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02-23-2011, 01:55 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 970
Weight Statistics June 15, 2009 Start Date:
June 15, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
285 lb Start Weight:
166 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
119 lb Weight Loss:
26 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.7543859649 % % Lost:
June 15, 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.9951790634 BMI Start:
26.790174472 BMI Current:
22.5941230487 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Many people on this site have told about this experience.....I have had a couple almost experiences, but not one exactly like this. But the other day...... it happened, and while it was happening all of you fellow RRers flew across my mind. I started to giggle and then outright laugh and the woman I was talking to just looked at me and kinda squinted her eyes and was like "what is funny"... "OK" - I said "nothing is...this is a serious subject"....and it was.
OK - I have been very open about the WLS at work and home and well everywhere. I have gotten many comments...mostly positive as this has been positive experience for me and I have had noticeable weight loss. OK... here is the kicker. A woman at work ( in the next office) was talking to me and said...." a fiend of mine had this surgery ...like you did...but it was the Band, when she had it put in she weighed well over 300 pounds and really needed to lose weight. Well it has been 8 months and she only lost 35 pounds...it didn't work for her ...and she has had so many problems and gets sick when she eats..etc.. I know I missed some more but OMG...
At that point I was laughing...I wanted to tell her why.. as she is a nice woman...but I did not and I got serious and told her that it was working and that is why she was getting sick because she was overeating...that the band is to make restrictions on how MUCH she eats and that she should have been given directions on WHAT to eat to lose weight and be healthy...etc... She said "OOHHHHH..that makes sense". She was going to talk to her about that.
Why oh Why would people get this surgery and take off work and pay this money for WLS and not get the proper instructions...or at least knowing you cannot eat the amount you used to (that got you in trouble in the first place) to eat less food but better food. Well that was my experience..............
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02-23-2011, 02:33 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oregon
Posts: 863
Weight Statistics 10 yrs old Start Date:
Dec 14, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
266 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.3458646617 % % Lost:
ASAP Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.6538085938 BMI Start:
28.1474609375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I 've heard of things like that. One woman, going for support for her friend of RnY. She was so happy at the amount of weight she loss, I understand that, but she said she had a fish burger about 4 weeks out. She talked about how sick it made her. I've heard of others going to have hamburgers, buns and all, on the band, that get sick and seem oblivious as to why they are feeling sick and gaining wait.
Things that make you say hmmm.
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02-23-2011, 10:05 PM
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Not getting proper instructions or not listening to them/don't think it applies to them?
A sorry thing to hear.
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02-25-2011, 03:34 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles California
Posts: 28
Weight Statistics 03-15-10 Start Date:
08-09-10 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
328 lb Start Weight:
178 lb Current Weight:
174 lb Goal Weight:
150 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.7317073171 % % Lost:
08-09-11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.0579591837 BMI Start:
25.5375510204 BMI Current:
24.9636734694 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Could be that her friend went to the band mill place such as 1-800-GET-SLIM. But even at my hospital's program, we have one woman who had gastric by-pass surgery, and could not resist the urge of eating steak, so she had one 1 week out. End up having emergency surgery to remove the steak.
Last edited by BigFire; 02-25-2011 at 03:36 PM.
Reason: additional information.
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02-25-2011, 04:15 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 852
Weight Statistics 5-1-2010 Start Date:
9-24-10 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
258 lb Start Weight:
118 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
140 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
54.2635658915 % % Lost:
9/24/11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index38.0957781979 BMI Start:
17.4236504936 BMI Current:
19.195547154 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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My surgeon told me a story about a woman who went to mcdonalds and has a mc chicken after her one week check up and ended up in surgery also. Whay would you even try that?
Amy
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02-25-2011, 04:37 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas
Posts: 137
Weight Statistics 04/10/2008 Start Date:
08/04/2010 Surgery Date:
6' 3"
Height:
487 lb Start Weight:
284 lb Current Weight:
240 lb Goal Weight:
203 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.6837782341 % % Lost:
August 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index60.8641777778 BMI Start:
35.4936888889 BMI Current:
29.9946666667 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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That is funny, I think we have all heard those stories about how it doesn't work for somebody or their cousins sisters nephews aunts dogs former breeder had this surgery and now weighs 800lbs. Lol! You can't help but laugh and smile!! 
BigFire- it sounds like she should have had some more counceling before surgery to help deal with her food issues. It's not a cure all, just a tool you have to use correctly.
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"Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch."Robert Orben
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02-25-2011, 06:24 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,729
Weight Statistics 1/1/2010 Start Date:
August 3, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
208 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.7671232877 % % Lost:
December 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index47.1248852158 BMI Start:
33.5684113866 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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HERE'S YOUR SIGN
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I am 7 months out and just had steak for the first time this past week. I love steak, but didn't feel like trying it until then.
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I'm doing this for me, so I can be healthy and live the life that God intended me to live.
23 pounds lost prior to surgery.
Mel
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02-25-2011, 08:29 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia
Posts: 150
Weight Statistics Jan 2011 Start Date:
5' 6"
Height:
255 lb Start Weight:
228 lb Current Weight:
155 lb Goal Weight:
27 lb Weight Loss:
73 lb Lb Left to Lose:
10.5882352941 % % Lost:
Aug 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.1535812672 BMI Start:
36.7961432507 BMI Current:
25.0149219467 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
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I haven't had my surgery yet. But I know I can't eat stuff like that. Wow that's just crazy.
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