Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy...oh I wish that I was there right now...I am actually going

on July 24th. It would have been great to meet you. Hopefully someone

off this board will be going around the same time that I am and I can

have some company as I will be doing this journey alone. Good Luck!!

Here's hoping for an uneventful surgery.

Beth

>

>

> Ciao,

> Hi to you, I am at the Hotel Lucerna now awaiting my surgery

tomorrow morining hopefully I will meet you tonight at the meeting

with Dr. Composs if not I will probably meet you at the hospital tomorrow.

>

> Kathy

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>

> @...: alexbaby16@...: Mon, 23 Jun 2008

17:58:42 +0000Subject: Introduction

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>

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>

> Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have

sleeve surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here

for a week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone

else going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to

meet someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I

hope that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here

locally and have it partially covered by insurance...but the sleeve

seems like a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all

having a great day. Ciao

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

What went into your decision to revise to the sleeve? I’m

curious- I’m scheduled to get banded this weekend.

Thanks

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bipley

Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:17 PM

Subject: Re: Introduction

...

I have a sleeve, I'm just three weeks into this but I LOVE it! Best

decision I ever made. I was banded and three weeks ago I revised to this

procedure and I absolutely love it. I think in my case the sleeve is

going to be an easier journey.

Good luck to you!

S-252/G-150/C-120

Size 22/24 to a 4

Banded 12/06

Revised to a sleeve 6/3/08

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Loretta <lorettaj1951@...> wrote:

Welcome ( ? )

I am also getting a sleeve. I will have mine this Friday. I'll keep you posted

about my experience. Loretta

alexbaby16 <alexbaby16@...>

wrote:

Hi All,

I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve

surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a

week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else

going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet

someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope

that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally

and have it partially covered by insurance...but the sleeve seems like

a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great

day.

Ciao

[Guest guest]

Hi...I am glad to hear that you are happy with your sleeve. I have

been wavering between the sleeve and the band for sometime now. I even

as I write this am scared of getting the sleeve...but worry about the

complications and all the 'upkeep' of the band. Although, I know that

many many people love their band. I don't know what to

do..waaaaaaaaaa....lol. Anyway, I would love to hear about your

experience with Dr. Aceves and how you are adapting to the sleeve.

Thanks for answering my post.

Beth

> >

> > Hi All,

> > I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve

> > surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a

> > week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else

> > going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet

> > someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope

> > that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally

> > and have it partially covered by insurance...but the sleeve seems like

> > a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great

> > day.

> >

> > Ciao

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Loretta, thanks for replying to my post. I am looking forward to

hearing about your experience and your life with the sleeve. Good luck

on your surgery!!

> Hi All,

> I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve

> surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a

> week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else

> going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet

> someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope

> that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally

> and have it partially covered by insurance...but the sleeve seems like

> a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great

> day.

>

> Ciao

>

[Guest guest]

I had band problems. I think it was a combination of two things. When a banded person is stressed their restriction increases. For me it increased a GREAT deal. That, and I just simply did not tolerate a band. Rare, but it happens.

I wouldn't worry about it, my issues are not common.On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 8:55 PM, <cindysdogpack@...> wrote:

Hi

What went into your decision to revise to the sleeve? I'm

curious- I'm scheduled to get banded this weekend.

Thanks

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bipley

Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:17 PM

Subject: Re: Introduction

...

I have a sleeve, I'm just three weeks into this but I LOVE it! Best

decision I ever made. I was banded and three weeks ago I revised to this

procedure and I absolutely love it. I think in my case the sleeve is

going to be an easier journey.

Good luck to you!

S-252/G-150/C-120

Size 22/24 to a 4

Banded 12/06

Revised to a sleeve 6/3/08

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Loretta <lorettaj1951@...> wrote:

Welcome ( ? )

I am also getting a sleeve. I will have mine this Friday. I'll keep you posted

about my experience. Loretta

alexbaby16 <alexbaby16@...>

wrote:

Hi All,

I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve

surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a

week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else

going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet

someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope

that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally

and have it partially covered by insurance...but the sleeve seems like

a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great

day.

