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Aviv Ben-Meir, M.D.
'Dr. Ben-Meir is GREAT! Very polite
Member Interests
  • Travel - I love traveling with my husband! I enjoy Europe ALOT!
  • Dogs - We have a BostonTerrier (Beamer) and a Boxer (Doyle) our kids! lol
  • Movies - comedy, action, thrillers, and more!
  • Auto Racing - Formula One... KIMI RAIKKONEN is my favorite driver! Enjoy other Road Races
  • X Box - love our XBox 360 - Uno, Backgammon, and more! the XBox live is great!
  • Married - To a WONDERFUL man - Ilove him with all of my heart!
  • Reading - I love historical romances

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by MelissaG on 5/4/06 7:24 am
    Starr, congratulations and best wishes on your surgery. Welcome to the losers bench. It's a great place to be.
  • Comment by Caeli B. on 5/3/06 7:33 am
    Congratulations!!! Wishing you a smooth surgery and a speedy recovery.
  • Comment by Sharon T. on 4/27/06 1:00 pm
    Starr, congrats on your big day, and a healthier life! You're in my prayers, and I'm sure you'll be a great Bandster!
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hmm - kinda went backwards here.. was down to 161 


Starrs Journey....
Welcome to my life thoughts... if that is what you want to call it! hehe


March 2009
on March 9, 2009 4:40 pm
 OK - I am getting myself in gear! I had an adjustment and am back to losing - not as fast - but the scale is going back down!!! I am now working days and have been feeling better! Now that it is getting nicer out - that means more walks after work!

So - the lesson I have learned - do not be down on yourself.. if you see the scale moving inthe wrong direction... sit back and look at your whole situation! look at any meds you are taking .. get your adjustment right and FOLLOW  the band rules!!! 
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July 2008
on July 4, 2008 9:50 am
Holy cow - I can not believe I have not updated in so long.. so much has gone on... but the bad news is that I have gained 30 pounds back... my family doctor put me on Lyrica.. and with in 3 months I gained 30 pounds.. have not had great restriction. I have been off the meds for athile.. but still the scale is not moving.. I need to get back on track... and I need someone to kick my butt with my problem of starting to drink with my meals again - I know that is one of the reasons that I am not losing these 30 pounds.. arghhh.... Karen.. HELP!! lol 

I have since gone for my yearly upper gi.. and everything looks good... had a fill on June 9th.. a pretty big one too.. but well... I am not feeling it. I am scheduled to go back on July 21st.. so we will see what is going to happen then.. I know I need to get my a$$ in gear and start working my band.. any help is welcomed!
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November 2007
on November 24, 2007 8:29 am

Not too much to report this month. I am still not feeling much restriction. I am scheduled for a fill on December 14th and can not wait. not losing weight, but I am not gaining either. So I guess you can say that is a good sign! I am looking back on this past year and am dissappointed with myself in some ways. I have not lost much weight since last year.... but not gaining like the days pre op. I need to get back on track and I really really need to get some restriction back into my life... and I guess I need to work on recognizing my "stop" signals again. Not good things for me now while I am dealing with long hours at work, dealing with Beamers cancer and not having husband around... but I will do my best - as that is all I can do.

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October 2007
on October 11, 2007 3:37 pm
Wow - it is October already! We just got back from our Germany vacation - and I only gained 2.5 pounds while over there... I did not follow the rules.. but still split most meals with my DH. 

Went in for a fill yesterday - and am back up to 5cc's. I hope I find some restriction. I would love to be at goal at least by May of 2008... my two year mark. I have really slowed my weight loss down - due to two surgeries and then dealing with heartburn/nausea and being unfilled. I am ready to start lossing again. 

Some bad news.. our little girl Beamer, the Boston terrier, has cancer - in what our vet calls the biggest coincedence of the century - since our boxer had the SAME cancer at the age of 5 and the same freaking leg!!! But our girl is not a good patient... she has had to undergo 3 surgeries... the first one to remove the mass, the second because of bleeding and the 3rd because she keeps tearing the stitches and staples out!!! She can not start her treatment until her wound heals... it has been a nightmare. I honestly think she has given me a few gray hairs! I hope to post some good news about her soon!
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September 2007
on September 6, 2007 3:50 am
Still struggling to find any restriction. I do not go back for a fill until October 12th... because I did not want to get a fill the week before I left on vacation. I am feeling like I have never been banded.. and well - I am fustrated!! I know I would have gained even more if I did not have this awsome tool... I just wish the band was operating the way it should with regards to restriction. Once again I am telling myself that I am just having a bump in the road of a long journey.. it will get better! 

I am sure I will gain more weight while on vacation - and I am OK with that ... but I will have to really really get back on the wagon full force after vacation. So if anyone wants to start kicking my rear - feel free!
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Pre op 246/ most current 172.5

How do I start with my story?? lol

 

OK - I was not always overweight... was a very skinny kid and teen.... I started gaining weight in my early twenties, and all my doctors we stumped as to why. I gained close to 80 pounds in one year alone! I started thinking about WLS about 3 or 4 years ago... and really started looking into it in 2004.... I had started the process of getting insurance approval for RNY in 2005, but lost my patience with the insurance company... but kept the idea in my head.. I changed insurance companies for 2006. By this time Dr. Ben-Meir had started doing the Lap Band. I felt more comfortable with the Lap band, so I researched it... the plussed outweighed the plussed for RNY (for me).. so I went ahead with getting insurance approval... I was approved within days of submitting! I am happy that I have had this surgery...

