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Hello! Hello! New here...
hopeformyself replied to prdmommyof3's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
by the way if you are paying out of pocket i totally suggest eating like a horse for a few weeks and getting your weight up to 35 BMI. i would hate to go through meeting and what not only to be told" i don't do surgery below 35 BMI." -
Hi Guys!!! I too was banded on 10/22...........I was in surgery for an hour and a half, and I had a bad reaction to the anesthesia and didn't leave the ICU for 2 hours after my surgery, and than I had a very low heart rate. They almost kept me over, but they let me go home later that night. That was my biggest issue.....it is such a big adjustment! I have had one fill and I am up to 6 cc's. I started at 4 cc's after the surgery. I started at 279 pre-op and I am now 236.5 post op!!! WAHOO 43 LBS!!! I feel like after reading other people's blogs that I haven't lost real well, but I guess any weight loss is good!!! I go for my second fill on the 21st of Dec, and I am excited to start to feel some restriction!!! Hope all you OCTOBER BANDSTERS are doing great!!!
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Hello From Georgia
teacher5thgrade replied to Brinabrina77's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi! I am from south Georgia also. Live in Blackshear, but had surgery in Waycross. I am 55 years old and teach school. I have weight issues all my life and am now willing to face them. I am learning what a stronghold food has in my llife. This is not going to be an easy journey, but definitely a very worthwhile one. I want to be able to keep up with my precious 3yr old grandaughter! -
I'm glad to hear other people have needed many fills before being restricted. I'm restricted at 5 cc's to the point where I can eat less and not be hungry for about 1-2 hours. But, I was hoping for enough restriction that I would have more help in being prevented from eating as much as I can. I am a food addict. I have no problem saying that. I have a very big problem with food and am thinking about following the Weight Watcher's program in conjunction with the band. I lost 30 pounds the first month of my band on 8/22/07. Since then I've only maintained. With my last fill in March, it was so tight I couldn't swallow my own spit. I don't know if this is normal. I think I should get another fill, but at $200 a pop, it's a painful concept monetarily. In addition, will I need to suffer not being able to swallow anything for a day again. It was rough and caused me to call out from work. I know I need added help from the band to get my weight loss started again. I was 280 at surgery and have been 250 for at least 7 months now. I would really love to lose another 90-100 pounds. At this point in time it almost seems impossible. Has anyone else experienced this? :confused2:
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I have 8 cc in a 14 cc band. Some days I feel it and things get "hung up" but most times I can eat anything and everything. Have never had any difficulty getting water down. Gulping even not problem. Told my Dr. that i can't wait to not be able to eat breads. He says I will get there, but not soon enough for me. Surgery was 9/25/07. Fills every 6 weeks since then. I'm pretty much at a stand still in the weight loss dept. getting frustrated. Exercising(water aerobics, weight lifting machines) more than ever. Weight yoyoing up 2 lbs. down 2 lbs. over and over again.
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@@WhitneyMc - Welcome to the community! I was a self-pay patient (mostly because of the time insurance takes to approve), however I did look into it, and I know many on here have been through it. If you have started a Medically managed weight loss program for your insurance, then you should be getting diet advice directly from the medical personnel who are assisting your weight loss. Your surgeon most likely has a Nutritionist on his/her team that will give you instructions on what they recommend. If you ever have a question on whether something fits into your new diet, you should just ask your nutritionist. They should be able to provide you with literature and some resources that would benefit you in this part of the process.... Good luck on getting the approval!
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From the album: Before, after, back to before, on my way again to after! Lol
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I made it! One year post op and I'm going on maintance of my weight.
Chelly replied to Chelly's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
I should have stated this that in 2008 I weighed 350 lbs. In May 21st 2013 when I started my journey with meeting the surgeon I weighed 282 lbs. On the day of surgery which was September 25th 2013 I weighed 242 lbs. As of yesterday I weighed 160 lbs and we agreed that I was close enough to a normal BMI and that I felt great at this weight that this is where I'm staying. The bariatric hypoglycemia is different then regular hypoglycemia and is treated differently from what I was told yesterday. I will meet with my nutritionist to figure out a game plan. I have sagging skin but I don't care because I am so much healthier now then I've ever been after being overweight and obese most of my life. This surgery saved me I truly believe that. -
102 Pounds Gone, Now What?
MichiganChic replied to wright616's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
I say you can be done when either you feel you are done, or when your body decides to level off. As long as you are within a healthy range and eating a healthy diet, then a lower weight shouldn't be an issue. Congratulations on your success! -
