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jenpedigo

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  1. HI all, I am finally back from TJ after having my band removed due to erosion. The surgery was hard on me, for many reasons physically and emotionally. However Dr Ortiz and Martinez did a wonderful job, and I had the same great experience with everyone there as always. My surgery went wonderful and smooth. They did not have a difficult time removing it and I was told that yes absolutely yes I can have my band back in 6 months. HOOORAY!!!!!!!!! In the meantime I am currently on liquids for 2 weeks and then can do solids 3rd week out. I will continue to make good food choices and exercise during this time of NO LAP BAND LAND!. I fee very confident that I will do well with my diet and exercise without my band. I have decided that if I lose the rest of the weight of 65lbs between now and my 6 months I will not have the band put back in, or if I get pregnant ( my husband and I are trying) before the 6 month period. If the weight is not gone and I'm not pregnant I WILL have the band put back in. If anyone wants to know more details about the surgery and specifics exactly I will be more than happy to tell you the surgery experience and details, there is so much more to it than I have indicated here in this message, more than happy to dicuss with anyone. My band experience for 1 1/2 years was wonderful with all the weight that I lost so I dont regret one moment of having the band It saved my life and my health. I will succed at this with or without the band. The band taught me alot I mean alot about food choices and emotions tied to food, and why I overeat. I will not forget that for one moment. I want to thank all of you that emailed me personally during my difficult time before my band removal I really really appreciate it alot. All of you bandsters are wonderful. Keep up the good work and strive for success. Jennifer Pedigo 08/22/03 Dr Martinez & Ortiz 300/214/150
  2. I went to TJ today for a fill and found out the most devasting news a bandster can hear. My band has eroded into my stomach, a rare complication but possible . I have had my band for 1 1/2 years now and i did not have any symptoms Dr Martinez could not belive that I have not had any symptons at all. I have to have my band removed within the next 2 weeks and wait 6 months before they will place another band. It is possible to get another band they say it looks hopeful due to the fact tha most band erosion happend within 6 months of surgery and it took mine 1 1/2 years. I am so sad and have lost alot of hope and this band has been the best thing i n my life and I have lsot 75 pounds however I have 65 more to go and now for 6months i have no band to help me. I am scared to death of gaining my weight back but also I am excited about getting a new band and going through that major weight loss we all experience at the beginning that is never to be repeated again. I am just so so very sad I cried at the office today. I think why me? It is so rare for band erosion , but it happened to me. I cannot begin to tell you all how much sadness I feel and hurt that I have to go through this. I am just asking for anyone on here to just help me get through this and I really need some good support right now. I wish all of you the greatest success with your band . It has brought me great hope for the first time in my life to experience this kind of weight loss, and now it has alos given me such sadness but I was assured that this erosion was not about anything I did or the doctors did , it was just my body rejecting the band and now I must get it fixed. and hopefully continue my weight loss journey with this little interuption. I would appreciate any any support from anyone and also if anyone else out there has gone through an erosion and still been successful Thank Jennifer Pedigo Dr Ortiz 08/22/2003 300/225/150 someday
  3. I am going down to TJ on sat march 19th and was wondering if anyone else is going the same day, just wanted to say hello and know if i could meet up with anyone. I will be flying home the same day though. Jennifer P Dr Ortiz/Maritinez 08/22/2004 270.5/221/150
  4. Hi Zena, When i originally posted this messge it was meant for me hopefully to gain some support on my current issue and not for you to go on about another topic within my message. I am looking for support from people who have already had the band and know what all this is like and it is very hard struggling like this being banded and having to deal with issue that unfortunately that you have no idea what i am going through since you have not even b een banded before. My suggestion to you is that you should have started your own topic if you wanted support before being banded. You responded to a message that was left for me by a dear frend Michell that was kiind enough to offer me support and now you are having your own support through my message and it doesnt help me in the least bit. I suggest you start a new topic Jenn P
  5. Hi everyone, I havent posted in awhile but i have gone down down hill since sept 2004. I started back on my normal eating habits that i did before i was banded. I cannot give up the junk food and everything else i want to eat. I stopped exercising and I am at a good fill level. I have gained 25lbs back I didnt think it was possible. I am so depressed I do not know what to do now. I feel if i dont stop i will gain all of my weight back. It has been over a year since my surgery and i have lost all motivation to exercise and eat right. I dont know how i did it for all those months. I know im at a good fill level because i still have trouble with food going down comfortably so the band is still there and working because i dont eat as much as i probably would if it werent there. PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP. Any advice or motivatin would help I have given up and just want to have this band removed. Jenn P 08/22/2004 270/215/150 I was at 190 in August 2004
  6. I ordered Dr Ortiz's book at the end of October and the total cost was 12.95 and my husband got the confirmation email saying the ordered had been placed, however when we saw the charge on our credit card it says it is for 129.50 someone moved the decimal point and over charged us. We have since emailed the email address that we got from the confirmation several times requesting the refund be put back on our credit card for the overcharge. We have not had that done or a response back. As to say my husband and I are very furious. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone know of a contact phone number where we can reach someone about this. We are ready to call Dr Ortiz's office soon. There is no phone number attached with the email (how nice is that) I dont know what to do Any advice. Jenn P
  7. I was given an email from Dr Ortiz office confirming my fill Appt and I was given a total of $55 each way for the transportation. Didnt it used to be $50 does anyone know if this is correct and if so why did it go up? Jenn Pedigo
  8. Hi is anyone going for a fill on Sept 20th that is a monday? I will be going down and would like to meet up of share a ride Jenn Pedigo
  9. Hi I was wondering if anyone was going for a fill appt on Saturday Sept 18th? I will be going down there and was wondering if anyone wanted to share a ride or just meet up and chat. I will be staying the nigt at the Lucerna as well. This will be the first time I wil be at the new center and am unfamiliar. Jenn Pedigo Dr Oritz 08/22/2003 270.5/190/155
  10. B] Hello everyone. I just celebrated my 1-year anniversary yesterday on August 22nd and I canot believe that I have lost 80lbs so far. I still have 35 more to go but hoping that will be achieved by the end of the year. When I went in for surgery last year I weighed 270.5 and now today I am 190. I cant believe that I am under the 200 mark never thought I would see that day. Woo Hoo. Jenn Pedigo 08/22/2003 Dr Ortiz 270.5/190/155
  11. I had the same problem you are having. I had 2 fills here in the states and was very disappointed I would get a fill and be fine and then a couple of weeks later back to eating like crazy. I finally went to TJ in April of this year and had a fill and found out that the previous fill was not done correctly and I was given a very good detailed explanation of my problem by Dr Martinez. I will never get a fill done again in the states. I have had my fill since April 8th and I am really restricted at 3.2 done by Dr Martinez. I just realized that the us docs really are not that experienced in doing all of this and the Mexican docs really know there stuff. Good luck to you! I really hope you can arrage to go to TJ. I only stayed there one night and the hotel was $70 and the transportation was $100 round trip and i paId about 150 for my ticket but I live in Seattle. I felt so much better once I went there and knew what was going on. Believe me I was so mad and frustrated for so long and after 2 fills they told me I was at 3.9 and Dr Martinez told me no way could that be and i was eating that much back in April. Go see the good doctors you will be much happier It has not even been a year for me and I have lost about 77 lbs so far Jennifer Pedigo Dr Ortiz 08-22-2003 270.5/193/155
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