Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC

[MouseOnTheMile 186]

I've emailed the nutritionist a couple times, she said well reevaluate closer to the day if we need to get an extra push of sorts.

Still nervous :/

[karliy 61]

Ringo I am so thrilled for you!!! That's awesome that it all went so well! Makes me less nervous too. Mouse we started at almost exactly same weight but I am on day 12 of pre op. How tall are you?

[karliy 61]

Oh and back2barb... Thanks for the food tips on what to pack!

[MouseOnTheMile 186]

Ringo I am so thrilled for you!!! That's awesome that it all went so well! Makes me less nervous too. Mouse we started at almost exactly same weight but I am on day 12 of pre op. How tall are you?

My stats:

Age: 25

Height: 5'6-5'7 (depends on who measures haha)

HW: 259lbs

CW: 253lbs

Surgery: November 12th

Day 6 of 15 day preop diet

What about you?

Edited November 2, 2013 by MouseOnTheMile

[karliy 61]

Age:30

Height: 5'6"

HW:260

CW:245-247 lol. My scale was all over the place this morning

Surgery date: Wednesday, nov 6

Very curious to know what my goal weight will be!

[karliy 61]

Age:30

HW:260

CW: 245

Day 12 of pre op diet

Surgery date: Wednesday, nov 6

Super curious what the nut will tell me my goal weight should be!

[karliy 61]

Oh I'm so annoyed that posted twice! It said it didn't send! Grr sorry!

[HoosierGirl 780]

Ringo - welcome to the sleeved side!

[slvrsax 301]

CW 282,43 years old. 5'8.

I'm worried about my starting weight and worried about meeting that required initial loss. I was 280 when I did my paperwork in August, now I'm 282. Eating hasn't changed but weight has. I am doing Zumba 3 times a week and eating decently, not dieting but not eating junk either. I have a month before I start my pre op. Doesn't seem to matter what I eat my weight doesn't move.

[raven123 97]

Zumba puts muscle on. Muscle weighs more than fat. When you do the pre op diet and stick to it, you will lose weight.

Edited November 3, 2013 by raven123

[ringo4 38]

Mouse, I think you will be fine. I didn't stick with pre-op like I should have and everything was still a go. The only thing I'm dealing with right now is gas pains & pains from the drain. Still no interest in good whatsoever. Tired. But mostly feeling ok.

[healthbound1 69]

Glad everything worked out, ringo!!! Keep us posted on your recovery.

[Angie Cortes 10]

Hi all,

My name is Angie and I had my revision on Sept. 26th with Dr Ortiz and Dr Martinez. This was my 5th Surgery At the OCC. I got my first band on April 2005. Worked well for me ( as I thought) I lost 140 lbs in 5 months. Well turned out that was a bad thing the band had slipped I was vomiting everything I ate or drank. Returned to the OCC for band removal. I was devastated as I had never been a normal weight. I now had to wait 6 months to be rebanded. So that my tummy could heal. Went back to OCC to be rebanded at exactly 6 months to the day ( I was counting down that 6 month wait). In Oct. 2007 was rebanded ready to lose the 75 lbs that I have regained. So excited . Never could lose weight with the new band. In 2008 my 19 year old son died. So next few years went by that I didn't care about anything. Not about my weight or how to make that band work for me. Then this year after not taking care of myself and eating right I got gerd. The gerd was going into my lungs and making it very difficult to breath. It was determined that I needed to lose my second band and needed to lose it fast. I knew that I couldn't trust anyone other than my Dr.'s at OCC. As even though I had lost 2 bands I knew it wasn't there fault but that I never used the tool the way it was designed. After discussing with my husband what I needed to do we decided no more bands. My husband wanting me to just be done with all WLS I knew I could never lose or maintain on my own. I convinced him to let me go with the sleeve . I'm now 5 weeks out I feel great. This is so different from the band. I have been keeping up with all your post and other post on here. I was really hesitant to post on the forum as I was afraid that I might say something that would offend someone and it turn bad. But after reading all your post I felt comfortable enough to tell my story and hopefully become one of the losing buddies here. Sorry this turned out to be so long once I started it just kept coming out.

HW: 274(preop)

SW: 260

CW: 241

[slvrsax 301]

Welcome Angie Cortes! I totally admire your determination!

[slvrsax 301]

Zumba puts muscle on. Muscle weighs more than fat. When you do the pre op diet and stick to it, you will lose weight.

I hope you're right!