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Topic: RE: Finally back been a long, long while!
First, congratulations on your new baby!
You have the tool to use to lose weight. Get a fill from which ever doc you choose then use your tool again. You rmight price fills at each of the local bariatric surgeon's offices. ( I had the sleeve so I have no diea of the cost involved.) Go back to basics. Protein first, no drinking for 1 hour after eating (or whatever Gornichec said.) Get yourself to some support meetings. I don't know when Gornichec does his. WeightWise in Edmond has meetings each Thursday night at 6 (pretty sure this is still true.) You can go to their website to verify. Attending support groups is essential at this point. You you need to hear from others in the same boat and at various points in the process.
You are so right that you have to have your head in the right place to make the tool work. I let 8 punds slip up on me the last 6 weeks or so. I wasn't weighing regularly enough to catch it earlier. I am back to basics now. Carbs are evil and I have to avoid them s much as possible. I know that is what it takes for me.
I will try to remember to come back every so often so post if you have questions.
Denise
You have the tool to use to lose weight. Get a fill from which ever doc you choose then use your tool again. You rmight price fills at each of the local bariatric surgeon's offices. ( I had the sleeve so I have no diea of the cost involved.) Go back to basics. Protein first, no drinking for 1 hour after eating (or whatever Gornichec said.) Get yourself to some support meetings. I don't know when Gornichec does his. WeightWise in Edmond has meetings each Thursday night at 6 (pretty sure this is still true.) You can go to their website to verify. Attending support groups is essential at this point. You you need to hear from others in the same boat and at various points in the process.
You are so right that you have to have your head in the right place to make the tool work. I let 8 punds slip up on me the last 6 weeks or so. I wasn't weighing regularly enough to catch it earlier. I am back to basics now. Carbs are evil and I have to avoid them s much as possible. I know that is what it takes for me.
I will try to remember to come back every so often so post if you have questions.
Denise
I have maintained for one year at this point. I am steady at -120 pounds. =)
40 pounds lost pre-op
40 pounds lost pre-op
Topic: Finally back been a long, long while!
So long, in fact, I forgot my old user name :) Well, I shall start with my story again. I had Realize Band surgery with Dr. Gornichec on July 7, 2009. I started at 280 and the day of surgery i was at 248. I lost down to 215 and now I have a new baby boy born on February 8th, 2011.
During my pregnancy I gained 39 pounds, (Dr. G. drained my band completely) and I lost all but 9 pounds in the few weeks after he was born. But, now I have gained back almost 30 pounds back :( I did the same thing when nursing my first baby. Now, here's my dilemma, my company went through a merger late last year and we now have new insurance and it covers NOTHING dealing with bariatric surgery at all and now I can't afford to pay out of pocket for the fills. :( I have learned a valuable lesson through my almost 2 years of being banded and that is. In the beginning I wanted to have the sleeve surgery, but my insurance at the time didn't cover that, so I opted for the band. What I truly didn't realize is.....no matter what other surgery I chose, I truly had to have my mind ready, because by not having the mind in the right frame I was setting myself up for a failure. Which I already know I have failed the band. The band did not fail me. If I had have opted for any of the other surgeries, I might have lost weight quickly, but if I didn't constantly stay on track with charting what I ate, exercised and reprogrammed my mind, I would have falied at that, too.
Anyway, I am going to try to find a way to get my band "cinched" up again and get back on this board, because all of you have been so inspiring and encouraging and it just helps to have fellow people who know what it is like with this battle. Sorry it was so long and rambling. :O)
Paulette
During my pregnancy I gained 39 pounds, (Dr. G. drained my band completely) and I lost all but 9 pounds in the few weeks after he was born. But, now I have gained back almost 30 pounds back :( I did the same thing when nursing my first baby. Now, here's my dilemma, my company went through a merger late last year and we now have new insurance and it covers NOTHING dealing with bariatric surgery at all and now I can't afford to pay out of pocket for the fills. :( I have learned a valuable lesson through my almost 2 years of being banded and that is. In the beginning I wanted to have the sleeve surgery, but my insurance at the time didn't cover that, so I opted for the band. What I truly didn't realize is.....no matter what other surgery I chose, I truly had to have my mind ready, because by not having the mind in the right frame I was setting myself up for a failure. Which I already know I have failed the band. The band did not fail me. If I had have opted for any of the other surgeries, I might have lost weight quickly, but if I didn't constantly stay on track with charting what I ate, exercised and reprogrammed my mind, I would have falied at that, too.
Anyway, I am going to try to find a way to get my band "cinched" up again and get back on this board, because all of you have been so inspiring and encouraging and it just helps to have fellow people who know what it is like with this battle. Sorry it was so long and rambling. :O)
Paulette
Topic: OT - "Super" Plus Size Clothes Desperately Needed in Joplin, MO
Hi~
I work in Joplin, MO and live about 5 miles south of the city (so I'm okay!), but due to the #F-5 tornado hitting a densely populated area, there's tremendous need for all kinds of things.
