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get my band jan.31 2013
Tomander replied to gshock1965's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Congratulations!! I’ve been banded now going into my 7th year and have talked about this here several times but I think it’s worth repeating for new bandsters. Try and take it one day at a time. Don’t compare yourself to others. Don’t go into this journey saying “I’ll never be able to eat this or that ever again.” I can eat ANYTHING except rice and apple skins and no carbonated beverages. Follow the guidelines given to you by your doctor. Remember… take tiny bites (the size of your pinky fingernail) and remember to finish what you have in your mouth before you take your next bite. When I was losing weight I checked in every month with my family doctor to get weighed and measured. (I don’t own scales) I also attended two coffee groups for people that were banded. These things really kept me motivated and on track. I still check in every month with my family doctor to get weighed-in and I host two coffee groups. For me support from fellow bandsters plays a big part in this journey. Back when I was banded my doctor suggested something called the “Egg Timer Distraction”. It’s kind of difficult to explain here but I’d be happy to email you the .pdf document. It REALLY helped me with “head hunger. I can’t tell you the number of people in my lapband coffee groups over the years that have said how helpful this “trick” has been in dealing with their head hunger. Also, I’m not really a “diet” book type person but I recommend you pick up two books. Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle – by Dr. Michelle May I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. May speak at a conference when she came to Toronto and her book and guidelines really work well with the lapband journey. The second book is: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite – by David L. Kessler Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions and also if you would like a copy of the “Egg Timer Distraction Document”. --- tomander@bell.net Tom, Toronto Banded July 6 06 Wt. Loss: 156 lbs tomander@bell.net -
I posted this in the insurance forum, but wanted to check in here also and see if anyone had any information. I was wondering if anyone has had this problem or any advice for me. I had the LAP-BAND® surgery in June of 07. My company insurance was BCBS of NC at that time and they covered surgery and follow ups, fills etc. Later that year, my company went self insured thru med cost. At that time the HR department told me nothing would be covered related to weight loss or my follow ups. Because of this I have not been able to have regular follow ups and maintenance. I only go when I can save enough to. I spoke with our HR again, but she was no help and I also spoke with a company nurse and she said that she believes this is wrong. Because I did not change insurances and I have a medical device in me they should not deny me care now. I need to know if anyone else has dealt with this and if there might be any options I could take. Thanks so much! __________________
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Kidney stones and slow weight loss!
Marimaru replied to gcravener's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I went for an unfill and have to say that Dr. Kuri second guessed my choice as well. I got it anyway just like you did and feel much better. If Dr. Brandeis said that your organs were being eaten by your body, it's likely that most of the rest of your muscle was too, and he said you were dehydrated. Getting rehydrated and building muscle are going to cause you to gain weight. I know you don't like to see it on the scale, but it's good weight. And you should probably try and get up to 1200 calories a day. You are going to need to fix your metabolism now, which is going to be difficult, but it will help you in the long run I think. My non-medically-educated opinion is that you should spend the next few months getting healthy, and worry about the weight loss after that. There are also machines that can tell you your body fat and muscle %'s, so you can see if you are losing fat while gaining muscle even if the scale doesn't change. Does that make sense? Hope this helps. -
You ought to try hanging round a university campus Jess! I couldnt believe it when I started my degree at the ripe old age of 36. When I was at uni right after school 20 + years ago, there were people of all shapes and sizes from all walks of life. Well not anymore. Where have all the ugly people gone? Every girl is pencil thin, gorgeous and every boy is buffed and tanned. Its unbelievable, it looks like a movie set! Not only that but they all have the latest mobile phones, everyone has brand new cars (no driving round hotted up Cortina's like we all did), acrylic nails, tinted hair, designer sunglasses and amazing clothes. My goal is to fit in a lecture theatre seat. I cant pull the table down and when the person next to me moves theirs my thigh gets in the way :=( Well done though - I dont think I'd even try my wedding dress for at least 30 kilos!
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Rather than focusing on a number and not allowing yourself to go higher, I'd focus on finding the sweet spot where you can eat, not feel deprived or moody and still see loss on the scales. Because just about everyone low carbs it out of the gate. But even as early as four months out the paths diverge greatly and someone else might be able to eat 100 grams a day while another can't eat more than 40 without stalling out. Being hung up on the number was only detrimental to me. I added in more carbs somewhere between 6-9 months out and it greatly improved how I felt and how interested I was in food. I had more energy and felt less deprived. Those that exercise strenuously need more carbs than those that don't, too, so keep that in mind. I'm in maintenance (kinda - got a handful of baby pounds I want to lose) so my input probably isn't all that useful to you, but I eat 40% carbs even in loss and have no problems. I can cut them down to nil, but I lose at the same poky pace, so why do that to myself? Do what works for you. You're going to get as many varied answers here as there are members and surgeons. ~Cheri Oh, and it should go without saying that at least in the early loss phase your carbs should be the highest quality possible. Save the other stuff for later, when you're closing in on a year out and need to see how well you do with moderation. Making your carb choice for a meal two bites of a dinner roll might be satisfying, but it's not doing much for you! Make carb choices that you can actually eat more than one or two bites of, and don't use the fact that you need carbs as an excuse to eat Oreos or Doritos.
