Hi,

I had gastric bypass surgery on November 3rd, 2004. I have lost 130
pounds and feel its the best thing I have ever done. I really NEED
plastic surgery though and am worried about the insurance company
paying for it...I need any information I can get.

Im also looking for support in this new lifestyle

Thanks

Has anyone experienced circulation problems in the arms post surgery?
I am neary four years post op and lately have issues with both arms
from the elbows down with circulation. It is a dull ache that
prevents me from sleeping. I have to admit, I haven't done well long
term with vitamins and calcium. Could I be lacking something? Thanks.

Hey,

I just recently underwent gastric bypass surgery and I love the fast
transformation that my body is making.

The only thing that I hate is that my rapid weight loss means
regular shopping for new clothes and it's starting to add up!!!

Just thought that I'd let others who are in this same predicament
know that there's this really cool clothing line for plus size women
that offers the hottest looks are really cheap prices and they give
an extra 10% off to recovering gastric bypass patients if you use
the promotional code "Bar321" when placing your order.

You have to place your order online.  But the site is ligit because
I have placed three orders so far and have been thrilled with
everything that I've orderd.

Log on and check it out:

http://www.bacca.com

Don't forget to use "Bar321" to save more.

Luv Yah!!

Curvy Chick NYC

Hello, I'd love to see your pictures, I've been thinking of doing plastic
surgery!

mlynn054 <mlynn054@...> wrote:Hello Everyone!

I am new here!

I would like to share with you all my before and after pictures.

I had a wonderful experience in Brazil and now I want to spread the
word how good is my plastic surgeon

www.plasticsurgery-guide.com

Please e-mail me and I will send you my pics.

Mary






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Hello Everyone!

I am new here!

I would like to share with you all my before and after pictures.

I had a wonderful experience in Brazil and now I want to spread the
word how good is my plastic surgeon

www.plasticsurgery-guide.com

Please e-mail me and I will send you my pics.

Mary

Hi Judy:
I am so sorry to hear you are having so much problems after having your surgery.
I would love to be there for you as well. I didn't have the vertical banding. I
had the RNY and never regretted it even though I had a lot of problems right
after surgery. If you would like to talk, I am more than happy to be an email
buddy! I live in Iowa and I am 44 years old. I weighed 362 lbs. before surgery
and had a lot of medical problems. Now I am off of all my medications and am
feeling much better. Please email me I would love to talk!
Take Care
Tammy
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: judy bateman
   To: obesitysurgerysupport2@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 12:30 AM
   Subject: Re: [Obesity Surgery Support ] In Need of Weight Loss Support And if
Possible An Exercise Buddy........


   Hello Tiffany,
                        My name is Judy Bateman. I am 33 years old. Weigh 260lbs
right now. I had the vertical banding about a year ago. I lost like 78 lbs, then
gained about 30lbs back. I am also an emotional eater, I binge eat daily. Stress
and anxiety increase my eating problems. I turn to food for every and any
reason. I am in dire need of someone that I could talk to and receive support,
as well as be a support for you. I live in Pittsburgh PA. I am married. My
husband also had the vertical banding about two years ago. He was 600lbs before
surgery and now is 345. I'm very proud of him. He is now at the point where he
is at a stand still and is struggling to lose weight. I've been at that point
for quite some time. I mostly eat junk food every day. I don't do well with
bulky foods. I also throw up atleast 1-4 times daily. Depends on what kind of
day I'm having. This binge eating and purging is becoming a problem. I do see a
therapist for counseling, however I think I need to see
   someone that is more experienced with eating disorders. Well I need to get to
bed. I'm really exhausted I just got off work at 11pm. Hope to hear from you.

   Tiffany <sweetncoolteddytiff@...> wrote:
     Hi, my name is Tiffany, I'm 25, and live in Chula Vista - San
   Diego,
   CA.  I've struggled with obesity through out most of my life.  I've
   been @ 550 lbs. at the highest - 2000.  I've struggled with
   depression, loneliness, and binge & emotional eating (still am).  I
   was at the point where I was depressed and very isolated and
   seperated from the world.  I hardly have a social life (still don't).
   I do see a counselor and doctor to treat my depression.

