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[godloveshope2 0]

Hello All:nervous !

My name is Hope I live in Charlotte NC. I am new to this talk community. I am currently beginning my journey to weight loss. I have been overweight all of my life. My BMI is 52. I am a Nurse (RN) I know how to lose weight and belive it or not I have help and encourged others to lose weight but it seems that this nurse cannot heal herself.:phanvan I am basically shopping for a surgeon that performs the lap band and getting as much information as I can about bariatic surgeries. I am afraid to have the surgery and I am also afraid not have the surgery. I have been bless so far with just boarderline diabeties and hypertension. I have quite a bit of foot, ankle and knee pain. So Motrin and I are good friends. I go to my PCP in January to see where I stand. The gastric bypass scares me and I am leaning toward the Lap Band.

If anyone has any advice, offer support, words of wisdom, critisiums please let me know. I wound be happy to hear from you

[CLAUDIAGDLMEX 0]

Hi ,

Dont worry this web page is great lots of great people lots of advise .

My story is I had been trying to get the gastric bypass since about 5 years ago and would never get approved by my insurance why dont know but anyways started researching into the lapband and something I had decided since last year I tried to get approved again and denied again so I decided to go to Mexico (Tijuana ) and get the surgery there .. I had a great experience and I really recomended you may look into it .. obesitygoodbye.com or you may contact me on PM so I can give you more information and direct you to someone all staff speaks english .

Any questions you may have if I can answer them I would be more than glad .

Take care and have a great x-mass:clap2:

your on your way to a better you !!

NEW YEAR NEW LIFE NEW US !!

your on your

[shutuplena 0]

The thing with being a nurse is that you're trained to help other people - unfortunately you take care of everyone else but yourself. I was banded almost 6 wks ago and I shared a room with a nurse that had the surgery and she said that being a nurse made it worse for her because she knew what its like being on the opposite side of the patient. The fact that you are now seeing a dr. is your first step. It's okay to be scared - the more you read, read, and read some more you'll more excited and less scared. I, too, was best friends with Motrin so I know the feeling. Just keep asking questions everything will be fine. You're on the right track. Congratulations and good luck.

[juliegeraci 7]

Hi Hope, welcome to the lapband forum. The lapband was the best thing I've ever done. I chose it as appose to gastric bypass because it is far less invasive. Good luck on your journey.

[godloveshope2 0]

Thank you all for your input and support. I will post as I progress in this Weight Loss Journey.

Good Success to you All!

[flabuless 18]

welcome to lapband talk Hope.

Well I think we have all been where you are...afraid to have the surgery and afraid not to have the surgery...for me I am 1 year postop and never regretted it...sure i have my struggles and fustrations but it was the best thing I ever did for myself...I am looking forward to hearing more from you as you embark on this challenging but exciting journey.

becky

[GayleTX 1]

Hope, my BMI was 62 and I was using a walker part time and shopping for an extrawide wheelchair when I had surgery. Six months later I was walking a mile a day and felt 10 years younger. I shudder to think what my life would be like right now if I had not taken the big step.

And, yes, we professional helpers are so useless to ourselves....lots of fodder for a shrink there, isn't there.:phanvan

[becca77 0]

Wow Gayle, congratulations on your loss so far, you're half way there!! I'm so impressed!

[Red wine lover 0]

Hello All:nervous !

My name is Hope I live in Charlotte NC. I am basically shopping for a surgeon that performs the lap band and getting as much information as I can about bariatic surgeries. I am afraid to have the surgery and I am also afraid not have the surgery. The gastric bypass scares me and I am leaning toward the Lap Band.

Hope,

You have come to one of the best places to learn more about the lap-band procedure. Everyone here is very encouraging and informative. As 'Shutuplena' says, read and read and read some more.

I agree with your reason to not have the gastric bypass, there are so many more issues with rapid weight loss and malabsorbtion (sp?). The band is a tool, a tool that can be a life-saver!

Keep asking questions, reading about the thoughts and experiences of those here and keep us informed about how you're doing.

Bill