March Bandsters!

[smmrsue 56]

Dog fight = not thinking about food or eating. Look on the positive

[judych 225]

Aemh - I had a similarly bad experience with my psych appt. he remanded me to counsleing with a counselor I saw years ago. we sent 5 or 6 sessions talking about TV shows, the weather, etc. - All of which i had to pay co-insurance and the insurance paid for .... hoops hoops hoops to jump through!

this is just awful.. and what a setback to have someone who is so out of touch being in that position of authority over your surgery. im sorry. i hope it all works out well for you really quickly. its bad enough going through all the leadups without this rubbish. it seems that everyone is in it taking advantage of anothers plight and making money out of it. thats how i feel about the lot of them.

Im just so lucky. i didnt have to have any sort of evaluation at all. i just see the anaesthetics people, talk to a dietician and get my bloods done. When i saw my specialist yesterday i was weighed and my height measured. in the drs office, when it as appropriate i just pulled my trousers down below my knees and the dr could see all the huge scars . i think that was enough to convince him that something needed to be done. im just not sure if some patients here are expected to get an all clear from a councillor or not. i only know that im cleared to go ahead. i feel so much for those of you who have been '' hauled through the hoops"'... you dont need that.

[Ladybug28 73]

Steph glad things went well for you today. LOL at the 6 month request...too funny! Hope you enjoyed the dinner!! Sounds yummy! I officially start pre-op tomorrow...so here I go! It will suck if the ins approval doesn't come through in time. lol Hope everything goes wonderfully tomorrow and you have a 5 star recovery!! Will be thinking of you!!

Judy - They were talking about starting a Facebook page with a different email so friends from here and those who know of your surgery are the only ones who can see it. I wouldn't use my current one since I've not told many people other than my best friends and some family.

[throughthelookingglass 7]

Sitting in my paper undies an theatre gear waiting for my op. Getting excited now!!!!

[my3kidz36 9]

Sitting in my paper undies an theatre gear waiting for my op. Getting excited now!!!!

Good luck Kim. I hope everything goes smoothly for you.

BBB

Sharon

[judych 225]

Steph glad things went well for you today. LOL at the 6 month request...too funny! Hope you enjoyed the dinner!! Sounds yummy! I officially start pre-op tomorrow...so here I go! It will suck if the ins approval doesn't come through in time. lol Hope everything goes wonderfully tomorrow and you have a 5 star recovery!! Will be thinking of you!!

Judy - They were talking about starting a Facebook page with a different email so friends from here and those who know of your surgery are the only ones who can see it. I wouldn't use my current one since I've not told many people other than my best friends and some family.

i know.. im the same... only my family dont know either. would you all still post on here? i hope so. i had to tell my aging mum this afternoon that i was having ''surgery for my hernia'' ... she was upset enough at this. theres no way im sharing with anyone else. i think i would rather just post on here.. i dont know. let me know if someone starts up a page though.

[judych 225]

Sitting in my paper undies an theatre gear waiting for my op. Getting excited now!!!!

ohhh.. its nearly 5pm as i read this.... you are on daylight saving with us so you should be done by now.. i do hope it all went well for you. i can imagine the excitement... way to go. sending you big hugs for a quick recovery judy

[judych 225]

Dog fight = not thinking about food or eating. Look on the positive

good quote... just come out the winner... lol... hoping you are doing well. judy

[Kaybee07 1]

I will be banded on March 14 at 7:30 a.m. at Central DuPage Hospital. I cannot wait, I have started the pre op diet and I am only down 7 lbs though. So a week from yesterday is the day! I am so excited and happy and kinda like ahhh! It is finally happening. I was approved by BCBS in less than 24 hours. I am only 23 years old as well, so we thought that was going to be an issue. I wonder how much weight I will lose in the first month...hmmm only time will tell. Wish me luck!