   To make a long story short, my parents helped me to get down to 397
   lbs. by June 2002.  It was for sure an extreme struggle for me, and
   tons of stress for my parents as well.  I was hardly able to walk,
   move around, or take care of myself.  I was in so much pain because
   of my weight.  I've tried almost every diet from A-Z, and even
   considering starving myself.  Of course that was too impossible
   because of my binge eating problem.

   My last resort in life was the Roux-NY Gastric Bypass Surgery for
   weight loss.  I've had that done in June 2002.  That was a HUGE
   success for me!  I've gone from 397 down to 185 lbs.  I'm now at the
   hardest stage of losing weight.  Where I lose a little, gain a
   little, or maintain.  Plus, dieting is so much hell for me, and the
   exercising - no problemo!  I do my best to stay active.  I LOVE to
   dance, especially to hip hop, dance, and techno/house music.

   Basically, I'm looking for support, friends, and if possible, an
   exercise buddy (for those who live in San Diego or around San Diego).

   Hope to hear from some of you soon.  I'm there for you, if anyone
   needs support or friends as well.  Keep it up everyone!  =0)

   Take Care!

   Peace, Love, & Smiles - Tiff







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Hello Tiffany,
                      My name is Judy Bateman. I am 33 years old. Weigh 260lbs
right now. I had the vertical banding about a year ago. I lost like 78 lbs, then
gained about 30lbs back. I am also an emotional eater, I binge eat daily. Stress
and anxiety increase my eating problems. I turn to food for every and any
reason. I am in dire need of someone that I could talk to and receive support,
as well as be a support for you. I live in Pittsburgh PA. I am married. My
husband also had the vertical banding about two years ago. He was 600lbs before
surgery and now is 345. I'm very proud of him. He is now at the point where he
is at a stand still and is struggling to lose weight. I've been at that point
for quite some time. I mostly eat junk food every day. I don't do well with
bulky foods. I also throw up atleast 1-4 times daily. Depends on what kind of
day I'm having. This binge eating and purging is becoming a problem. I do see a
therapist for counseling, however I think I need to see
  someone that is more experienced with eating disorders. Well I need to get to
bed. I'm really exhausted I just got off work at 11pm. Hope to hear from you.

Tiffany <sweetncoolteddytiff@...> wrote:
   Hi, my name is Tiffany, I'm 25, and live in Chula Vista - San
Diego,
CA.  I've struggled with obesity through out most of my life.  I've
been @ 550 lbs. at the highest - 2000.  I've struggled with
depression, loneliness, and binge & emotional eating (still am).  I
was at the point where I was depressed and very isolated and
seperated from the world.  I hardly have a social life (still don't).
I do see a counselor and doctor to treat my depression.

To make a long story short, my parents helped me to get down to 397
lbs. by June 2002.  It was for sure an extreme struggle for me, and
tons of stress for my parents as well.  I was hardly able to walk,
move around, or take care of myself.  I was in so much pain because
of my weight.  I've tried almost every diet from A-Z, and even
considering starving myself.  Of course that was too impossible
because of my binge eating problem.

My last resort in life was the Roux-NY Gastric Bypass Surgery for
weight loss.  I've had that done in June 2002.  That was a HUGE
success for me!  I've gone from 397 down to 185 lbs.  I'm now at the
hardest stage of losing weight.  Where I lose a little, gain a
little, or maintain.  Plus, dieting is so much hell for me, and the
exercising - no problemo!  I do my best to stay active.  I LOVE to
dance, especially to hip hop, dance, and techno/house music.

Basically, I'm looking for support, friends, and if possible, an
exercise buddy (for those who live in San Diego or around San Diego).

Hope to hear from some of you soon.  I'm there for you, if anyone
needs support or friends as well.  Keep it up everyone!  =0)

Take Care!

Peace, Love, & Smiles - Tiff







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Hi, my name is Tiffany, I'm 25, and live in Chula Vista - San
Diego,
CA.  I've struggled with obesity through out most of my life.  I've
been @ 550 lbs. at the highest - 2000.  I've struggled with
depression, loneliness, and binge & emotional eating (still am).  I
was at the point where I was depressed and very isolated and
seperated from the world.  I hardly have a social life (still don't).
I do see a counselor and doctor to treat my depression.

