Any one in NW WAThis is a discussion on Any one in NW WA within the Washington LAP-BAND®® Support forums, part of the USA LAP-BAND®® Support category; Jabba the Hut must be my cousin...we look remarkably similiar!... 
08-10-2005, 06:19 PM
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#76 |
Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 60
Posts: 115
City: Sedro Woolley State: WA |
Jabba the Hut must be my cousin...we look remarkably similiar!
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08-10-2005, 06:24 PM
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#77 |
Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 43
Posts: 2,352
City: Allen (Dallas Metro) State: TX |
LOL. My BMI is about 61, too. I am 5' 5" and 356 lbs at my last doctor's visit. I relocated from Oregon to TX about 3 yrs ago. Maybe you're just MY long lost cousin.
Hopefully, we will soon begin to lose our resemblance to that other guy...
Slow & Steady - Slow & Steady.
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__________________ "Well, We're Scared - but we ain't shaken. We're kinda Bent - but we ain't breaking. Who is gonna make it? We'll find out in the long run..." Lifetime High: 367 11/08/05: 348 - first consult with Dr. Fox. Current *Unofficial weight as of 8/1407- 278 Mini Goal - 275 2/06/06 Surgery Date - 331 Dr. Lois Fox, Surgery Center of Richardson | |
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08-15-2005, 10:22 AM
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#78 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 55
City: Edmonds State: Washington |
Hi!
I'm In Edmonds. Feeling great after surgery!
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Julie D. :)
Banded 8/3/05
Dr. Clinch - Evergreen Begining Weight 340 / Surgery Weight 325 1 week post op Weight 317 Goal = 180  | |
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08-15-2005, 06:48 PM
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#79 |
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,575
City: pocatello AND Bellevue State: ID and WA |
Wait. Duckie you got your band from doctor CLINCH??? I think you are pretty much garenteed to get restriction from clinch!
/e falls over laughing
Congrats on your new band, and welcome to the Banded Gentry!
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08-16-2005, 08:04 PM
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#80 |
Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 37
Posts: 67
State: Washington |
hey all i am in longview, just a ways south of you. but i travel up there and would like to recommend my doc. i am having surgery tomorrow in shelton but he also is in olympia. Dr neal and dr ogle at pacific bariatric and olympic bariatric they are GREAAAAAT! the girls in the office are fabulous. i can call anytime and get and answer it is like family. a few of the girls in the office have had the LAP-BAND®. they have been doing LAP-BAND® for three years or so and very high success rates. they are awesome
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08-16-2005, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 37
Posts: 67
State: Washington |
Also dr neal does the procedure as a same day in order to save money. of course if you need to stay you do .
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Dr Neal, Olympia Wa
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08-18-2005, 11:45 PM
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Join Date: May 2005 Age: 51
Posts: 75
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How do you all figure how much you want to weigh? I don't want to be skinny, skinny. I want to look good and feel even better!!
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08-19-2005, 02:23 AM
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#83 |
Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 60
Posts: 115
City: Sedro Woolley State: WA |  I'm doin' it!
I just got back from a seminar at Northwest Weight Loss Surgery Center in Everett. I've decided that that is indeed where I'm going to have my LAP-BAND® done. I'm making my appointment tomorrow as soon as their office opens! Since I had already done lots of research, I already knew 99% of the information they provided. Hearing the doc and other lap banders speak just made my decision to do this even stronger. I have no qualms whatsoever. It will cost over $17,000 but well worth saving or adding several more years to my life expectancy. With my age (56) and a BMI of 61, I have a strong probability of dying (any time!) I'm goin' for it! I'll keep you posted...
If I can get to 200 pounds I will be very happy....Ideally, I'd like to be about 155 (I don't feel I need to be bone thin.) I'm "supposed" to weigh about 120 but let me tell you...I'd be real happy...make that estatic if I could get down to 155!
pam
__________________   57, 5'1", BMI 64 Start weight: 340/325/253/150 Dr. Watkins, NWLS - Everett, WA Surgery date: 9-13-05 3.8 cc in a 4 cc Band Fills: 11 fills, one unfill 01-17-08 Total unfill!
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08-19-2005, 12:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2005 Age: 51
Posts: 75
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Hi Boss,
I live in Tumwater, and you go do it!!! I can see my toes and put on my shoes and sorry, but wipe my own butt efficiently... I am down 108 pounds since my surgery on 4/15/05. I love my band.. It has given me back my life. I still have 50 more to go to have a tummy tuck, and thenI will be at goal kinda I think. Can't wait for you to get your band, you will love it...
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08-19-2005, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 38
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Originally Posted by shirley rohr How do you all figure how much you want to weigh? I don't want to be skinny, skinny. I want to look good and feel even better!! | Well, as the Dr. in the psych eval put it: think of your goal weight as you buying a house in Spokane. (we're on the west side of the state). First of all, let's just get to Spokane, then we'll work on finding the house.
In my case, we looked at what the weight range is for a "Normal" BMI and chose something in there. So we've set my goal at 150 for now, to be re-examined when I get there or close to there - above 157 I'd be "overweight" BMI again. I know before I gained all this weight, 130 was perfect for me at 5'5.5". (On my ticker I have 140 as my goal because my scale at home weighs me lower than the scale at the Dr. office.)
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08-19-2005, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2005 Age: 51
Posts: 75
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Far out. I am 5'7" 1/2 and I carry my weight well, so I don't want to look sick, just great!!
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08-19-2005, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 60
Posts: 115
City: Sedro Woolley State: WA |
It's sad but true...wiping the butt (for some of us) is one heck of a time consuming and awkward chore! Sorry...that's pretty gross albeit true. I am soooo looking forward to that not being one of life's little problems!!!! Got my appointment today with the NWWLS nurse for Aug. 30th and with the NWWL surgery doctor on Sept 2nd and am waiting to hear back from the psychologist. I'm ready to roll!
pam
__________________ 57, 5'1", BMI 64 Start weight: 340/325/253/150 Dr. Watkins, NWLS - Everett, WA Surgery date: 9-13-05 3.8 cc in a 4 cc Band Fills: 11 fills, one unfill 01-17-08 Total unfill! | |
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08-20-2005, 12:46 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 38
Posts: 932
State: WA |
Are you meeting with Dr. Evans for your psych eval? I met with her today, she is so nice! Wait til you see her "before" pics -- she looks nothing like them now.
Which surgeon are you going with, Dr. Watkins or Dr. Montgomery?
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08-20-2005, 05:59 PM
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Join Date: May 2005 Age: 51
Posts: 75
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Its so weird, but a lot of us probably would not admit to the wipe thing, but I knew I wasn't the only one. And geez, I swear it happened overnight!!!
DVSAboss, you go girl. It won't be long now. I think that is why I liked Mexico, I only had to wait a week, but I needed my dd to go and she had to get time off, so I ended up waiting 3 weeks and found out I had diabetes during that time!!! Its in remission now, but scare the peedle out of me!! You will do so good, you wait.
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08-21-2005, 06:51 PM
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#90 |
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,575
City: pocatello AND Bellevue State: ID and WA |
Excellent news Pam! Okay, so I'm partial to NWWLS :D
It's so funny Molly that you and I are the same height, yet at 130 I would look ill. I'm shooting for a size 14, or a 12 in my wildest dreams. Probably 12 pants 14 top, since that sort of the way I'm built.
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