There's been a call out for "super" plus size clothes that are desperately needed by a small handful of individuals who are pretty much wearing the same clothes they had on Sunday.
In general, there's a HUGE amount of clothes that have been donated, but NOT really large-sized clothing pieces.
This one family is obese AND tall - some of the men are in the 7' tall range. There are 3 men and 1 woman. They need:
MEN:
Shirts: 5XTall
Pants: 54" X 38"
44" x 36"
34" x 38"
Shoes: size 13 AND 16
WOMEN:
Shirts: 4X
Pants: 28 Long if possible
Shoes size 10
There's a local radio "news talk" station that has been taking calls about all manner of things to pair up those who are missing, offer services/ products from businesses, & announce needed services/ items & this was one of them. The announcers stressed 3 times that this family was in dire need of clothing. I'm sure they're not the only one, Missouri, I believe, is in the top 5 US states for rates of obesity.
I got the contact information for the family and am going to gather the donations & either drop them off or one of the family members whom I spoke to just now will pick them up. The family lived in one of the apt buildings that was completely destroyed. They literally have nothing left.
If you can help, please either reply here or send me a PM and I will send you my personal info.
Thanks, peeps!
Lisa
I work in Joplin, MO and live about 5 miles south of the city (so I'm okay!), but due to the #F-5 tornado hitting a densely populated area, there's tremendous need for all kinds of things.
There's been a call out for "super" plus size clothes that are desperately needed by a small handful of individuals who are pretty much wearing the same clothes they had on Sunday.
In general, there's a HUGE amount of clothes that have been donated, but NOT really large-sized clothing pieces.
This one family is obese AND tall - some of the men are in the 7' tall range. There are 3 men and 1 woman. They need:
MEN:
Shirts: 5XTall
Pants: 54" X 38"
44" x 36"
34" x 38"
Shoes: size 13 AND 16
WOMEN:
Shirts: 4X
Pants: 28 Long if possible
Shoes size 10
There's a local radio "news talk" station that has been taking calls about all manner of things to pair up those who are missing, offer services/ products from businesses, & announce needed services/ items & this was one of them. The announcers stressed 3 times that this family was in dire need of clothing. I'm sure they're not the only one, Missouri, I believe, is in the top 5 US states for rates of obesity.
I got the contact information for the family and am going to gather the donations & either drop them off or one of the family members whom I spoke to just now will pick them up. The family lived in one of the apt buildings that was completely destroyed. They literally have nothing left.
If you can help, please either reply here or send me a PM and I will send you my personal info.
Thanks, peeps!
Lisa
HW / SW / CW / GW 299 / 287 / 160 / 140 Feb '09 / Mar '09 / Dec '13 /Aug '10
Appendicitis/Bowel Obstruction Surgery 8/21/10
Beat Hodgkin's Lymphoma! 7/15/2011 - 1/26/2012 
Ran Half-Marathon 10/14/2012
First Pregnancy, Due 8/12/14 I LOVE MY DS!!!
Topic: RE: Plastics...Dr. Sawan?
34 lbs. lost before surgery on December 22, 2008. 105 lbs. lost prior to signing up for WLS.
I am having a upper body lift....an upside down lbl really... with Dr. Sawan on July 7. He has been wonderful with me! I am paying just under $11,000 for the procedure. I am having to have major back work and front work too. My scar is going to be visible on my back, but at least it will be better than all this yucky skin I have hanging on me now!
34 lbs. lost before surgery on December 22, 2008. 105 lbs. lost prior to signing up for WLS.
Topic: RE: Bariatric friendly PCP wanted!
I recently got a new PCP for the same reason myself. I now go to Dr. Klabzuba at a Mercy clinic on Memorial in OKC. She's awesome and she understands my situation as she's had the Gastric Sleeve herself.
Topic: RE: Plastics...Dr. Sawan?
~Nancee~ 
Please befriend me too as I am looking for Plastics too. Thanks so much.
~Nancee~ 
Topic: RE: How long did you have to wait until surgery date with Dr. Broussard?
My first appointment was at the very end of February and I'm hoping for a surgery date at the end of June or beginning of July. Sounds like we are around the same time line.
Good luck to you too! I hope your surgery goes very smoothly. :)
Good luck to you too! I hope your surgery goes very smoothly. :)
Topic: RE: How long did you have to wait until surgery date with Dr. Broussard?
My first appt with Dr. Broussard was in March. My surgery is scheduled for June 28, 2011. I am finishing up the requirments this wk.
Good Luck!!
Good Luck!!
Topic: RE: How long did you have to wait until surgery date with Dr. Broussard?
Jeri, I wish you luck in getting that final 5 lbs off! I know it can be a struggle, but I have definitely started feeling more motivated as I approach the end of my testing requirements! I do know some people at different clinics who are required to do a liquid diet for weeks at a time. I'm at least grateful I wasn't required to do that at Weight Wise, haha.
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