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Hello! It's been a while since I posted here but I do still visit and lurk. :) I am really wanting to get my breasts reduced & lifted and I am having problems making my insurance company feel the same way. Unfortunately, since my weight loss, I no longer outright meet the requirements for the...

I had my labs done last week (my 1.5 year mark) and was surprised at the results. I definitely need to make some adjustments! My PCP said "you know you're anemic, right?" and my jaw dropped. Her recommendation was to up my iron intake (My Iron is in normal range but my Ferritin is high), start...

Is anyone else that is taking this experiencing low B-1 results? My recent labs have me at 53 (70-180).

Hi Jen, I was also able to wipe right away. I couldn't bend forward very well, but it was fine. My drains weren't scheduled to be in for a set amount of time; rather until the drainage was low enough to remove them. My first drain was out after about 3 weeks and the second at 5 weeks... my...

Sorry, I meant that I was trying to save a trip to get an X-ray done. I just received my operative report from the plastic surgeon and it does include that they "encountered a Lap-Band reservoir on the left side just at the junction below the infracostal margin". I went through the medical...

Out of curiousity, do you think a barium swallow x-ray would show it? That is the only chest x-ray I have had, and it was done post-revision. Would be nice if I can spare a medical trip.

I had an extended abdominoplasty in November after going from 380# to 220#. The surgeon removed 12lb of skin total. My insurance covered a panniculectomy and insurance contributed about $1k towards the overall cost of my surgery, which was $13k. I live in Texas so I called Dr. Ayoola's office...

Hi @Stefanie S. - I liked your simplified document, but wondered: Are you taking your Iron at breakfast with your Calcium? I thought those two together were big No-No's because one cancelled out the absorption of the other. I personally take my iron right before bed at least 2 hours after my 3rd...

Well, it took long enough, but I finally received my medical records. It's definitely CLEARLY STATED in the operative report that the band and port were both removed and sent to Pathology. Now that I have this, I am not sure what I should do next... get a statement or post-op report from my...

I am very surprised I have not had any major complications, honestly. I was warned beforehand by @DianaCox and others to see a more reputable surgeon/team, but I decided that since I was so close to my surgery date that I was going to move forward. I consider myself lucky - now finding out he...

Hi! It's been almost a year since I have been on here - in my case, no news has been generally good news. I'm now at 1 year and 3 months post-op and down over 100lb. I'm still about 55lb from my goal weight and still losing steadily! I decided to go ahead and have my excess abdominal skin...

LW: 273.2 (From Jan 11th - dangit, forgot to post!) TW: 266.3 I know it could be going down at a more dramatic angle on the charts since I am only 4 months out, but still happy that it's pointed in the downward direction. Last year at this time I had a Dr. Appointment and my printout from that...

My B6 came back high at 3 months too. My other B's, not high, so I switched from the VitaLady B-50 complex to the Desert Harvest B-Complex without B6. It's on sale (for a few more days!) as BOGO half price. https://www.desertharvest.com/shop-new/B-Complex-without-B6-90-capsules.html I don't...

Oh dear, that's too funny! Reminds me of meeting my neighbor for the first time... at gunpoint! We had just bought the house and received the keys just an hour before, and were walking around in the back yard and inspecting the cable box/electric area going into the house. I see something out of...

The only people that know are my parents, siblings, and husband. And of course doctors. I don't Facebook often, but even if I did, I would keep this to myself. Come to think of it, last time I posted a picture of myself on FB, I think I was 380#... I guess there would be questions/comments if I...

I have to say that I *LOVE* my pill organizer. I didn't want to reply to this right away until I had been using mine for a while, and I think to myself every day "this is so cool!". It fits everything easily, even the gigantic calcium citrate chewables! I like that I can just grab a day in the...

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Welcome @Starrfish! Fellow Texan, here - good surgeon choice! Best of luck in the approval process and keep us updated! :welcome:

I think they've fixed it. :( The "Gift of Prime" is full price now. Dangit!

LW: 279 TW: 273.2 I'm eating more carbs than I should, but as I am trimming carbs back out, the scale is moving again - go figure! Today I learned that I weigh less than my husband now! He's a bit disappointed because the holidays were a weight gain for him, so we're both going to crack the...