Any one from Ohio out there??

[HeatherA 1]

hi, i am new here. i am from columbus, ohio and just starting my journey towards a lap band. i am probably going to have it done at mt carmel--they are a preferred provider for my insurance company.

where did you have yours done? and is all going well?

ROFLMAO! I wasn't paying attention to the date of this post and thought you had lost your mind! Teeheehee

You are such a success just a year out!

[buchholzc 0]

Good luck,

let me know how you do. Make sure you walk around the bed the house wherever and you should do fine. Even just getting up and using the restroom helps to get rid of the gas from the surgery. That sounds like the biggest complaint I have heard. As sound as you come out of the anestetic start waking around and getting up. Keep in touch and let me know if you have any questions for yourself. It has been 5 years since I had my surgery but I think I can still remember most.

Chris

[Relovlee 0]

Hi all fellow Ohioans...Im a military spouse at Wright=Patt in Dayton...hopefully will be banded soon at the base if approved...if not may self pay through barix or in cinci. Hope all is well with everyone...:biggrin:

[Turler 6]

Welcome!

How are you? Excited?

~Carol

[Relovlee 0]

Very excited thanx for asking..but a little perturbed..listen to this...hubby thinks i should do gastric to lose it faster...so I said yeah but then I'll need a Tummy Tuck and he's like well who cares we'll pay for it.hmmmm Im startin to think somebody really wants me to lose it fast and me I want to lose it steady...What ya girls think of that? Need some input...

[Turler 6]

Relovlee,

I'm sorry your husband has a different vision for you. Your health should be top priority. You need to be comfortable with how YOU choose to lose the weight. Is he uncomfortable with how you look currently? Is that why he is in a hurry?

There are a lot of risks with Roux-en-Y. I'd talk to your doctor and do some research to find out which surgery is best for you.

By the way, you may need a Tummy Tuck with a Lap Band too. It's more about the weight loss in general, not the surgery. You'll find several threads on here related to all sorts of plastic surgery due to the weight loss.

~Carol

[tp78 0]

Very excited thanx for asking..but a little perturbed..listen to this...hubby thinks i should do gastric to lose it faster...so I said yeah but then I'll need a Tummy Tuck and he's like well who cares we'll pay for it.hmmmm Im startin to think somebody really wants me to lose it fast and me I want to lose it steady...What ya girls think of that? Need some input...:smile:

Did you smack him? Honestly I probably would have. LOL I am with you slow and steady is the way to go.

good luck.

[OH Juli 15]

It doesn't matter how quickly or slowly you let the air out of the ballon, it's never going to be as small as it was before you inflated it.

But it's not about how quickly you get to the goal, it's how comfortable, how well you manage the process of getting to the goal fits your life.

Good luck.

[Jazzywoman 0]

Smack him! Then tell him you would like to have plastic surgery together.. maybe he could get a face lift... remove some of his love handles... um... or even a man boob lift... *evil giggle* see how he likes it! :cool2:

I think he loves you so much.. that he wants YOU to be happy.. and wants to do whatever it takes to help you achieve your goal.

[Relovlee 0]

Thanks girls for all of the wonderfully evil women comments( as we all need to be from time to time lol). He loves me youre so right but i think hes just being a little selfish but yet his argument is that hes afraid i will be unhappy with the results and that I'll regret doing the band. But honestly im so torn betw the 2 right now...im gonna let my surgeon decide...because Ive calculated and seems like its about 2 more risks with RNY than it is with the band. IDK!!! Girls I dont know what to do oh well atleast PCM referred me YAY! So im in the military's system theyre doin it if i get apprvd. I was overweight enough and it helps that i wore these european weight in my butt...hey i got away with it no one could even tell. But blood pressure was slightly elevated which it never is. So long story short going to seminar or class on 20th so we'll see. Why I need a class IDK i got u guys. DUh! TTYL girlies:thumbup: