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Welcome over 50 banster! I am 53. Oh gosh. That's a tough one. I think you need to be in close contact with the clinic's insurance coordinator to make sure things are going the way they should in order to get approved. The clinic wants you to get approved, so they should be on top of this, but you want want to slip between the cracks. I know they also want you to lose weight also to shrink your liver. Do you have pre-existing medical conditions? They may also that into consideration also??? Good luck!
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Well it has been just over 8 months since I was sleeved. I cannot believe how much weight I have lost! As of today I have lost exactly 100 lbs since the beginning of my 2 week liquid diet...down to the ounce! That puts me 10 lbs below my goal and sitting at 140.8 lbs! I went from wearing a tight 20 size and 1x shirt down to a 4/6 and size small! I did my measurements a few days ago and has lost a grand total of 100 3/4 inches off my body!! NEVER did I picture myself wearing these sizes. I was always very size goal oriented. I really just wanted to wear a size 8 and a large so it amazes me just what the sleeve has done for me :smile1: Even with all the initial issues I am SO glad I had the sleeve done. Thank you all for all the support you have shown over these last few months and a huge thank you to those that really laid it all out there for me a week before my surgery when I was ready to chicken out!
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Before the band, and after the band, thanks to southernwraps.com for helping my skin stay toned!
mhester posted a gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
From the album: Before/After
I have lost so much weight and had I not had Southernwraps.com I would have had to have plastic surgery. The body wraps kept my skin, firm, tone, and tightened. I am forever in debt to to them! -
Lapband After Failed Rny
Jean McMillan replied to Dawn4511's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
I haven't had BOB (band over bypass) but know a few folks who did that. It didn't help one of them, another did fabulously well and lost all the weight she'd regained plus another 10 or so pounds and has been maintaining fine. I've lost track of the other BOBsters. I would urge anyone who's considering revision to think carefully about exactly how their original surgery "failed". Did your original surgical tool stop working, or did you stop working it, or a combination of both? You really need to have that clear in your head before you have more surgery. Every bariatric procedure requires some degree of hard work on the patient's part. If your regain after RNY has been medically shown to be due to a stretched pouch or dilated stoma, you also need to talk to your surgeon about how to avoid those conditions once you're banded. Good luck, and congrats on the baby!- 1 reply
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Nsv: Sleeve More Tolerant!
MegInNOLA replied to MegInNOLA's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Hi Rachel: My plan said I could eat solid food at 5 weeks out--had a week of clears, 2 weeks of full liquids, and 2 weeks of mushies/softs. I stayed on mushies/softs for a while because I had big problems with acid, and texture was a big deal for me. You'll be able to tell you're full through a couple of signals, and those differ with different people. Personally, I know when I feel like I need to burp and almost can't, I'm full. Also, my nose runs. Strange, isn't it, but I know other people on this forum have the same symptoms. You will definitely feel the sleeve's restriction when you're able to eat more "regular" food. At this point, my plan says I can eat whatever I can tolerate, keeping in mind my continuing weight-loss goals. I don't typically eat sweets (despite the last two days' lunch desserts!). I aim for Protein foods (Beans, cheese, milk, shrimp/scallops, nuts) and bites of veggies/salad. Really, the only foods I avoid are those that my sleeve doesn't seem to like: beef and chicken, although I "can" eat those in certain forms, raw onions, pasta/bread/flour products, excess sugar, fried stuff--just can't seem to handle the grease. Eating got a lot easier lately; I really feel like our sleeves hit a point where they kind of chill out--I still most definitely have restriction and can only eat around 1/4 to 1/2 c. at a time by volume (and that volume depends on the type of food)--a little more liquid volume if I take it slow. But I definitely get full and get that sensation of food that isn't quite all the way down if I take one bite too many (and I HATE that feeling!). I tend to try to undereat my sleeve, trying to stop when I'm not hungry as opposed to when I'm full--there's a big difference there. You'll do fine. Listen to your body and pay attention to measuring for a while. I still use my 1/2 c. containers every day, because I can't "eyeball" volumes very well, so it's easy for me to overdo by a bite or two, and then I'm in pain and feel icky. Best wishes!! -
Congrats on exceeding your goal and getting the the Century Club! You look so much healthier at your new weight. Thank you for sharing your success with us- it is great to see it is possible. Our weights are pretty similar and I hope I can join your success during my eighth month post-surgery. I know my sleeve is working for me, but I still have a nagging fear in the back of my mind that I will never get to goad and seeing your success story soothes my fears. Lynda
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Hi, I was just sleeved Dec. 20, 2014 and I'm afraid of gaining the weight back and I keep telling myself it won't be possible because I eat so little... How does one gain the weight back? Are we able to eat more later'? Thank you!
