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when did you start...
cricketcree replied to linda305's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had to do 6 months also. I started march 22nd and my surgery date is Sept 10th!! Have you picked a bariatric surgeon yet?? If not, go ahead and schedule that. There will be a list of things he will want you to do like nutrition and exercises classes, going to a pycholigist, maybe even a sleep apnea test. It's better to start now to where when u have met tour 6months criteria, you will be ready to schedule!! Good luck!! -
Is there anyone else going to have surgery in Las Vegas with Dr. Umbach? i am having my surgery at Blossom Bariatrics on Friday June 18th. gonna fly on the big metal bird Tuesday. (i'm a litttle scared :thumbup1:) we will be in Vegas for a week. will miss my hubby and kids soooooo much!!!! but im happy i am doing this. wish me luck....
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Sometimes...the people who look as if they do not need to go to a gym are ex-fatties or even post-op patients. There have been several people at support group, that when they got up to speak, I was thinking, what do they know about being fat and needing bariatric surgery? Sure enough, they were post op patients. One girl even works as a Zumba instructor. You never know...
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Post Op/Pre-Fill Eating and Nutrition
MISS.SUSAN replied to goodguy2k's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
my doc gave me a list, first 3 days after surgery = liquid diet days 4-7 full liquid days 8-10 = puree days 11-14 minced week 3 soft week 4 bariatric regular not a whole lot to choose from on the list, everything is fat free, sugar free, and you got the Protein first cottage cheese, mashed pototes, pureed meats, pureed veggies, sf yogurts, cream of wheat, oatmeal, then on week 4 you can pretty much eat anything just cut into tiny pieces, some things like raw veggies, tough fruit and hot peppers are to be avoided for like 6 months hope that helps good luck -
Banded yesterday and have developed a new talent!!
grayneon replied to michellyoh's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Congratulations Michelle.:clap2::clap2: I am so happy for you. I will be seeing my surgeon on June 8th to get my surgery date. Also at Southwest bariatrics in Austin. Keep us updated on your weight loss journey. Tammy -
Bariatric surgery after stomach stapling many years ago
azarellanos posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I'm getting ready to have my gastric sleeve this week and I have a friend really wanting to know more. She had stomach stapling (horizontal) in the 90s. Originally she lost lots of weight and later gained more than that back and more. Now she is having serious health conditions. She is wondering if there is a bariatric procedure she can have. She's very interested in the sleeve. -
I saw my surgeon for the last time about 3 weeks after surgery when he was making sure I was healing well and everything was ok. He told me that he hoped he'd never see me again because if he did, it meant I was having difficulties that would most likely need surgery. Fills are done by either a tech or the same nurse who assists him in surgery. They only do fills on Tuesdays and I drive about 80 miles one way to the bariatric clinic. Once I hit my sweet spot, they tell me I probably won't need to see them but every 6 months or so as I lose weight and need (or maybe not) an adjustment to the fill. Why do you think your band is malfunctioning? No offense intended but having the band removed seems an overreaction. Remind yourself why you had this done...and then just tell yourself that it is done and move forward. .
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I had a lap band put in last year. Now I feel like I was duped. The office said they had 2 board certified surgeons and we would always have access to good post op care. That turned out to be not the case at all. They had 2 surgeons, but one of them is away on an indefinite leave, so there is just one. The office keeps soliciting new patients, which takes up all the time of the only remaining surgeon. For my post op care all I can ever get is a nurse who doesn't want to hear any questions that are beyond his nursing ability. So I am stuck with a malfunctioning band and a nurse who can only put liquids in and take liquids out, each time I have to pay for the visit, and he is extremely rough in the way he handles the band. This is a small town in Virginia, so the nearest other bariatric facility is about 70 miles away. If the office would have been more honest up front I would not have had the procedure. I am seriously considering having the band removed (at the facility 70 miles away so it can be done by a surgeon, not a nurse) because I cannot get post op care from a qualified physician in this town. Just venting.