To make a long story short, my parents helped me to get down to 397
lbs. by June 2002.  It was for sure an extreme struggle for me, and
tons of stress for my parents as well.  I was hardly able to walk,
move around, or take care of myself.  I was in so much pain because
of my weight.  I've tried almost every diet from A-Z, and even
considering starving myself.  Of course that was too impossible
because of my binge eating problem.

My last resort in life was the Roux-NY Gastric Bypass Surgery for
weight loss.  I've had that done in June 2002.  That was a HUGE
success for me!  I've gone from 397 down to 185 lbs.  I'm now at the
hardest stage of losing weight.  Where I lose a little, gain a
little, or maintain.  Plus, dieting is so much hell for me, and the
exercising - no problemo!  I do my best to stay active.  I LOVE to
dance, especially to hip hop, dance, and techno/house music.

Basically, I'm looking for support, friends, and if possible, an
exercise buddy (for those who live in San Diego or around San Diego).

Hope to hear from some of you soon.  I'm there for you, if anyone
needs support or friends as well.  Keep it up everyone!  =0)

Take Care!

Peace, Love, & Smiles - Tiff

Hello Everyone,

I am writting you from Mexico where I underwent a VGB
surgery on May 2004, I had my surgery done in Mexico
City in what you may call an American Style Hospital,
and the price is not bad at all for all that the
package offers.

Now, I just want you to consider the following: Puerto
vallarta is a vacation place, and most of the people
that live there live from tourism related business,
which meand that there is no people with money.

This translates in the following: Most of the medical
equipment necesary is american, and even though I have
never been to the clinic, I really do not consider it
may have the best equipment in case of a complication.

I love my country, but I just want you to consider
this, my Doctor worked wonders for me, and he
performed my surgery in one of the best hospitals in
Mexico, and ended up paying some $10,000 USD for
everything.

I just wanted to share this thoughts with you.

Wishing you the best in any procedure you may
consider, have a great day.

Yours Truly,

Jose Antonio Valdez
valcaz@...




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> Has anyone that you known gone to Dr. Joya in Puerto
> Vallarta Mexico?
>  He now offers a complete Laparoscopic Bypass RnY
> surgery package
> including AIR, HOTEL, HOSPITAL and SURGERY for
> $12,000 US at an
> American style hospital. I went to his website, and
> the hospital looks
> very modern and he looks like he has a lot of
> experience.  Has anyone
> gone to Mexico for surgery?  Also is the $12,000 a
> good price?
>
> Here is the link to his website that I found
> http://www.drjoya.com
>
> It says that there are no hidden fees, but are there
> complications
> with fees? It says that it is a complete surgery
> package and the
> real deal so if any of you have been to Dr. Joya can
> you please let me
> know, this offer looks very good.
>
>
>




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Has anyone that you known gone to Dr. Joya in Puerto Vallarta Mexico?
  He now offers a complete Laparoscopic Bypass RnY surgery package
including AIR, HOTEL, HOSPITAL and SURGERY for $12,000 US at an
American style hospital. I went to his website, and the hospital looks
very modern and he looks like he has a lot of experience.  Has anyone
gone to Mexico for surgery?  Also is the $12,000 a good price?

Here is the link to his website that I found http://www.drjoya.com

It says that there are no hidden fees, but are there complications
with fees? It says that it is a complete surgery package and the
real deal so if any of you have been to Dr. Joya can you please let me
know, this offer looks very good.

please unsubscribe me

I joined this very same program several months ago and have found the savings to
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I'm sure that this will come as no surprise to you but I speak from
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As fate would have it a show was in progress for a company whose
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this company was showcasing their products. They offer a grocery
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what you buy, a restaurant gift certificate book which enables you to
receive free gift certificates to eat out and a discount Kodak film
developing program that gives you free film for every roll that you
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I'm sure that this will come as no surprise to you but I speak from
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this company was showcasing their products. They offer a grocery
coupon program that allows you to choose the coupons you want for
what you buy, a restaurant gift certificate book which enables you to
receive free gift certificates to eat out and a discount Kodak film
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companies having one hour television programs. So the next morning I
did my homework, I checked this company out with the better business
bureau and found that they have a very favorable rating so I signed
up for their sampler package right away. It took 6 days to receive my
complete kit. I immediately started using the program when I received
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Here is my 2 cents worth on this subject!.........I have tried this or something
like this and never received my coupons that I requested! To me it was a big
ripoff!