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Good question Pasquini...why ARE you holding on to it? This is not like before when you lost weight and then needed those bigger sizes because you gained it back again. Our sleeves are like FAT insurance. They won't let us eat like we used to and all that weight you have lost is truly lost this time. Lost ...as in...not going to EVER find it again! Getting rid of all those too big clothes made room in my closet for the skinny clothes I had been saving! I did save 1 pair of size 20 pants...just as a reminder of how far I have come. But being a seasoned thrift shopper, I know it can be hard to find those bigger sizes in decent shape. All the best to whomever gives my too big clothes a new home. Moving on and not looking back! Living the dream, Laura
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Surgery Day Approaching..what to expect?
CHANged posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm scheduled for surgery on Feb 22 and I have very mixed emotions. I'm excited that my 6 months of weight loss management is finally over and I'm so close to surgery. However I'm really nervous about surgery day itself and I really don't know what to expect as far as pain and moving around goes. Can anyone share their surgery day experience with me? -
Any 2018 Kaiser Bakersfield Sleevers
bicoastalmami replied to It's about Me's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
hello , so i am in the exact same positions. I haven't started the options program yet because apparently . They are always full but my classes do start on February 21. How are the classes. I also see you BMI is lower for the surgery im worries that if i finish these classes will the insurance not cover me because I lost a little bit of weight. Are those your concerns as well? Let me know -
i was banded dec 13th, lost 6 lbs before and 6 lbs afterwards. now im hungry and am having a hard time sticking to mushies . my post op appt is jan 9th. will i stop being hungry if i get a fill that day? i know this is the healing phase and not the losing phase so, im ok that i havent lost anymore, but i dont want to gain back any weight. any advice ???
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The "goal" weight in the tickers is picked by the person making the ticker, but when I went to my Doctor for Pre-Opt, I stepped on a scale, loaded Height & and other items about me, the Print out told BMI, % of Fat in Body and Target Weight to be within goals, After you reach that Goal, they will redo the measurement. So I placed my starting weight at the begining and then placed what I thought was my Goal or ending weight. You can change it from time to time. My goal was never a certain number or size, so I don't have a ticker since they force you to identify some quantitative goal. So the ticker is really up to you, but my doctor gave me some advice on the starting target weight. I will be banded on 09-28-05, 1st in a line of 3 that day Danno
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Hello!- another newcomer
the best me replied to shanmnband's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
YES! And I had a very rough first 2 weeks post-surgery where I was kicking myself and feeling very foolish for having done this thing. No regrets now, though. Walk and sip when you get home. Go slow. Read read read before you go. Where are you getting banded and how much weight do you want to lose? Be sure to post on the October Bandsters thread, too. You are in good company! -
Just wanted to introduce myself
Jammin & Losin replied to a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Tammy It is nice to meet you!! I promise once your banded and the weight is coming off... you will not want to ever change your mind about haveing the best weight loss tool you could possibly have on your side. I started out at 265 and 5'00 tall. I have been over weight since I was about 10 years old. I would lose wieght and gain weight and never could make it much past losing 50 pounds on my own..only to see that same ugly 50 pounds looking me in the face just a few months later. I would eat a whole bag of chips as a teenager and sit in my room and cry because I felt so bad about eating THE WHOLE BAG!! It will take you alot to get use to how your band works and listening to your body and how it reactes to certain foods at different times of the day.... But you can do this..if I can then you can. Since February 2005 I've lost 73 pounds... I promise you It is because I've had my band and it helps me get to the point with my weight that I couldn't get to by myself. Please know this is a really difficult and scary time. You are talking surgery...but it will honestly be the best desicion you could ever make for your self... and you have every right to be worried and anxious... these feelings are perfectly normal and its a big leap that once you take the first step you will never want to go back. Look at this as a wonderful begining of the best journey of your life... the start to a new you.... Do your research think hard because only you can make this desicion!!! Good luck to you !!! -
