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Lap band or Gastric Sleeve???
MINI-Me replied to Mommato4's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I could have written this myself. Someone I knew with a band actually had the fill taken out so she could "gorge" on a cruise. I wanted something permanent that would not allow me to fall back into old habits and continue the yo-yo of weight loss/weight gain. None of my Band friends have made goal. AND - none have maintained to the level where they stopped losing. All have gained back. And, they have all had complications such as pb'ing, swollen esphogus, stretching of the upper pouch, etc. While I am only 5 months into this, I can definitely say it's been a life changer for me. I love the restriction and the ability to eat anything I want - just much smaller proportions. Good luck with your research. We are here to help if you have specific questions. -
Hey Guys, yesterday was a challenging day. They had my appointments all mixed up.... I'm just not going to even try to make any sense of the mix-up! Anyway, when I went in yesterday, I weighed 252lbs! lol! I hope I weighed enough for my insurance to approve on. To my surprise, and for the first time in my life, my blood pressure was a little elevated!!!! lol! This was like an extra bonous! So I am thinking, with the acid reflux(lol!) depression(lol!) extreme weight gain(lol! lol!) I just hope my insurance company will pay. Oh! my visit today consisted of blood work. Today I will talk to the psyc and nutr. Tommorow, I am scheduled for an upper G I(?) can someone fill me in on this? What are they going to do to me? Is it going to hurt?
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Hi Jesse,
Had my biopsy and ultrasound done. I'm all clear - thank god! I read a post of yours regarding your arm. Have you tried to use an ace bandage and wrap it? Either wrap it so it's against your body or just wrap it so it doesn't wiggle? Just wondering - I hope you get better soon! I've been struggling lately with gaining weight actually. I put almost 4 lbs back on and in the scope of things.. that's nothing BUT I certainly dont want to go backwards! I'm scared and depressed at the moment for more reasons than the weight gain. I just hope I can find my 'way' again soon.
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Antidepressants and weight gain
esv2000 replied to tinkerditz's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have gained lots of weight over the years in trial and error of antidepressants and none of the doctors forewarned me about weight gain. Finally I am settled down on combination of cymbalta and abilify and abilify made me gain 30lbs. It was the best med for my depression so I decided to lose weight rather than stop the med because it became a survival issue for me. Let me know the name of your med and I will tell you what it does and will tell you some good alternatives, wellbutrin is one of them as you lose on wellbutrin but it doesn't work for everyone, I know it didn't work for me. -
Antidepressants and weight gain
chickadee81 replied to tinkerditz's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
There are anti-depressants that can cause weight gain. My PCP put me on Wellbutrion which is considered weight neutral and in fact some studies have shown weight loss with taking it. Maybe you could try another med? But of course if it is working well for you that may not be the best thing. I'm sure eventually it would stop causing gain and you could work on taking it back off. Although not unusual, def something to talk about with your dr though. I know personally for me weight gain would make me more depressed which would defeat the purpose of the meds. Let me know what happens! -
Hi there, my name is Jen and I was banded in August of last year. Two months ago my general practitioner put me on an antidepressant and since then I have gradually gained 10 pounds. I am following my diet, I work out religiously, and I even attend weight watcher meetings every week. So I'm pretty sure the change of medication is the reason for my weight gain. I am wondering if anyone else has had such a dramatic weight gain with their band after being put on antidepressants? Sorry if this is a repeat topic. I tried to seach for a similar one and couldn't find anything like it. Thanks for reading!
