Re: [MiniGastricBypass]Acoya

[Guest guest]

Karla, Autumn is 5'5 and started out at 350. She is now down to 220 and the

weight is coming off much slower now. She still has at least 80 pounds to go

to reach goal with her being so short. We are not sure we will do the

revision it is just something we are looking into in case the rest of the

weight doesn't come off. We want to have it done if need be before she is not

covered by our insurance anymore when she reaches 18. Here is our home number

in case your daughter wants to talk to Autumn. it is . Your best

bet is during the weekend becasue she works and goes to school during the

week. best of luck to both of you. Liz

[Guest guest]

Karla, Autumn is 5'5 and started out at 350. She is now down to 220 and the

weight is coming off much slower now. She still has at least 80 pounds to go

to reach goal with her being so short. We are not sure we will do the

revision it is just something we are looking into in case the rest of the

weight doesn't come off. We want to have it done if need be before she is not

covered by our insurance anymore when she reaches 18. Here is our home number

in case your daughter wants to talk to Autumn. it is . Your best

bet is during the weekend becasue she works and goes to school during the

week. best of luck to both of you. Liz

[Guest guest]

Liz, I think I am dreaming. Acoya I think we have

found a pot of gold with Autumn. Karla

--- smittyx03@... wrote:

> Karla, My daughter Autumn had the MGB on 12/20/99.

> She was 16 when she had

> surgery and in the 11th grade. If you have any

> questions please feel free to

> contact me. Liz

>

>

[Guest guest]

Liz, I think I am dreaming. Acoya I think we have

found a pot of gold with Autumn. Karla

--- smittyx03@... wrote:

> Karla, My daughter Autumn had the MGB on 12/20/99.

> She was 16 when she had

> surgery and in the 11th grade. If you have any

> questions please feel free to

> contact me. Liz

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your story is wonderful, I only have one question, why

does Autumn want to have a revision?

I wish Autumn would go on line and share her

experiences with Acoya and myself. I would love to

talk with her. I have a hundred questions.

It is a big relief for me to find a teenager that has

had the surgery.

Thanks for responding. Karla

--- smittyx03@... wrote:

> PhillyJude, My name is Liz and my daughter is

> Autumn. We both had surgery

> together on 12/20/99. I have been on these boards

> for quite some time now.

> Every now and then I post when I feel someone needs

> some help with something.

> It is hard to keep up with all the messages working

> full time and taking care

> of four children. On to our story. My daughter was

> 16 at the time of our

> surgery. She is 5'5 and at the time of surgery she

> weighed 350. She came into

> this world weighing 10 pounds and it all went

> downhill from there. Before we

> knew it she was 350 pounds. We tried everything out

> there to help her lose

> the weight. Nothing seemed to help at all. We tried

> gyms, nutritionist,

> weight watchers, jenny craig you get my point. She

> had been tormented all her

> life from other people for being overweight but she

> hardly ever let it show

> that it bothered her. She always had a smile on her

> face. We had givin up

> hope of her ever losing the weight. We had tried

> everything. One day I saw

> Carnie on T.V. before she had the surgery and

> I was very excited about

> what I had heard about weight loss surgery. Funny

> thing is I was excited for

> myself because I have also always been overweight. I

> am 5'11 and at the time

> of surgery I weighed 280. I started to research for

> myself. Boy do I mean

> research. Ever free minute I had i was on the

> computer. I went around to

> different sites taking in everything I could about

> the different types of

> weight loss surgery. One day I ran across a site

> that had a 16 year old

> having had weight loss surgery so I decided maybe

> there was a chance for both

> of us to have it. Well that came to a halt real fast

> when I e-mailed tons of

> different doctors about doing surgery on a 16 year

> old. None of the doctors I

> contacted would consider doing surgery on a 16 year

> old. I didn't give up

> hope and kept searching knowing I wouldn't consider

> anything for her except a

> lap surgery. That right there made it very hard

> because there are only so

> many doctors that do lap. I finally came across Dr.

> R's site and started my

> research. I liked what I saw and contacted him about

> doing the surgery on her

> with her being 16. He said no problem. Now was the

> other big problem were we

> sure she was ready for something that was going to

> take a life time

> commitment on her part being just 16. After much

> debate and talking with her

> we finally agreed we had to take this chance. A

> chance for her to finally be

> able to live life to the fullest. We made her do the

> whole package on her own

> so she knew exactly what she was getting herself

> into. When she needed help I

> helped her as I was working on my own package.