Oh my gosh, everything you said sounds like me, except of course the part about being athletic, being the life of the party (I am too shy) having a partner....well maybe it doesn't sound like me but the height, weight and age sound like me. I just found this site a few days ago and have been reading as much as I could. I am still on the fence about having surgery. I actually have it scheduled for Oct 31st and all I can think of is I am going to miss out on the after halloween candy sales. How sad is that? I don't have insurance and can't get it because of my weight so I am hoping that the $15,000 will be money well spent. Does anyone regret having it done? Vonnie
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I am new to this site. As a matter of fact, I am new to on line chatting completely. The first time I posted to this site I managed to post on a NJ thread that was just for chatting about family and friends. I had no idea. I finally found the place to start if you are a beginner!! I am 42 years old and I have struggled with weight all of my life. Since a small child I have been on a diet. I remember when I was going to Elementary School (maybe 4th grade) and my mom and dad put me on a diet and I brought just celery sticks in for lunch. All the other kids just kind of looked at me while they were eating their nutritious lunches. I felt like a freak. There were times when I was able to keep my weight under control...but that was mostly through starvation. I did Slim Fast throughout the 80's, and got on the Phen Phen wagon in the 90's. During those times I was only eating a bagel or a small salad once a day, but I was a size 10 so I felt good. When Phen Phen was taken off the market, I gained weight and have been very overweight ever since. I did lose a little over 70 lbs over a year ago (I work for the Navy as a civil servant and was asked to go to Iraq to support the effort there. I lost weight consistantly the whole time over there. I started gaining the moment I hit American soil September of last year). Afer much research, I have decided that the lap band is a tool that could help me be successful. I am a bulk eater....big portions at lunch and dinner. Dr. DiMarco (Harrisburg, PA) is my physician and he has made it very clear that this is not a cure all, but something that can assist me in being VERY successful with my weight loss. I have to be committed to my own success and I know that. I have been stopping by this site every couple of days and I it just so inspiring to me. In the beginning of my journey I was so afraid of failure again. After reading what you all have had to say, I feel so much more in control. You are a great support system and I hope you will be there for me as I will be for you. I made my appointment for my surgery today. It is 1 Dec 05. I am nervous and excited at the same time!! Any words of wisdom that you have would be SO inspirational for me. My doctor is not making me fast before, so I am most concerned about the first two weeks of nothing but liquids....were you hungry at all during that time? Looking forward to getting to know all of you!! Keep up the good work!!
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Hello to all, I have been a lurker for quite awhile and love the bonds that are formed here on this board. I just wanted to come out of lurk mode and say hello. A bit about me,my name is Beth, and I am a mom of 4 kids ranging on age from 14-5 3 grils and one 7 yo boy. I have been battling my weight since puberty (just a few years ago ) I have done the yoyo thing since 7th grade. I am a manicurist/esthetician in Las Vegas NV. I was going to do GB 2 years ago but felt it was too risky. I wanted to do the lap-band at that time but my insurance would not cover. So now ins. does cover and I am ready. I have done everything that I need to, and will be seeing my surgeon for the consult on 9/1. Then all I have to do is hope and pray that insurance will say yes, yes,yes!!!!
