. -
BANDLANDIA APPLAUDS LAP-BAND REIMBURSEMENT APPROVAL BY BLUE CROSS / BLUE SHIELD Cynthia Jones, founder of Dallas-based Bandlandia, Inc. (www.Bandlandia.com) said today, “We are extremely pleased that Blue Cross / Blue Shield has approved Lap Band surgery for its patients. The lap band procedure is the least invasive and safest of all weight loss surgery options and we have been working towards this day for quite a long time. The Lap Band will save many lives among the Blue Cross / Blue Shield patients.” Cynthia Jones, among the first U.S patients to have the lap band procedure, founded Bandlandia to offer after care options for those who have had the surgery. Blue Cross / Blue Shield has approved the lap band procedure for the more than 6.8 million patients in Texas, Illinois and New Mexico. Blue Cross / Blue Shield will now provide medical coverage and reimbursements for implantation of the Lap Band System for the treatment of morbid obesity. Inamed’s Lap Band System provides a life=saving option for the morbidly obese that is safer, less invasive and as effective in weight loss resolution or improvement of obesity-related health conditions as gastric bypass surgery.
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I just had my psych evaluation a few weeks ago. It was two seperate days & very easy. First day was just talking to the doctor about my weight loss past. I came very prepared & had all records written down & copied for her. She really appreciated this. The second day was a test that took about 3 1/2 hours answering t or f questions. Its to test if you have any serious psych problems or behavioral problems that may make you unsuitable for a surgery like this one. It was very easy & all you do is answer honestly. PAY ATTENTION to all the questions. they are very repetitve( some very silly) & this is done to make sure you are reading every question & not just filling in t or f for all of them. That is what mine was like I do ot know if they're all the same. I have Blue Cross network & this was standard for them. I was told I passed the very next day. Good luck to you- you'll do just fine.
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OK! What do you think?
SleeveNZ replied to paula512's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Take your messurements ... guarentee your scale isnt telling the truth like the poster above said - you are experiencing a stall. Your body is in starvation mode and holding onto everything its got. This can often lead to a gain. You'll start losing again soon.
