I had my surgery by Dr. Oh almost 7 years ago & I found the pre-op education very thorough . Not to mention psych evals , etc.... The only thing they lacked was a fancy office . Dr. Oh's bedside manner was not good , but he was an excellent surgeon . I investigated him & a lot of other doctors before I decided on a surgeon . My only regret is that I can't take ibuprofen . I have arthritis & get terrible migraines & I miss my ibuprofen .

*****versed you? was it reversed? or revised?

I spent the last 2 years similarly, however, the more tests they did, the more assured I was that my surgery was intact and working fine. My problems were in no way related to the surgery, even as hard as they tried to prove it. Meds were too high dose for me (debilitating nausea); my own body has had independent thinking since I was a kid (constipation, insomnia, random spasms), some autoimmune disorders diagnosed at least 10 years BEFORE my surgery, then the genetics of my family kicked in as the birthday**** the milestones.

The only thing I can blame on the surgery was living long enough to have my particular set of genetics come into play. Had I died on schedule, before age 50, some of the problems I have today would have never happened. But drat! I lived these last 19 years, with a working, intact surgery, that allowed me to get old enough to have those other things start thwacking me.

My surgery was 1994, age 44. My ex died in 1996, age 49. Why do I mention that? He could have had surgery. He had the co-morbidities, he had good insurance, and he was in this large nest of support. He died. Cholestero9l ground his heart to a stop. Had he had our surgery, the cholesterol would've been in normal range within 90 days. Here's what he missed:
1st grandson, 1998 (oldest son - red shirt in this pic)
1st grandaughter (and her wonderful mom) in 2003 (younger, blue in this pic)
1st grandchild with blue son's new wife, the only redhead in the batch. (2010)

he missed the wedding of blue son to wife #2. His wedding to wife #1 was in Ireland, so we all missed that one.

he missed the 2 wonderful girls blue son married. (psst, I tried to get wife #1 to marry red son so I could keep her.. she declined, since he was already married, but that seemed a trifling detail to me- didn't want to lose her)

he missed red son completing the apprentice program at the navy yard here. he was unable to do it himself, and didn't want his kids to work at the shipyard (crazy-best insurance on earth), but he'd have been very proud that red son completed the course WITH HONORS

he missed seeing what kind of men/husband/father they became.

So, maybe it's better that I didn't die on schedule, because I'm still seeing it all unfold and he's not here. I get kinda mad at him sometimes because he could've just nodded his head to have surgery, and it would've happened. With his insurance, that's all it would've taken. I had to scratch and claw for a year to have. Many people sell everything to get a chance at a longer life.

can you describe for me again what was done, by whom, when, and what problems made them think only reversal would fix it? In the last year, both revision and reversal were suggested to me, but IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY SURGERY! Had I done it, I'd still be nauseated, but back on track to my morbidly obese death sentence.

• • 2 August at 17:00 until 5 August at 11:00
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• A camping trip for WLS peeps and their families!!! If you are a whimp.... err I mean not a camper you may rent a cabin or hotel to stay in at Harrison Lake which is 7km from Sasquatch Park . We will be renting a large group campsite at Hicks Lake in Sasquatch Provincial Park near Harrison Lake. On Saturday we will have a big Potluck BBQ and Campfire. There are no hook ups at the group site, and no electricity. This is very wilderness type site, there are 2 pit toilets, a water tap and a picnic shelter with a wood stove. The site is less than 100 ft from the beach on a very warm lake. Cost per Person to attend the BBQ or Camp out is $20. Cost per Camping spot IE per tent or RV $30 for all 3 days. ($10 per night) These charges will include the cost of renting the site, propane for the BBQ and wood for the fire etc. any proceeds left over will go into funding the next years M&G. Please note these fees are NON REFUNDABLE.

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Hey! I've left messages for surgeons and had no response. In traveling to Washington Saturday and staying in Marysville...and trying to find a surgeon while im there. I really want to know prices since im a self-pay! Help!

I'm on my way to Washington in a week from Alaska for vacation and have been researching surgeons and prices(I'm self paying)Id like to hopefully decide on a surgeon when Im there. I'm wondering who to go to and what prices are like for the band and the sleeve?