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Monday, September 27, 2010
Lap Band Worth Dying For?
You can read that original post here.
****EDITED****
I was an arse and didn't think about the fact that the blogger who commented (kudos Chris!) was referring to something entirely different, not the lap band killing her but surgery in general killing her.
My bad entirely. Still this post will ring true for someone and I stand behind what I say it just is entirely wrong for Chris and her circumstances. Thanks for the heads up LJ!
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I'm scared of dying, not from the surgery but from obesity and all the things that go with it. (I have most of the things that go with being obese.) I keep saying that I need to get a lapband to save my life but keep getting told that I will ruin my life by getting one. I am giving the old fashioned method one last go and if it doesn't work this time, I can't see that I have any other choice. I desperately want to save my life and start living. Maybe I haven't been trying dieting hard enough, maybe I haven't been interested enough to exercise but I can't see that I will be here much longer without some serious intervention soon. My children are too young to remember me, so they will never know their Mum, if I keep going along this road.
beckky... SO SO SO true...
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Well said!!
Yeah ..Just do it!!! It works for so many people if you do it right... It wasnt for me but then again that was my choice. I dont think it is an easy way out by any means as you still have to be disiplined to do it right... well done to anyone that chooses to get banded!
Great vlog :) It's scary to even imagine having only 6 months to live!
According to your professor :) stat's are 1 in 2,000 to 3,000 patients die due to lapband, worldwide.
To quote his book, to die after lapband, there would have to be a series of technical errors. It's not just 1 error, but a series of errors including not realising he made a mistake and not realising that you were unwell.
I think people just need to do their research, so they can make an informed decision and choose a surgeon that specialises in lap-band surgery.
So True. I am scheduled for surgery in November 2010 and its funny how judgemental some poeple are when you tell them (I'm not keeping it a secret). I just have to remember that it's about them not me. I know this is what is going to save my life. I know it is the right choice for me and I know a lot of people who should consider it themselves!!!
Thankyou for your honest post.
Kellie (http://somethingaboutkellie.blogspot.com)
So, so true and love, love this post! What a great inspiration you are to a lot of people. Hope that I get to meet you one of these day.
ummmm, Candid, I think the commenter (Diet Coke)who mentioned dying was talking about her specific problem with blood loss following ANY surgery...
Nonetheless, lovely to see you vlog and good on you for speaking your mind!
Linda J
Gorgeous explanation. BUT I obviously did not say why I am scared of having the surgery and don't want to die by having it.
I have a serious bleeding disorder. I have had 5 operations in the last 5 years... 3 of them almost killed me... in fact the last one was so close it was touch and go for about a week. I hemmorahge BADLY during and after surgeries.
When I spoke to the surgeon who does Lap Banding here he said he wouldn't touch me with a 10 foot barge pole!
Fair enough.
That is what I meant by "it's not worth dying for". If I didn't have the blasted bleeding issues I would have a band done TOMORROW. I fully appreciate the benefits it would give me.
Sadly, I simply cannot justify putting Stew and my family through the horror of me maybe not pulling through after another surgery, and in this case... and ELECTIVE surgery.
So... I plug on with trying the good old fashioned way.... diet, exercise... bla bla bla.
YOu edited after I left my last comment... thanks for that. I realised that you obviously did not remember my specific reasons for why I cannot have the surgery.
Hugs and Kisses, you gorgeous girl!
Ummmm your fantastic! REALLY FANTASTIC.... i loved this Vblog and i see exactly where you are coming from... i know that when i dont loose as much as i want its my fault and no one elses and that this is a tool in my body allowing me to take the next step.
I loved your honesty and what you put across... seems you are very opinionated like me and i think we would get along like a HOUSE on fire!
Ps.... please tell me where you got those earrings... the whole time im watching you all i could think is omg where did she buy them from because im going to get them ahahah.
this is a great post. i almost didn't go through with my banding at the last minute because i was scared of dying in surgery. i was totally freaking out. but i got over it, had the surgery, and i'm so glad i did. it's been life changing. i think back and just know there's no way i'd be here today (over halfway to my goal) without my band.
oh...and i, too, LOVE LOVE LOVE those earrings!
I have to admit, I was scared about dying on the operating table, and leaving my children behind without a mum, but it was a close friend who told me to look at the big picture, and asked me what sort of life my kids were going to have with me being bed-bound or worse still being so fat that they ended up having to care for me(I suffer with prolapsed discs in my lower back which was getting worse as i gained more weight)..I also had a fatty liver prior to optifast/surgery...which would have only got worse, and i had increased risk of heart disease because i didn't exercise, and fell into the morbid obese range!
I wasn't told I could die within 6-9 months though...which must have been very traumatising for you...but I guess a very serious motivator!
Loved your vlog, you are very articulate, and got the message across really well!!I think they should use that as a pre-lap band info package for those that are still feeling a bit ambivalent about making a decision....plus you could make a few bucks..LOL!
I have enjoyed following your journey so far, and I'm very happy to hear your blood results have improved so dramatically...I'm a nurse...so that stuff really interests me! also that your health prognosis has improved, and that your boys will have you around for a long time yet...I bet they will be so grateful for that band inside you....everyone needs their mum x
Thanks for being an inspiration
Hey come and get an award!! http://gastriclapbandjourney.blogspot.com/2010/09/delicious-award.html
TERRIFIC vlog! And wonderful exchange with Chris... to not take it personally is commendable.
Back to it... to be given 6 - 9 mos to live??? WOW. How almost-paralyzingly scary! Thank Heavens you did something about it. So many do not. Congrats on your progress. I was fortunate enough that my obesity symptoms were just starting to appear. I'm 40 lbs down now & already feeling the difference.
Blessings,
Robin at Band on the Run
i had my bank done 10 weeks ago......the day after my opp i went through hell thinking wat the hell have i done......but after a few days i felt fine and now 10 weeks later and 15kg liter i feel fantastic.....some things are hard to swallow but u soon get used to what u can eat and what u can't.....i'm just sorry i didn't have it done a few yrs ago when my kids were younger......
A script would help. Just sayin'.
A script for....??
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