102 Pounds Gone, Now What?
BLERDgirl replied to wright616's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
If both your doctor and your surgeon say you have reached goal then perhaps it's time to start thinking maintenance instead of weight loss. Sometimes as bariatric patients we have a disconnect with out bodies and what they should look like. There's even a small percentage who start to really like the feeling of losing weight after being overweight for so many years. Some even develop disorders where they go in the opposite direction and start losing more weight than is healthy. Please be careful. -
Best Friend... Not so much
kranky813 replied to kranky813's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks everyone! You all have actually shed a lot of light on the subject. Things I never really thought of before. I do have to admit that for the first few weeks after surgery I was really focused on me. Getting me better, learning this new lifestyle. I think (I can only assume) her biggest problem is that I am not going to be her weekend drinking buddy. My hubby and I go out to her house every weekend and have some beer, grill some tasty food and sit around the bonfire. I have completely changed in the past 6 weeks. I don't drink, can't eat those fatty burgers and brats and am so FREEZING lol. She may be mourning the loss of that. But that doesn't mean I haven't been a friend to her. I still go out to her house for bonfires. I bring my Water bottle and food that I can eat. Maybe it is that I am her "fat friend" and she is nervous that when I lose the weight people won't notice her as much. Who knows. What I do know is that she sent me a text last night saying she needed "a break" from our friendship. I just responded with "ok" At this point I think I have lost my friend. But when I think about all of the negative things she has said and done over the past few months I really am "ok" with her taking her break. I am an AWESOME friend and honestly, it's her loss I'm glad my surgery make us both losers.. at least mine improves my life PS. 200lbs today.. karma wanted me to wait one more day to hit ONEderland, hahaha -
Agree 100% with this post. Everyone's body is different; age, start-weight, etc are all factors. People put start weight, lost weight stats etc and I never knew how to calculate that my first month post-op. My start weight was much, much higher then yours and I lost before the surgery, had complications with massive swelling, gained 13 lbs from the surgery, nothing but a couple lbs the week after (miserable!) the 3 weeks out started losing like close to 20 lbs in just a week (the swelling went down completely and lost the surgery weight I had gained). I've lost very quickly since then but other conditions affect that as well. Also, inches count! Now, at 4 months out with a new job this last month that is VERY physical labor in a factory have contributed to lbs not going down but my pants are falling and inches are going down. You can't go bad with this really. Just give it time and be patient honestly-you'll be feeling good in no time and feeling the weight loss more as you heal and get into a more normal way of life.
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just wanted to update and give some thoughts dont judge or be negative because these are just my opinions. everyone is different it has been just shy of one year and i have lost 100 pounds and i truly regret getting the lap band, it has not helped anywhere near what i thought it would of.yes i have been following the rules and getting fills and check up regularly so it is not that, it is just the simple fact that it has not helped me as much as i thought it should. On a percent basis i say the band did 10% (maybe even less) the check ups did 10% (i never wanted to go back and not be at least a couple pounds down so it forced me to go work out) and then my own will power and mind set 80% i still have another 60-80 pounds (havent decided final goal) to go and just like every other time i have dieted and exercised i am losing that motivation and fear gaining the weight back or being stuck right where i am... still fat, overweight and obese. the two main regrets i have with the band now besides it not working like it should (which i do have good restriction maybe even a little too tight) is that you can still easily eat around the band if you want and intake quite a bit of calories. it almost has had a reverse effect on me mentally instead of my mind reteaching myself to stay away i have just found different ways to satisfy the cravings. the second thing is long term concerns with the band and port, every day i stress if its slipping or the port has flipped because of the horror stories you read, and the fact that i now have foreign items inside my body. the insurance is getting worse so if anything ever does happen i dont know how i will afford the surgery if it does need to be taken out. i know that any weight loss surgery is not a quick easy fix and that it is just a tool and its only as good as you use it but for me the band was not the right choice it works too slow and not helpful enough. i easily could of gotten the same results with out implanting this into my stomach if i would of just motivated myself and hired a trainer and nutritionist. to make me accountable.
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Where do you want to be with your weight loss 1 year from now?
Just-A-Gem replied to Suzannesh's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Well, let's see. I will be sleeved on August 5th (my sister's birthday). In one year from today (9 months out from sleeve), I'd like to see myself in the mirror. I'd like to be shopping at regular stores and see a weight with a 1 in front. Any will do, but I'd kind of like to be close to goal if it's not too much to ask. I'll be 25 and I can't wait. I'd like to be training for the 2013 Houston Aramco Half Marathon. -
Where do you want to be with your weight loss 1 year from now?