Ciao

[Guest guest]

Ladies,

The bell boys at Hotel Lucerna are really awesome, just let them know if there is anything they can do for you and they will. Try to relax, you're making the right choice. You probably won't get to see Dr. Aceves much, but he is compenent and caring. Dr. Campos is awesome, if you have any problems or concerns while you're in the hospital just let him know (he's around much more often then Dr. Aceves). The sleeve is wonderful, it's been one of the best choices I've made for myself.

Regards,

le,

aka "The Fox"

From: Kathy <Kathyleeallen@...>Subject: RE: Introduction Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 9:54 PM

Ciao,Hi to you, I am at the Hotel Lucerna now awaiting my surgery tomorrow morining hopefully I will meet you tonight at the meeting with Dr. Composs if not I will probably meet you at the hospital tomorrow. Kathy

@groups. comFrom: alexbaby16 (DOT) comDate: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:58:42 +0000Subject: [Dr-Aceves-bandster s] Introduction

Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally and have it partially covered by insurance... but the sleeve seems like a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great day. Ciao

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Dr. Aceves actually visited me 6 times in the two days after I got the band. So did Dr. Campos. I really found them quite attentive.

Tomorrow I graduate to mushies, but I haven't experienced much hunger since I got off the clear liquid torture, so I expect to mostly continue the protein shakes for awhile.

Best wishes,Jerry Snake River Music

From: Kathy <Kathyleeallen@ msn.com>Subject: RE: [Dr-Aceves-bandster s] Introduction @groups. comDate: Monday, June 23, 2008, 9:54 PM

Ciao,Hi to you, I am at the Hotel Lucerna now awaiting my surgery tomorrow morining hopefully I will meet you tonight at the meeting with Dr. Composs if not I will probably meet you at the hospital tomorrow. Kathy

@groups. comFrom: alexbaby16 (DOT) comDate: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:58:42 +0000Subject: [Dr-Aceves-bandster s] Introduction

Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally and have it partially covered by insurance... but the sleeve seems like a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great day. Ciao

[Guest guest]

I had my band placed on June 5th. The hotel is great. I wanted ice water. There are bottles of water in your room, but they are not cold. Hint. Take an extra plastic bag; I used thick trash bag. Ask at the front desk for a bag of ice. They will get if from one of the bars in the hotel and bring it to your room (no charge... I just tipped). Use one of the trash buckets, line it w/ your bag, put the bottles of water in the bag and pour ice over. You can't have the water the morning of surgery, but you can have it that evening before... sitting by the pool, or while relaxing in your room.

Dr.Aceves made it to my room 4 times during my 2 day stay there (that's 3 times more than you get here in the US). Also, Dr.Campos and Dr. came to my room each time Dr.Aceves did as well as the 3 or 4 extra times the 2 other doctors came on their own.

All in all, I saw my doctors about 10 - 12 times during my 2 day stay, not to mention that they also see you in the hallway while you are walking... and they know your name and they speak to you.

Of course... the nursing staff sees you often as well. Serjio (spelling???) is wonderful. He is funny, polite, and kept me laughing. By the way.... if you are there soon... ask him to share his picture of his new baby boy.

Burson

Pampered Chef

Independent Consultant

http://www.pamperedchef.biz/carrieb

[Dr-Aceves-bandster s] Introduction

Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally and have it partially covered by insurance... but the sleeve seems like a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great day. Ciao

[Guest guest]

....Wouldn't the ice bucket in the closet have been easier? LOL~On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:49 AM, Burson <burson.carrie@...> wrote:

I had my band placed on June 5th. The hotel is great. I wanted ice water. There are bottles of water in your room, but they are not cold. Hint. Take an extra plastic bag; I used thick trash bag. Ask at the front desk for a bag of ice. They will get if from one of the bars in the hotel and bring it to your room (no charge... I just tipped). Use one of the trash buckets, line it w/ your bag, put the bottles of water in the bag and pour ice over. You can't have the water the morning of surgery, but you can have it that evening before... sitting by the pool, or while relaxing in your room.