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Ok here goes, i was banded june of 2010, i weighed 215, i did fine and lost 60 lbs over the last two years, then in october of 2012 i felt i was more hungry and was putting on a little weight so i went to my gastro for a fill, when the asst dr looked at the band under floro i was told it had prolapsed and all the Fluid had to be removed for one month, i was pretty bummed to say the least, after the month i had gained 10lbs and they put a couple ccs in the band, sfter a couple weeks of no restriction i went back to be told it had prolapsed again, fluid was removed again for one month (this of course was during all the eating holidays of course) i went back in dec and had it filled again, again no restriction even though they say looking at the band under fluro that it is tight enough!!, finally in febuary of 2013 i went back to see the surgeon himself instead of his assistances and told him about everything that had been happening, he pulled up the photos of the past fills and unfills and said it had NOT prolapsed!!!! he took me down to radiology and under fluro checked with blue dye and confirmed all was well he put me to 3ccs and said i was tight!!! well guess what?? i have absoulutly no restriction what so ever and have gained 30 lbs through this mess and have during this mess i had new insurance with no bariatric coverage and recieved a bill foe 1700.00 for all the times i was back and forth for fills!!! i have gotten so desperate i purchased 19 gauge 1.5 inch needles and saline and am planning on adding a fill by myself!!!! PLEASE anyone that can add insight to any of this please help i am desperate, frustrated and fat again,!!!!! PS every time i went back in i was questioned about my eating and made to feel this was my fault and i have to do better, WELL hello i am obviuosly an overeater and had the lapband fpr help in this area!!!
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Hello! I haven't had a chance to update my journal until now because I am back to teaching! I teach 8th grade literature and I love teaching! Well, I have had two more tests since I last wrote. One was really a hoop to jump through, while the other was the "MMPI" psych test. I was required to meet with a pyschologist and have a general psychological exam done which I was very worried about. Honestly, I do not really trust the person "analyzing" me, I feel that they tend to look too much into things, which I found out to be true during the exam. I had to fill out about 5-7 pages of "mental and medical" history which the psychologist began asking me questions about since we have never met. He looked into the fact that I was a good student and overanalyzed that! Well, the session went ok, the psychologist was a very patient, soft-spoken middle aged man who asked me a lot of questions about everything, family life, eating habits, boyfriends, drug use etc etc etc. Unfortunately, my history of depression and anxiety and an abusive boyfriend from the past I think landed me into having to take the MMPI. This test is meant to look for further personality disorders and other mental disorders. I know that I have generalized anxiety disorder already, and I hope that he doesnt find anything else! The test had a true or false format and there were nearly 600 questions!!! The questions ranged from do you love/hate you father to are there voice in your head that control your actions? The test took me about 1 and half hours and some questions were difficult to tackle both on an emotional and mental level. I now need to make an appt. with the psychologist to review the results and then talk about the report he will write up for me to send to my bariatric coordinator. He gave me the option of reviewing the report before he sent it or not. He told me that most bariatric patients pass up reviewing it, i wonder why.... I will let you all know how it goes! Take care. :croc:
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Posted 5th June 2009 Well, giving nuff thanks and praises, I've made it to 50. It seems really weird saying that. 50 use to seem such an old age. I'm optimistic about the future, I'm grateful to have made it thus far, and would now like to improve my health and quality of life. Later this evening I'll be celebrating with family and close friends. I've choosen an Italian restaurant located at Canary Wharf (Amerigo Vespucci). Tomorrow I'm hoping I can get a pedicure a spa treatments. Update: Today I have an appointment with the bariatric team, will I get my date today? Lets hope my blood pressure has gone down a bit. I really am excited that this could be the day, what a wonderful birthday present that would be. I've waited so long. I recently had an appointment at the hypertenstion clinic and saw for the first time Prof. Jackson, the consultation was fantastic, I left there for the first time hopeful and confident that he had a grasp on what needed to be done. My medications have been changed yet again. I've also been given treatment for anemia (iron tablets) if this causes me any complications such as constipation, they will do an infusion of iron. On another note my daughter and gran daughter are off on holiday for 3 weeks on Monday. Dajah is just 14 months and spends a lot of time with me. Oh boy,I'm going to miss her sooooo much, I'm already worrying about her - but I've not communicated that to my daugher, I just pray that they enjoy themselves and get back safe. Hyacinth.