M2G replied to Suzannesh's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
LOVE this post. I especially like the above quoted line. So true. We did not gain weight overnight and we realistically know that it won't melt off overnight, but sometimes being patient is the hardest thing to do. It took me 6 months of jumping through the insurance "hoops" before I was approved for WLS. At the time I found out it would take that long it was just heartache. But I soldiered on day by day and finally MY turn arrived. Now I'm 6 months post-op so it has been a year (actually over a year) since I first picked up the phone to make that call. That call was forming in my mind for several years but failed diet after failed diet had just about defeated me when I finally got the courage to make that call. I can tell you that even the first 6 months post-op are not the easiest, but you take it day by day. And those days start to add up. My original goal was to lose 100lbs by my one year surgiversary. At the time that I made that goal, I had no idea if I would be a fast loser, a slower loser, an even pace (losing something every week) or a lose a few, stall a few...type of loser. So I just kind of tossed that into the wind as a goal in mind. Turns out I'm a slower loser who stalls often (I simply do not lose weight every week) and now that I know that I have peace. Because I don't freak out everytime the scale stays still for a few weeks. I used to question "is this it, did I just have surgery to lose ___xxx amount of weight and now I'm done?" I think those kinds of thoughts are fairly normal because you just don't know what to expect. Now that 6 months have passed and I'm down -62lbs, I am feeling like I may or may not achieve the goal of -100lbs by my one year. We'll see. If I use math, to acheive this goal it becomes easy to say "I only have to lose -6lbs per month to get to my -100lbs" BUT...I know that may not happen for me. I lost exactly -2lbs in Feb. and -5lbs in Apr. but lost -10lbs in Jan. and -7lbs in March. So who knows what the future holds. But if you are talking ONE year from right NOW, of course I would be 18 months post-op and ideally at goal. I hear that the weight comes off even slower as you approach goal and I can't think of anything much slower than -2lbs a month...lol. This is a work in progress, and I love the day by day quote because it is so true! -
Where do you want to be with your weight loss 1 year from now?
Suzannesh replied to Suzannesh's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hi, I think your have a fantastic attitude. The last thing we need is to beat ourselves up over how fast or slow we are going. You are having great success right now. We have NEVER had this kind of success before with anything else we have tried. When you lose it slow like this it will be much easier to maintain your weight loss. NEVER give up on your dreams. We are human and we aren't like anyone else--thank goodness. I happen to love who I am and the way I am. It took me a lot of years to say to heck with everyone else. It is "MY" turn in life to take care of me. I raised my family and now it was my turn in life to do the things I needed for me. And I have earned the right to do this. So this is your turn in life and you have earned the right to do what ever you need to do to achieve your goal. You go girls and NEVER look back. I have NO regrets for what I have done when it comes WLS. Hugs, Suzanne -
Where do you want to be with your weight loss 1 year from now?
Jen Jen replied to Suzannesh's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Love this post. Very good advice. I want to be healthier, skinnier, and happier. Really don't have a weight goal at all, but just want to lose weight and learn to eat in moderation. Also to pay more attention to the foods I eat. Calories, fats, carbs, and all the stuff we put into our bodies. This is a whole new learning experience for me. Again, thanks for the uplifting post. -
Not Feeling Full yet
Indymom replied to Rhiannon222's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My food plan allows me to be on some "modified solids" such as soft cheeses and refried beans. I have been militantly measuring out my 2 oz portions of everything so for a meal I might have 1 oz yogurt and 1 oz string cheese, 1 babybel light or 1 wedge of laughing cow. I have not felt any restriction or "fullness" until tonight. We had to go to Costco and my daughter wanted dinner . . . I let her get a piece of cheese pizza. Since she never finishes the pizza I figured I'd just skin some of the cheese off hers (avoiding the tomato sauce) and that could be my dinner. I think I had the equivalent of about 2 oz, but I didn't have the ability to measure/weight it out, and I think I might have eaten a bit too fast - but I THINK I felt my first feeling of fullness. I did NOT like it, I had a little discomfort in my chest and it sort of felt like the chunks of food could come back up. They didn't, and I was counting the minutes to my 30-minute mark so I could wash it down . . . but I think I learned my lesson of measuring EVERYTHING very early on!! -
13 Weeks Out And Over Halfway To Goal!
Lissa replied to SittingPretty's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Sittng Pretty, Post some pics! We'll comment and brag on your weight loss! No, you don't NEED validation, but we'll provide it anyway. -
13 Weeks Out And Over Halfway To Goal!
SittingPretty replied to SittingPretty's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Thank You everybody! I remember whining because nobody has mentioned my weight loss. Well, to this day nobody has mentioned it....and I do not care I am comfortable in my own skin again and do not need validation from anybody! -
I have the scale " EatSmart Precision Digital Scale" mentioned by "Bufflefhead" and she is right its a great scale and not too pricey and I also got it from Amazon (I get everything from Amazon LOL) The scale is precise, my weight loss surgeon scale notes the same poundage every time as this scale so I know its on point. Good Luck!
