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Hi All, I've just joined and I'm looking forward to learning more about living life with a band. A little bit about me. I've been dealing with morbid obesity since early childhood. I have tried just about everything to lose weight, but nothing seems to work. I feel like I have lived my life for food. I had my lap-band surgery last wed (jul 23) and am feeling okay. The shoulder pain yesterday was terrible, but today its much better. My biggest concern is learning to use new ways of dealing with emotions. I have used food as an emotional crutch for years. I didn't realise how much I use it for R&R until I started the pre-op VLCD. However I truly believe that the band is my best ticket to weight loss, good health and a long life. Hooroo Christy
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Hello from VA. I've been banded for a while but due to some health issues I'm re-starting from scratch. October 2006 my band was installed then filled the last week in Dec. I consistently lost 10 pounds per month. I'd lost 35 pounds when I had to have my band deflated for a year (nothing to do w/ the band) and gained back 33 pounds. Now I've begun my journey again. In 2 months I've lost a mere 10.5 pounds. My band was filled in mid Jan. I had another fill 2 weeks ago. I'm not doing as well this time as I did the last. I'm worried my pouch has stretched, dilated as they say because I can eat a lot more food than I used to. I feel Hot drinks or very cold drinks go right through to my "bottom stomach." I don't remember if I felt that the last time. I feel kind of out of sorts. Anybody who's had to get back on track have any suggestions? Congratulations to all the new banders!! I know this process works because it worked for me once and will work again. Pixiedust
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Just dropping in to say hi, glad to be here and I hope to meet and chat with some of my fellow bandsters from all over the place. As for me, it's been almost a year since I got my lapband installed :bored: (July 31st) and I can hardly believe how far I've come! I've lost a little bit over 100 pounds and I've still got about another hundred to go for me to be at a happy weight. I've had many ups and downs including getting my surgery covered by my insurance, to having digestion issues with the Protein and being able to exercise (walking) a lot more since the weight loss. :wink_smile: I look forward to talking to everyone!
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Hi, everyone. I decided to join in tonight for moral support. I had my band in Louisville on 8/7/07. I have only lost around 44 lbs so far. I know that is better than gaining but I was hoping for a quicker solution..haha.. I will keep plodding away. At least I am no longer gaining.
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Thanks so much. I realize it takes work and I am definantly at the point in my life where I am willing to make some major changes. My boss had the gastric bypass and has slowly regained the weight, so I realize nothing is magic. I try very hard and eat healthy and stay active. Both sides of my family have weight issues, the women on my fathers side are all very large, probably all over 400 pounds. My mothers side is not as extreme with exception of my sister who I would guess is probably in between 400 and 500 pounds. I have an 11 year old daughter who I would like to be able to grow up without these same issues, I just don't have the tools to teach her how to eat normally.
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Welcome Carol! I think all of us who have struggled and failed with weight loss have a hard time believing that this would work for them...I am still having a hard time believing it and can't imagine myself reaching my goal but it is working just like they said it would! This is a great place to get your questions answered, hope to see you around.
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Thank y'all for the advice. I will go ahead and send in what I have. My Dr. did write that I came in to weigh and noted my pounds lost or gained, but that was it. If that's not enough and they deny me, then I'll definately appeal. I'm going to do what it takes to make BCBSIL pay. Afterall, that is why we all pay their high insurance premiums. Maybe they have forgotten that fact??? I can see that happening, being they forget what they have written in their own policies! :wink_smile:
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Newbie in Dallas, TX
Pashion replied to HeatherChelle's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Wow Heather that is great!!! My paperwork was submitted yesterday for approval so now I am just gonna sit back and see what happens. How do you feel? Are you hungry? Did you have it done at a hospital or at a weight loss center? What did you have to do to get your insurance to approve you? Good Luck Nikia -
Hi Mita! Wow! That is a wonderful whirlwind! I am 5'4" and 266 so we are about the same. I wish I would have done this a decade ago! Just take some time and check out you tube to see some peoples jorney, if you haven't already. Welcome! Can't wait to join you in this weight loss parade! June can't get here fast enough!
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Herbalife after 8 months help please
cchapman6 posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hello, I have been on a 3 month stall. I had the gastric sleeve late July. I was wondering if anyone used herbalife wls? I'm looking for jump starting my weight loss again. I still weigh 240 post surgery and am looking to loose at least another 80. -
My band was put in april 07 i weighed 240. I lost 40 lbs in about 3 months. next two 10 more only 50 total. Since then i've been filled and unfilled because it's always to tight. I got tired of going in so i left if open now i just maintain my weight at 190. but recently i couldn't keep anything down and they told me it closed up. I've never seen anything written about a closed band. Has anyone ever had this? They did a egd and reopened it but they said it might not stay open. which i know it's not cause i'm still having problems holding liquids down. They say i might have to have it replaced. It just hasn't worked for me like it has others. I'm afraid to go thru it again. Any help or suggestions please.....