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Question about legal action against manufacturer
lotzasunshine posted a topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I want to preface by saying that this is not about my Dr., but about the manufacturer of my band. Now to start my story. I was banded in July 08 and did very well for the first year. I lost about 65 lbs and am very happy with my band experience. I lost my Father to cancer in April 09 and became too tight. I tried to deal with it. But my husband also lost his job, so I had to wait for money to get a flight to Denver to get an unfill (I only see my surgeons office for fills because it costs about the same to get a plane ticket and go to his office as it is to get a fill here). So I went in for an unfill in October and it helped immensely. I returned in January to get another fill, and hadn't gained, but had lost a little. By April I had the feeling I needed another fill, so I got one. 3 days later I felt NO restriction. I made another appointment and flew out to figure out what was going wrong. My Surgeon pulled out the saline and there was only 1.2cc's (supposed to be 6.4) So he determined I had a leak. So I schedule a port replacement at my surgeons urging. I had gained 20 lbs by the time I had my replacement. My surgeon discovered that my tubing had eroded causing a 1/8 inch tear. He informed me that I was the 4th case he had been involved with that had this problem. Always in the same place in the tubing and is a manufacturers defect. He also informed me that he will be talking with the manufacturers of my band about their financial responsibility for the cost of the parts and the replacement surgery. I feel that is completely appropriate. They have damaged his reputation with their faulty product. What I want to know is, should I go after them for the cost of the flights, hotel, medications, weight gain, physical toll, emotional damage? Or do you think I am making too much out of this? I am obviously new to this and would love some constructive input. -
ok, so I am almost 2 weeks out from my port replacement and doing fairly well. I did have to get my lortab refilled. I had trouble sleeping. Still am not losing. But I figured I would have to get a fill right away anyway. I am wanting to ask you all your opinion on something. Dr K said he would be going after the manufacturer for the cost of the surgery and such. What I was wondering, is should I make a case for extra? With all the flights, hotels, recovery time, weight gain, wasted time etc.? What do you all think? I have obviously never been in a position like this before and would love some input. Thanks! <!-- / message --> <!-- sig -->
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Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum
lotzasunshine replied to Shesha's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
ok, so I am almost 2 weeks out from my port replacement and doing fairly well. I did have to get my lortab refilled. I had trouble sleeping. Still am not losing. But I figured I would have to get a fill right away anyway. I am wanting to ask you all your opinion on something. Dr K said he would be going after the manufacturer for the cost of the surgery and such. What I was wondering, is should I make a case for extra? With all the flights, hotels, recovery time, weight gain, wasted time etc.? What do you all think? I have obviously never been in a position like this before and would love some input. Thanks! -
Hang in there, Shellyh You will be banded before you know it. A few months is a bummer, but a necessary wait. You want to be very healthy for the surgery! Don't put too much pressure on yourself about the weight gain, either...that's why we are all here :scared2:. If we could lose it (and keep it off!) on our own, we would not need the band. I have been bouncing around with a minimal loss before I start my pre-op next diet next week. I think mentally I know I'm going to be entering a new phase of life and I will enter it with a lot of help from the band, so I'm not beating myself up over not achieving a huge pre-surgery weightloss (like I imagined back in March). It's not a race, it's a journey. Best of luck to you!
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Uncharted waters-letting go and moving on
motherof4 replied to citygal's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
It really is unfortunate that marriage is a factor in our weight gain same here for me, I am still married and probably on the virge of my first divorce we have been married for ten years and I just can't believe that this is happening to me :0( Thanks for the positive post! -
I am scheduled for surgery on July 8th. I am nervous because my doctor/center didn't mandate a 'pre-op' diet of liquids. I am worried I have gained weight. Has anyone been denied surgery based on weight gain? I am about a 42 BMI and had no problem getting approved. PLEASE HELP. Should I do my own protien diet?