[judych 225]

I will be banded on March 14 at 7:30 a.m. at Central DuPage Hospital. I cannot wait, I have started the pre op diet and I am only down 7 lbs though. So a week from yesterday is the day! I am so excited and happy and kinda like ahhh! It is finally happening. I was approved by BCBS in less than 24 hours. I am only 23 years old as well, so we thought that was going to be an issue. I wonder how much weight I will lose in the first month...hmmm only time will tell. Wish me luck!

only another week to go.. that wont take long .... congrats on getting the go ahead and in so quickly. Yes its a young age. was any comment made about it by the dr??

[judych 225]

Finally what a day I had yest. My money still wasn't in so my lovely friend gave me the cash so I could pay anesthetist an doc an I pay her back wen money comes in. Still didn't go smoothly as limit I can pay out of my debit visa as is my savings Acc. Ffs anyway money came through in arvy. Still have to go to bank to get limit enlarged so can pay hospital today. So my op is prob about 5pm this afternoon have to be there at 1pm. Wow what a whirlwind this has been. Have lost 9kg on this killer pro op diet wow. And in middle of moving also fun fun. Well at least have been so concerned re money Havnt had a chance to get nervous about the whole ordeal lol just Havnt been sleeping as sweating on the funds coming through on time. Couldnt have coped another reschedule of op. The diet is too much. Lol well fingers crossed for me !!

..as i type this you would be recovering. that was a wonderful thing your friend did for you. i cant imagine the stress of worrying about the funds coming in and having that deadline.

but you got there... i do hope that you are feeling o.k.... take it easy now if you can, its over, try and relax for a few days. praying for you judy

[judych 225]

Judy, many things could have happened. Had the infection been treated, this woman most likely would have been fine. Infection is a risk for any surgery, and its not usually fatal if its managed appropriately. We don't know her history... In order for an infection to cause multi organ failure she must have been septic, meaning the infection got in to her blood. I would not be shocked to find out that this woman had a condition that caused a depressed immune system. Perhaps she had a latent infection prior to surgey... It seems that had the discharge MD used common sense, she would be alive today...the nurses also should have taken a stand on discharging a patient with unstable vital signs. Infection will generally manifest itself with symptoms suck as fever and elevated heart rate. Post op just be sure to report any symptoms, and if they are persist just make sure you are heard. Make sure you are literate in the terminology used and understand all the risks of this surgery. Be an advocate for yourself. Having been a nurse for 15 years I've seen Even the most excellent surgeons have unexpected complications. I don't feel that the lap band killed this woman, a treatable condition did it seems...

....gingerwale you are so right. I did talk with the surgeon about it all and he was very candid and open with me. he told me that she was insisting on leaving... her mother was on the phone about leaving. she was morbidly obese and often the symtoms that she exhibited display a lung infection. the staff rang the dr while he was already treating another patient which put him in an awkward position. the staff should have been more assertive. it seems that everyone just gave in and caved in to the womans requests and demands that she be allowed to go home. This surgeon introduced lap banding surgery to this state and he has done 16,000 of them. I saw him on the news tonight as he was the last to give evidence. i do hope that the truth comes out as it really is, not unbalanced as it too often is. It certainly hasnt rattled my confidence in him as a surgeon. thats for sure. i hope he comes out of this o.k. whatever wasnt done im sure will be rectified very quickly, to be sure. in fact the death was 12 months ago, so there would be proper protocols in place now to make sure this doesnt happen again. Out of 16,000 lapband surgeries he hasnt had any mortalities, apart from this one.

[SGP78 16]

5:45am 3/8/2012

Well I'm on my way! I have to be there at 7:00 and going in at 8:00-8:15. I will post and let everyone know how it went once I'm able to keep my eyes open and able to type! LOL! Looking forward to the happy cocktail that I was told about. Which I made note of. It makes to say things you normally wouldn't say!

Please send prayers!

~Steph

[smmrsue 56]

Good luck!

[Ladybug28 73]

Prayers for you Steph! Will be thinking of you! You'll do great!