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Hi, my name is Lisa and I was banded in Columbia on 1/30/2008 by Dr. James Givens at Lexington Medical Center. He is with Riverside Surgical (SC Obesity Surgery Center). LMC is a center of excellence. I have done GREAT! My highest weight in my life was 342. When I went for my first consult appt I was at 326. I have Humana Gold Choice Medicare Advantage plan as I am on disability for bipolar disorder and I was approved. It took a while because Humana dropped the ball. They had my paperwork for months and didn't know it. During those months I was back and forth as to whether I really wanted to do this or not. Finally, I just decided I had had enough being fat and miserable and decided to go for it. I was very concerned about my bipolar disorder and this trek so I have to keep a close eye on things. When on the pre-op diet for 30 days before surgery, I lost 12 pounds. Yesterday at my post-op appointment to remove my staples I weighed and had lost another 14! I have no one here to talk to about the journey who understands the things I am going through so this forum is great for me. Please feel free to e-mail anytime!!! Lisa:thumbup:
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Newbie here; surgery scheduled! Yay!
melbart01 posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hello everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself -- my name is Melissa and I'll be having surgery on Wednesday, 15 August. I'm thrilled to have been approved insurance-wise (which was the only hold-up I have encountered) and I honestly can't believe that in less than a week I'll be well on my way to a new me! I'm going to check out this site a bit more thoroughly. I don't know yet what my challenges are going to be. I guess I'm not really looking forward to the liquid diet but I'll manage . Has anyone experienced a really significant weight loss in the first few months? It'd be nice to drop a few pounds early on . -
Hey all, I'm hopefully getting banded around the month of May. I went to the seminar in Dec and started the 6 month Dr supervised diet back then, (didn't really try until Feb) and lost 2 lbs, then a week after my birthday in Feb landed in the hospital for a day and half due to my asthma, but thought they thought it might be heart related, but after doing a bunch of tests, all's good there. After getting out of the hospital, I really started losing the weight, the first weigh in Feb a week after leaving the hospital I lost 2 lbs, then a month later which was last Monday I learned I had lost 4 lbs, and then yesterday when I went the cardic dr for a follow up, they weighed me, I couldn't believe it, I had lost a whooping 10 lbs in a week! I am surprised but excited!!:ohmy:
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Hi!! I've been reading this web site for four months now. I got banded in December, and am still struggling with losing the weight. I'm not feeling the restriction that I thought I would, so it's been a challenge. I did lose 23 pounds before the operation, and I've kept it off, but tomorrow I go for my 4th fill, and I'm going to have a gain. My doctor is great, but he doesn't do fills whenever you feel you need them...he only does them every four weeks.... I'm just hoping that this is the one that will give me the restriction I need to really start this adventure. I was so ready when I had the surgery, but I'm fading fast. I'm r_e_a_l_l_y ready to do this!! Give me luck! I need it! :wink:.......................... Anybody out there having the same problem?
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Need advice for sugar addiction
BKLYNgal87 replied to acampbell1318's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You pose a great question. How do we go about developing new and healthier habits so that our surgeries and weight loss are successful long term? I used to get a low blood sugar feeling every few hours and would seek out the closest sugary substance I could find. I was incorrigible. This fed into my food addiction and at some points, gave me the excuse to stuff my face. I started counseling a few years ago for food addiction and it really helped me a lot. My social worker taught me cognitive behavioral therapy techniques and mindfulness. I also changed my diet to higher Protein lower carb. Slowly the low blood sugar feeling started to go away and when I looked at sweets I didn't reach out for them subconsciously like I used to. I think both the CBT and the diet change helped me physically and mentally. I did still like to eat sweet things but the pull wasn't so complete as before. Then I started the pre-surgery liquid diet. After 2 weeks I really started to detest sweet tasting things since I was drinking [artificially] sweet Protein shakes all day. To this day I will reach for savory over sweet. The spell has been broken. If it happened for me it can happen for you too! Here's a great book I read when I started therapy. The great thing about CBT and mindfulness is most people can learn to do it themselves: http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Eating-Rediscovering-Relationship-Food--/dp/1590305310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375367684&sr=8-1&keywords=food+addiction+mindfulness I wish you best of luck!! -
Newbie here...1st consult 5/1/15
skmnine replied to Jazziminna's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi! I'm new here too. My first Bariatrician appt is on 4/27 and my first surgeon appt is on 5/4. I'm excited, nervous, impatient, emotional all at the same time. My insurance required 6 months of supervised weight management. So I guess I will be starting jumping through the hoops (blood, ECG, upper gi, psych eval, nut consult and monitoring, etc). We are embarking on a life changing journey and I couldn't be more grateful for this forum. There is so much great advice and support here! -