I am sure all of us know what it is like to be overweight... feeling run down all the time, embarassed to go shopping... hard time tying shoes, etc. Add to that, everyone compaired me to my younger self... I was having a hard time even liking myself as an obese person.... I just did not respect myselfor love myself... how could I expect my husband to love me, if I could not love myself??? (but he did!)

Now, I still have a ways to go, but my outlook has improved! I know what I have done has been the best thing for me health wise.... mentally and physically!

 

Here are my numbers:


246........ 04/20/2006 (start of pre op diet)

238........ 04/27/2006..... -8

233........ 05/04/2006..... -5 Day of surgery (-13 total)

228........ 05/11/2006..... -5 (-18 total)

225........ 05/18/2006..... -3 (-21 total)

222.5..... 05/25/2006..... -2.5 (-23.5 total)

220.5..... 06/01/2006..... -2 (-25.5T/12.5 Since Surgery)

220........ 06/08/2006..... -.5 (-26T/13 SS)

218........ 06/15/2006.... -2 (-28T/15 SS)

215........ 06/22/2006..... -3 (-31T/18 SS) 1.5cc

212........ 06/28/2006..... -3 (-34T/21 SS) 1.5cc

215........ 07/06/2006..... +3 (-31T/18SS) 1.5cc vacation did me in

209.5..... 07/13/2006..... -5.5 (-36.5T/23.5SS) 1.5cc

208.5..... 07/20/2006..... -1 (37.5T/24.5SS) 3.5cc

205........ 07/27/2006..... -3.5 (41T/28SS) 3.5cc

203........ 08/02/2006..... -2 (43T/30SS) 3.5cc    3 MONTH MARK

200........ 08/10/2006..... -3 (46T/33SS) 3.5cc

199........ 08/17/2006..... -1 (47T/34SS) 3.5cc Mini Goal meet! YEAH!

196........ 08/24/2006..... -3 (50T/37SS) 3.5cc 50 pounds GONE!

192........ 08/31/2006..... -4 (54T/41SS) 4.5cc

191........ 09/09/2006..... -1 (55T/42SS) 4.5cc

189........ 09/14/2006..... -2 (57T/44SS) 4.5cc

188........ 09/21/2006..... -1 (58T/45SS) 4.5cc 

188........ 09/28/2006..... no change 4.5cc

188........ 10/05/2006..... no change 5.6cc

186........ 10/12/2006..... -2 (60T/47SS) 5.6cc

183.5      10/19/2006.....-2.5(62.5T/49.5SS) 5.6cc

183.5       10/26/2006    no change 5.6cc 

183.5       11/04/2006    no change 5.6cc  6 MONTH MARK!!!

181           11/09/2006   -2.5(65T/52SS) 5.6cc

179           11/16/2006   -2 (-67T/54SS) 5.6cc

178.5        11/23/2006   -.5(67.5T/54.5SS) 5.6cc

177           11/30/2006   -1.5(69T56SS) 5.6cc

175.5        12/07/2006   -1.5(70.5T/57.5SS) 6cc 

172.5        01/18/2007   -3 (73.5T/60.5SS) 6cc

170           02/15/2007   -2.5 ( 76T/63SS) 6cc

168           02/22/2007   -2   (78T/65SS) 6cc

167           03/01/2007   -1   (79T/66SS) 6cc

170           03/09/2007   +3  (76T/63SS) 6cc

166.5        03/15/2007    -3.5 (79.5T/66.5SS) 6cc

165           03/22/2007    -1.5 (81T/68SS) 6cc

168           03/29/2007    +3  (78T/65T) 6cc 

164.5        04/05/2007    - 3.5 (81.5T/69.5T) 6cc

164.5        04/12/2007    no change 6cc

161           04/19/2007    -3.5  (85T/72SS) 6.6cc

165           04/26/2007    +4

161           05/10/2007    - 4   (85T/72SS) 6.6cc

161.5        05/17/2007    +.5 (84.5T/71.5SS) 6.6cc

163           05/24/2007    +1.5 (83T/70SS) 6.6cc

161           05/31/2007    -2  (85T/72SS) 6.6cc

163           06/07/2007    +2 (83T/70SS) 6.6cc

163           06/14/2007     00 (83T/70SS) 6.6cc

162           06/21/2007     -1  (84T/71SS) 6.6cc

162           07/03/2007    00  ( " " " " )  3cc
 
162           07/23/2007    00   (" " " " ) saa

164.5        07/30/2007    +2.5 (81.5T/68.5SS) 3cc.. needing a fill

166           08/10/2007    +1.5  (80T/67SS) 4.2cc

162.5        08/20/2007    -3.5   (83.5/70.5SS)  4.2cc

164           09/03/2007    +1.5  (82T/69SS) 4.2cc 

164.5        09/19/2007     +.5   (81.5T/68.5SS) 4.2cc  

167           10/10/2007     +2.5 (79T/66SS)  5 cc 

165           10/22/2007     -2 (81T/68SS)  5cc 

165.5        11/05/2007     +.5 (80.5T/67.5SS) 5cc

164           11/20/2007     -1.5 (82T/69SS) 5cc




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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