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MY NAME IS GLENDA 29, IAM 5'3 AND I HAVE A BMI OF 44.3 THIS IS ONE OF MY MANY REASONS TO HAVE SURGERY IAM MARRIED FOR 10 YRS AND HAVE TWO WONDERFULL BOYS 11.AND SOON TO BY 9 THEY ARE TWO MY MANY REASONS ON GETTING SURGERY. I AM BEING SUPPORTIVE BY ALL OF MY FAMILY.
I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ABOUT LAP-BAND SINCE LATE 2005. I JUST STARTED MY JOURNEY ON GETTING THE LAP-BAND WHEN TO A SIMINAR ON FRIDAY DEC. 9, 09 THE DOCTOR WALK THE GROUP THROUGH THE SURGERY STEPS HE WAS VERY OPEN TO ANSWER ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS AND HIS ASSISTANCE AS WELL. THEY TOOK OUR INFO AND SAID THEY WILL CALL US ON MONDAY. I'LL KEEP UPDATING BY APPOINTMENT. THANKS FOR UR SUPPORT.
WELL IT MONDAY AND I GOT MY FIRST APPOINTMENT FOR JAN. 23 WITH THE SURGEON IAM SO EXCITED. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND ASK THEM IF THIS TYPE OF SURGERY IS COVER BY MY PLAN AND IT IS ALSO IF MY SURGEON WAS COVER BY MY PLAN AND HE IS AND IF THE MEDICAL CENTER I WILL BE GOING IT IS COVER YAY..... SO AFTER I DID THAT CALL I NEEDED AND APPOINTMENT TO SEE MY PRIMARY DOC FOR A REFERRAL AND LETTER. APPOINTMENT IS FOR JAN 22.
WELL TODAY JAN 22 I WENT TO MY PRIMARY DOCTOR AND GOT ALL MY PAPERS FILLED OUT AND REFERRAL TO SEE MY SURGEON TOMORROW. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CONSULT WITH THE SURGEON AND DO ALL THE TEST. I'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW MY APPOINTMENT WENT TOMORROW AFTER I TALK TO DR. PATEL.
TODAY IS THE 23 RD OF JAN. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SURGEON FOR CONSULTATION HE SEEM VERY NICE HE COMMUNICATED WITH ME IN A VERY NICE WAY AND SUPPORTIVE HE ASK ME A COUPLE QUESTIONS GAVE HIM MY PAPER WORK AND HE ASK ME A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND HE GAVE SOME PAPER TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE DOCTORS THAT I'LL BE SEEING BY EACH TEST I'LL BE TAKING. i WILL BE PICKING UP ALL MY REFFERAL BY MONDAY JAN. 26, FROM MY PRIMARY DOC.
WELL i HAVE TO START A SUPPORT GROUP FOR SIX MONTH AND TODAY JAN 28 I WENT TO MY FIRST SUPPORT GROUP
i MET OTHER THAT HAD ALREADY THERE SURGERY DONE THEY LOOK GREAT.
WELL TODAY IS APRIL 10, AND I AND SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE I DIDN'T HAD NONE OF MY TEST DONE OR I DIDN'T ATTEND ANY DIETITIAN.
WELL IAM GLAD TO SAY THAT I HAD ALL MY TEST DONE AND I HAVE CLEARANCE FOR MY TEST AND IAM GOING TO MY 3 APPOINTMENT WITH THE DIETITIAN AND I JUST WAITING ON CLEARANCE ON MY PRIMARY DOCTOR AND TO FINISH MY LAST 2 APPOINTMENT WITH THE DIETITIAN. IAM SO EXCITED THAT IAM GETTING CLOSER TO THE DATE IAM SO HAPPY I HAVE GONE THIS FAR AND I KNOW MY JOURNEY IS JUST GETTING START. I HAVE GOT THE SUPPORT FROM ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SO I WILL KEPT IN TOUCH AND THANK YOU.
WELL TODAY IS MAY 19 AND ON MAY 14 I GOT CLEAR FROM MY PULMUNARY DOCTOR AND PRIMARY DOCTOR IAM JUST WAITING ON MY NEXT APPOINT ON THE 28TH OF MAY WITH THE CARDIAC DOCTOR I ALREADY HAD MY TEST DONE JUST NEED CLEARANCE . AFTER THAT I WILL MEET WITH THE SURGEON AND GET A DATE ..
