Maraki
I have been over weight for as long as I can remember. I always thought I was pretty well proportioned, but as you get older, you see that your not so well proportioned anymore.
For years, my weight has been creeping up. I have not realized how big I have gotten, but I still feel the same.
I am hoping to have lapband surgery and be on the losers side!
I am really hoping and praying I can do this as I see so many others on this site are in the process and really succeeding!
I found this site accidently through a search engine on ask jeeves, and have been on it daily since.
Hope to join the team!
07/28/05 I missed my first appointment with the Psychiatrist. I thought it was at 6:30 and it was at 4:00. I even got a sitter for my kids and missed it. I can't believe it. I am rescheduled for Aug 18th at 1:00. I am not going to miss this one!
10/11/05 I have a scheduled appointment with the surgeon finally! I have been going to 6 weeks of behavioral classes with Dr. Smith at the hospital. I have seen the Nutritionist, and I have seen another Dr. at the hospital that is required. I do need to lose between 20 - 25 pounds before the surgery. I haven't lost much yet. But REALLY trying now! Weigh in at 251.00 last week.
Finally got a date with the surgeon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was called today with a surgery date for January 2006! A newyear and hopefully a new start for me. Yippeeeee
01/10/06 Today I am post op. Surgery completed and sooooo very painful. My stomach aches so much. Hope it will be worth it when I recover. This is day two and painful. Went in at 246. Will update when I start losing!
01/27/06 Today I am weighing in at 240. That is 6 pounds since surgery and 13 pounds from the pre op diet. I guess its ok. Better than not losing anything at all. Feeling a great deal better now. Pain is just about gone and Appetite is roaring! I am on stage 4 foods with my doctor and can eat mushy foods now. I am doing well with that, Can you believe! Just being sarcastic. Ilove food and am eating it when I am hungry. I guess that I should be trying a bit harder and hope that the band works for me.
003/09/06 Today is 3 months since surgery and I am weighing in at 230. Not a big loss, but still a loss. I am not the best bandster. I can eat almost anything still in large amounts. I have has 2 fills. I kind of think that the first fill on March 1, 2006 did not get in the band. I felt it when it was injected. The second fill was on 03/31/06 by another doctor in the same hospital and it felt different when it went in. This was really a different feeling. I know the second one was done properly. If both went in, I have 2 cc. If not, I only have one. No PB episodes yet thank god!!!!!!!!
I feel a lot better having lost some weight especially not having to try. I have to build up my work outs as I am slacking on that part.
05/05/06 Today I got my third fill. Hope this is the one. I haven't reached my sweet spot. I did lose only 2 pounds from the last fill.
Cant wait to see.
05/06/06 Today was my first big slime and PBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.
It was horrible. I was driving and I felt so bad. I ate a quick piece of broccoli and rice at home before I was going to bring my boys to a birthday party. It was pretty stuck. I never knew what it meant to feel the pain in your chest until today. While I was driving, I just came right out. All over me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess the doctor is right not to eat solids for a few days. I will listen now!!!!!!!!!!
05/22/06 Second slime PB! I guess Your not supposed to drive and eat! I did! Wrong.
05/26/06 Going to get 4th fill on June 30th! Hope that will be THE ONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
06/20/06 Today I am still at 227.5 in the morning and later in the day I weigh in at about 230. Oh well. Cant wait to be thin someday. I know its coming. I have had a bit of trouble with the last fill, but there are days that I can eat just about anything in large amounts. I know I am not supposed to, but if your hungry, you eat! The next scheduled fill is on the 30th of June. The secretary called to cancel because she said the doctor will not be in that day. I was ready to schedule another date when I called her back. She said he would be in and gave me my original time back for a fill. I don't know why, but the doctor is not ever the person who fills me anyhow?
06/30/06 I did it, I got my 4th fill. The surgeon was late because he had some complications with an earlier surgery. An hour and a half, but ok with me. Surgery is very serious and I just waited. He did the fill for the first time ( all the other times it was a NP). He did it in about a minute! That was it. He was running late and didn't have to much time. But was a very good fill. I hope that this one works for me. I am hungry now, but have to have liquids for the day or two.
07/25/06 Almost one month has gone by. I can eat pretty much a big meal. I guess I havent reached my sweet spot. People are complimenting me on losing weight! I guess it shows, but the scale isn't moving. I am at about 225 - 227 up and down for about a month now. I haven't been on track and that is why I am not losing.
08/23/06 I have a fill appointment on 08/31/06 I guess the 4th wasn't the one. I really hope that I am not jumping the bullet and getting a fill that will require an unfill. I am really ready to lose weight, but am still hungry all the time. I do have to eat slowly, but let me tell you, I can still eat alot. My weight jumps from 224-230 each week. I am one who weighs daily, but havent moved the scale in the right direction for a long time. Hope the next one is the sweetspot for me! Please wish me luck :)
09/01/06 had my 5th fill yesterday. found out that I have 2.75in my band. Didn't eat yesterday. was on liquids all day. I am eating cereal this morning with no problem. Hope this will be my sweet spot.
09/07/06 I guess its not my sweet spot! I can eat and am not full on small amounts yet. I have had 5 fills and can still eat bread, rice, meat of any kind and really have no problem. I am hoping that I will lose weight sometime...................................................
10/26/06 today I had my 6th fill! WOW this one hurt a bit, I have a new doctor that is giving the fills now. He brought me up to 3cc so I hope that this is the one. I am at 224 pounds now and am hoping to keep losing.
11/15/06 fill number 7 with Doctor Tarnoff this time. He didn't hurt me a bit. I hope it works. I have 3.25 in my band now and want to loseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
02/15/07 I have scheduled another fill with Dr. Kim. She is a surgeon at the hospital that I was banded with. She was the only one available in 2 weeks. I can eat and am still between 224 and 229 all the time. I am hungry and would love to get the feeling that many state of feeling full without eating alot. I can eat alot and want to keep eating until I am ful. That is why I got surgery in the first place.When I eat certain foods, I do PB and think that maybe I dont need a fill. Not sure, but would love to know after this fill. I am terrified about getting over filled. I dont live to close to the hospital.
05/03/07 JUST HAD ANOTHER FILL. HOPE THIS IS THE ONE. THE SURGEON DIDNT DO IT. IT WAS ANOTHER DOCTOR IN THE HOSPITAL ON DUTY. I WEIGHED IN AT 226 AGAIN. THE SAME WEIGHT UP AND DOWN FOR THE LONGEST TIME.
Hospital Reviews
Surgeon Info:
Surgeon: Michael Tarnoff, M.D.
I met with my Surgeon for the first time last week. My first impression of him was he seemed to be in a hurry. He did ask me if I had questions, and if I was well informed of the procedure that I am interested in getting. I think maybe I was so nervous that I forgot all my questions as well. I believe that Dr. Tarnoff is so thorough and experienced that all WLS patients should have thier procedures done with him. He is great.
Insurer Info:
Blue Cross, BSCS
