So the surgery changed the way your meds work for you? How are you doing now that it's been a while? I thought that I was going to have to try this surgery. I was on Prednisone a lot and grew and grew. Strangely, when I take pain meds, my overall health improves. So now I am off the Prednisone and my weight is going down.Scares me to think what may happen if I stop the pain meds.The only problem I've had is the oxcee 40 time release does not work like it did. My pain doc added 15mg oxceecodone immediate release for breakthrough so I just take it & try to unload the other. Works out much better. I do feel like a new person. I can't believe it when I look in the mirror.
If she took the same dosages she was taking prior to the surgery, then she lost weight, then her tolerance would have gone down. Don't know what she took or how much she lost, but when you're addicted, what you need to get high, and the amount that will overdose you can be a tiny amount. Your metabolism is different after the surgery, too, and her stomach absorption could also have been affected. Her doctor's should have warned her to be more careful, I am sorry for your loss. That must have been terrible. I just heard on the news that people who have lap bands and bypasses have a much higher rate of depression and suicide after the procedures. So sad...be careful, my cousin has that sugary and she was addicted to pain meds for yrs..kind of mad they let her go through the sugary knowing they would be giving her them after..
she went on a rampage after and ended up dead due to the meds..she would take her same dose but because the sugary it did something fast to her...just be so careful , please xx
Steroids can cause enormous weight gain, especially when you take them for an extended period of time. Watch out with your pain meds--as you lose a significant amount of weight, your tolerance to the meds may go down....be careful!So the surgery changed the way your meds work for you? How are you doing now that it's been a while? I thought that I was going to have to try this surgery. I was on Prednisone a lot and grew and grew. Strangely, when I take pain meds, my overall health improves. So now I am off the Prednisone and my weight is going down.Scares me to think what may happen if I stop the pain meds.The only problem I've had is the oxcee 40 time release does not work like it did. My pain doc added 15mg oxceecodone immediate release for breakthrough so I just take it & try to unload the other. Works out much better. I do feel like a new person. I can't believe it when I look in the mirror.
I was approved by my insurance for the lap band when I had it because I had sleep apnea. It covered everything. The insurance companies have wised up--they have finally figured out they can shell out 15 grand or so now, or 100's of thousands to treat your diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, knee and hip replacements, back problems, etc. etc. etc. in the future. I have encouraged a friend of mine to get it done, but her brother had it done and it really hasn't helped him. He lost about 100 pounds, but still weighs about 330 lbs. But he drinks sugary drinks, eats ice cream and popsicles all the time, and the doctor's won't tighten his band any further because he has been so non-compliant since the surgery. It was a life-saver for me, though. My acid reflux got worse, & I would puke quite a bit after a tightening until I figured out how much I could hold and changed the way I took bites and chewed, but it was all well worth the effort. I had to have it taken out a few months back because I lost so much weight, my access port poked through the skin on my stomach just a little bit, but when it rubbed against my pants waistband, it created a small pressure ulcer, which got bigger, which got infected...Ended up losing the whole thing. Desperate to have it back, but too skinny for surgery to be approved now. I think my doctor took the whole thing out instead of just the port because he told me I looked anorexic. Such BS. I'm about 5'7" or so, and got down to low 130's--thin but hardly undernourished. I was wearing a size 6 or an 8. Now my 8's are tight, and I have bought some size 10's. Now I'm taking Phenterm!ne for "depression" to help decrease my appetite. I have heard about Asenl!x (cl0benzorex) or 0becl0x, but can't find a site on here that seems to carry them--well, I did find one, but he charges a fortune. So I guess I'll stay on the Phen and keep taking the OTC Camb0gia 1600 mg three times a day. I'll be damned before I let myself get as big as I was before. It was miserable! Best of luck to you! Leigh AnneI had lap band surgery & have lost 62 lbs since Thanksgiving. It was the right choice for me. I am so glad I had it done. I have Medicare & Tri Care & they covered it all.