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Yes I workout in the morning as well. In fact. , before my surgery I was an avid gym rat......the weight just was not budging and my eating habits were not the best either. The surgery put everything in perspective for me. Plus, I didn't drop an enormous amount of weight in a short period of time to bring on any major concern or gossip . I wish I could share my success and encourage others struggling with their weight to take the journey I continue be on.
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It is always difficult when people ask "how did you lose that weight?".. I started this process by being honest... but that is just me.. If you are different and want to be more private than that is okay too... but you have nothing to feel guilty about.. You made the choice to lose weight and get healthy for you not for other people.. I have found a plus to being honest..Several of my friends and acquaintances who have weight issues have asked me about my loss and I told them I had lapband surgery.. the result is 2 of them are now seeking counseling for surgery... I am proud that I can be a positive force for them.. I still have 20 lbs to lose and I know it will be slow but I am content for the first time in years.. I don't stress about eating the wrong thing and I am enjoying life .. Being able to move and do things like normal people is the big plus to having band surgery for me...
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WLS Seminar #1 notes (from 10/7/2009) Posted 10-12-2009 at 12:20 AM by everleigh
everleigh commented on everleigh's blog entry in Blog 75517
I guess I forgot to blog about my first wls seminar that dh & I attended last Wednesday! I know I wrote a post about it but in the interest of keeping my thoughts all here in the blog- I'll add what I can remember here too. It was a seminar for the Davis Clinic in Houston (the guys on the show 'Big Medicine.) It was downtown and from 6:30-8pm. We arrived to a gorgeous hospital & went upstairs to a conference area that is being remodeled. It was dark and creepy. There were just enough seats (about 40 people there.) I got a packet that had a pretty generic info sheet to fill out. It also contained a flyer for financing your sugery, two more flyers with lapband ads, and then a stapled portion detailing step by step what was to happen if you choose to have surgery with them. Dr. Robert Davis, the older gentleman (the dad), was the only Davis there. I had hoped to meet him but after his speech & q&a, he left. It was an hr long presentation with powerpoint on the different kinds of surgery. It was good- informative-interesting. I'm glad I attended. I was disappointed that he's not a fan of lapband. Lapband is all that my drs have said I can get. GB is not ok due to my health issues. Anyway- tomorrow is my second wls seminar. Its for the Surgery Group of the Woodlands with Dr Balette. My mom is going with me & we have to be there at 8:30am. This means I gotta leave my place by about 7 to make sure I'm there in time (due to traffic.) I'm excited though!!!! Oh & the reason I've warped my face outta my pics is because I was unknowingly pictured in tons of flyers & ads locally for winning that local biggest loser comp. I have sinced dealt with people who run into me & ask if I'm that same lady (since its quite obvious I gained it all back.) It taught me to keep my weight battles private for a while until I figure it all out, therefore, no face for now . I'll post my review on wls seminar #2 tomorrow. -
My mother fat shames me all the time and tells me that I've let her down and she's disappointed in me bc of my weight. I'm at the point where I want to have this surgery, and lose the weight and never see my own mother again! She's actually told me before that she doesn't want to see me until I'm thin. It's really bad. I've only gone to see her once this year (Mother's Day ) She keeps trying to give me incentives.. A whole new wardrobe.. If I lose weight.. She's very wealthy and I get an inheritance from my Father who passed away 6 years ago.. But my mother holds all the cards. She has threatened me several times to not give me the money if I don't lose weight. (My home situation is such that getting a job making less than my inheritance gives is not an option for me) I was at my lowest weight last year (40 pounds less than I am right now) And my mom still fat shamed me bc I hadn't got to my perfect weight yet after all these years.. She bettered me in front of a friend. I've forgiven her bc she asked me to. But then it seems she hurts me again. This last time of fat shaming was a week ago. Yet other times she tries to be supportive... It's a strange relationship.. Thank the Lord I have such a wonderfully supportive Husband and grown children. Also, I'm learning: When she says something negative To say to myself: "I don't have to own that I don't have to react" It goes much better when I follow this and it's empowering and freeing