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Post-ops: advise hair loss and weak/fatigue
Scorpion11 posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello post-ops!! Congrats to everyone!! Keep up the great job!! I'm a November 24, 2013 WLS. Seeking advise on what worked for you, did you get weak/fatigue and hair loss, Any suggestions!? My progress: WLS 11/14/13 5'7 Female 47yrs old. HW 268 size tight 20 SW 266 size 18 CW 233 size 14 GW 165 I'm averaging 2 lbs per week, no exercise due to knee injury/pain. Doctor is happy with my progress. I am too, my battle is to have enough energy to function upon getting up to get ready to drive to work and get through the day. Issues I've been experiencing feeling tired, fatigue and exhausted. I eat all my water/ meals/proteins/vitamins/biotin/omega fish oil and average 600 to 900 calories daily, try to eat more to get energy levels up, helps some days. I'm 3 months as of Friday 2/14/14 and I've started losing globs of hair especially after I shampoo. So I'm washing every other day. I was expecting this may happen, but so emotionally distressing and nerve wrecking to see it come out so much so quickly. I'm totally freaked out. Praying it slows down soon. Anyone else feeling exhausted and losing your hair?? When goes the hair loss stop?? Is it growing back??! -
Ok, so my surgeon says that in some cases postmenopausal women have their periods come back since hormones are stored in fat and the rapid weight loss cause hormones to be dumped into the system. NOOOOOOOOO! Has this happened to anyone?
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I have started working out again but only cardio because I want to loss as much weight as possible. I am 3 months post op and not sure when I should add in weight training into the workouts. Any advice about timing of weight training into my work outs to still loss weight.
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I agree it's odd. During the weight loss phase I have eaten very low carb. I plan on introducing "good carbs" when I am maintaining (only 4 pounds to go!). I consider 100% whole wheat pasta a good carb.
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I'm in birmingham also. I just submitted my paperwork to the insurance, I'm hoping to be approved and to hear within the next week or so. I'm using dr miles with alabama weight loss surgery. Good luck to you both!!
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Hi everyone! At long last, and after nearly 8 months of jumping through the required hoops and doing medically supervised weight loss I finally got my surgery date-- April 23! I will be having the sleeve and a lap chole (gall bladder removal) at the same time. Depending on what my surgeon says the day of surgery I might also be having my umbilical hernia repaired.
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Hi. I'm new to the forum and new to the LAP-BAND®. I was banded one week ago today. I thought I would be able to go back to work today, but I'm still feeling very tender and bloated. I have a pocket of gas or something on my left side that I can barely stand to touch. My surgeon said that I would only need five days to recover, but I took a sick day today so that I could get stronger before returning. My LAP-BAND® surgery was my second procedure in four days. Four days before banding, I had a gyn procedure done that kind of laid me low for a few days. I wasn't expecting it to be that painful or difficult when I scheduled my LAP-BAND®, but having those two procedures so close together is probably what has made my LAP-BAND® recovery take longer than the doctor said it would. What I'm concerned about right now is that I have lost only one pound since my surgery a week ago, and of course I've had no food at all. I had my banding three days before Thanksgiving and six days before my birthday. No celebrations there. I was alright with it because I was excited about starting on my weight loss journey, but I'm discouraged that I haven't started losing. Did anyone else not lose during the liquid diet phase?
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Not losing weight during the liquid diet
destined4thinness replied to cdt's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
unfortunately, my banding is to take place on friday so i cant respond to the weight loss issuse but i did want to respond to encourage you. Your body has been through alot in the past weeks. Dont be down and out on yourself because of the 1 pound loss remember you're still swollen from not only the banding but your previous procedure as well just wait and see once that fluid run out of your body you'll be pleased with the minor results. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! -
I had my period during my pre-op diet, but that was when it was supposed to happen. HOWEVER, it restarted a couple of days after surgery! It lasted 18 days with some very heavy days. UGH. I have the Nuvaring and that makes me pretty regular. However, throughout this whole weight loss thing, I'll hope for the best because I heard that losing weight can effect your period.
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Practically bald please desperate for advice
Madam Reverie replied to OHHLALA's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was told by my doc that Iron intake is the key to limiting hair loss. Consequently, I was told to eat a lot of red meat and take loads of iron. I must admit, the moment I started doing this (loads of red meat, two spatone sachet's, two multi Vitamins a day), my hair loss has slowed considerably. Shame I didn't know this before my temples became really sparse... However, I am glad that its slowed significantly. Sorry your loss has been so dynamic and wishing you a speedy recovery. -
QUESTIONS TO ALL THE POST OPERATION SLEEVER'S
BeagleLover replied to BackToBeautiful's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
My sleeve surgeon was Dr. Brebbia, Medstar Montgomery Hospital in Olney, Maryland. I don't know the exact percentage of stomach removed. My understanding is that, in general, around 85% is removed. I was just sleeved a few weeks ago, so can't answer the long term question. However, my surgeon said I needed clear fluids for the 2 or 3 days after surgery. It's hard to get much down then, so I had stocked up on a few bottles of Isopure clear flavors. A large bottle has 40 grams of Protein. I'm not sure having protein right after will help with the hair loss, but I figure there would be no huge drop off in the amount of protein I'm taking in, so no shock resulting in hair loss. I get all my Vitamins from Bariatric Advantage: 1 Calcium citrate caramel-flavored cube in the morning, 1 Ultra Multi Formula with Iron in the middle of the day, then another calcium citrate in the evening. That way, the calcium and iron won't negate each other... they will always be more than 2 hours apart. -
Hi...im seven post-op and I was not placed on liquid diet until day before surgery. ...Am wondering why many of you need to be on it for weeks before??? Im under Kaiser Permanente. I did a 12 week program. .list 10 lbs total from beginning of program till day of surgery. I knw some say 10% weight loss us required. ..but not for me...my hubby is scheduled for his surgery on February 11 and he too has to only do liquid diet day before..
