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I had my Lapband done on March 28, 2011 at the IU Health Hospital in Carmel Indiana. I am the first one in Indiana that had their surgery done with the Davinci robot. I was in surgery for 2 hours and recovery for 2 hours and release the next day. I was off all pain meds by the third day. I did have a lot of nausea and could not drink anything for a few days but now am doing fine. Still a little weak but gaining daily.
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Surgery scheduled for March at IU Health formerly Clarian Bariatrics. Is there anyone that has either gone there for lap band surgery or are planning on going there? I have my date set for March 28, 2011 and go for pre-op testing on Monday March 14, 2011. I hope that everything goes OK with the testing. I have Dr. Ditslear as my surgeon. Any comments about him? I was originally wanted the vertical sleeve but my insurance would not approve it. I thought about the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass but decided that I would try the lap band first. I realize that the weight loss is not as fast but the restrictions on food are less. Anybody have the lap band and wish they would have done something else?