Dr.Aceves made it to my room 4 times during my 2 day stay there (that's 3 times more than you get here in the US). Also, Dr.Campos and Dr. came to my room each time Dr.Aceves did as well as the 3 or 4 extra times the 2 other doctors came on their own.

All in all, I saw my doctors about 10 - 12 times during my 2 day stay, not to mention that they also see you in the hallway while you are walking... and they know your name and they speak to you.

Of course... the nursing staff sees you often as well. Serjio (spelling???) is wonderful. He is funny, polite, and kept me laughing. By the way.... if you are there soon... ask him to share his picture of his new baby boy.

Burson

Pampered Chef

Independent Consultant

http://www.pamperedchef.biz/carrieb

[Guest guest]

I agree, Dr Aceves and Dr Campos came to see me at least five or six times after my surgery. They were wonderful. They didn't seem to be in a hurry like the US Doctors.

Can any one tell me the name of the third doctor? The one who put us to sleep? I can't remember his name. And I can't spell anestelogist correctly?

Thanks

From: Kathy <Kathyleeallen@ msn.com>Subject: RE: [Dr-Aceves-bandster s] Introduction @groups. comDate: Monday, June 23, 2008, 9:54 PM

Ciao,Hi to you, I am at the Hotel Lucerna now awaiting my surgery tomorrow morining hopefully I will meet you tonight at the meeting with Dr. Composs if not I will probably meet you at the hospital tomorrow. Kathy

@groups. comFrom: alexbaby16 (DOT) comDate: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:58:42 +0000Subject: [Dr-Aceves-bandster s] Introduction

Hi All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I am scheduled to have sleeve surgery with Dr. Aceves on July 24th. I have been lurking here for a week or so and thought that I would post and say hi. Is anyone else going down to Mexico around the same time as me? Would be nice to meet someone there. I am nervous about the whole Mexico thing and I hope that I am making the right decision. I could get the band here locally and have it partially covered by insurance... but the sleeve seems like a better fit for me. Anyway....I hope that you are all having a great day. Ciao

[Guest guest]

Hi

What do you want to know about WS? I have WS Type 1 with an added

little extra that the medical gurus haven't figured out yet.

Excellent explanation here:

http://rarediseases.about.com/cs/waardenburgsynd/a/030704.htm

Basically, it has to do with pigmentation first - hair(white

forelock, premature greyness) skin (white patches of skin that won't

tan) eye colour (all sorts of odd colours and sometimes just bright

blue) Secondary is the hearing loss (can range from total deafness at

birth to a slight loss of hearing in middle age) There are also

features that make WS recognisable if you know what you're looking

for. Eyes very wide apart, small flat nose etc...

The best thing you can do is ask for a referal to a Geneticist.

He/she will do a blood test which is then sent away for analysis.

This can take up to 8 or 9 months as they have to check for

abnormalities in the Pax 3 chromosome. Of course, being an inherited

syndrome, once you do know about it there's nothing you can do, there

is no treatment, other than a hearing aid.

Best of luck, and let me know if you need ot know anything else!

[Guest guest]

My surgeon was equally willing to do either my deaf ear or the one with some

remaining hearing. I opted to do the right ( " good " ) ear simply because I

usually (not always) am the one driving when my wife and I go in the car

together so figured I could hear her better with it on that side. I

considered the loss of the still functioning ear minimal because speech

understanding was very nearly zero in it anyway.

And my choice of brand was based at the time simply on battery type. My

surgeon wouldn't recommend one brand over another.

Virg

> I'm somewhat apprehensive as I'm told the surgeon might

> want to do my good (Severe) ear as opposed to my bad

> (Profound) ear. Reasoning, better chances of success,

> however if it doesn't work out, I'll join the totally deaf

> who can't benefit from appliances.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob. Welcome to CiHear. I, too, am 73 years old(till the 16th of next month).