> Insurance approval was no

> problem and then we were both headed for Durham to

> have surgery on the same

> day. My husband stayed home with the other kids. We

> checked into the

> hospital and they preped us and wheeled her off to

> surgery. She was so

> scared. I was in the holding area waiting for my

> surgery I was right after

> her. I would not let them give me anything to relax

> me until I saw her being

> wheeled out of surgery and I knew she was o.k. Then

> they wheeled me in for my

> surgery. We had rooms right next to each other and I

> was so proud of her she

> did so well. We were released from the hospital two

> days later and we flew

> home to Ct. She went back to school right after that

> and i went right back to

> work. The first few months were rough for her but

> she has adjusted fine. She

> is now down from 350 to 220. I have to nag her to

> make sure she takes her

> vitamins and calcium. I am down from 280 to 155. She

> still has a long way to

> go and she would like to have a revision if our

> insurance will cover it. But

> boy you ought to see her move now. She rides bikes,

> climbs mountains and

> nothing is holding her back. She has more energy now

> that she has ever had.

> Since our surgery my 72 year old mother has had the

> MGB and my brother in law

> has had it. As you can see it is a family affair

> with us. We are all very

> happy with the results and very happy with the MGB.

> If anyone ever needs us

> for a contact please feel free to e-mail us. Good

> luck to all of you preops

> out there and congrats to all you new post ops.

> Liz

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your story is wonderful, I only have one question, why

does Autumn want to have a revision?

I wish Autumn would go on line and share her

experiences with Acoya and myself. I would love to

talk with her. I have a hundred questions.

It is a big relief for me to find a teenager that has

had the surgery.

Thanks for responding. Karla

--- smittyx03@... wrote:

> PhillyJude, My name is Liz and my daughter is

> Autumn. We both had surgery

> together on 12/20/99. I have been on these boards

> for quite some time now.

> Every now and then I post when I feel someone needs

> some help with something.

> It is hard to keep up with all the messages working

> full time and taking care

> of four children. On to our story. My daughter was

> 16 at the time of our

> surgery. She is 5'5 and at the time of surgery she

> weighed 350. She came into

> this world weighing 10 pounds and it all went

> downhill from there. Before we

> knew it she was 350 pounds. We tried everything out

> there to help her lose

> the weight. Nothing seemed to help at all. We tried

> gyms, nutritionist,

> weight watchers, jenny craig you get my point. She

> had been tormented all her

> life from other people for being overweight but she

> hardly ever let it show

> that it bothered her. She always had a smile on her

> face. We had givin up

> hope of her ever losing the weight. We had tried

> everything. One day I saw

> Carnie on T.V. before she had the surgery and

> I was very excited about

> what I had heard about weight loss surgery. Funny

> thing is I was excited for

> myself because I have also always been overweight. I

> am 5'11 and at the time

> of surgery I weighed 280. I started to research for

> myself. Boy do I mean

> research. Ever free minute I had i was on the

> computer. I went around to

> different sites taking in everything I could about

> the different types of

> weight loss surgery. One day I ran across a site

> that had a 16 year old

> having had weight loss surgery so I decided maybe

> there was a chance for both

> of us to have it. Well that came to a halt real fast

> when I e-mailed tons of

> different doctors about doing surgery on a 16 year

> old. None of the doctors I

> contacted would consider doing surgery on a 16 year

> old. I didn't give up

> hope and kept searching knowing I wouldn't consider

> anything for her except a

> lap surgery. That right there made it very hard

> because there are only so

> many doctors that do lap. I finally came across Dr.

> R's site and started my

> research. I liked what I saw and contacted him about

> doing the surgery on her

> with her being 16. He said no problem. Now was the

> other big problem were we

> sure she was ready for something that was going to

> take a life time

> commitment on her part being just 16. After much

> debate and talking with her

> we finally agreed we had to take this chance. A

> chance for her to finally be

> able to live life to the fullest. We made her do the

> whole package on her own

> so she knew exactly what she was getting herself

> into. When she needed help I

> helped her as I was working on my own package.

> Insurance approval was no

> problem and then we were both headed for Durham to

> have surgery on the same

> day. My husband stayed home with the other kids. We

> checked into the

> hospital and they preped us and wheeled her off to

> surgery. She was so

> scared. I was in the holding area waiting for my

> surgery I was right after

> her. I would not let them give me anything to relax

> me until I saw her being

> wheeled out of surgery and I knew she was o.k. Then

> they wheeled me in for my

> surgery. We had rooms right next to each other and I

> was so proud of her she

> did so well. We were released from the hospital two

> days later and we flew

> home to Ct. She went back to school right after that

> and i went right back to

> work. The first few months were rough for her but

> she has adjusted fine. She

> is now down from 350 to 220. I have to nag her to

> make sure she takes her

> vitamins and calcium. I am down from 280 to 155. She

> still has a long way to

> go and she would like to have a revision if our

> insurance will cover it. But

> boy you ought to see her move now. She rides bikes,

> climbs mountains and

> nothing is holding her back. She has more energy now

> that she has ever had.

> Since our surgery my 72 year old mother has had the

> MGB and my brother in law

> has had it. As you can see it is a family affair

> with us. We are all very

> happy with the results and very happy with the MGB.

> If anyone ever needs us

> for a contact please feel free to e-mail us. Good

> luck to all of you preops

> out there and congrats to all you new post ops.

> Liz

>

>