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johnnyreno · June 13, 2005

Hi everyone

Well Johnny is doing great getting ready for his first fill yeahhhhhhhhh

I was checking out my body mass and all that stuff .

I don't think i can loose almost 100 lbs with diet and exercise alone i know i can loose approx. 25-35 lbs but then i get to a point where its at stand still...

I am talking with my husband ...we are trying to figure out how long i should wait untill i try again....????????? any answers will help ...

if i do i would want to stay on a drip its too scarry to try without it....

can nykee pleas tell me how many days she felt that horrible chest pain ...

and anyone else how long did it take before you felt like yourself again..

thx Sheri

Kelly Ann · June 14, 2005

I am astounded at your experience...how awful. I do hope that you realize your surgeon sounds fishy....he owes you a free "re-do " if you ask me. I wonder how many surgeries in Reno he has done and what experience he has with weight loss surgery. Many people are taken advantage of by doctors and their medical mistakes. They make up other reasons for things when in fact they made a mistake. Perhaps it was placed incorrectly from the start...I would have had an x-ray to see where it actually was...and make sure it was postitioned right. I would get a copy of my records as well. I had two very awful experiences with two different doctors with both of my children. One almost died at birth and one became septic after three weeks and almost died. The conclusion of the doctors who took over the cases were furious with the mistakes made. And I could not believe I was burned twice by two incompetant doctors.and they cover for each other at no cost....I had no idea that the one ob/gyn had multiple complaints against him and the highest rate of mistakes in the level three NICU in our state. I found out after my son clung to life in another hospital in the NICU fromthe doctors there. The other child I knew had an infection in his eye and his belly button was not healing quick enough for my liking .....I was sent home by the pediatrition that I was" over reacting "it was residue in his eyes from the silver nitrate drops they administer ar birth., I knew in my gut something was wrong. I had another child -I was not a first time Mom..Within 24 hours I took him back to the doctor he was rushed to the hospital and was septic. He almost died. The infectious disease specialist concluded he contracted a staff infection from the c-section by swabbing his eye and doing tests. He recovered they both did with no brain damage thank God. My point in this story is do not trust doctors no matter how cordial or nice they may seem...Check them out thouroughly call or go get a second opinion. Many of us here have with our bands.. I want you to get your band and get on the weight loss band wagon with all of us. I still consider myself new compared to many on this board but have never heard of what happend to you ...ON this board or any other lapband board. Get your money back or demand a new band do something about this. Don't let him tell you "oh well ,too bad it did not work for you." It sounds like he messed up or should have put in a different band for you... He should know this if he has had enough experience with this. And again we all ask ......who was this surgeon?????????

johnnyreno · June 15, 2005

I am sure that the doctor will reband me for next to nothing,

....he did try to talk me into keeping the band in ,but it was to the point where I was begging him to take the band out !!!!

I could not breath my blood pressure was very low and I was vomiting into my lung during the surgery to remove the band.......

I had a lot of stress before going into surgery ,

I think I should have waited ..then went at a later date.....

My husband and I did go and at the same time,

so we really did'nt have any support people ,other than each other ...That was kinda silly to do it at the same time ...

but i feel confident that if i get rebanded that my husband will be there to take care of me.....we had met a lady who had gone by herself to do the surgery ...that must have been stressful..

I am sorry to hear about all of your awful experiences with doctors....

but i am happy all went well with you ...all of you are sweet and informative and inspirational........thx Sheri

Nykee · June 15, 2005

Hi.. you asked me how bad was the terrible chest pain.. or how long.. it was for the few days I was in the hospitl but it was only when I had to try to take some ice chips or sips of Water..

Becasue I was NOT having this problem on my own saliva I was free to go home.

I could of went on my own.. and I wouldnt have needed anyone to take care of me after..

But it sounds like you have all kinds of problems with the band and really need some help.. but thats not what its like for everyone.. its really very simple usually.

I just went through some 30 plus hours of choking on my own saliva... it sucked real bad BUT it wasnt THAT bad,.,.. I mean OH WELL,, I lost my fill over it was the worst part.

Some people think this episode I had (like my mom and such) thinks its just terrible.. I could of EASILY gone 30 more hours if it was possible and they let me and thought it was OK.. but they didnt.