Lap-banders on the plication board?

Zzzombrie

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Interests:Psychology, kinesiology, chemistry, computers, dancing, sewing, costuming, diy, sleeping, roller derby... I'm currently a student at UNLV. Though I have many interests, studying is all I can bring myself to do since being obese. Even that has become a great challenge, as the distraction of my size is now affecting my ability to focus. I've tried everything in the book to lose weight, but always end up gaining it back plus more. The biggest obstacle I used to face in getting healthy was my narcolepsy. Now it's the ignorant bias of greedy Las Vegas doctors. I'm looking forward to encountering the progressed mindsets of the OCC doctors and getting a gastric plication. I'm currently 240# @ 5'6" w/ BMI of 39. Had I known this was an option when I was teetering on the line of obesity, I would've done it in a heartbeat. Now I'm prediabetic and suffering from sleep apnea. US doctors want you to be nearly dead before they start attacking the disease of obesity head on. It's a foolish way leading to our current epidemic and an unnecessary number of headstones. Thank goodness for Dr. Ortiz and his colleagues for maintaining high surgical standards at a reasonable price and giving the obese and nearly obese a chance at good health.

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Posted October 20, 2014

Ok, so maybe I'm just being sensitive but I'm tired of lap banders posting to topics within the gastric plication board. I look for advice among issues that I'm expecting to deal with in the future (post-op), and often find them dishing out advice on topics that don't really apply to them.

Sure all bariatric surgeries come with similar issues, but these issues aren't solved the same way across the board because the procedure types are unique among themselves. Gastric plication is not the same as lap-band, not even close. I'd only expect sleevers to be of relatable help given the need.

So lap-banders, I request that you refrain from dishing out your solutions/experiences unless the topic specifically relates to you.

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