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Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
I love Dr. Teng too. I am really impressd how he runs his own support group ( will you be there Monday?) He also does all his own fills for the band. I see on the lap band board how people get nurses and techs to do their fills and seem to have some trouble. Also I have a friend who had Dr. Atkinsen do her RNY and when her gallbladder went off, he said he didn't do gallbladders. She went to Dr. Teng and he took excellent care of her. I am trying to get her to come to the support group as well. Only 6 more days till I am on the losers bench. I have been following the diet that Brandon gave, but I only started it last Tuesday. I find I have a lot of head hunger but I have not given in once and each day is easier than the day before because I know I can do it, I won't be perfect but I know will at least try.
Topic: Western Bariatric Institute/VSG
Has anyone had VSG at WBI in Reno? There are none listed on the surgeons OH profiles?! How about VSG on NV State employee insurance--the HMO? Thanks for any info.
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
Yay...glad to see more people have found the Nevada board. Maybe this board won't be so dead anymore. Glad to see another Dr. Teng sista too. Love my RNY and love Dr. Teng.
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
Congratulations Jamie! I'm always so excited for people who are starting this journey! 
I read a bazillion profiles for about two weeks straight before having my surgery. I think it's a very wise thing to do. I should be posting an update sometime next week since my bandiversary is tomorrow! So feel free to check back.
-Nichole
I read a bazillion profiles for about two weeks straight before having my surgery. I think it's a very wise thing to do. I should be posting an update sometime next week since my bandiversary is tomorrow! So feel free to check back.
-Nichole
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
Nothing. Just fast the night before. no pre-op diet or anything.
Congrats on getting approved! Yay!
Congrats on getting approved! Yay!
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
You had to be pretty constricted for thinned oatmeal not to pass!!
I guess it's all a learning curve. I never realized something that soft could get stuck! It's really helpful to us newbies to read all of the experience that people already banded have. Good and bad.
You had to be pretty constricted for thinned oatmeal not to pass!!
I guess it's all a learning curve. I never realized something that soft could get stuck! It's really helpful to us newbies to read all of the experience that people already banded have. Good and bad.
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
Jamie Lynn
Hi Nichole,
Thanks so much for continuing to update your site! I hoping for a surgery date by Monday and to actually have surgery in the next couple of weeks. As someone waiting to have the surgery it's been really difficult to find people who post on any regular basis. I'm always searching for information just as additional knowledge and what to expect. Thanks again! Jamie
Thanks so much for continuing to update your site! I hoping for a surgery date by Monday and to actually have surgery in the next couple of weeks. As someone waiting to have the surgery it's been really difficult to find people who post on any regular basis. I'm always searching for information just as additional knowledge and what to expect. Thanks again! Jamie
Jamie Lynn
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
Thinned oatmeal is what got stuck. I can't eat meat. I tried shreeded meat and it's very difficult. I can eat ground turkey and chicken even the chicken has to be a little wet with some salsa or rice vinegar something I can't have dry chicken.
When I got stuck I waited the 30 minutes then drank water and it made it worse they told me it's best to wait until the stuck feeling passes before drinking anything because the water sits on top of the stucked food creating more of an uncomfortable feeling... eventually I threw up but could not eat anything for the rest of the day.. had to revert back to hot liquids. Its challenging sometimes but you also get these great victories.. all my clothes I have on today are practically falling off.. new underwear size lol... sitting in my car driving the way the seat belts fits.. a bunch of little victories!
When I got stuck I waited the 30 minutes then drank water and it made it worse they told me it's best to wait until the stuck feeling passes before drinking anything because the water sits on top of the stucked food creating more of an uncomfortable feeling... eventually I threw up but could not eat anything for the rest of the day.. had to revert back to hot liquids. Its challenging sometimes but you also get these great victories.. all my clothes I have on today are practically falling off.. new underwear size lol... sitting in my car driving the way the seat belts fits.. a bunch of little victories!
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
I'm glad they saw you so quickly!! I hear being stuck sucks!! I read that if it is meat that gets stuck, you can dissolve some meat tenderizer in water and drink it and it eventually helps.
Dr. Teng does the surgery in Mountain View or Summerlin hospitals.
Congratulations on the 32 lb weight loss, that is exceptional!!!
Topic: RE: Just letting people know I'm here!
I love Surgical Weight Control Center.. everyone is very helpful and I have a few bad eposides and they rushed me in. After surgery I had a little saline in my band and I couldn't swallow anything so I had to go into the office and they had extract everything from my band. Then I had a really bad stuck eposide again they took me in but because I had no saline to extract I had to wait for it to pass on it's own...
I'm doing great I had surgery in March so I'm a little over 2 months post op and I'm down 32 pounds....
I have only had one fill 1cc ... I'm luckly to have really good restriction so I don't need more right now but I do have another dr appointment on May 27th.. I might get another 1 cc or .5
What hopsital does Dr. Teng use?
I'm doing great I had surgery in March so I'm a little over 2 months post op and I'm down 32 pounds....
I have only had one fill 1cc ... I'm luckly to have really good restriction so I don't need more right now but I do have another dr appointment on May 27th.. I might get another 1 cc or .5
What hopsital does Dr. Teng use?
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