CNN reports on a former soldier who’s sheer will was not enough to help him lose over 260 pounds. After undergoing gastric bypass surgery this patient was able to gain control over his life again and stay on track with his goals for a better life.
This video is a report on his success story.
Hello everyone,
I’ve been wanting to stop by and introduce myself. My name is Cindy Tobiason, and I am the Bariatric Nurse Coordinator for PSSC in the Bellingham office.—But I’m also in the Edmonds office at least once a week. So I’ve been fortunate to meet and get to know many of you.
As most of you know, I also am a banded sister and travel this journey with you. My greatest wish for all of you is for you to find what I’ve found at PSSC—-a group of professionals who are genuinely and sincerely interested in your success. A few of us have had smooth sailing, but for most of us this journey holds many speedbumps, a few mountains, —and oooh, those dark lonely rutts. Please know you’re never alone. E-mail or call anytime for questions, support,—or just to chat.
Cindy
Hey y’all! I am one week post surgical and have my good days and bad days - mostly good. I never thought that finally being able to have pureed potatoes would excite me more than a new pair of shoes but here I am!
So let’s have some fun! What are some habits that make you a “Gold Star” earner as a Lap Band-ite? What are some that might put you in detention? With school starting soon it makes for a fun game. I’d love to hear from y’all - I would hate to think I am alone on this board!
Go Hawks!
Jill
I have lapband surgery almost a year ago. While I lost 35 lbs during the first 6 months, I did not lose more weight from months 7-10 As I’m sure many of us know, the nutritionists are very conservative in their approach to fills, and we understand why. However, at 10 months I was only at a fill of “2″. A friend of mine who had the same procedure done in Olympia talked to me about the bariatric xray that she’d had and how you could see what was getting through and when a fill was enough. One of our nutritionists suggested that I go to a 2.2 fill. I went ahead and scheduled the X-ray prior to the fill and Dr. Billing found that it wasn’t until 2.9 that I personally (and I know this is a personal situation for each of us) was getting any type of true restriction. Now I can actually feel fuller yet still get enough protein through to be healthy! Thank heavens for modern science and equipment that helps us “know” where the restriction works rather than have it based on guess work. I’m now starting to lose weight again. Good luck to you all in your journeys- Jan Schiffner
When is it time for a fill ? The reason I ask this, is because now that I have been feeling all the signs, I finally bit the bullet and went in for the fill.
Funny how subtle it is. Hunger … suddenly it bothers me when other people are eating. Taking a risk, eating some bread, and it goes down without a problem…danger signs for sure.. so today, I went in and Joy gave me some happy juice… we will see how the next couple of days go… and hopefully a few lbs will go away…!!
Denise