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: marywinston3
   To: obesitysurgerysupport2@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 7:42 PM
   Subject: [Obesity Surgery Support ] This Mom Found A Way To Get Free
Groceries!



   This Is Such A Help In Saving Money!
   Having 3 kids and trying to endure the ever rising prices on
   everything, I have always felt compelled to try to find ways to save
   money. But I must admit everything I ever tried was nothing more than
   a huge ripoff. In fact at best, the best programs I ever tried only
   saved me a fraction of what they claimed. I vowed never to try
   anything again. Then last week my friend Amy told me about the program
   that she is involved with, and she knows that I vowed never to try
   anything again so she said that I could try her program and I did. She
   joined this program at http://www.wrldofproduct.com where you get to
   choose the coupons that you want for the products that you buy. The
   results were more than amazing, using this program I was able to buy
   $167.95 worth of groceries and I only had to pay $10.96! Then she took
   me out to eat afterwards using free restaurant gift certificates that
   she earned with the company's restaurant gift certificate program. I
   couldn't wait to join their sampler program.






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This Is Such A Help In Saving Money!
Having 3 kids and trying to endure the ever rising prices on
everything, I have always felt compelled to try to find ways to save
money. But I must admit everything I ever tried was nothing more than
a huge ripoff. In fact at best, the best programs I ever tried only
saved me a fraction of what they claimed. I vowed never to try
anything again. Then last week my friend Amy told me about the program
that she is involved with, and she knows that I vowed never to try
anything again so she said that I could try her program and I did. She
joined this program at http://www.wrldofproduct.com where you get to
choose the coupons that you want for the products that you buy. The
results were more than amazing, using this program I was able to buy
$167.95 worth of groceries and I only had to pay $10.96! Then she took
me out to eat afterwards using free restaurant gift certificates that
she earned with the company's restaurant gift certificate program. I
couldn't wait to join their sampler program.