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You are right Soonergirl. It is the company that you work for that makes the decisions on what is included. Sorry that my post was so negative regarding insurance. I was very frustrated because of high co-pays (doctor visit was $45) and after going to a couple of wls information seminars....nobody had good luck with getting ODS to pay for wls or anything else to do with weight loss. This included people at other jobs that had ODS, but different policies and other companies. Again, sorry. Thanks for setting the record straight.
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The weight loss is probably the number one factor in your gallbladder issues, I totally agree! Mine came out after my weight went up and down from my lap band. Interesting to hear such a difference in recovery time from gallbladder surgery. I returned to work on day 3 and was fully recovered by week 2. Hopefully for the sake of your surgery your recovery is that quick too!
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Oh, ADNK, I am sure the sleeve will be the right tool for you. It is very doable and the results are amazing. Only 2 more days to go. You are almost there. Good luck with your surgery and wt loss.
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New guy here, just found the website this week and I've been reading many threads. I contacted a gastric doctor two months ago and found out about two weeks ago that my insurance will cover 100% after a six month doctor supervised nutrition program. My first visit with the doctor is on April 6th to learn more. I've looked at many, many post op menu's and that scares me. I like to eat! and just recently fell in love with cooking on a Big Green Egg, so I'm still a little on the fence with all of this about not being able to enjoy life after, plus I like a glass of wine (or two) at night to unwind. My wife is not really on board with it as well, and has the typical skinny person thought - just eat less and exercise more. My primary doctor put it bluntly when I asked his opinion about weight loss surgery with a response of "nothing has worked for you in 47 years has it?" I've tried many weight loss programs and two things worked for me, Metabolic and a weight loss competition at the Gym. I lost 42 pounds with MRC and 26 with the gym both getting down to about 230-240, now at 315 later. The gym was hard aerobic exercise twice a day and weight training for an hour - I wish I had time to keep that schedule up - and I did lose fat and gain muscle but really felt let down after four months that my waist only went down three inches (currently squeezing into size 44 jeans) and could barely get into a 40. My neighbor had gastric by pass about ten years ago has gone from 330 to about 160, and is the only person I've know to have the surgery, and I would be ecstatic to be back to 160-180, as would my wife. Does everyone have lose skin post surgery? Do some have skin shrinkage or is skin surgery years down the road happen to everyone? My main motivation is to hopefully ensure that I live long enough to see my kids grow up. The thought of not being a part of my eight year old daughter's wedding (when ever that would be) really scares me. Anyways, just checking in to say hi and go back to reading. I'm sure I will have more questions soon! -Steve in Florida.
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Things will return to 'normal'...just not during your weight loss phase. I am more than two years post-surgery. I eat out at restaurants. I enjoy the occasional mixed drink such as a pina colada or rum with coke in social settings. However, I waited until I approached my goal weight before reintroducing these things into my eating patterns. Good luck to you.
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I've always said that the key to the entire weight loss journey is redefining your relationship with food. For me, that meant working very hard to make food not be the centerpiece of my life anymore. Why can't you go spend time with your friends? Does it require you to eat and drink? Or does it just require a little bit of adjustment on your part? You don't have to miss out on anything. You just have to re-envision these occasions where food isn't the focus. If your friends really care about you, they will understand that and support you. Food is just food. It isn't life.
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It's getting close and I'm starting to wonder - what do you think?
jannylou posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I started my journey toward gastric bypass about a year ago. Started at 260#, diabetic, hypertensive, inactive. I am now five weeks out from surgery and am wondering if I should go ahead with it. I have lost 40 pounds on my own in four months, with another 70 to lose. My concern is that I am 68 years old and wondering if the surgical risk at that age is out weighed by the weight loss benefits. I'm thinking of putting the surgery off for six months to see what else I can accomplish with the new tools I've learned in the last four months. I have my pre-op appointmentt next week and plan to talk it out with my surgeon, but want some input from the pros - you guys. Thanks. -
Hi Flower, With proper restriction, the expected average weight loss is 1 to 2 lbs a week, so this would equate to 50-100 lbs in a year. It really depends on how much you have to lose and how compliant you are. I lost 120 my first year, but I worked really hard and had a very high BMI of 53.9 when I started. Babs in TX 334/180 -154