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Written 12 June 2009. Ok, despite being told that I would recieve a letter this week for my pre -assessment date, believe it or not, today still no letter. I was fumming, this roller coaster ride is getting to me, I wont to get off. Anyway, I calmed myself down and phoned bariatric admissions and spoke with Pauline the administrator -co-ordinator. It wasobvious she was familiar with my name and asked me to hold on whilst she checked. She then returned and stated that she had not yet sent the letter out. She explained that she was still dealing with people waiting since December 2008. Anyhow, she preceeded to inform me that my pre-assessment date will be on 3rd of July at 9am. I was a little upset but held that to myself. Alright, so the 3rd July, what do I need to do now. The bad news is that i've spent the last 2 weeks backsliding. Firstly, I think I was really good last week Friday on my birthday, I had a mushroom risotto, and tomato juice. That was it for the night, I think I was too excited to eat anything else. However, at the weekend, I indulged myself with my birthday cake, OMD, it's soooo nice. I've helped myself to quite a few slices this is not the norm for me as I not really a cake person. I also had a KFC hot wings at least 3 times over the past 2 weeks and a McDonalds cheese burger and milk shake. I don't even eat McDonalds. What's going on I hear you ask, well I think this a little comfort eating going down here, frustrated with the whole surgery situation, plus Aunt Mary from Red Hills, (monthly cycle). To top it off, I've not been to water aerobics for 2 weeks neither tai chi. I didn't go to tai chi because I did not want to pay the fee for a whole month - if I was going to hospital for my surgery. That's a joke. I really need to get back on track. I need to start my exercise, right now I need to muster some self motivation. We'll see. Hyacinth.
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So I'm over a year & a half pos op.. I just met the most incredible man a couple months ago and we are now dating and sexually active.. is there any birth control out there that is safe for me to take? Should I go ask my gynecologist about this or my bariatric surgeon? Please help!
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Hi All, I am new to this this community. I am happy to find a place where I can receive the support and knowledge I need. Here is my situation: In January of this year, my Kaiser PCP and I discussed bariatric surgery. He agreed to send the referral and to get the ball rolling. A few weeks later, I went to an information meeting and completed the psych exam a few weeks later. Since February of this year, I have heard nothing from the Kaiser Fremont, CA Bariatric center on my status regarding my referral. My doctor said that I qualified, and the psych dr. told me that my evaluation looked good. In the summer, I e-mailed both doctors. The psych dr. told me to talk to my PCP. The PCP told me that the program has over a year long list. However, I feel like this is too long to wait to hear about the status of my acceptance into the program. I knew that this would be a lengthy process...but jeez...just to get my orientation appointment or get the current status of my application. This process has left me discouraged and frustrated. If I am not being accepted, I would like to know so that I can plan my appeal or jump through more hoops or whatever. No one at Kaiser will give me a straight answer. I have asked to speak to the bariatric department directly to get more information, but the doctors tell me that will get me nowhere closer to moving the process faster. I could see reacting this way if I expected everything to be done in a month, but I have waited over eight months to even hear from Fremont. Has anyone else had this problem. Any suggestions? All help or any advice would be greatly appreciated!:thumbup:
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Need help finding a bodyshaper / girdle / stomach squisher
tstarkey704 replied to betrthnever's topic in The Gals' Room
http://www.contourmd.com/Bariatric-Garments -
Question about vomiting
LoserHeather37 replied to spoiltmom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a stomach virus this past week and immediately called my bariatric doctor. They told me that once I stop vomiting and can start eating again to just have warm liquids the first couple of days and then move to mushies for a couple of days. I'm not a doctor, but seems to me that if you have a stomach virus, it's best to get it out of your system and not just take meds to make you not throw up. I know the dangers of vomiting, but you can't go the rest of your life popping a pill to keep from throwing up, can you? I don't know, this, like almost everything else having to do with the band, is different among doctors. -
I called this morning and I have my first fill on the 18th with esophagram! The Long Island Bariatric Center will accept patients from Mexico. Their website is www.doryferraro.com.
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Feeling like quitting before I begin
Jaelzion replied to Kelchicky's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Everyone's experience is different, but I haven't found managing nutritional needs to be difficult after my sleeve surgery. I'm not cooking these days either but I'm able to get enough protein with basic things like rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, eggs, yogurt, cheese and so on. I eat a little weird because I don't often eat a whole meal but I'm managing to get my nutritional needs met (I know because I'm still keeping track of everything). And of course I take my multivitamin daily and B12 weekly as my doctor prescribed. My bloodwork always comes back fine, the only suggestion the doctor has given me was to start taking Vitamin D, which I did. And there's no malabsorbtion with the sleeve, so that's not a factor. I do find that my appetite is significantly reduced. I know hunger comes back more quickly for some people, but 20 months out I'm still hungry less often and less urgently than I was before. One of the BEST side-effects of surgery for me is that things that used to be "comfort food" for me no longer have that emotional kick they used to have. I can eat a pancake with syrup and it tastes good, but whatever that emotional hit was that I used to get, that's gone. And that's a VERY good thing for me. I mostly avoid the carby, sweet stuff but I do allow myself a treat every now and then. And then it's RIGHT back on my eating plan because I don't want to wake up cravings for all that stuff. I still don't keep sweets or junk food in the house. When I have a treat, I have to make a special effort to go get it and it's planned. And I only get enough for one serving. When that's gone, I'm done and it's back to protein, dairy, nuts, eggs, etc. I'm an apple shape like you, so I know exactly what you mean. I've lost 11 inches off my waist, which my doctor is ecstatic about. Only you can decide if weight loss surgery is right for you, but I wouldn't let malnutrition fears be the deal-breaker. Your bariatric team will give you a diet designed to meet your nutritional needs and they'll be monitoring you. All the best, whatever you decide! 🤗 -