THANKS FOR ALL THE ANSWER OF ANY QUESTIONS I MIGHT HAVE AND THE SUPPORT.
WELL TODAY IS AUG. 07 AND IAM SO HAPPY WITH THE JOURNEYY IAM ON AND I HAVE TALK TO MY SURGEON FOR THE LAST TIME AND HE TOLD ME MY SURGERY WILL BE IN THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER IAM SO HAPPY AND ANXIOUS CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT DATE TO COME. IF ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE JUST LET A MESSAGE ILL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND
ON THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER I WENT IN FOR MY PRE-ADMISSIONTRATION TESTING ALL WENT WELL -- ON THE 24TH I WENT IN FOR MY BOOTCAMP I WENT TO SEE THE HOSPITAL AND THEY TOLD US ALL ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT THE DAY OF SURGERY WELL TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE ... I WILL KEEP AN UPDATE WHEN I COME BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL.
HELLO FRIENDS I JUST HAD LAPBAND SURGERY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 28 AT 7:45AM AND LIKE AFTER 10:30AM AND I HAD ALREADY HAD SURGERY THEY MOVED ME TO MY ROOM AND I STAYED THERE UNTIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. I WENT HOME LIKE AROUND 12PM I WAS FEELING ALOT BETTER IAM IN THE CLEAR DIET NOW AND I COULD TELL YOU IS NOW BAD. IAM JUST HAPPY I MADE THIS DESICION THANKS FOR ALL MY SUPPORT TO MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS.
WOW ITS SATURDAY ALREADY AND I FEEL GREAT I STARTED THE FULL LIQUIDS DIET TODAY AND I FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THE CLEAR LIQUIDS DIET. IAM STILL HAPPY THAT I MADE THE DECISION TO GET THE SURGERY. IAM TO TELL EVERYONE THAT IS STILL IN DOUPT ABOUT GETTING THE SURGERY GO FOR IT ITS NO AS BAD AS YOU THINK IAM NOT SAYING IT WONT HURT AFTER ABUT IF YOU HAD A C-SECTION FOR BABY LAPBAND SURGERY IS LIKE A CUT ON YOUR FINGER. IAM HAPPY I GOT A "CUT ON MY TUMMY" AND NOT SUFFER ANOTHER C-SECTION BECUASE I HAVE 2 KIDS BOTH C-SECTION. THEY ARE THE REASON I DID SO I COULD KEEP UP WITH THEM, THEY ARE 12 YRS OLD AND 9 YRS OLD NOW AND I NEED THE STREGHTH AND ENERGY TO KEEP UP WITH THEM. SO IF YOU AND OTHER QUESTION PLEASE CONTACT ME I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
WOW SO EXCITED I LOST ALMOST 11 POUNDS IN MY FIRST WEEK IAM SO HAPPY I HAVE NO WORDS TO EXPLAIN THE EMOTIONS AND EVERYTHING I FEEL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WAS TELLING I WAS LOOKING DIFFERENT BUT I WAS JUST NO SURE IT WAS TRUE UNTIL I SAW THE SCALE AND SAW IT WITH MY ON EYES. IAM SO HAPPY I HAVE NO REGRETS I TOOK THIS DESICION HAPPY AS I EVER BE. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
HELLO AGAIN IAM HERE TO SAY IAM GOING TO START TO GO TO A GYM AND IAM STARTING MY FIRST STEP IN GETTING HEALTHY AND WITH MORE ENERGY CUZ I REALLY NEED TO GET MOVING EVEN I DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT I NEED NEAR ME BUT I COULD HANDLE IT ALONE BUT I KNOW THAT I WILL HAVE YOU GUYS SUPPORT IN MIND IF I WENT THRU THE OPERATION I COULD DO THIS TOO. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WELL TODAY FEBRUARY 1ST 2010 WAS WEIGHTING 221LBS ON ANUARY 27TH WHEN I WENT FOR MY SECOND FILL WIH MY SURGEON DR. PATEL IN EGG HARBOR. AND THIS MORNING THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I WOKE UP WAS GET ON THE SCALE AND GUES WHAT IAM 214LBS WOW IAM SO HAPPY FOR MY SELF. SO SO HAPPY I NO WORDS. JUST THAT IAM PROUD OF MY SELF.