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Hi all,

I just feel I need to warn everyone about one of the horrible
complications of band placement.
I had my mid-band placed in Jan of 04.  Surgery went well, I did
everything right and started to lose weight...lots.  Went from 276
to 190 in a year, with only two fills. Changed my life.
I started to have significant left upper back pain in December.  Was
wrongly diagnosed with kidney infection, in Jan.  They went by my
WBC which was 39000, way way above normal.  They didn't know where
the infection was and just assumed it was kidney based.  Started the
antibiotics and thought finally the pain will go away.  Had planned
a two day trip to Vegas with my sister.  Arrived at the hotel and
1/2 hour later started to feel bad with intense left upper back
pain.  Then I felt something just 'let go' inside with drop to your
knees pain.  I was taken by ambulance to the Valley hospital, they
did tests after a 3 hr wait and told me I had bi-lateral pnuemonia.
I told them I must also have something else to cause this kind of
pain and my then stomach started to bloat, I looked 6 months
pregant.  They just would not listen to me.  Finally 6 hours later
they got my H&H back and realized I was very low on blood and
bleeding somewhere.  A CT showed my spleen leaking and enlarged.  I
was finally admitted to ICU.  Couldn't walk and having a hard time
breathing.  A surgeon came in and said he didn't want to take my
spleen out unless absolutely needed. I had blood drawn every two
hours for three days waiting for him to make a decision.  The ICU
was understaffed and the nursing staff significantly lacking.  (I'm
a flight nurse and worked ICU for years)  This was the scariest
place I have ever seen. A side note: Please avoid this hospital at
all cost!!  It almost cost me my life.
Finally after 3 days I said to my mom who had flown in, we have to
get out of here and go home to AZ.  She said I couldn't walk and
what if something happened on the plane.  We spoke to the surgeon
and he very flippantly that he didn't have time to do the surgery
and wanted to wait and make sure the spleen wouldn't stop leaking on
it's own.  I looked 9 months pregnant by this time and my oxygen
level wouldn't go above 85 even on 6 liters of oxygen.  My H&H was
dangerously low.  He left in a huff and ordered the staff not to
give me the results of my every two hour lab tests.  We left the
next morning, no one would help us and my mother wheeled me out on
an office chair.  I was so weak from not eating for 3 days and had
stopped urinating two days before.(not good).  Somehow we made it to
the airport in Tucson and my husband brought us home.  To this day I
don't know how we made it.
I was admitted into the ICU immediately upon getting home.  I had a
battery of tests that showed the port from my band had moved and
perferated my spleen.  My spleen was actively and heavily bleeding
into my abdominal cavity. I had emergency surgery, cut open all the
way down my chest and stomach.  My surgeon said after the surgery
that my spleen was pulp.  When she removed the band from my stomach
she found a 2 inch hole underneath it.  Gastric juice had leaked out
of my stomach and eroded the port and cable so they moved freely. My
abdominal cavity and pelvis was full of gastric acids.  My liver was
hours away from being beyond fixable.  Also very lucky my colon was
not further damaged.  They 'think' they found all the damage. I'm 6
weeks into my recovery and still have a month to go before I can go
back to work.
I wanted the band surgery, I read the risks just like the rest of
you.  I should have read closer.  Holes in the stomach are common,
they usually cause pain, so don't go as far as mine did.  But allot
of them don't.  The only way to know for sure is to have a scope.
Have a scope please.  If I had had one yearly I wouldn't have been
so very close to dieing.  We have all said we would do anything to
lose the weight but it is NOT worth what I went through and will
continue to go through for the rest of my life.  I had to have
multiple blood transfusions and who knows what the long term effects
will be, add in all that gastic acid floating around for the extra 3
days and I am not out of the woods yet. I could still die from
this.  Thanks for listening, it has been cathartic for me to write
this down.  Please feel free to e-mail questions.  Be careful, be
safe, be healthy.  Gloria

I just wanted to let everyone know that i go in tomorrow  morning 3-23-05 to
be induced
we will be bringing home Colton James Bailey  in a few days  i will send
pictures  when we return home
Jamie

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Support Needed

Dear Friends and other WLS Patients,


I will be participating in the Revlon Walk for Cancer on April 30,
2005.  I have started a bariatric walking team.  Our team number is
2288 and the name of the team is the QueensMetroWLS. If you would
like to join our Post-Op Bariatric Walking Team please click on the
link https://www.revlonrunwalk.com/ny/secure/registration.cfm.  If
you are unable to walk with us please consider a making a
contribution.  The link for the contribution is
https://www.revlonrunwalk.com/ny/secure/MyWebPage.cfm?pID=217140.

How else can I show my gratitude for having weight loss surgery than
to participate in walk to aid in cancer research and help the victims
of cancer?  Which family has not been witnessed the horror of cancer.

  We always have the memory how obesity effected our lives. Many of
have returned to be productive and happy in our lives.  Please
support me in this effort to fight cancer.

Lenny
Apri15@...
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Queensmetrowls/

Here is a very interesting transsexual group and websites.

This Dr. Ousterhout guy really messing people up. He totally screwed
up Trinity's face after she had Facial Feminization Surgery with
him. She has many photos in the photo section there at the Dr_O_club
link below.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dr_O_Club/

She has a transsexual informaion and transsexual lifestlye with many
more photos of herself there including of all the problems and a
writing about how rude this Dr. O guy was to her. The link  also
shows photos of Trinitys chin with gaps through the bone and photos
of things found and removed. She also has a huge list of doctors
doing Facial Feminization Surgery and Sex Reassignment Surgery and
information about those doctors.

http://transsexual.topcities.com/

Another site for a exployee who was abused at Dr. Ousterhouts office
http://www.allaboutmira.com

I am passing this on because I have seen people loyal to Dr. O
bashing Trinity. People need to know about all this for the reason
this Dr. Ousterhout guy does surgery on all genders and people

danielle

did anyone have to do 10 days of nothing but prot. shakes before
there lap-band and if so how did u stand it?