13 Days til Banding!!!
CrochetGranny commented on CrochetGranny's blog entry in CrochetGranny's Journal
Today is day 3 of pre-op. I stayed within my calories yesterday, but overdid it on carbs!! I thought all the dinners in my freezer were less than 20 grams carbs; I cooked one then looked at the carbs: 43!! oh no, should have pitched it but I went ahead and ate it. Then had blueberries for snack, and they are higher carb too. Some friends came over and brought a watermelon, I went ahead and ate some because I didn't want to have to explain. She asked twice what kind of diet I was on and I said predominantly liquid, she wanted to know what kind, blah blah, so I finally went ahead and told them I was going to have lapband surgery in two weeks. (Wasn't planning to tell very many people, but I'm not good at making up stories as I go along) Anyway, I was surprised, she said it would be good for my health; I about fell over in surprise. Another protein review: 1) Whey Gourmet Creamy Orangesicle Swirl - just 'ok'. Too sweet tasting for me. I mixed it with ice and water; maybe should have used a little more water. I wouldn't buy it but others would probably like it. (It came in my Bariatric Eating sample pak. My goal for the rest of the diet: STICK TO IT!! Don't overdo the carbs. I am feeling full; however, the day I had my regular meal at lunchtime, I was hungrier in the evening, so think I will stick to having the regular meal in the evening since I feel fuller longer. -
I met my doctor on Wednesday and I've lost 18kg/40 pounds!! I was so happy. And he was very happy with me. He didn't want to give me a fill since I'm doing really well. He also said I'm putting too much pressure on myself. That he was happy and I should be as well. I should read too much about how much other people are loosing because our bodies do not work the same. But I'm incredibly happy. Also this is kind of a milestone. This is the second time I've lost 40 pounds in one run .... and well then I gained weight again. But this time, I'm going to get further, I'm going to loose more so ever pound after this will be a new milestone yay. This Friday I was sooooo hungry at lunch that I was dreaming of all kinds of food I was gonna eat that day. I had an omelette at work. I ate a bit too much. I ate until I was full and I never do that. But hunger does that to you. I was full all day! I couldn't imagine eating dinner even. I did but just a little. Before the lap band, if I got full, I could begin to eat again in 2 hours but not now. And guess what, I love it. This rarely happens that I eat so much. maybe happened 3-4 times in 6 months. I told my doctor that I was still learning and he understood that. I will do mistakes and learn from them. Ok 3-4 times eating to much haha, ok I might be a slow learner hehe But I'm so happy now. I tried on a dress I wore last Christmas and it's too big now And my panties. Seriously, I need to renew them! They are a size too big. My bra is still the same size ugh! hate that. But I was telling a coworker how much I'd lost and she told me that she noticed my hips ass getting smaller and yay again! soooo happy! I've always hated my hips and ass. I would do the Kardashians proud. They were even large when I was in a normal weight. But so far so good! loving my new life
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Quick and easy high protein healthy snacks/meals?
maxcimax replied to miss_smiles's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Bariatric Choice sells a Jello type desert. It has low calories & a good amount of protein. One box gives me 2 servings. I keep it on hand for when I want something sweet. I also put 2 packs of Splenda in the mix because I like sweet stuff. -
Syntrax Nectar fuzzy navel...premier protein chocolate shakes...Bariatric advantage chewable multivitamin ( for first 2 mos) then I switched to Centrum. ..
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I have UHC, but my employer has chosen a plan that excludes bariatric surgery. It all depends on what your employer has chosen.
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My evening treat is two Bariatric Advantage Calcium chews. They are caramel -- delish! I take calcium and magnesium in the evenings because they help with sleep.
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Hi Marty, I agree with everyone else. You are human...we succeed, we fail and we get back up and try again! You will be successful again and this is a great forum to come to for support. The people here are non-judgemental, truthful and inspirational! Good luck as you renew your committment to this journey!!!
