Hello from texas

jmichele251 · 07-04-2008, 08:59 PM

Hey everyone,
you dont know how happy that i found Lap Band i havnt had it yet..i am still waiting for a letter from my doctor. She said she wished i wouldnt get it..since she had other people get it and they didn't do good with it..so i have got all my lab work and anything just waiting for a letter from her...plus everyone is telling me not to get it..that i am too young and that i could lose it by walking......anyways i have my 1st doc. appt. on july 17th after that i have no idea what is going to happened..i have never been so scared in my life...its an really big change...

i know i am not the only one has had all these feeling...

...

GayleTX · 07-04-2008, 10:53 PM

Hey, Miss Queen City!!! Don't know how much you need to lose or how your health is......but I wish I could have taken charge of my weight and health when I was your age. It would have save me a lot of money and grief over the years.

Your doctor is right.....some people do fail their bands - that doesn't mean the band failed them. ... your mind has to be ready for a permanent lifestyle change. If your surgeon tells you that you can eat what you've always eaten, just a smaller amount, don't believe him. All the successful bandsters I've known have kept their carb count low, their protein count high, and exercised regularly. The best part, though, is with the band - you don't feel deprived. It feels good not to have your thoughts ruled by the obsession with your next meal.

Best wishes to you..........
(BTW....bet you know a friend of mine....she used to be Superintendent at QC)

jmichele251 · 07-05-2008, 07:03 PM

sorry about my last thread..i was kinda having one of those days..after hearing all day i shouldnt get it..i was kinda down..i do want to change...i have been trying to lose weight since i dont know when .its been an long time...i have changed the way i eat, but its still not working..my weight just started to get to me..i am 25 and i weight 281 i dont look my weight everyone saids but i feel it...plus my sugar is starting to act up..and thats what scares me the most....plus my feet and back hurt..i am on my feet all day at work and when i get home..i feel like crap...my mom and dad are happy i am going to get it..but other are like telling me not to get it..that i can do in on my own...but they dont understand what i am going thought....kinda like i tell them dont judge me til you walk in my shoes....my doc had me crying in her office the other day..she doesnt know how i feel..all she told me to do is diet more,but if anything came back fine she would write me the letter..i have been waiting since wednesday for her to call me and tell me something....

i know my ins. company will work with me..not i am just waiting..something i am not good at lol..anyways now i am about to take a bath and rest
i hope everyone has an great night,
Jenn