I received my Freedom CI in September 2005 . I, too, had the same reservations

about doing my best ear. I was aware that some surgeons prefer doing the best

ear since it may give a better chance of and quicker . Back then, I had the same

reservations about doing my best ear. I was aware that some surgeons prefer

doing the best ear since it may give a better a better and quicker chance of

success. Despite that, my own intuition said go with the worst ear. When I

finally got to talk with my surgeon  at Kaiser Permanante and told her what I

just told you,she said to go with the worst ear which I did. My problem was

clarity, and at turn on I could hear speech clearly but high pitched(this was

improved by a few program tweaks within the next few weeks. You will find many

more of us on this forum had the worst ear done successfully. As it turned out,

my then good ear has

gotten progressively worse where without my CI I am not able to hear much of

anything. Talk to your surgeon when the time comes and tell him/her how you

feel. You may be surprised. As for which brand to go with, all 3 are very good.

While you are waiting, do your research and ask any questions on this list. We

have a lot of users with most of the answers from our own experience.

Personally, I couldnt be happier with my CI.

From: Bob <concho@...>

Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 11:35:10 AM

Subject: Introduction

 

I am a 73 year old male with a Profound/Severe hearing

loss going back to the early 80s. I've worn bilateral aids

over that period to today with the loss progressing to the

point where the profound ear has no ability to discern spoken

words despite volume increases. I am a Korean War

period veteran and receive medical services from the

Veterans Administration.

The VA finally recognized and approved my CI Candidacy.

I just need a CT scan and an approval/discussion with the

surgeon to get a scheduling date. The VA is quite slow so

my timing may extend a couple months till surgery.

I'm somewhat apprehensive as I'm told the surgeon might

want to do my good (Severe) ear as opposed to my bad

(Profound) ear. Reasoning, better chances of success,

however if it doesn't work out, I'll join the totally deaf

who can't benefit from appliances.

If I'm to gamble, I'd prefer to gamble with the bad ear....8^)

I also get a choice between a Cochlear Nucleus Freedom

and the Advanced Bionics Harmony for hardware which I

will discuss with the surgeon before committing to.

Until it comes to pass, I'll lurk on the list and hopefully soak

up some info from those of you who have gone through the

experience.

Bob

Orange County, CA

[Guest guest]

From: " Ervina " <ervkart@...>

Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:02 AM

Subject: Introduction

Hello,

I'm Ervina (30s) from Indonesia, and currently considering a cochlear

implant. Glad to join this group, hopefully will get more and more

information before getting my first cochlear impmlant. Thank you Alice!

Sincerely,

Ervina

[Guest guest]

Welcome aboard, Erwin!  I'm Debbie and in Oregon USA and I jsut ahd my Cochlear

implant Surgery April 1. It doesn't even feel like I ahve anything in there not

even anys awdust..

It's nice to meet you.

Have a great day!

Debbie Cole

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly, welcome to our group! We hope you learn a lot and offer your own

insights as well.

Looking forward to mutual growth! :}

From: hollybuechner@...

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:43:28 +0000

Subject: Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Holly and I am a 22 year old student at Texas

Christian University. I am studying Speech Pathology and am currently enrolled

in an Aural Rehabilitation class. I have joined this group as a part of that

class to observe and learn more about individuals with cochlear implants and

their support systems. I look forward to learning from you all over the next

couple of weeks! Thank you!

Holly B.

TCU Class of 2011

[Guest guest]

Hello, my name is Kristie. I am 28 have been struggling with my weight for more

than a decade. I was referred here by Dr. Aceves office (via e-mail, which is

probably how all of us ended up here ). I am waiting to schedule my surgery

date but it won't be until next year.

I just wanted to let you all know who I am

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristie, nice to meet ya.