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I have always had a weight problem, with weight gains and losses, but now I am out of control with my weight. I am over 300 lbs. 17 months ago, I was at 200 lbs. I am so miserable, so depressed, that the doctors keep putting me on diets that don't work, and I honestly follow them. I actually excercise too. I think it's the depression pills they have me on along with my other meds that are making me gain so much. I need help. Does anyone know if Kaiser pays any part of the surgery?:scared2:
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Revising a band to a sleeve and have some questions
pokerchick posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello, I had a lap band in January of 2006. I lost weight very slow but steady and all was good for about 2 and a half years. I got food poisoning and had to have all of my fluid removed. After that I was never able to get my restriction right. Ok maybe that sounds crazy but thats what happened. Also in the last two years I have been v'miting and acid reflux, no eating in the morning, can't ever get full blah blah blah. Oh did I mention weight gain. Recently I went and had another fill and explained that I had been feeling worse than usual but some days I can eat way to much and others nothing. My doc sent me to have an abdominal scan and an upper gi. Well I have gallstones and my band was so tight that the barium would not go down. My doc then told me I had to have some fluid removed, and then told me that I should consider the sleeve because he thinks that I won't be able to tolerate any more fills. So I had the fluid removed and now of course I have zero restriction. This is scary I can eat whatever and big portions. I'm sorry for being so winded I just wanted to give some background. I am going on 7-8-10 to get a surgery date hopefully at the end of July for the sleeve. Ok finally my question is has anyone had the band to sleeve revision and the gallbladder out at the same time and what type of recovery should I be expecting. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks so much. -
:scared2:My Band is not tight enough. When I went in 2 weeks ago to get my unfill, my doctor was not there so I had another doctor do it. I was so sick I did not care who did it, but I told her to only take out 1/2 cc - that was what was put in me by my doctor on my last fill date appointment. But I think she wanted to be safe and just took out more then the 1/2 cc. I'm not restricted enough and I can feel the difference. I can drink liquids right after I eat, and there is nothing telling me that am full. I FEEL LIKE THAT OIL SPILL IN THE GULF - NEVER ENDING - I KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING, eating that is. I have gone up a few pounds and that is scaring the heck out of me. The things I am eating are healthy things, fruit, low cal snacks, and fish, the same as I was eating before. But I'm going up in weight, not down. For the life of me I do not know why. The only thing I can think of is that my band is just not tight enough. It may be that I am also retaining water, but I do not see any particular reason for that because I am continuing to limit my salt intake. So I have a appointment on 7/7 with my surgeon. But I am not waiting that long. I am scared that I will gain to much weight back by then. Let me put a stop to this weight gain now, I told myself. So I called them and they gave me an appointment for 6/30. The thing that is getting me is this - I am eating all the same foods, doing all the same things as when I was loosing weight, eating right and exercising. This is starting to make me very depressed. The last time I felt this depressed was before my surgery. So, now I am trying to keep a stiff upper lip about everything that is going on now. I was at my sweet spot before, and I know I will get back there again, hopefully on Wednesday, 6/30. I'm still doing my Recipes of The Day that I share with you all on a daily basis, and continuing to exercise. I'm looking at this as a small bump in the road.
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Revision in one operation or two??
chica posted a topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Was your band to sleeve revision done as a band removal first followed by a subsequent VSG to allow your stomach tissue to heal? Or were you able to have it done in one operation? If the latter, how long did your surgeon want your band empty so that the tissue could relax as much as possible before surgery? I guess that the risks of leaks are higher with the single operation method because the tissue is more fragile and there may be more scar tissue from the band. But the alternative involves being put under twice (each time is a risk, plus pain!), and you're highly likely to be gaining (potentially a lot of) weight during that interim period. My surgeon requires a 2 week liquid diet prior to surgery, and I'm hoping if I get the band emptied right beforehand, that would help the healing and prevent the weight gain. But is that a safe plan? -
Anyone interested in a Christmas challenge?