Hi, I call myself the lapbandit because thanks to the lapband I literally stole back my life from the wretched claws of morbid obesity. Obesity had me in its grasp. Pulling me slowly but surely in a downward spiral to my pre-mature death. Why? You ask. Simply because I was suffering diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and plantar fascitis and on top of all diseases my low self-esteem and depressive swings were making everything worse. One day while talking to a friend, who had undergone lapband surgery in Mexico, I heard the name Dr. Gonzalez. I contacted Dr. Gonzalez and within 20 min. of speaking with Dr. Gonzalez I knew he was the surgeon for the job. His affable personality, his calm demeanor, and his obvious expertise convinced he was the man for the job. It was Jan. 1st 2005, the date that would forever live in my mind; that was the day I got my lapband! The 1st week after the surgery was tough. There was a little pain, but the hard part was: no food! Only liquids. By the second week the liquid diet began to be my friend. After 1 month I started to adapt and by the 2nd month I had lost a full 20 pounds. For the next 20 months I lost an average of 5 lbs. a month. I have been at my goal weight for the last 4 months. My wife is happy as she can be, I am able to actually play sports with my kids. I am very happy, Thanks to the lapband. Thanks to Dr. Gonzalez and most importantly my will to live longer.
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I started loosing a few months after surgery and I think it started growing back at about 10 months post op because at 12 to 13 months I could see 2 to 3 inch long hairs growing in all over my head. It was not fun, but I knew it was a real possibility and a minor inconvenience compared to getting rid of the weight.
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I am new to this forum. I had RUX-N-Y on November 20, 2012. So far I have lost 19lbs. Unfortunately, I have gained and lost the same 1lb for the last 2 1/2 weeks. Has anyone else experienced this. I am walking more, taking in more protein and trying to eat a little more (which is very difficult to do) to try and jump start my weight loss again. I am so afraid that I won't lose anymore weight. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Surgery: November 1st and I'm down 31 pounds! Doctor said I should average 10lbs a month for the first 6 months.. What!?? She must be mistaking.. Cause I go a week or two of no weight loss.. I eat what's required and walk at least 30 minutes a day. I sure hope I lose like she thinks I will...
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Hi everyone! My name is Heather. I live in East Central Minnesota. I am married to my high school sweetheart of 18 years now. I have two boys, 15 and 8. I work full time as a licensed practical nurse and go to college part time to become a registered nurse. Like many of you, I have been overweight the majority of my life. I was teased in school, and often as an adult I hear disparaging comments. I have been considering gastric surgery for the past 10 years. I looked into it again after I saw a patient having great success, and I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I am 5'4" and weigh 255 lbs. This is the heaviest I have been. I have done all of the diets with some temporary success. I have always gained the weight back, with a little extra bonus weight added on too. I have one more month of seeing the required dietician before my "case" is submitted to insurance. The time has seemed to fly by until now. Since college classes start again for me on Monday, I am hoping I won't have much time to pace the floor waiting for time to pass. This forum has been a great resource. I hope that along with you all, I can someday share my experience and success! You all are a blessing to me!!! <3 Heather
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This morning when I weighed in I passed the 50 pound mark. Things are happening so fast. I'm almost halfway there. Today I put on size 38 jeans. My fat pants were 46. We have a good Amvets by my house so I have been buying interim clothing from there until I get closer to my goal. Then I will buy the good stuff. I'm feeling more healthy than I have in years. I know that if I were living like I am now, I would have probably lost weight anyway, but the sleeve is such a good tool. It is training me on quality of food and portion control. That's what I need. Exercising is going well too. I'm slowly starting to jog. Today I did my usual 3 mile rout but I ran about a mile of it. With knee and ankle problems in the past I didn't think I would be running any more but with so much less weight it is easier. My goal is to run the whole 3 miles. Thanks for all your support. I've enjoyed following everyone's stories, successes and challanges. This is a great website! Dan S
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Yes, If you know you need help, get it now. Don't let your life slip away while you gain more every year. Go fo it !
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Hello, I am totally new to this forum but I have read about it for 18 months now. I have been trying to lose weight and every year I gain more. I am a male 5'11" and weigh 245. When I asked my doctor about losing weight he put me on a 1800 calorie diet plan. If i could follow the plan I would be skinnier but I can't. I think I want to get the lapband but I am not quite obest yet so I will probably have to pay for it myself. I want to take action now before my health deteriorates. Is this the right thing to do?