Slim patch for women:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/wdd_01/

Queens Metro Surgical Weight Loss Support
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Queensmetrowls/



We usually meet the second Monday of the month and this month it
would be Feb 14.  I think it would be wise to change that date, since
those of us that have loved ones would have unnecessary grief for
attending a wls meeting.

This being the case, I am changing the date of the next meeting to
the following week on Feb 21, 2005.  I would like to know who would
be attending.  If I know in advance that we will be having a large
group like the last meeting, I will make arrangement to rent a
private room.  We meet at 7:15pm.

Regards,

Lenny

apri15@...

Hira...

I had the Lap Band surgery on 11/29 and have lost 16 pounds.  It is
great and the surgery itself was minimally invasive - I didn't even
spend the night in the hospital.

You won't be sorry, trust me.

Carlene

In a message dated 12/16/2004 10:18:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
obesitysurgerysupport2@yahoogroups.com writes:

i would  like everyones oppinion on protien drinks...what u feel is
the best one u  have tried and where i can find it.anyone who cant


Hello Kim,

I use Unjury .............I think the website is _www.unjury.com_
(http://www.unjury.com)

I like the vanilla..........I have also used the unflavored, it's a little
costly.

Regards


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i would like everyones oppinion on protien drinks...what u feel is
the best one u have tried and where i can find it.anyone who cant
stand the prot.drinks already made or powder and have a creative way
of getting it in please let me know!

thanks
kim







--- In obesitysurgerysupport2@yahoogroups.com, <De25Ta@b...> wrote:
> Hi Kim,
>
> I had the vertical banded gastroplasty about 2 months ago and I am
glad I did. You want to research and learn all you can about your
procedure before you get it done. I learned alot before and I am
still learning now. If you have questions feel free to ask we are
all very happy to help you on your journey to your new life. Yes, it
really is a whole new life.
>
> Dee
>
>
> >
> > From: "KIMBERLY JACKSON" <raykim72@m...>
> > Date: 2004/12/06 Mon PM 03:08:46 EST
> > To: <obesitysurgerysupport2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Obesity Surgery Support ] new to group
> >
> >
>
>
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Hi, Kim...

You think 9 pounds sounds like a lot?  At my post-op checkup (10
days out), I ran into a man who had surgery the same day I did and
he had lost 26 pounds!  I was so impressed....but my surgeon said
really big people lose faster, as do men, and this guy must have
been about 6' 5" and weighed at least 400.

There is no history of brittle bone disease in my family - just
osteoporosis in the females.  My grandmother was crippled with it
the last 12 years of her life.  My mom had very painful compression
fractures in her spine and lost all the bone in her lower jaw -
couldn't even wear her dentures by the time she was 70.  And these
women experienced menopause naturally and quite late...my mom was 55
at the onset of menopause and continued to have periods off and on
until she was 60. My mom also did the hormone replacement therapy,
but it did not help that much.  I understand there are now daily
shots available to help stave off osteoporisis, but I'd rather not
do that.

I was very nervous about the surgery and am still wondering the same
thing as you....will I be one of those who doesn't experience
success with the band.  I think that depends more on ME, however,
than the surgery.  There are people who have failed with the RNY,
too.  If you make up your mind (subconsciously or consciously) to
defeat the procedure, you certainly can.

I was on a liquid diet for one week following surgery, then a week
on mushy stuff.  I did not mind at all, as I had virtually no
appetite the first 7-10 days.

Since graduating to "real" food, I have learned that even an empty
band gives restriction.  Yesterday I ate a tiny bit of chicken and
most of a medium size sweet potato for lunch.  It was too much
(should have cut the potato in half) and I had issues for the next
45 minutes or so.  At dinner my 12 year old granddaughter and I
split a cheeseburger, except that I only ate the meat and cheese
from my portion, plus about 6 fries.  It was the perfect size meal
and I was not tempted to eat again before morning.

The best of luck to you...

Carlene