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Thomas Streeter
Dr. Streeter is very nice & straight to the point. Everyone I have encountered at his office thus far have been really nice. I was given a great informational sheet outlining everything that I will need to do prior to surgery. So far, so good!!rnrnDr. Streeter did an excellent job on my surgery and told me my case couldn't have gone any better!! as I said before, he is nice, straight forward & a great surgeon!!
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  • Comment by KellyAllen27 on 6/12/09 1:37 pm
    Good luck with your surgery!!!! I'm so nervous about mine, but I know it's going to be a breeze :) Take care and keep in touch and let me know how things are going!
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A quick overview: I have been overweight since 2nd grade!!!  I am a 33 year old mom of a 15 year old & a 3 year old.  I have a great husband who has supported me through everything no matter what.  I really am looking forward to getting Lap Band surgery so I can feel good again.  I am sick & tired of being sick & tired!!  I want to keep up with my kids and get rid of this high blood pressure.  I want to climb stairs & not be winded.  I want to ride all the rides in the amusement parks, not just the one's i know I will fit in.  Most importantly I want to do this for ME!!




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Unfilled.....AGAIN!?
on March 10, 2011 8:46 am
Went back to the office again yesterday since I have been vomiting several times a day.  One day I vomited 6 times during one meal!  Saw Jodie who I absolutely love and she was so sweet.  You could tell she wanted to have a magic cure for me.  I asked her why I was still fat even though all I do is vomit LOL  She was like oh I don't know.  She probably thinks I am a kook...that's ok, cuz I guess I am.  So anywho, she calls Dr. Streeter after I pretty much unloaded everything I feel on her...(pissed, over this band, sick of this shit, etc to name a few things I said)  He tells her to unfill my band especially since before I went to the office, I was vomiting so hard I heard a strange noise from inside my esophogus.  It scared the hell out of me!  They said if that was me slipping my band, the unfill would help drop it in place. Then he wants me to go back & see him in a month and if I still want this band out, we can discuss it then.  Jodie said there is no reason to remove it right now since it is unfilled and just sitting there.  So here I sit with a useless band and a head full of emotions.  This has been one effed up journey.......not sure how to feel right now.  Hundreds, no probably thousands of dollars spent, 2 surgeries, scopes, test after test, needle poking & prodding and yet I am no better off than I was almost 2 years ago.  How would you feel?
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What's next?
on February 19, 2011 6:35 am
So I called my surgeon's office the other day & told the nurse I had enough.  I vomited 6 times in one day and have spent everyday since vomiting at least once.  So she sets me up to talk with Dr. S and says she will let him know whats up.  I get a call a few hourse later that they actually want me to meet with the head surgeon Dr. K and he will decide if I am a candidate for removal or to convert to the RNY.....I am like WTF??!!  I don't want the RNY!  If  wanted that I would have had it in the first place.  But I still make the appt. for the next day and tell my husband to come with me because from everything I heard Dr. K is a wonderful surgeon, but can be a little rough to deal with.  So I can barely sleep, keep wondering what will be said, will I have to put my foot down?  Who knows!  Well we go see Dr. K & he was extremely nice!!  All that worry for what?  He does however have a piece of paper that says I want to discuss converting to RNY!!??? Are you shitting me?  So I tell him I'm confused cuz I never said that and he apologizes and things Dr. S. might just be getting frustrated.  I'm like yeah, I know the feeling! So I give him a quick rundown of the bazillion tests, the extreme pain & vomiting and how I am at wits end.  He says ok well your last barium swallow was in July let's just re-do it to see if anything has changed, or if the band slipped.  He also said he can take the fluid out, but would rather wait until after the test so he can see what exactly is happening.  He asks if I can at least get fluids down and I say yes, so he is good with waiting.  He said well let me be a second set of eyes see if there is anything going on we missed and then make a decision together.  He said I am soliciting band to RNY patients BUT I can tell you are not at that point yet and it is a decision not to be made lightly.  He said that is something we would have to mutually agree on.  Yeah ok, I'm all set there.  So Friday the 25th I will undergo my 5th barium swallow....Wish me luck! LOL
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Holy Long Time!!
on January 23, 2011 3:15 pm
Well it has been a crazy long time since I posted!!  Shit went completely whack and to make a long story short I had to be completely unfilled due to severe pain.  I had a few endoscopes done and it was discovered I had duodenal ulcers.  I had to take all kinds of meds until we found one that helped and then had another scope to make sure it was healed.  I finally just got a fill the other day and I had to start like it was a brand new band.  So 4 cc's for me.  The worst part was while I was unfilled i gained a shitload of weight back.   That was such a kick in the face.  To go through the main surgery, a 2nd surgery for my flipped port and numorous trips to the ER for severe pain and now my weight iS up again?!!  Not to mention the numerous scopes & upper GI's.  Let's just say I almost gave up as did my surgeon before we found the ulcers.  Well that is life I guess.  So here I am at square 1 hoping & praying for a new start!  Wish me luck!!!
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Ahh BS and loads of it!!
on January 18, 2010 5:51 pm
Sorry I haven't posted in a while!  I hope everyone is doing well and feeling healthy!  So I haven't lost much more unfortunately.  I have been having a rough time and resorted back to some old habits.  I have been trying like hell to break them.  I had another fill Thursday & too much was put in and I could not swallow saliva or water from 3pm Thursday until they could see me at 2pm on Friday!!  (btw on Thurs it was the first time ever my fill was one quick stick!)  So my surgeon wasn't in, it was the new guy and he stuck me like 5 times before getting in the port.  He removed 1cc and it was instant relief.  I can now eat "normally" and not choke when I lay down!!  I am hoping this jump starts more weight loss.  I already lost another 3 lbs,and am hoping I continue this trend.
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Stuck and not moving!
on November 4, 2009 12:19 pm
I am stuck at 53 lbs lost and cannot lose anymore right now.  I have no motivation and am so frustrated! This really freakin sucks big time.  Anyone else having a hard time???  I know it's only been 4 month's, but come on!!
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