Keela

From: poetry_princess1983@...Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:13:02 +0000Subject: Introduction

Hello, my name is Kristie. I am 28 have been struggling with my weight for more than a decade. I was referred here by Dr. Aceves office (via e-mail, which is probably how all of us ended up here ). I am waiting to schedule my surgery date but it won't be until next year.I just wanted to let you all know who I am

[Guest guest]

It does get easier believe me. Im on day 3 & have lost 7.6 lbs. Keep it up girl if I can do it n e 1 can. I no addicted to Ben & jerry lol. How do the miracle noodles taste Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Re: Introduction Hi ,Good luck to you on your HCG journey! It does get easier, and you will also find times when you are forced to really step up your emotional game. If there are questions or any way that we can support you here, please reach out.Jodie>> Hi all, I'm new at this HCG, I started the 500 calorie phase on Sunday and it's been rough but seeing I've lost 6 pounds in 3 days is making it easier. Yesterday was really hard I wanted to eat constantly but I made a healthy lunch using miracle noodles to add filling to the soup I made that made a huge difference, the noodles are really really filling. It gets even harder because I'm a vegetarian so the filling doesn't come from chicken, fish or meat. Protein has to be found in different places. I've had headaches and have taken a nap every day and today I wasn't hungry at all, except when I ate, I find I want to keep eating or want something sweet after I finish even when I'm full. Which is strange since I didn't eat sugar products before this. Oh well another day at least I'm not looking at my shoes as a possible snack today.> >

[Guest guest]

I'm sure some will say the noodles are a no no but I can tell you on the

days I ate them I had lost the next day, when I've eaten other thinks,

not so much, you can go to a local Asian store and find them and buy by

the package rather than on the website which is quite a commitment to

try something. See if they work for you.

On 7/27/2011 10:39 AM, Deanna B wrote:

> wow, 11 pounds. Yes, I did the load Monday and Tuesday and started today with

the VLCD and had 1 cup of coffee, 1 cup of tea and an orange so far. Did someone

say those noodles were okay to eat? I guess it doesnt have an effect on you so

it must be okay lol

> I am doing original hcg drops, no shots for me either.

> I bought some B complex liquid from GNC that I heard should help with energy

but have not taken them yet.

>

>

>>>> Hi all, I'm new at this HCG, I started the 500 calorie phase on Sunday and

it's been rough but seeing I've lost 6 pounds in 3 days is making it easier.

Yesterday was really hard I wanted to eat constantly but I made a healthy lunch

using miracle noodles to add filling to the soup I made that made a huge

difference, the noodles are really really filling. It gets even harder because

I'm a vegetarian so the filling doesn't come from chicken, fish or meat. Protein

has to be found in different places. I've had headaches and have taken a nap

every day and today I wasn't hungry at all, except when I ate, I find I want to

keep eating or want something sweet after I finish even when I'm full. Which is

strange since I didn't eat sugar products before this. Oh well another day at

least I'm not looking at my shoes as a possible snack today.

>>>>

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[Guest guest]

That's a great start on your weight loss for sure!! The miracle noodles are a fiber only some people eat them on P2 and never have a problem, it's not a sub for meat it's a sub for noodles. you can find them also in health food stores not to be confused with the soy ones. website is miraclenoodles.com

Robin

From: Deanna B <deannab1973@...> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:07 AMSubject: Re: Introduction

Hi erin,I just started on the 500 cal today. 6 lbs in 3 days is awesome. I am hopeful I can stick to this.What are miracle noodles? I have nevr heard that before. I am on original hcg diet. My guide is specific about what to eat and that must be a substitute for meat, huh?deanna>> Hi all, I'm new at this HCG, I started the 500 calorie phase on Sunday and it's been rough but seeing I've lost 6 pounds in 3 days is making it easier. Yesterday was really hard I wanted to eat constantly but I made a healthy lunch using miracle noodles to add filling to the soup I made that made a huge difference, the noodles are really really filling. It gets even harder because I'm a vegetarian so the filling doesn't come from

chicken, fish or meat. Protein has to be found in different places. I've had headaches and have taken a nap every day and today I wasn't hungry at all, except when I ate, I find I want to keep eating or want something sweet after I finish even when I'm full. Which is strange since I didn't eat sugar products before this. Oh well another day at least I'm not looking at my shoes as a possible snack today.> >