Dana36 replied to lauragshsu's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I'm in.. I've lost my motivation lately and have been eating a lot of snacks and slider foods... resulting in a 10 pound weight gain :smile2::thumbdown: I need to be accountable!!! -
Worried about Weight Gain on Mushies
mzSassy posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
After being banded 1.5 weeks, my doctor decided to move me from liquids to mushies. I was enjoying the great weight loss on the liquid diet and not getting hungry. I'm worried about gaining weight on mushies and solid foods. The doc indicated that I should be on solid foods my next appointment. Are my worries unfounded? He indicated I shouldn't worry about calorie counts, just recognizing feelings of fullness. I don't know what to think of expect. -
Shocked at Weight Loss (Not in a Good Way)
Yvette1026 commented on sandradee0124's blog entry in Blog 89559
Without knowing what you're eating its hard to say. I know there's some that prescribe to the diet after lapband method but I'm not one of them. I got this so I can eat normally, just in controlled portions. I lose 2-4lbs a week eating whatever I want, but I make sure to eat balanced meals that provide me with the necessary calories and protein that allow me to continue to lose. I'm not so sure that WW can really provide you with the special needs of the Lapband, but I don't know for sure and if it works for you, GREAT! I can tell you though, that weekly weighins aren't always helpful, I make it a point to only weigh myself once a month because as women our weight can fluctuate dramatically from week to week. Also you mentioned you're working out.. it's quite possible that you're gaining muscle which is GREAT. That's the catalyst you need get you to the next level of fat burning. At month 3 I had lost 74lbs post op at month 5 I gained 40lbs back in muscle in month 6 I lost more weigh for a total of 43lbs lost since surgery. At first I was devastated but when I realized my body NEEDED that muscle gain to lose more and not to mention although the scale is up my sizes are down *BONUS* It'll all even out... I would say if you're doing all the right things and you're not seeing the scale move it's one of 3 things: 1.) Not enough calories - Starvation mode as you said. 2.) Not enough or too much protein 3.) Muscle mass weight gain. Hope the visit to the nutritionist is helpful to you! Best wishes! -
December Bandsters 2009
illuminationlady replied to illuminationlady's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
In need of thoughts and prayers. My first knee replacement surgery is Tue. of next week. They took all the fluid out of my band about an hour ago :smile: I had lost another 5 lbs. in one week. Total of about 60 lbs. She said to expect weight gain right after surgery because of all the fluids they give you. She said I could gain up to 5 lbs. but will lose it quickly after I'm off the IV. Anyway, my band is empty! Oh No!!! I haven't been hungry at allllllllll. I wonder if this will turn my hungry switch back on. We shall see. I can get the fluid put back in two weeks. Wish me well and think of me!!! I am looking forward to improvement in my mobility. Love, Dottie -
interesting concept there motherof4. . never thought about doing that. . maybe i'll try it next time a craving hits and i'm not really hungry. . .retraining really sucks. . . i struggle with it every day. . before surgery i thought it wouldn't be all that hard, damn it's hard! tomorrow i start my 5 day pouch test to get back on track. . .no weight gain yet, but it could happen any time soon huh?????? that would be a tragedy!
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Other women who have had a radical hysterectomy before lap band surgery
sockmonkey replied to PhillyGirl's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I too have had a hysterectomy, and although I still have my ovaries, I have had menopausal symptoms. My dr. referred to them as post-surgical ovarian failure. My weight increased by 20 lbs. almost immediately after the hyster and has since been impossible to remove anything gained, resulting in even more weight gain. I am too young to safely take oral HRT until age 50 and HRT patches burned my skin. I really hope that a lack of hormones will not hinder my weight loss after lap-band!!! :bored: -
HELP!! Gained wait on Pre-Op Liquid, WTF?!
Mommy2Ps replied to Mommy2Ps's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks for the advice everyone. Nope, not exercising regularly, so it's not muscle gain. Nope, not over the 9 days, just overnight. I'm happy to report that this AM the scale was back down....so probably more or less Water weight gain. I'm on 800 calories a day, for 14 days. My surgery is set for Tuesday. I can't wait!!!!!!! Good luck tomorrow, Melissa!! :thumbup: -
Dishes/utensils... recommendations?
thinoneday replied to CraftyChristie's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
it's funny how small dishes give you a total outlook on stuff. . .i use a teacup saucer as my plate and a normal fork and teaspoon. . .after having done this for the past 6 months, when we go out to eat the plates they bring out look ENORMOUS!!! I always make a funny noise when they bring the plates and straight away ask for a take out box. . .that food i take home usually lasts me 2 days. . . it's really weird how this has changed the way i eat. . . sure i eat slider foods but only a bit, not in hugh gobs like before the surgery. . . i've been blessed with no serious weight gain. . .1 or 2 pounds but that is usually water weight, take some lasix and poof it's gone. . .but those small dishes sure do give you a different sense of life. . . good luck -
Be fore the weight gain