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Hello everyone My name id Monica and I'm looking foward to getting the lap band surgery by Dr. Spivak heres in Houston at the Wellness Center I have some quick questions if you all dont ming helping me I really do Appreciate it Thanks well today I finally went to see Dr Spivak everything great until i got to the part of the paper work well i have blue cross blue shield ins and well they req 12 in documents that i have tried to diet and failed well I only have proper documentation from Ballys when I got a trainer and also the nutrition plan to loose weight but thats from 1/4/05 till date and well I need 12 months as of last yr yes i tried different diets metabolife, exenedrin and even the herbalife membership you know the milk shake plus a thousand pills to take every day i was wondering can i use the contract were i became a member of the herbalife would that count thats from about 1-1 1/2 yrs ago if i could find the paper work if anyone could give me some ideas suggestions I'm completely lost here THANKS SO MUCh
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Nintendo thinks I'm sexy!
julia19642 replied to BillOh's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Wii fit DID inaccurately weigh me also until I put the board underneath it. Carpeting will not make it weigh correctly. That being said. Mine has 2kg of dust on it at the moment. Guess I'll have to wipe that off before i embark on this weight loss adventure. :wink: -
I have BCBS of AZ and they require 6 months of supervised Dr visits, weekly visits to a nutritionist && documented proof of excercise at least 3x's a week. Really!! Ok, the 6 month wait I can uderstand and even the proof of exercise but weekly visits??!! We have lives!! Luckly I'm going through Scottsdale Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, AZ, and they have a physician on staff who is also a nutritionist and so for a fee I can get both done at once. And my boss (he's great) thinks it will be ok for me to leave work in the middle of the day 1 day EVERY WEEK so I can drive 25 miles one way!! But what about going under the 40 BMI? Has anyone every experienced being denied for losing too much weight? I want to feel beter and lose weight now but don't want to lose my chances at getting the surgery. Has anyone sabatoged their weight loss (wearing heavy clothes, rocks in pockets, etc)? Don't like the dishonesty but...? Any info will be helpful THanks!:eek::confused::confused:
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LOL. I know he meant well, but you know how men show affection. They'll give you a football smack on the butt and expect you to translate that as, "Honey, you look nice today". We have to develop a thick skin because anytime you loose weight, people tend to talk about the heavier you as if you were someone else. They forget that fat or thin, it's you the whole time. You're going to hear things like, "You've lost weight, thank God, because you were HUGE!" or "I'm glad you lost weight, you had really let yourself go!". And you'll be standing there like HELLO, you're insulting me to my face and smiling at the same time...
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Maintaining and snacks
Ms skinniness replied to NtvTxn's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
NtvTx: I love that you have surpassed your goal weight......I want to lose just a little bit more..... I am going to work hard at accomplishing it, but if not, then I will be ok with where I am.....I do love my skinniness. I'm more afraid of gaining weight.....whewwwww! This is a lot of worrying.... LOL -
Self- Pay On the Fence
AlienBandit replied to Winning's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hey Winning, you have already contacted me through my blog but just wanted to post on here to say hello too in case you want to send me a msg here. As the person above stated the sleeve can be a good option for a weight loss surgery with less post op care but in South Korea you are required to have a family member in Korea who lives here to be able to have the surgery done ( or so I have been told). I researched the sleeve once because I thought of getting it here and a person I spoke to that got it had to fight for her surgery even though she lived here ( but was foreign) for many years and her fiance was a Korean living here. Where are you from originally and how much time are you planning on staying here? Have you checked out our yahoo korean bandster group? -
Sad - 3rd Fill - No Restriction - 0 LBS in 8 Wks!
bling replied to lindseyann2u's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Do you take your measurements? When I went for my pre-op class, the nurse told us about not losing weight for a while.... However, if you are still losing inches, you are still doing great. You can NOT lose weight but you CAN still lose inches. So, I say, if you aren't measuring , start! Then keep track of both the weight loss and the inches loss. When both of those stop, that's when you are at a true plateau and should consider changing up your diet. Hang in there! -
Sad - 3rd Fill - No Restriction - 0 LBS in 8 Wks!
girlie2shooz replied to lindseyann2u's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Just a thought.............you're not gaining correct? your health is good correct? You have lost a considerable amount already correct? Well be mad, rant and rave get it out and take the time to do it! this is part of realizing we have to give ourselves the time and attention we need. call your surgeon and explain just what you went thru, remember she only heard half the story from the fill doc, and see if you can come in and have HER do the fill. don't get down on yourself, you did nothing wrong, just keep things in perspective and stick to the facts. IMHO you have done a great job with your weight loss. slow down is realistic, and until others walk in your shoes.......well your get the gist. g2s
