Hi ladies, so sorry ot hear about all your troubles. Sure hope they can all be figured out and corrected soon! My only REAL problem seems to be FAT which is about to be changed, YIPEEEE. My lap-band surgery is scheduled for 3/24. I'll be in San Diego for it. My insurance doesn't pay, so I had to find the place I could trust the most that had the best price. I can't wait. Hopefully, all my aches and pains will disappear along with the weight. I just thought of something, it's funny, usually fat people have high blood pressure but mine is low, always has been, and probably always will be. I'm lucky in that way. Denise, I have one, no two words for you: SLEEP STUDY I bet you will have some headache answers then. My daily migraines disappeared once I got my CPAP. -- Piggy's Pad

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Date Posted: 1:31:14 pm, Thu, 02/28/08
Author: Ramona
Subject: Hi ladies, so sorry ot hear about all your troubles. Sure hope they can all be figured out and corrected soon! My only REAL problem seems to be FAT which is about to be changed, YIPEEEE. My lap-band surgery is scheduled for 3/24. I'll be in San Diego for it. My insurance doesn't pay, so I had to find the place I could trust the most that had the best price. I can't wait. Hopefully, all my aches and pains will disappear along with the weight. I just thought of something, it's funny, usually fat people have high blood pressure but mine is low, always has been, and probably always will be. I'm lucky in that way. Denise, I have one, no two words for you: SLEEP STUDY I bet you will have some headache answers then. My daily migraines disappeared once I got my CPAP.
In reply to: Denise 's message, "Hello! I've been AWOL cause of headaches again. Have a doc appt. in the morning but doubt anything will be done. (maybe I need to see a neurologist again, it's been years) Had one daily since last Thursday except for Sunday. Blah! Nice to see your pictures Mona! Glad you had fun with rugs! LOL You got more snow Kate? Us too! Kiki is a cutie pie! I bet she doesn't have you wrapped around her pinky either, does she Crystal???? Hope you are all doing well! Sandy, you healed up?" on 2:28:20 pm, Tue, 02/26/08

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Wow Ramona....so you've got the procedure scheduled? I'm glad for you and that you are so excited...and I hate to put a "damper" on your enthusiam..but I was wondering, I know this procedure can help you to lose weight, but do they also have counseling or anything to help you learn to eat healthier? So that you just don't go back to your old eating habits and gain it back again? Sorry, I'm not trying to be mean here, I guess I just know for me I needed the help in learning why I ate the way I did and also to learn to pick healthy foods....but mostly I needed to learn that I very rarely ate because I was hungry, it was usually because I was depressed, tired, bored or whatever....do they help you with any of these kind of issues? (NT) -- Kate, 8:02:58 pm, Thu, 02/28/08
Of course, there is a whole program you have to go through. A nutritionist, a psychologist, batiatrician, monthly support meetings, pre-admin testing, plus I have already been on the very strict Atkins diet for 2 weeks now. YOu are required to lose weight before you can have it done. I already know why I eat too much. It's not emotional for me, I simply love food. Also, I won't really be able to go back to my old eating habit. My stomach will be too small. Please remember, this is not the dangerous gastric bypass, it is the lap band. Minor laporoscopic surgery. And I know you aren't being mean, I DO appreciate your concern. Really, I do. But, please put your mind at ease, I have researched this for 5 years, and picked the top doctor in this field. (NT) -- Ramona, 2:01:51 pm, Fri, 02/29/08
I forgot to mention, I am on Atkins because I have to get used to protein because if I don't want my hair to fall out after surgey, I need to get lots of protein, which is another way of keeping me on track. Protein keeps you full and keeps me from wanting my dangerous carbs. (NT) -- Me again, 2:03:58 pm, Fri, 02/29/08
I'm glad to hear they do have support groups and also some programs that you have to finish before the procedure.....I realize this isn't the same thing that Lucy had, and definitely not as dangerous...but I do have to ask, even though your stomach is made smaller, and you have to watch what you eat, it is still possible to gain the weight back again if you don't follow the correct diet, am I right? Hey I definetly wish you all the best...will you please have Neil or someone post for you after your surgery so we know that everything is fine, or have him e-mail one of us? (NT) -- Kate, 8:20:56 pm, Fri, 02/29/08
So you got it scheduled, huh? Is there any particular reason that you're going to San Diego, other than price? Do you know anyone there? I can only pray that all goes well for you, you recover without any problems and the surgery gives you the desired results. (NT) -- Sandy, 7:56:49 am, Fri, 02/29/08
Yup, and thanks, but don't worry, I'll recover. This isn't like gastric where the death rate is so high (I will never foget Lucy) no-one has died from this. I picked San Diego because I want the top doctor in this field working on me. He has performed over 5000 of these. He is the doctor who taught all the other doctors how to do it. Most of the other doctors have only performed 200-300 hundred so far. So, you can see why I picked him. My sister is doing great after hers. 30 pounds lost since Christmas. My step-daughter on the other hand isn't doing so good. She lost 26 pounds but that is since November. She has a new obsession with chocolate, so that isn't helping. (NT) -- Ramona, 2:09:11 pm, Fri, 02/29/08

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