Ewok31

Hi,
I'm Ewa (Ava), and I am a new member. I am scheduled to have my lap band later today!!!! Yeah!!!! I couldn't sleep (too excited) so here I am! My surgeon is Dr. Terry Simpson.

I am a 39 year old K - 8th grade Art Teacher at a Phoenix public school.

I have a BMI of 39 & MANY co-morbidities. I am 240 lbs at 5 ft 5 in tall.

I am looking at this surgery as the first step in my new journey for improving my life. My first goal is to improve my health by losing weight and exercising. My second goal is to look better! My third goal is that my taking this life changing step, it will also rub off on my husband & that he will also lose weight by eating better & exercising (which currently NEITHER one of us does...but I will NOW).

I am happy to be a new member of this forum & invite anyone interested to post to me or email me.

Respectfully,
Ewa (Ava) :)

Yvonne

Congratulations - you'll be right as rain and losing weight in no time.

Yvonne
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Banded 28th Nov 2006
Glasgow, Scotland
50% excess weight lost (70 lbs)
8.9ml in a 10ml band - too tight at 9ml!

lunasa

[quote=Ewa (Ava) C.;427696]Hi,
I am scheduled to have my lap band later today!!!!

Oh! Good luck EWA.... let us know how you get on! :biggrin1:

ReneBean

Welcome, Eva!

We are thinking good thoughts for an easy surgery and a speedy recovery!

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Ewok31

Thank you everyone for your warm thoughts and prayers. I am back home just today, and I am doing great. My surgery went through with no problems at all.

I am now looking forward to accomplishing my goal of good health and weight loss.

I welcome anyone that would like to keep in touch to do so. You can never have too many friends or support.

Thanks again, and I hope you are all doing great also.

Sending you my warmest thoughts and prayers,
Ewa (Ava)

GR8

You can and WILL DO it!

Take good care of yourself - and remember you are #1.

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7 fills for a total 7.7cc Last was 1/10/08
Dr. Terracina-WLSC of Hampton Roads, VA (self-pay)

Ewok31

Gina,
Thanks so much, and back at you. I see your surgery is coming up pretty quickly. I wish the best of luck and the prayers are with you. (By the way, I am also a self pay).
Ewa

GR8

Thanks!

When is your surgery?

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7 fills for a total 7.7cc Last was 1/10/08
Dr. Terracina-WLSC of Hampton Roads, VA (self-pay)

Ewok31

I just had my surgery on 3/28/07, and I just got home today. I stayed overnight, but I didn't really need to, but this was to help my husband feel better about making sure I had no immediate complications.

I doing great right now, and am just about have my chicken broth and then go walking to continue to remove the gas in my system from the surgery & to safe guard against any blood clots.

Email me back after your surgery and and let me now how you are doing, but I'm sure you will do great.
Ewa

jbhgoddess

I had my surgery on 040207. I get my 1st fill on 050907. I'm very excited about the whole thing. Exercise etc.....
Jaybird

GR8

Hi Ava -- I did great. It has been 8 days and no issues to speak of. Hope you are doing good as well.

Keep up the good work!

Gina

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7 fills for a total 7.7cc Last was 1/10/08
Dr. Terracina-WLSC of Hampton Roads, VA (self-pay)

Ewok31

Hey Gina,
Good to hear your surgery went wel & that you are doing good.

I'm doing OK. I'm switching to solid foods right now, and have not yet got the complete hang of the right things to eat (even though I was provided a list by my Doctor). I'm working on it. I do OK for breakfast and lunch. It is dinner that is the problem sometimes. I should get the hang of it soon.
Ewa

GR8

Ava,

I was having problems at night -I would fall asleep and then wake up gagging/drowning-then I stopped drinking after 8 pm and it stopped.

I will keep you in my prayers -- and I am looking forward tot he day i can have food -- on liquids now unitl 25th Doctor appt.

Gina

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7 fills for a total 7.7cc Last was 1/10/08
Dr. Terracina-WLSC of Hampton Roads, VA (self-pay)

Ewok31

Gina,
Did you 52.6 lbs after getting the lap band, or had you lost some of the weight before your surgery? If you've lost that much after getting the band, what are you doing to be losing so much so quickly? I've only lost 16 lbs so far. Just curious.
Ewa

GR8

I read everything under the sun on Gastric bypass 9/2006 - decided I would see if I could follow the diet -- lost 8 lbs -- in a few weeks -- and decided I could do this program -- went to the free seminar for the gastric bypass end of Sept.

I decided I was getting the Gastric bypass -- but unable to until after March due to $$$ -- continued the diet and by xmas -- lost total 30lbs.

I got off the strick diet - started enjoying my diet soda's and such -- decided no need to suffer the last few months -- keep the weight off and stable through early March.

Made my appt with Doctor to discuss if I would be a successful patient and which surgery. He said sure - perfect canidate for either - the risks were less with Lap Band - so I made my surgery appt that day -- took home the materials -- and back to starting my diet/program again - just a month to surgery -- Started the preop 3wks out replacing 2 meals a day; then 2 weeks out all three meals with protein shakes. Ended up losing additional 16.6 lbs.

Had my surgery 4/9- weighed in 1 week after - and lost additional 6 lbs.

SO TOTAL lost 52.6 -- due to my decision to have SURGERY.

I am scared to look now at the scale -- if I don't lose I get very disappointed and frustrated.

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7 fills for a total 7.7cc Last was 1/10/08
Dr. Terracina-WLSC of Hampton Roads, VA (self-pay)