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Username: Bevhas
Location: Japan, Japan
Member Since: 8/29/2005
BMI: 51.6
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Surgery Type: RNY (03/02/10)

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Comment by krmlk26 on 7/6/06 9:32 am

hey bevhas ! good luck with everything! best wishes! hugs, karly

Comment by Maritza . on 4/29/06 10:46 am

Thank you so much for responding. I appreciate your words of encouragement. I am hoping that my insurance approves me. Maressa

Comment by purerehua on 4/12/06 7:27 pm

Hey Bev, I love reading your profile - your humour really shows! I hope you are feeling good - good luck with your recovery! I will say a prayer for you to be healthy and successful with your band. Elizabeth.

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I had to convert from Lapband to RNY
on September 11, 2010 12:01 pm

Well, I gave it my best shot. The Lap-Band is a great tool! It really reduced the amount of food I ate. The only problem was I just didn't lose weight. However, I know some other people who are having great weight loss with this tool. I got my band ( I named her Bandice) in April of 2006. After giving Bandice 4 years, I converted to RNY on 03/02/2010. Today is 09/11/2010 and I have lost 60 pounds. I am 305.2 and I can't wait to get out of the 300s! I must admit that I was worried if the RNY would work for me. After trying EVERYTHING, I wasn't sure that this one would work either. Luckily, my fears were unfounded. I am still losing slower than others who have had the suregry and that just let me know that my body REALLY didn't want to let go of this fat! I am happy that I had the band and do not regret one minute of it. If I didn't have it, how would I know is it would work or not? I want to lose at least another 30 pounds before the end of the year.

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I am back on Obesity Help!
on April 25, 2010 12:12 pm

Hello, all! It has been about 4 years since I have updated my page. I had the lapband in 2006 and I didn't find a fill doctor until 2007 when I moved back to the USA from Japan. I kept the Lapband and I lost about 20 pounds. I then gained some back.  During this time, I found a GREAT general practitioner who monitored my health closely. I gained 30 pounds in 1 year!  Dr. Yedla was very concerned. She ran several tests to see what was going on. I was diagnosed with diabetes at the end of 2007. In 2009, I decided that I needed to do something else.  I was not losing weight with the band. Two of my co-workers had already had the RNY. I didn't want to do that because honestly, I was still afraid of the surgery. I watched them- one had it in 2007 and the other had it in 2008. Both are doing well. I FINALLY decided that enough was enough. After much soul searching, I converted to the RNY. I had surgery on March 2,2010.  My diabetes is gone and I am very happy about that! I have lost about 30 pounds as of today, which is April 25,2010.

So here I am on ANOTHER weight loss surgery; this is my third one! I had the gastric balloon, the Lapband, and now the RNY.  Even though it is the "gold standard" of weight loss surgeries, I still had that fear that this one wouldn't work, either. I am now seeing that it is working and I am glad for that.

I do believe that the band is good for many people. There was another girl that had the surgery 2 weeks before I did and she lost over 75 pounds!   The Lapband is a great tool.

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Where's my profile?
on September 9, 2007 8:56 pm

I had a WONDERFUL and detailed profile here and now it's one along with my photos! I must admit that I don't have the heart (or memory) to recreate that profile again! Oh, well, I'll just come here for support and to offer my support.

09/09/07

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